- 200% : Water source replenishment. Focus on watersheds near our plant
- 30% by 2030 : Water usage reduction（By 2030）
Resources
What we are doing
- Driving continuous improvement in the sustainable use of resources
- Supporting the environmental conservation of our country
Key issues of the Sustainability Framework and SDG-related Initiatives
Resources
Packaging/PET
Water
Greenhouse gas emissions
Renewable energy
CSV Goals (Creating Shared Value) *The base year is 2015 and the target year is 2025 unless otherwise noted.
- 25% by 2030 : Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions（By 2030）
- Promotion of renewable energy
- Design
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- 50% by 2022 : Content of recycled PET in PET bottles
- 90% by 2030 : Content of recycled PET in PET bottles
- 100% by 2030 : Sustainable PET without fossil fuel use
- 100% by 2025 : Adoption of recyclable packaging
- 35% by 2030 : Further lightweight PET packaging (compared to 2004)
- Collect
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- 100% by 2030 : Collection percentage compared to sales volume
- Partner
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- by 2030 : Extensive partnerships across industry and environmental organizations
Policy
Policy on environment- Initiatives for Packaging/PET
- Water Resource Conservation
- Initiatives for Greenhouse gas emissions
- Utilization of renewable energy
Toward Achieving a World Without Waste
2030 Packaging Vision
In 2018, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) has declared its vision to work towards a "world without waste" by launching a global initiative under this name to dramatically reduce the environmental impact of packaging. In January that year, the Coca-Cola system in Japan announced its own commitments as "2030 Packaging Vision" in which it laid out a set of environmental targets that align with TCCC's global initiative. Furthermore, to accelerate the progress of this global initiative, the roadmap set in "2030 Packaging Vision" has been renewed in July 2019 with shorter timelines aimed at achieving the targets earlier than the original due dates.
Based on this global initiative, the Coca-Cola system in Japan is undertaking activities built on the three pillars of "Design, Collect, and Partner" to resolve the problem of waste originating from packaging.
Three core elements of the 2030 Packaging Vision
Through the promotion of its bottle-to-bottle initiative, the Coca-Cola system in Japan is working to realize the 2030 Packaging Vision, with a primary goal of transitioning all PET bottles to 100% sustainable materials by 2030.
We are promoting bottle-to-bottle
recycling by improving the design
and material of our bottles to make
them more sustainable
We plan to collect and recycle the
volume of packaging equivalent to that
of products sold
We are building and maintaining stronger collection
and recycling schemes through partnerships with the
national and local government, the beverage industry,
and our communities
Roadmap to 2030
Unique packaging targets for the Coca-Cola system in Japan include: the use of sustainable materials, such as recycled PET, in all PET bottles by 2025; recovering a volume of PET bottles equivalent to that of the products sold in Japan by 2030; and the building of stronger packaging collection and recycling schemes in collaboration with partners.
Design
- 50% by 2022
- Bottle-to-bottle recycling* will be promoted to achieve recycled PET plastic utilization rate of at least 50% by 2022 (actual results for 2018: approximately 17%).
- 90% by 2030
- The rate of bottle-to-bottle recycling will be increased to 90% in 2030.
- * In bottle-to-bottle recycling, used PET bottles are collected and processed for recycling before being remade into PET bottles for use as packaging for beverages.
- 100% by 2025
- By 2025, all products being sold in Japan will adopt packaging that can be recycled. In addition, by the same year, PET bottles for all products will use sustainable materials (recycled PET plastic or bio-based PET plastic).
- 100% by 2030
- By 2030, the proportion of sustainable materials will be made 100% so as to aim for complete implementation of packaging not using fossil fuels.
- 35% by 2030
- By 2030, the amount of PET plastic used in each product will be reduced by 35% (compared to 2004).
Collect
- 100% by 2030
- Under our Collect initiative, our aim by 2030 is to be able to recover a volume of PET bottles equivalent to that of the products we sell in Japan.
