Kirin Holdings Achieves Highest "A List" Rating in 2025 CDP*1 Water Security Assessment

TOKYO, February 16, 2026 -Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (Kirin Holdings) has been awarded the highest rating, the Water Security "A List," in the assessment conducted by the international non-profit organization CDP. This marks the tenth time, and tenth consecutive year, that the company has been named to the Water Security "A List."

We believe that our selection as an "A List company" for water security this year was based on the following initiatives:

● Assessing water risks*2 across our globally distributed supply chain and company-operated facilities, developing goals and strategies focused on regions identified as having high water stress*3, and continuously implementing these measures in priority regions.
● Setting ambitious, world-class water intensity targets at Lion Australia, a subsidiary located in a region with particularly high water stress.
● Accelerating the achievement of world-class water intensity at Lion Australia's Tooheys brewery through the introduction of a water recycling plant (reverse osmosis treatment) in 2024. This is the second such facility introduced in water-stressed Australia, following the Castlemaine Perkins factory.
● Through supply chain analysis, we expanded water source conservation activities within tea plantations in Sri Lanka, a major production region for Kirin Afternoon Tea, where significant WASH*4 challenges have been identified.

The Kirin Group conducts its business by harnessing natural resources as raw materials and leveraging the power and wisdom of nature. In addressing complex environmental challenges involving biological resources, water resources, containers & packaging, and climate change, the Kirin Group promotes initiatives that deliver a positive impact on nature and people from an integrated perspective.
We aim to share our commitment to passing on the Earth's abundant blessings to future generations with everyone involved throughout our value chain.

*1 CDP is a nonprofit organization whose primary activity is to request disclosure from companies and local governments regarding environmental issues such as climate change countermeasures, water resource protection, and forest conservation, based on requests from global institutional investors and major purchasing companies with a high level of interest in environmental issues. It also encourages such measures through this process. In fiscal year 2022, CDP collaborated with over 680 investors managing more than $130 trillion in assets. Through capital markets and corporate procurement activities, it pioneered efforts urging companies to disclose environmental information, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, protect water resources, and conserve forests.In 2024, over 24,800 companies representing two-thirds of the world's market capitalization and approximately 1,000 municipalities disclosed environmental information through CDP.
*2 Refers to various water-related risks, including physical risks (such as water scarcity and flooding) and reputational risks (risks related to reputation).
https://tnfd.global/publication/additional-guidance-on-assessment-of-nature-related-issues-the-leap-approach/
*3 Water scarcity
*4 An abbreviation for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, primarily referring to improving access to water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities (WASH). The WHO has called on governments to fundamentally accelerate action to achieve safe WASH for all, and the 2023 UN Water Conference also expressed expectations for efforts, including from businesses.

For Reference

・Kirin Group Environmental Vision 2050
Kirin Group's Environmental Vision 2050 | The Environment | KIRIN - Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
・Kirin Group Environmental Report 2025
Kirin Group Environmental Report | Sustainability Information | KIRIN - Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

About Kirin Holdings

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited is a global company operating across three core business domains spanning Alcoholic Beverages, Non-alcoholic Beverages & Health Science, and Pharmaceuticals. The company traces its roots to Japan Brewery, established in 1885, which later became Kirin Brewery in 1907. Since then, Kirin has expanded its business operations by leveraging fermentation and biotechnology as core strengths. The company entered the pharmaceutical field in the 1980s, which has since grown into a global business. In 2007, the company transitioned to a pure holding company structure as Kirin Holdings, and it is now strengthening its Non-alcoholic Beverages & Health Science domain.

Under its long-term vision “Innovate2035!”, the Kirin Group is focused on creating value that encourage behavioral change among consumers and patients, creating new lifestyle habits in the areas of food and health. With a unique business portfolio spanning Alcoholic Beverages, Non-alcoholic Beverages & Health Science, and Pharmaceuticals, the Group will further expand group-wide initiatives that support both mental and physical well-being.

The Kirin Group will continue to advance innovation through the combined strength of its people and technology, creating both social and economic value as a global leader in CSV*, while pursuing sustainable, long-term growth in corporate value.

* Creating Shared Value. combined added value for consumers as well as for society at large