Materiality

Kirin Group designated the fulfillment of its role as responsibility of Kirin Group which runs alcoholic beverage businesses along with health and well-being, community engagement, and the environment as four key issues as priorities for sustainable coexistence and development with society. In addition, as a fundamentals of corporation, we address social issues beyond these key areas.

Procedure to select Materiality

Identifying management issues We have selected issues based on reporting guidelines (ISO26000,GRI,SASB), ESG assessments (FTSE,MSCI,Sustainalytics) and targets of SDGs, etc. Conduction of internal reviews We have discussed the impacts of social issues on business activities and the impact of business activities on society at the Group Executive Committee, based on objective information on social issues, including reports from NGOs and NPOs and media information. Implementation of stakeholder engagement We have engaged with investors, NGOs, NPOs, and employees(labor unions) based on the results of internal reviews to reflect their opinions. Deciding the Materiality The results reflecting the opinions of stakeholders were resolved by the Board meeting after the discussion at the Group CSV Committee.

Management Issues for Sustainable Growth
(Group Materiality Matrix)

Group Materiality Matrix

Responsibility of Kirin Group Which Runs Alcoholic Beverage Businesses

  • Dealing with alcohol-related problems

Health and well-being

  • Ensuring food safety and security
  • Ensuring quality assurance and a stable supply of pharmaceuticals
  • Creating and supplying life-changing pharmaceuticals
  • Initiating new approaches to meet medical needs that go beyond pharmaceuticals
  • Support for the prevention of non-communicable diseases
  • Improvement of access to nutrition
  • Support for maintaining the immune system
  • Ensuring occupational health and safety
  • Helping to maintain and improve physical and mental performance
  • Implementation of health and productivity management

Community Engagement

  • Creating bonds and trust for people's well-being
  • Sustainable development of communities in raw material production areas and business development regions
  • Revitalization of the food-related economy

The Environment

  • Sustainable use of biological resources
  • Sustainable use of water resources
  • Sustainable recycling of containers and packaging
  • Overcoming climate change

Responsible Business

  • Respect for human rights
  • Having human capital development for value creation
  • Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion
  • Improving the effectiveness of corporate governance
  • Reinforcing risk management
  • Protection of personal information
  • Ensuring compliance and ethics-oriented business practices
  • Ensuring freedom of food choice
  • Realizing a workplace where employees can work in a lively and active way
  • Strengthening group governance
  • Building sustainable logistics
  • Countermeasures against cyber attacks
  • Ensuring tax transparency

SDGs Materiality

SDGs Materiality