Partner
- By 2030
- The building and maintaining of even more steady packaging collection and recycling schemes will be undertaken in cooperation with the Government of Japan, local governments, beverage industry, local communities so as to contribute toward further improving the already very high level of PET bottle and can collection and recycling rates in Japan.
Initiatives to achieve "2030 Packaging Vision"
- Design
- Collect
- Partner
Bottle-to-bottle
Bottle-to-bottle recycling As a part of achieving the aims of The Coca-Cola Company's "World Without Waste" global initiative, we are taking part in the bottle-to-bottle recycling project to convert used PET bottles into product ready PET bottles. Bottle-to-bottle recycling makes it possible to manufacture PET bottles with a lower environmental impact.
Initiative for Bottle–to-Bottle
●Introduced Coca-Cola and Georgia in 100% recycled PET bottles!
On May 31, we introduced 100% recycled PET bottles for our flagship products, such as Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Coca-Cola Zero Caffeine, and Georgia Japan Craftsman.
These bottles are a product of our “Bottle-to-Bottle” initiative, in which we collect used PET bottles and make them into new ones to make full use of our resources.
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- Bottle-to-bottle
usage rate of
recycled PET plastic - 28%
- (+7% year on year)
- Bottle-to-bottle
-
1本でCO2
約60%
削減へReduces CO2 emissions by approximately 60% per bottle**When switching from regular PET bottles to bottles with 100% recycled PET materials
●I LOHAS Tennensui 100% recycled PET bottles
"Bottle to Bottle" where we recycle PET bottles as resources
In 2018, PET bottles manufactured by the Coca-Cola System in Japan contained about 17% of recycled PET resin. We have set a goal called "2030 Packaging Vision" to gradually increase the content and reach 90% by 2030. By launching I LOHAS Tennensui 100% recycled PET bottles, we have taken a big step toward our goal of "World Without Waste."
The bottles of I LOHAS Tennensui in the past contained 30% of recycled PET material.
However, in March 2020, we successfully launched I LOHAS Tennensui in "100% recycled bottles" on the largest scale in Japan※ by working with our partner companies and implementing technologies with challenging requirements that improved the transparency of recycled PET bottles by 30%.
※Comparison with the conventional 555ml of I LOHAS Tennensui
●I LOHAS Tennensui Labelless bottles
A first for the Coca-Cola System - Environment friendly labelless bottles that are easy to sort
I LOHAS Tennensui Labelless launched in April 2020 eliminates the need to remove labels and makes it easier to sort waste. It is an environment friendly product which uses 100% recycled PET bottles for the package. This product is sold only in cases (online sales, etc.) The sale of the labelless bottle was made possible by printing the legally-required information such as raw materials, etc. (normally printed on the drink label) on the exterior of the cardboard.
Furthermore, a "complete Labelless product" that omits the identification mark on the label seal was realized, in line with revisions to the "Act on the Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources for Labeling of PET Bottles" in April 2020. The amendment aims to promote the reduction of waste (reuse) and to eliminate consumers' need to separate label seals. This makes it easier to recover used PET bottles in a state suitable for recycling.
●I LOHAS Natural Mineral Water received multiple awards
In 2020, as a result of having adopted 100% recycled PET bottles for both I LOHAS Natural Mineral Water and I LOHAS Natural Mineral Water Labelless, we received multiple awards including the Plastic Resource Recycling Special Category Grand Prize at the 21st Green Purchasing Awards in recognition of our contributions to a recycling-oriented society.
Reduced volume of plastics
●Packaging lightweighting
Since 1970, the Coca-Cola System has been committed to making effective use of limited resources and reducing the weight of packages in order to reduce the amount of plastics. Our representative development includes "Eco-ru bottle shiboru" and "Pekoraku bottles" that are easy to crush and easy to pour. We are also aiming to reduce the usage amount of PET resin per bottle by 35% between 2004 and 2030.
