Basic principle on environment

We consider handing over global environment in sustainable form to next generations is our vital mission by effectively leveraging natural resources including water indispensable for our businesses. To this end, we drive global environmental stewardship through innovations that achieve both mitigation of environmental burden and business growth.
We also materialize CSV (Creating Shared Value) with local communities through preservation of natural environment and environmental awareness-raising therein.

Policy on environment

We operate our business along with the following environmental policy.

1. Mitigation of environmental burden
   

   We seek to mitigate environmental burden in our product life cycle, namely throughout the processes of procurement of materials, production, logistics, storage, sales, recovery and recycling. We also consider environmental burden in developing new products, implementing services, selecting suppliers and so on.

2. Water resource conservation
   

   We strive to reduce water to be used for manufacturing and treat it properly. Moreover, we work on conserving water resources through collaborations with local communities in order to hand over rich water resources to next generations.

3. Mitigation of climate change
   

   In addition to making contributions to mitigate climate change, we engage in initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at all business areas for sustainable growth of our businesses.

4. Efficient use of resources
   

   We invest appropriate corporate resources to establish sustainable society with circular economy and to efficiently use the resources such as water and energies.

5. Food loss & waste reduction
   

   We train employees to prevent food waste and optimize production and work closely with supply chain partners to reduce the total volume of food loss & waste.
   We provide product storage instructions and freshness rules to customers and collaborate with industry associations and peers how to show bestbefore-dates to consumers.
   We provide variety of serving sizes for our products to fit the needs of consumers.
   We collaborate with customers, business partners, industry associations, regulators, academia, NPOs and our communities to support programs aimed at using food loss & for alternative uses. We also engage with them to identify and implement innovate solutions that help prevent food loss to reduce the amount of food loss & waste in our value chain.

6. Conservation of Natural Habitats, Biodiversity and Ecosystems
   

   We identify and help protect natural habitats from conversion.
   Natural ecosystems are not altered or burned for conversion to new production. We promote and protect natural habitats, protected areas and biodiversity, through the protection, and where possible, restoration of ecosystem services through approaches that build resilience to longer-term climate stressors.

7. Communications
   

   We focus on communications with stakeholders including local communities and act as a trusted company exceeding their expectations, aiming for meeting each of their needs.

8. Environmental awareness-raising
   

   We offer various opportunities and activities of enlightenment to raise awareness on environment for those in local communities and all who are involved in our business. We also play an active role in community activities on environment.

9. Improvement of environmental performances
   

   We work on continuous improvement of environmental performances by regularly reviewing our environmental targets proactively and as needed.

10. Compliance of laws and regulations
    

    We set up more stringent voluntary standards according to the request of The Coca-Cola Company, not to mention our compliance to environment-related laws and regulations, ordinances and various agreements.

11. Supplementary provision
    

    The policy is enacted and enforced effective January 1, 2018.
    （Revised in June 2021）