Creating

a sustainable Thailand

Creating

a sustainable

Thailand

Water is fundamental to Suntory’s business, and we are committed to protecting the ecosystems that nurture quality groundwater for our products. Since 2004, the Mizuiku Program – Education Program for Nature and Water – has helped young people understand the importance of water and environmental conservation. In Japanese, mizu means “water” and iku means “education.”

Launched in Thailand in 2021 with the Environmental Education Center (EEC), Mizuiku provides hands-on learning through a “Nature Classroom,” helping students build real-world understanding and adaptability skills.

The program began in Phuket in 2021 to support sustainable tourism during COVID-19 recovery, then expanded to Rayong in 2022 in partnership with the Rayong Inclusive Learning Academy (RILA) and the Ministry of Public Health. To ensure lasting impact, “Train the Trainer” sessions were held to equip teachers with the knowledge and tools to deliver environmental lessons and inspire students to become "Change Agents," leading water conservation efforts for the next generation.

In 2023, we partnered with the Department of Climate Change and Environment under the Ministry of Natural Resouces and Environment to scale Mizuiku nationwide. Using the "Nature Classroom" model, the program teaches the importance of diverse water ecosystems across Thailand — from upstream in Chaing Rai, midstream in Ubon Ratchathani, downstream in Cha-cheong-sao, and seawater in Krabi.

Since 2024, the program has been elevated to the "One Suntory Mizuiku Program," in collaboration with Suntory PepsiCo Beverage Thailand and Suntory Holdings to mobilize shared resources and expertise. Under the "Mizuiku Water Hero Camp," we hosted an educational camp engaging student leaders and teachers from schools in Rayong and Chonburi— the provinces where our factories are located — to strengthen water-conservation knowledge and leadership. The "Mizuiku Water Model School" provides financial support for the paricipating schools to implement water conservation projects within their schools and local communities. Following review and evaluation by environmental experts, the winning schools — one from Rayong and one from Chonburi — were awarded the opportunity to join an educational trip to Japan to learn the origins of the Mizuiku program.

To further enhance employee engagement in water and environmental conservation efforts, we introduced the “Poa Rak Nam: Community Forest Restoration” project in 2024. The project raises awareness and educates employees and local communities on the connection between forests and water sources through knowledge-sharing sessions and hands-on forest restoration activities in Chonburi province, where our factories are located.

To ensure the project’s effectiveness and long-term sustainability, we emphasize strong collaboration among the public sector, private sector, and local communities to restore and care for forests in a sustainable way.

Introduced in 1997, in collaboration with the National Blood Service Center under the Thai Red Cross Society, the project aims to address the problem of insufficient blood reserves, especially during emergencies such as pandemics or festive periods with high rates of road accidents. Activities have been implemented to encourage youth and the general public to routinely donate blood to save lives by instilling a responsible citizen mindset and sharing knowledge of self-preparation before blood donation, ensuring quality blood from a healthy donor.

Key activities under this project include university roadshows and a yearly contest to promote blood donation and awareness raising among university students and staff. Supporting the Thai Red Cross on the Universities Roadshow, we consistently accompany Thai Red Cross Donation Mobile units to universities across Thailand, where we also provide BRAND'S Essence of Chicken to donors to help them feel refreshed and energized after giving blood.

Yearly contests with different themes have also been organized to attract new donors in a broader area. The contests welcome university students or young people (aged 17-22) to submit their creations to win awards. Themes for the contests cover education on self-preparation for blood donation, inspiration for youth to donate blood, and creating an understanding of safe donation. In addition to the rewards, contest winners receive recognition from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Executive Vice President of the Thai Red Cross Society.

Started in 2007, the "Safety Drive" Campaign has been implemented to enhance road safety by increasing drivers' attention and focus on the road through the efficacy of our products. In collaboration with Highway Police, Traffic Police, and Tourist Police, we have distributed between 50,000 to 100,000 bottles of BRAND'S Essence of Chicken each year to travelers within Bangkok and key highways in different regions of the country, supporting them to travel safely and reducing road accidents during the long holiday seasons such as Songkran and the new year.