Changes in packaging weight reducation of Coca-Cola products in Japan
* Packaging for water was 500ml up till 2010
* The weight of the can is calculated by the weight of the can body and the can lid
I LOHAS Tennensui Reducing PET plastic usage through package lightweighting
In 1996, a 500 milliliter PET bottle for Coca-Cola’s water brand in Japan weighed 32 grams. Launched in 2009, the bottle for I LOHAS Natural Mineral Water had been reduced to approximately 12 grams, which at the time was the lightest in Japan.* We are continuously looking at opportunities to reduce the amount of PET plastic used in our products while maintaining bottle quality and performance..
●Labelless bottles
Following I LOHAS Tennensui launched in April 2020, the Coca-Cola system began expanding the deployment of labelless packages to other brands, Ayataka, Sokenbicha, and Canada Dry The Tansan Strong, from August 2020 that are mainly available now through the online channel.
By introducing these labelless products that are both environment friendly and easier to recycle, we are responding to the increased consumption rates in homes while contributing to reducing the impact on the environment.
●Introduction of sustainable packaging
ecoru shiboru bottle
We have introduced packaging like the ecoru shiboru bottle, which is easy to twist and flatten after drinking, to reduce both environmental impact and energy use.
Collaborative initiatives with stakeholders
Joint project to recycle PET raw material with Far Eastern New Century (Taiwan)
CCBJI started a joint project with Far Eastern New Century Corporation, one of the world's largest manufacturers of PET resin and polyester fibers, based in Taiwan, to commercialize PET bottles using recycled PET raw materials through chemical recycling (Note 1). This project aims to carry out pilot sales of PET-bottled product using recycled PET raw materials in some of our sales areas by the end of the year and expand opportunities to leverage this PET raw material at commercial scale in several years.
Note 1: What is chemical recycling?
After collected used PET bottles have been sorted, crushed, and washed to remove foreign materials, they are broken down into a raw material or an intermediate raw material of PET resin by depolymerization, and then the raw material is refined and polymerized into new PET resin. To depolymerize raw materials, ethylene glycol (EG) is added to convert them back to BIS-2-hydroxyethylterephthalate (BHET), the intermediate raw material produced during resin manufacturing. After refining, it is repolymerized into PET. Chemical recycling is characterized by the removal of foreign and heterogeneous materials during depolymerization/repolymerization, enabling regeneration of PET resin with the same high quality as that of virgin resin.
(Source: The Council for PET Bottling Recycling)
Under our Collect initiative, our aim by 2030 is to be able to recover a volume of PET bottles equivalent to that of the products we sell in Japan.
Collaborative initiatives with stakeholders
PET bottle collection business with Higashiyamato City, Tokyo
In October 2020, CCBJI and Higashiyamato City, Tokyo, concluded a comprehensive collaboration agreement for community revitalization and, as part of that agreement, started to work jointly on a PET bottle collection venture. We will promote the bottle-to-bottle initiative to collect and recycle used PET bottles to be turned into new PET bottles, while collaborating on, for example, the installation of automated PET bottle collection machines across the city.
Recycling pilot project with Welcia Holdings
In September 2020, CCBJI and Welcia Holdings Co., Ltd. embarked on a pilot project for the purpose of creating a bottle-to-bottle recycling model to turn PET bottles collected at Welcia drugstore locations into raw material for new PET bottles. For this project,
collection boxes have been installed at 11 Welcia drugstores in Oyama City, Tochigi Prefecture. CCBJI is responsible for designing and monitoring the whole sequence of recycling processes, from picking up the sorted PET bottles to turning them into recycled raw material, and CCBJI plans to expand the project area and number of stores after a certain period of implementation.
Collaborative efforts with the stakeholders
●JSDA(The Japan Soft Drink Association's) "Declaration of 50% Bottle-to-Bottle by 2030"
We have endorsed JSDA declaration on the recycling of plastic in the beverage industry— announced in 2018—with the goal of achieving the 100% effective utilization of PET bottles by fiscal 2030, and we are collaborating with our industry peers in initiatives.
JSDA announced “Declaration of 50% Bottle-to-Bottle by 2030” in April 2021.
