Kirin Group's Environmental Vision 2050
Aiming for a Positive Impact
Kirin and its broad stakeholders enrich society and the Earth for future generations through positive impact on people and the environment.
To raise awareness of global environmental issues, the Kirin Group formulated the Kirin Group Long-Term Environmental Vision in 2013. The Group’s various businesses are working to achieve this vision, which is set to be realized by 2050. However, the global trends surrounding the earth’s environment are significantly changing, including multiple international initiatives that have been undertaken such as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD),* originating from the Paris Agreement, and marine plastic pollution, which is now being discussed as a global problem. Moreover, the initiatives carried out by companies to address environmental issues are evolving from initiatives that only address issues with the company Given these changes, the Kirin Group has revised its existing environmental vision and formulated a new vision, Kirin Group Environmental Vision 2050, with the aim of strengthening the resilience of society and the Company. Under this new vision, we will expand our scope from our value chain to society as a whole as we work together with the young generations who will inherit the world and other members of society to create a prosperous world for future generations.
* Task force established in 2015 by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) that makes recommendations regarding information disclosure regarding the impact that climate change has on companies and other institutions. Kirin Holdings Company, Limited. is the first Japanese food company to express its support for the TCFD recommendations and is actively engaged in such disclosure.
Commitments and efforts to realize them
Biological Resources |
Cultivate, expand and procure sustainable agricultural raw materials
Stand by the side of farmers to make raw material production areas sustainable
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Water Resources |
Bring water, used as a raw material, to a sustainable state
Solve problems with water in a way that suits the characteristics of basin regions where our business bases are located
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Containers and Packaging A society that circulates containers and packaging in a sustainable way. |
Develop and disseminate sustainable containers and packaging.
Build a resource-recycling system to make containers and packaging sustainable.
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Climate Change A society that has overcome climate change. |
Realize Net-Zero GHG emission from the entire value chain
Lead to build a decarbonized society
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