In 2025, we launched a campaign themed "Brain Fatique, Don't Drive, Take a Break and Drink BRAND'S" to reinforce our commitment to enhancing the populations' well-being through our health and wellness products. Over 130,000 bottles of BRAND'S Essence of Chicken were provided to drivers and passengers at seven Public Service Points along main highways during the long holidays in Songkran and New Year. In addition to product distribution, awareness about the product's efficacy is also enhanced, particularly the role of Carnosine in promoting brain health, increasing attention, and reducing brain fatigue.

With our commitment to promoting education development to enhance the health and well-being of the Thai population in the long term, we have implemented the "BRAND'S Summer Camp" project since 1990 to help students prepare for university entrance exams. Recognizing that entering universities is a critical milstone and the importance for being prepared with "brain potential", we organize tutorial classes with experienced instructors providing focused coaching, as well as self-preparation handbooks for both Arts and Science students. The project has also recently transitioned to a digital platform to reach more students nationwide.

Recognizing the country's demand for a digital workforce, the government has set a target to create 100,000 digital-skilled workers each year. However, the educational sector could currently produce only 25,000 digital-skilled workers per year. As a leading health enrichment company that emphasizes the importance of 'brain potential' in helping Thai youth succeed in their educational and professional goals in the fast-changing digital world, we introduced the 'BRAND'S Brain Camp' project in 2024 to promote youth brain potential through AI and coding education.

To achieve the shared goal of preparing the new generation for success in the digital world, we partnered with the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (depa), under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, introducing four key activities: the Brain Hub Website, AI Roadshow, Coding Classroom Upgrade, and support for the Coding War Competition. To formalize this public-private partnership, Mr. Omer Malik, CEO of Suntory Beverage and Food (Thailand), and Assist. Prof. Dr. Nuttapon Nimmanphatcharin, Ph.D., President and CEO of depa, signed an MOU in May 2024, aiming to empower Thais to perform better, think faster, and lead healthier lives in the digital age.

Following its strong momentum in 2024, the initiative expanded further in 2025, empowering youth with future-ready skills and career inspiration. Through three key activities — BRAND’S Career Explorer, BRAND’S BRAIN CAMP Roadshow, and BRAND’S ProXperience — the program inspired and engaged over 205,000 people across Thailand, online and on-ground.

Our packaing initiatives are divided into three key areas: promoting recylced content, reducing metarials, and adopting eco-design. We use a high percentage of recycled mateirals in our glass bottles and plastic hampers. We also minimize material use by reducing thickness and weight of glass bottles and paper boxes, helping to lower resource and energy consumption. For eco-design, we use edvironmentally friendly paper materials with FSC certification, ensuring responsible and sustainable forestry. In addition, our gift set packaging is paper-based to reduce plastic use, and our festive hampers are designed for repurposing to support circularity.

We have partnered with Thailand Institute of Packaging and Recycling Management for Sustainable Environment (TIPMSE) under the Federation of Thai Industries since 2022 to advance the circular economy in Thailand. Based on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approach, the partnership has strengthened packaging circularity in the manufacturing sector through the "PackBack" project, which encourages the return and recovery of post-consumer packaging materials.

Since 2024, we further deepend our commitment by launching "BRAND'S Bring Back" (Triple B) initiative, building on the foundation of the PackBack program. Similar to PackBack, "BRAND'S Bring Back" emphasizes collaboration with government agencies and social sector partners to raise awareness and empower Thai youth with knowledge on waste segregation and environmental protection. Key activities include providing edutainment learning kits that encourage hands-on experiences, organizing seminars and workshops for students and teachers on proper waste segregation, and offering infrastructure support, such as waste bins and educational materials to implement waste banks in schools.

A significant enhancement in our product manufacturing process, implemented across all product groups, is the reduction of material usage as part of our sustainable packaging initiative. By continuously reducing the thickness and weight of glass bottles and paper boxes, we have minimized material consumption and strengthened our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint across the manufacturing process.

Two initiatives have been implemented to reduce water consumption at the factory. First, we increased the use of recycled water by efficiently treating used water and returning it to support manufacturing processes without any risk of contaminating new products. Second, we improved water efficiency by optimizing our cleaning processes and upgrading the technology of our bottle-cleaning machines, significantly reducing the amount of water required for cleaning.

We introduced three initiatives to reduce GHG emissions. The first two initiatives focus on increasing the use of renewable energy by installing solar rooftops at the Pinthong factory and enhancing our heat-recovery system to reuse hot steam in heating processes. Third, we improved the technology of our evaporator machine, shortening the process and reducing energy consumption.