It represents the soft drink industry’s aim to increase the usage rate of the recycled resin which is made in the process of "Bottle-to-Bottle horizontal recycling" of used PET bottles into new PET bottles, to 50% or over by 2030 to contribute to the recycling society and reduce the environmental burden including CO2.
Based on the "2030 Packaging Vision" set forth by the Coca-Cola system in Japan, we will continue to promote "Bottle-to-Bottle" activities in cooperation with the soft drink industry.
Effort to prevent anything other than empty bottles
●Attaching consumer awareness stickers
Since May 2019, To encourage recycling and prevent littering, we have distributed more than 200,000 stickers with an industrywide design that reminds people to not put anything in recycling bins other than empty bottles. These stickers have been placed on recycling bins next to vending machines, mostly in Japan's busiest downtown areas in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and Tokai and Kinki regions.
●Demonstration experiments on new design of recycle box
Part of the bottle-to-bottle Tokyo Project, which was established with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government in 2020, involves conducting trials to, for example, change consumer behavior with regard to sorting recyclables and to prevent anything other than empty bottles from being placed in recycling bins.
Newly designed recycling bin
(hole is facing downward)
Under our Partner initiative, we are working to build and maintain more robust recovery and recycling schemes through collaboration with the national and local governments, the beverage industry, and our communities.
Collaborative initiatives with stakeholders
Cleanup activity
We work with our partners to achieve the "2030 Packaging Vision" through cleaning activities in each region.
Companywide cleaning activities
On November 18, 2019, about 750 employees participated in cleanup activities at 9 locations, such as Tsurigasaki Beach,Chiba Prefecture and other places.
Sendai (Miyagi), Kasumigaura (Ibaraki), Tsurigasaki Beach (Chiba), Shibuya (Tokyo), Yada River (Aichi), Nakanoshima-Tenmanbashi (Osaka), Miyajima (Hiroshima), Yashima Urao Beach (Kagawa), Kaizuka (Fukuoka)
Cleanup activities with local residents
Umeda River Cleaning (Miyagi), collaborated with NPO Green Bird (Tokyo and others), Beach Cleanup in SUMA (Hyogo), Zero Waste Clean Walk Hiroshima (Hiroshima), Oyama General Cleanup (Tottori), MyonoTanigawa Cleanup Volunteer Activities (Ehime), Love Earth Cleanup (Fukuoka)
Joint research with the Nippon Foundation on how trash ends up in rivers
In February 2020, the Nippon Foundation and Coca-Cola (Japan) reported on the "Joint survey on waste outflow mechanism from lands to rivers," aiming to promote the proper collection and recycling of plastic resources as well as the countermeasures against marine waste announced in May last year. It was found that the causes of the occurrence were broadly divided into two categories: “Dumping and throwing away of waste” and “leakage.” As a future effort, Coca-Cola System will take top priority on measures to prevent leakage from the empty container collection boxes beside the vending machines, which have been confirmed to have "leakage" of empty beverage containers.
Recycling Materials & Packages
We strive to reduce environmental impact by collecting and recycling as much as possible of the waste generated throughout a product's life cycle. Through various initiatives such as reducing waste generated by production, using inventory controls to reduce product disposal, making containers easier to recycle, and using environment-friendly containers, we are contributing to the development of a sustainable society.
Recycling of plant waste
Recycling waste materials At our plants, we sort and recycle waste materials generated by production to continuously achieve zero waste emissions (a waste material recycling rate of over 99% at all 17 plants). Coffee grounds and tea leaves constitute the bulk of our generated waste materials, and we have achieved 99.88% and 100% recycle rates for them, respectively, as fertilizer or animal feed.
For example, the used tea leaves that result from the production of Sokenbicha at the Zao Plant are combined with byproducts, such as leftover whey from the manufacturing of cheese at the Zao Dairy Center, and used as "eco-feed" * for Zao Sosei beef cattle. Working with the local government and members of academia, the Tokai Plant is also pursuing research into a way to efficiently reuse coffee grounds and tea leaves.
* Food scraps that become feedstuff for animals. The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is actively promoting eco-feed to increase the self-sufficiency rate for feedstuff.
