Suntory gets nod on sustainability targets

Suntory Holdings has had its greenhouse gas emissions targets certified by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The SBTi is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature. It defines and promotes science-based target-setting, and independently assesses companies’ targets.

Suntory Beverage & Food, a  subsidiary of Suntory Holdings, also had its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets approved. This means the targets are consistent with the levels needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, designed to keep global warming to 1.5°C.

The companies’ greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets are outlined in Suntory Group’s ‘Environmental Targets towards 2030’ plan. To realise set 2030 greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, Suntory Group will strive to achieve 100 percent  renewable electricity across its 63 directly-owned production sites and research-and-development facilities in Japan, the Americas and Europe by 2022.