Asahi Europe and International welcomes the EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices and have made the following commitments in support of signing the Code.

Commitments by aspirational objectives:

Aspirational objective 1: Healthy, balanced, and sustainable diets for all European consumers, thereby contributing to: 

1) Reversing malnutrition and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the EU;

2) Reducing the environmental footprint of food consumption by 2030.

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved food consumption patterns in the EU; 

b) A food environment that makes it easier to choose healthy and sustainable diets.

Asahi commitments:

• Responsible choices;

• 20 % share of non-alcoholic products by 2030.

   

Aspirational objective 2: Prevention and reduction of food loss and waste (at the consumer level, within internal operations, and across value chains)

With the following aspirational target: 

A 50% reduction of per capita food waste at the retail and consumer level by 2030 and reduced food losses along the food production and supply chains in the EU.

Aspirational objective 3: A climate-neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

With the following aspirational target: 

Reducing net emissions from own operations, contributing to a 55% GHG emission reduction target in the EU food chain by 2030 (following a science-based approach).

Asahi commitments:

• Carbon neutrality across all operations by 2050;

• Renewable electricity in our breweries by 2025.

   

Aspirational objective 4: An optimised circular and resource-efficient food chain in Europe

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resource efficiency within own operations, contributing to sustainable, efficient use and management of energy and natural resources in operations by 2030;

b) Improved food and drink packaging sustainability, striving for all packaging towards circularity by 2030.

 Asahi commitments:

• 100 % packaging reusable or fully recyclable by 2030.

   

Aspirational objective 5: Sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, employment, and decent work for all

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resilience and competitiveness of companies operating at any point along the food value chain by 2030;

b) Quality jobs, skilled workforce, and safe and inclusive workplaces for all.

Asahi commitments:

• An equal share of women in leadership by 2030.

   

Aspirational objective 6: Sustainable value creation in the European food supply chain through partnership

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved resilience and competitiveness of companies operating at any point along the food value chain by 2030;

b) Continued progress towards sustainable production, contributing to sustainable management, efficient use of natural resources by 2030, and improved animal welfare.

Asahi commitments:

• 2.75 liters of water per liter of beer by 2025;

• Through our actions, we will be focusing on the areas where we can make an impact, utilizing our scale, supply chain, or partnerships;

• We foster partnerships across our supply chains, as well as in the communities where we operate; 

• We are engaging with suppliers and partners to reduce carbon emissions of our products across the whole supply chain by 30% by 2030;

• We encourage and support our suppliers to embed sustainability in their operations, starting with protecting nature and biodiversity, reducing the use of water, and reducing carbon footprint whilst working to promote smart farming.

   

Aspirational objective 7: Sustainable sourcing in food supply chains

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Transformed commodity supply chains that do not contribute to deforestation, forest degradation, and destruction of natural habitat and which preserve and protect high-value ecosystems and biodiversity;

b) Improved social performance in (global) food supply chains.

Asahi commitments:

• 100% ingredients sourced sustainably by 2030.

Full detail of the pledge in the provided attachment.