Recycling rate of
waste from plants
waste from plants
Approx.
99.9%
(+0.22% year on year)
Recycling vending machines
We recycle vending machines that are taken out of service for disposal. Such vending machines are collected at our company's facilities, dismantled and sorted according to waste material type, and the chlorofluorocarbon is appropriately disposed.
Since we engage in business that relies on the indispensable resource of water, we promote water resource conservation with the goals of reducing water use by 30% by 2030, and maintaining a 200% water resource replenishment rate through 2025.
At our plants, we strictly manage the water used to manufacture products while continually reviewing and improving manufacturing processes and plant equipment in order not to waste any of this precious natural resource. In 2020, the water use ratio (WUR) of product manufacturing was 3.23 liters of water per liter of product, a reduction of 0.03 liters year on year. We work to conserve water resources by cooperating with communities and experts in efforts to return to nature a volume of water equivalent to the amount of water used for manufacturing products, and to contribute to the ability of water resource areas to sustainably cultivate and store water. In 2020, we achieved a 364% water resource replenishment rate, which was a 13% increase year on year.
The Coca-Cola system's water cycle
Within the Coca-Cola system, we regularly assess the vulnerability of water sources in line with the resource conservation guidelines established by Coca-Cola Japan and we develop conservation plans for the water we use at our plants.
These plans are the basis for our activities that focus on reducing the amount of water used in the manufacturing process, recycling what water is used in manufacturing, and replenishing water resource areas.
*As of December 2020
Plant initiatives and water resource area activities
Plant initiatives to reduce water use 30%
At our plants, we are working to reduce the amount of water used and to reuse the water we do use by installing production lines equipped with the latest technology, and by improving the manufacturing processes and plant equipment by monitoring them on a daily basis.
Water resource area activities to maintain a 200% replenishment rate
With the target of returning to nature a volume of water equivalent to the amount used for manufacturing products at our plants, we have also entered into agreements with local communities and organizations. Alongside members of local communities, we are promoting activities to enhance water source replenishment, which is the ability for the watershed areas supplying groundwater to our local manufacturing facilities to sustainably cultivate and store water.
The water cultivated through these activities will generate groundwater reservoirs over the years to come, and that water will make its way through rivers to our plants where it can be used for product manufacturing.
Water resource
conservation
agreements
conservation
agreements
16/17plants
(+1 year on year)
Conclusion of an agreement for the conservation of water resources in the plant's water source area
| Production plants | Water resource areas | Agreements with organizations |
|---|---|---|
| Zao plant | Zao town, Miyagi | Zao town, Shiroishi Zao Forestry Association, Enda Industrial Forestry Association |
| Saitama / Iwatsuki Plants | Katashina villedge, Gunma | Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Marunuma Kogen Resort |
| Ibaraki plant | Ishioka, Ibaraki | Ishioka city city, Tsukubane Forestry Association |
| Ebina plant | Atsugi city, Kanagawa | Kanagawa Prefecture, Atsugi city, Atsugi Forestry Association, Central Kanagawa Prefectural Government Center, Sagami River Left Bank Land Improvement District (Kanagawa) |
| Hakushu Plant | Hokuto city, Yamanashi | Yamanashi Prefectue |
| Tokai plant | Ena city, Gifu | Nakanohocho Area Council, Sakaori Tanada Preservation Association, Gifu Prefecture, Ena city |
| Kyoto plant | Ujitawara town, Kyoto | Kyoto Model Forest Association (NGO),f Ujitawara town, Kyoto Prefecture, Tachikawa Industrial Forestry Association, Ujitawara Forestry Association |
| Akashi plant | Tamba-Sasayama city, Hyogo | Hyogo Prefecture, Hyogo Prefectural Greening Promotion Association (NGO), Tamba-Sasayama city, Tamba-Sasayama City Property Ward, NPO Hyogo Tamba Forestry Association, Hyogo Forestry Federation |
| Daisen plant | Hōki town, Tottori | Tottori Prefecture, Hōki town, Tottori Hino Forestry Association, the district of Kanaya |
| Hiroshima plant | Mihara city, Hiroshima | Hiroshima Prefecture, Mihara city, Bisan District Forestry Association |
| Komatsu plant | Saijyo city, Ehime | Ishizuchi Forest Association |
| Tosu / Kiyama plants | Tosu city, Saga | Kyushu Forest Management Bureau |
| Saga Prefecture, Tosu city, Saga Eastern Forestry Association | ||
| Kiyama town, Saga | Saga Prefecture, Kiyama town, Saga Eastern Forestry Association | |
| Kumamoto plant | Aso city, Kumamoto | Aso city, NPO Aso Green Stock, Water Cycle Farming Promotion Council |
| Ebino plant | Ebino city, Miyazaki | Miyazaki Prefecture, Nishimoro District Forestry Association, Fumoto Public Forest |
●We concluded agreement with Nippon Paper Group, which is one of the water source areas of Saitama Plant and Iwatsuki Plant.
