Message fromTop Management

Message from Top Management
Message from the COO
the same time, clearly highlighting the importance of balancing
climate change with strengthening agriculture and fooddomain, and the Pharmaceuticals domain cannot exist without

systems. At the Kirin Group, we have long been addressing

natural capital. Natural capital is not only affected by climate

climate change and natural capital in an integrated manner.

change, but is also regional, localized, and unevenly distributed

We recognize that there are differences in characteristics andin terms of resource amounts. I believe it is my responsibility toimpacts based on the cultural and economic backgrounds oflink environmental issues with business risks and opportunities,

each region, and that there are difficulties in achieving a "JustTransition" that takes these differences into account. In order toactivities, and to lead the world in terms of environmental

realize the mental and physical health (Well-being) of diverse

management.

people with various values and a sustainable society in which

The Kirin Group's Environmental Vision 2050 states that we

recognize the issues that arise in each "field," and work together

people can live with peace of mind, it is essential to correctly

4can "Enrich the Earth with Positive Impact," and we have beenwith local people in each community to come up with optimal

actively disclosing the dependence on and effect of our businesssolutions.
I became president of Kirin Holdings at the end of March thisTCFD in 2017 and have added the TNFD framework since 2022,

year, and my motto is "go to the gemba or actual worksites, seereexamining our business from both climate change and natural

the actual things happening, and know the actual situation," andcapital perspectives, taking into account their interrelatedness.

I believe this is important in all aspects of business, and that thisWe believe that initiatives through our business, such asalso applies to environmental management. The Kirin Group's

sales of products certified for biodiversity, conservation ofenvironmental initiatives began 50 years ago with the reduction

water sources, reduction of GHG emissions, steady progressof external diseconomies caused by business activities suchin packaging innovation, and products that contribute toas pollution control at the factory sites. Going forward, wewill continue to lead integrated environmental management asmeasure against climate change, will have a positive impact on

the world's leading CSV company, as set forth in our long-termthe design, procurement, manufacturing, and distribution sites.

management vision KV2027.

Looking at global trends, the 28th Conference of the Parties tothe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change(COP28, 2023) once again called for urgent action to limit
global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The Emirates
Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture was also released atKirin Holdings Company, Limited
Representative Director of the Board, President & COO
Group Business Execution Control

Takeshi Minakata

Holistic Analysis of Risks
and Opportunities

maintaining immunity and combating heatstroke as an adaptiveActivity

on the environment with the aim of having a positive impact
on society as a whole through our business. We disclosed the・ TNFD
TCFD

to have a positive impact on society through our business

Environmental
Strategy

As stated in our management philosophy, the Kirin Group'sbusinesses in the Food & Beverages domain, Health ScienceMessage fromTop Management

Message from the Officer in Charge of CSV Strategy
farmers to use their own judgment to promote environmentallysustainable agriculture. We conducted a pilot test on selected

TNFD have been published, and the so-called Global Plastics

tea plantations in Sri Lanka, a major producer of tea leaves

Treaty is also under discussion. The EU has implemented theused in Kirin Gogo-no-Kocha. At the Château Mercian Mariko
Vineyard, we started a study on the effects of carbon storage

information by companies, and in April of this year, the ISSB

and further upgrading of biodiversity assessment of vineyards

announced that it would launch a research project with the next

in collaboration with NARO (National Agriculture and Food

topics being "biodiversity, ecosystems and ecosystem services"

Research Organization). The Vineyard has been officially certified

and "human capital." Based on these trends, society is moving

as a "Nationally Certified Sustainably Managed Natural Sites" by

toward integrated solutions to sustainability issues.

the Ministry of the Environment. Through these efforts, we plan

In the "Kirin Group Long-Term Environmental Vision" disclosed

to accumulate knowledge about the potential of regenerativein 2013, we adopted an integrated approach based on theagriculture. Kirin has also been a member of the Japan Businessunderstanding that environmental issues are interrelated andCoalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, which makes policy

must be resolved comprehensively. In response to the TCFD

recommendations to the Japanese government toward thedevelopment of an ambitious international treaty aimed atwhich revealed that climate change would have a significant

eradicating plastic pollution, since its inception. With regard toimpact on the Group's raw agricultural products and water.

GHG reductions, Scope1 and 2 have been successfully reduced,

Understanding the "risks and opportunities" based on the TNFD

and Scope 3 has been addressed by the Kirin Supply Chain

guidance also makes it clearer that the issues of raw agricultural

Environmental Program launched in April 2024.

products, climate change, and improper disposal of used

Going forward, through our integrated approach to watercontainers and packaging are interrelated. This is why this year

resources, climate change, containers and packaging, andwe are again not releasing separate TCFD or TNFD reports, butbiological resources, which are our four most important issues

are disclosing information in an integrated manner through ourrelated to the global environment, we will continue to sustain

Integrated Report and Environmental Report.

our businesses that rely on the blessings of nature, while at thesame time realizing Nature Positive and Circular Economy, anddevelop the Regenerative Tea Scorecard, a tool that allows

leading the world in contributing to carbon neutrality by 2050.

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited
Senior Executive Officer(CSV Strategy, Public Relations Strategy,
General Manager of CSV Strategy Department)

Hiroshi Fujikawa

Holistic Analysis of Risks
and Opportunities

Last year, we began working with the Rainforest Alliance toActivity

recommendations, we conducted a scenario analysis in 2018

・ TNFD
TCFD

CSRD, which aims to strengthen the disclosure of sustainability

Environmental
Strategy5

The development of global rules for the environment has maderapid progress in recent years. The final recommendations of the