Beam Suntory Australia
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Liquor wholesaling
In Australia Coca-Cola Amatil make their RTDs and distribute their premium spirits portfolio.
Company Ownership
Beam Suntory Australia Pty Ltd | AUS | website | ||||
Beam Suntory Inc ![]() owns 100% of Beam Suntory Australia Pty Ltd |
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Alcohol, especially spirits World's third largest spirits company. Formerly known as Fortune Brands, Beam Inc began trading as an independent company in October 2011 after selling and spinning off it's home & hardware and golf divisions. Acquired by Suntory in 2014 for $16bn and renamed Beam Suntory. Distributed in Australia by Coca-Cola Amatil. | ||||||
Suntory Holdings Ltd ![]() owns 100% of Beam Suntory Inc |
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Beverage manufacturer Suntory is Japan's leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. They are also involved in pharmaceuticals, restaurant operation, sports, music and film, resort development, publishing, and information services. Bought Europe's Orangina Schweppes Group in 2009 and USA's Beam Inc in 2014. Suntory's founding family owns about 90% of the privately held company. Part of the Mitsui keiretsu. |
Company Assessment
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Jim Beam has been criticised for trivialising criminal issues such as stalking. In 2008 the Advertising Standards Bureau upheld complaints with regards to a tv ad for Jim Beam Bourbon on the grounds it could be distressing and it breached advertising codes. The ad was subsequently taken off the air.
Source: Advertising Standards Bureau (2008)
This company has signed the ABAC Responsible Alcohol Marketing Code, which is designed to regulate alcohol advertising and marketing within Australia.
Source: ABAC (2017)
This company makes voluntary contributions to DrinkWise Australia, a not-for-profit organisation established in 2005 by the alcohol industry, whose stated goal is to help bring about a healthier and safer drinking culture in Australia.
Source: DrinkWise (2020) |
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In 2018 this company agreed to pay more than $8 million as penalty for settling a case involving bribery by its India subsidiary of government officials to increase sales, process licences and facilitate distribution of distilled spirit products.
Source: news article (2018) |
Follow the link to see this company's Drink Smart website, which provides information about responsible drinking and eliminating alcohol abuse.
Source: company website (2015)
This company has a number of responsibility claims on its website in the areas of responsible business, responsible drinking, philanthropy and environment.
Source: company website (2015)
California, the UK and Australia have all enacted legislation requiring companies operating within their borders to disclose their efforts to eradicate modern slavery from their operations and supply chains. Follow the link to see this company's disclosure statement.
Source: Modern Slavery Registry (2017)
OpenSecrets.org tracks the influence of money on U.S. politics, and how that money affects policy and citizens' lives. Follow link to see this company's record of political donations, lobbying, outside spending and more.
Source: Open Secrets (2014) |
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Suntory Holdings Ltd | ||||
The Access to Nutrition Index (ATNI) is a global initiative that evaluates the world's largest food and beverage manufacturers on their policies, practices and performance related to undernutrition and obesity. Of the 22 companies ranked this company came 19th.
Source: Access to Nutrition Foundation (2018)
This company scores Ethical Consumer's worst rating for their use of palm oil, signifying they are using no or minimal certified palm products, and with no or minimal positive commitments.
Source: Ethical Consumer (2019) |
As listed on the We Mean Business website, this company has committed to the following climate action initiatives: adopt a science-based emissions reduction target.
Source: We Mean Business (2017)
Suntory has been the top ranked company five years in a row in Nikkei Business Publications' Eco Brand Index. The survey is conducted annually through an Internet-based questionnaire, which looks into how environmental efforts of leading 560 companies in Japan are received by consumers. The survey received valid responses from 19,639 consumers. The four indices of 'contact with environmental information', 'environmental communication', 'environmental image' and 'environmental evaluation' constitute the Eco Brand Index.
Source: Nikkei BP (2015)
This company has extensive corporate social responsibility claims on its website.
Source: company website (2020)
Suntory subsidiary, Florigene Pty Ltd, develop genetically engineered flowers.
Source: company website (2020)
Directly involved in the manufacture, distribution or sale of alcohol as a core business.
Source: company website (2020) |
Company Details
Type | Wholly-owned subsidiary |
Revenue | $247 million in 2018 |
Employees | 70 in 2018 |
Contact Details
Address | Level 2, Building 2, 49 Frenchs Forest Road, Frenchs Forest, NSW, 2086, Australia |
Phone | 02 8977 9700 |
Fax | 02 8977 9777 |
Website | www.jimbeam.com.au |