Renewal of agreement with Nippon Paper Industries In December 2020, CCBJI, Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., and Marunuma Kogen Resort Co., Ltd. renewed their three-party agreement with respect to collaborating on forest management for the purpose of water resource replenishment. CCBJI supports the necessary management work, such as tree thinning and road maintenance, in the area (1,746 hectares) in order to maintain the environment of the Saitama and Iwatsuki plants’ water resource area.
We are also collaborating on activities geared toward promoting forest management and preservation, as well as strengthening collaboration with the other parties by exchanging necessary advice and information.
●We concluded agreement with Yamanashi Prefecture, which is one of the local governments in the water source area of Hakushu Plant.
CCBJI concluded on July a "collaboration agreement for the nurturing of water resources" (hereafter "Agreement") with Yamanashi Prefecture for the purpose to preserve and effectively use water and forests in the prefecture.
Under the Agreement, CCBJI and Yamanashi Prefecture will jointly work on various programs to protect and effectively utilize water and forests in the prefecture, mainly by promoting the prefecture's initiative, "nurturing of water resources (conservation of environmentally sound water cycle)" and offering information. As part of the Agreement, the two parties additionally concluded an "agreement for the protecting of forests for the nurturing of water", under which CCBJI designates a special activity area, "Hakushu - Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Water Source Forest" (282 ha), in the prefectural forest along the watersheds of Nagare River and Kakubosawa River originated in Mt. Amagoi, the water source of CCBJI's Hakushu Plant. This is to work on supporting forest management (tree thinning, vermin control; and strip road development in forests), in order to improve the designated area and Yamanashi Prefecture's forest.
I LOHAS Water source conservation "Morikatsu" project
A portion of the proceeds from sales of our "I LOHAS" brand mineral water is donated to support forest conservation activities in Japan. The forest plays an important role in preserving and protecting ground water. Protecting the forests means ensuring pure, clean and delicious water is available to future generations.
●Organizations to which we donate a part of sales through I LOHAS
| Production plant | Water source area | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Zao Plant | Miyagi Prefecture | Shiraishi Zao Forest Association |
| Saitama Plant/Iwatsuki Plant | Gunma Prefecture | NPO Tonegawa Genryu Forest Development Corps |
| Tama Plant | Tokyo | Public Interest Incorporated Association of Tokyo Metropolitan Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Promotion Foundation, Creating Forests with Fewer Pollen |
| Ebina Plant | Kanagawa Prefecture | Atsugi City Forest Association |
| Ibaraki Plant | Ibaraki Prefecture | Tsukubane Forest Association |
| Hakushu Plant | Yamanashi Prefecture | Hokuto City |
| Tokai plant | Gifu Prefecture | Ena Nakanohou Suigen-no-mori Executive Committee |
| Production plant | Water source area | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto Plant | Kyoto | Ujitawaracho Forest Association |
| Akashi Plant | Hyogo Prefecture | Hyogo Prefectural Federations of Forest owners' cooperative associations |
| Oyama Plant | Tottori Prefecture | Tottori Hino Forest Association |
| Hiroshima Plant June 2020. |
Hiroshima Prefecture | Bisan District Forestry Association |
| Komatsu Plant | Ehime Prefecture | Ishizuchi Forest Association |
| Tosu Plant/Kiyama Plant | Saga Prefecture | East Saga Forest Association |
| Kumamoto Plant | Kumamoto Prefecture | Public Interest Incorporated Association of Aso Greenstock |
| Ebino Plant | Miyazaki Prefecture | Nishimoro Forest Association |
Five activities for Water Stewardship
Our Water Goal:Safely return to communities and nature an amount of water equal to what we use in our finished beverages and their production.
