Kirin Holdings Earns Highest Rating For Eight Consecutive Years in the CDP’s Supplier Engagement Assessment

TOKYO, June 30, 2026 - Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (Kirin Holdings) has been selected as a Supplier Engagement Leader, the highest rating in the Supplier Engagement Assessment category, by the international environmental non-profit organisation CDP*1, for the eighth consecutive year. Furthermore, in FY2025, Kirin Holdings was also awarded the highest rating of 'A-List' in 'Water Security'', making it an award winner in two categories.
The CDP 'Supplier Engagement Assessment' evaluates a company's commitment to climate change based on its responses in four areas: governance, targets, Scope 3 emissions and value chain engagement CDP surveyed companies that responded to the CDP Climate Change Questionnaire (full version), Companies with particularly outstanding initiatives are selected as Supplier Engagement Leaders.
*1 CDP is a non-profit organization that, at the request of global institutional investors and major purchasing companies with a high level of interest in environmental issues, requests companies and local governments to disclose information on initiatives related to climate change mitigation, water resource protection, forest conservation, and other environmental issues, and promotes such initiatives through information disclosure. In 2025, approximately 23,100 organizations worldwide—including more than 22,100 companies accounting for two-thirds of global market capitalization, and more than 1,000 cities, states, and regions—disclosed environmental information through CDP.

The Kirin Group has set a high target in the Kirin Group Environmental Vision 2050, formulated in February 2020, of achieving net zero*2 GHG*3 emissions throughout the entire value chain by 2050. In November 2020, Kirin Holdings joined RE100*4, and in 2022, Kirin Holdings became the first food company in the world to obtain SBT Net Zero*5 certification. In April 2024, Kirin Holdings launched the Kirin Supply Chain Environmental Program*6 to reduce GHG Scope 3 emissions, and will promote initiatives in collaboration with participating suppliers. In March 2026, Kirin reacquired SBT Net-Zero certification, including the newly established FLAG targets, accelerating the execution of its Scope 3 transition plan*7. The Group will continue its efforts to reduce emissions from agricultural raw materials within the supply chain.

In addition, the Kirin Group is promoting the sustainable use of natural capital*8, which is most significantly impacted by climate change, while also implementing initiatives targeting upstream supply chain activities. The Group was among the first globally to pilot and disclose the LEAP approach*9 advocated by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD*10), enabling the identification of dependencies and impacts on natural capital. In November 2025, Kirin Holdings conducted joint research with the Morikawa Laboratory, Department of International Cooperation Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, to assess environmental impacts toward achieving Nature Positive outcomes*11. This research confirmed the presence of endangered and endemic species*12, biodiversity conditions, and the role of riparian areas.

*2 A state in which anthropogenic GHG emissions and removals are balanced and GHG emissions into the atmosphere are net zero.
*3 Greenhouse gases
*4 An international environmental initiative comprising companies aiming to generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy sources.
*5 Science Based Targets (SBT) Net-Zero certification: A certification granted by the Science Based Targets initiative—established in 2015 by CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and WWF—recognizing that a company’s GHG reduction targets are scientifically aligned with achieving net zero by 2050, consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement
*6 https://www.kirinholdings.com/jp/newsroom/release/2024/0424_01.html
*7 Kirin Re-acquires SBT Net-Zero Validation and Establishes New FLAG Targets, Accelerating the Execution of Its Scope 3 Transition Plan | 2026 | KIRIN - Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
*8 Stocks of natural assets that provide society with flows of renewable and non-renewable resources and ecosystem services
*9 A process proposed by TNFD to assess nature-related risks and opportunities
*10 Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
*11 Kirin Holdings and the University of Tokyo Quantitatively Assess the Environmental Status of Sri Lankan Tea Plantations | 2025 | KIRIN - Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
*12 Species facing a high risk of extinction

The Kirin Group conducts its business activities using nature’s blessings as raw materials and leveraging the power and wisdom of nature.
In addressing complex and interrelated environmental issues such as biological resources, water resources, packaging, and climate change, the Kirin Group will advance initiatives that create a “positive impact” on both nature and people from an integrated perspective.
The Group will also share its commitment to passing on the blessings of a rich planet to future generations with all stakeholders involved across the value chain.

For Reference

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