Regarding water source protection
All the plants of Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. identify the water source and scientifically investigate if there are any issues in water volume and quality. Furthermore, we engage in water source protection activities together with the communities and specialists so that the water source can continue producing water in a sustainable manner.
Regarding water extraction
In order to prevent any wasteful use of natural resources, our plants strictly manage the volume of water used to manufacture our products.
We constantly review the manufacturing processes and plant facilities to make improvements and to reduce water usage every year as much as possible.
Efforts in water quality management
At the plants, we meticulously examine water quality on a daily basis to confirm there are no issues with the extracted water.
By doing so, we carefully monitor the water’s “health” since it is the basic ingredient for producing safe products to be consumed by people.
Also, as part of efforts to maintain water quality that meets Coca-Cola system standards, we constantly take heed of the changes in the environment surrounding our plants.
Efforts for efficient usage
Water used for cleansing and water used for heating. Water is used in various manufacturing processes in addition to its use in products.
Water used for cleansing is recycled into fresh water using special equipment and then reused for cleaning plant facilities. Thus, we have succeeded in reusing an average of 28% of all water used in manufacturing and are contributing to the elimination of wasteful use.
Efforts in water disposal management
Water used at plants is returned to nature after proper water treatment.
Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc. not only manages wastewater from plants in a manner that meets the standards specified by the country and local authorities but also a set of originally developed standards.
We rigorously monitor wastewater throughout the treatment process to prevent any possible leaks of untreated water.
We believe that sustainable growth requires balancing the reduction of environmental impact with business growth. The CCBJH Group aim to contribute to the mitigation of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions across our entire business, including in the procurement of materials, production, logistics/transportation, and sales, in order to "reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030," as stated in its own non-financial goals, the CSV Goals.
Disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions
We recognize the mitigation of climate change as a crucial issue to consider throughout the course of our business activities. As such, we transparently disclose corporate greenhouse gas emissions, of which CO2 is a primary example, and share information with our many stakeholders about the overall state of greenhouse gas emissions, the progress of countermeasures, and other topics so that this can lead to further emissions reductions.
Related data
Climate change initiatives
In February of 2021, CCBJI began operation of its Saitama Mega Distribution Center, which is one of the largest automated distribution centers in terms of storage and shipping capacity within the Coca-Cola system in Japan. Logistics operations, such as the sorting that had previously been conducted at sales centers, and inventory storage spaces have been consolidated at the Saitama Mega Distribution Center. We are building a network that achieves timely end-to-end product deliveries from the production site all the way to business partners and vending machines.
The Shinsei logistics network optimization project is driving the strategic transformation of our logistics as a whole by introducing new distribution centers—primarily mega distribution centers and others such as the Hakushu and Kumamoto warehouses—and reorganizing as well as consolidating hub warehouses and sales centers to streamline complex supply chains. Through these efforts, the CCBJH Group is optimizing its supply chain to resolve a variety of issues, such as reducing their environmental impact.
Production initiatives
- Improving efficiency of equipment at each of our plants
- Developing projects to improve energy efficiency, such as in productivity and yield improvements at all plants
- Starting in 2019, seven new production lines have begun operations, and we are further promoting reduced energy use
Logistics and transportation initiatives
- Reviewing number of transit routes
- Reducing the number of transportation vehicles
- Using larger vehicles, improving cargo load ratios, and implementing modal shift
- Streamlining delivery routes
- Reducing the number of vehicles by reviewing our sales system
- Reducing GHG emissions and fuel consumption by switching to smaller vehicles
Sales initiatives
- Introducing sales equipment, such as vending machines, coolers, and dispensers to aid in reducing power consumption and GHG emissions
- Expanding the use of peak shift vending machines that reduce daytime power consumption by up to 95% by shifting the electricity used for cooling to nighttime and not utilizing power during the day
Production initiatives
At our plants, we are actively adopting new processes and the latest technology for improving energy effi ciency. We are striving to reduce the greenhouse gases produced and fuel oil used in our manufacturing processes through measures such as introducing cogeneration systems that can create both electric power and heat from a single energy source, installing insulation and heat exchange systems that can eff ectively keep energy losses to a minimum, and converting from the use of fuel oil to natural gas.
2020EUR
(Energy Use Ratio)
per liter of product
(Energy Use Ratio)
per liter of product
0.88MJ/L
(+0.01MJ/L
year on year)
year on year)
Logistics and transportation initiatives
Our logistics divisions are implementing transportation efficiency improvements by accelerating the use of larger vehicles in order to improve load ratio and by continuing to utilize modal shift in transportation. In addition, we are undertaking greenhouse gas emissions reduction throughout the Group by improving the efficiency of shipping routes to our business partners; rigorously implementing ecodriving; increasing the replacement of existing fleet vehicles with electric, hybrid, and other fuel-efficient vehicles; and switching to the use of smaller vehicles for sales representatives.
Efforts to reduce CO2 emissions
The model for PET bottles is called a “preform”, and they can be transported in large volumes due to their small size.
This enables a reduction in fuel usage and significant decreases in nitrogen oxide and carbon dioxide emissions.
Sales initiatives
To reduce the energy consumption and CO2 emissions of our vending machines (including coolers and drink dispensers), we continuously work toward the development and introduction of new equipment.
Our "peak shift" vending machines, which we have been deploying since 2013, shift electricity consumption used for cooling to nighttime, which can reduce power consumption during peak daytime hours by a maximum of 95%. The energy-saving specifications of these machines allow them to provide cold products 24 hours a day, even if the power for cooling is completely stopped for as long as 16 hours. We are also progressing with our plan to eliminate the use of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants in our vending machines.
CFC-free vending
machine ratio
machine ratio
Approx.
79.6%
(+2.6% year on year)
Number of CFC-free
vending machines,
including peak shift
vending machines
vending machines,
including peak shift
vending machines
Approx.
489,000
Hakushu Plant's utilization of "Furusato Hydropower Plan" renewable energy
Since 2019 and the conclusion of a contract for the Furusato Hydropower Plan offered by Yamanashi Power Plus—a power supply brand jointly operated by Yamanashi Prefecture and TEPCO Energy Partner, Incorporated—our Hakushu Plant has been utilizing hydroelectric power.
Yamanashi Power Plus "Furusato Hydropower Plan" is an initiative to enhance the environmental value through the realization of zero CO2 emission achieved by limiting the source of power supply to only the hydroelectric power generated in the hydraulic power plant run by Yamanashi Prefecture Enterprise Bureau. The reason why this plan can eliminate the CO2 emission that is normally associated with the use of electricity is because hydroelectric power is a renewable type of energy that does not emit any CO2 when it is generated. As a company that is working proactively to reduce the environment burden, CCBJI agreed to cooperate and became a certified enterprise in support of this initiative. As the signor of this power supply contract, CCBJI is paying an extra 1 yen per kilowatt-hour in addition to the regular electricity charge. A part of the proceeds from this extra payment is going to be used to fund the environment conservation activities carried out by Yamanashi Prefecture.
Through this initiative, we are working to reduce environmental impact by eliminating CO2 emissions associated with electricity use.
(Left) Takano, Director General Enterprise Bureau, Yamanashi Prefecture
(Right) Takayuki Hirayama , Plant Manager Hakushu Plant,Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan, Inc.