Japan’s Asahi creates Group Chief Sustainability Officer role
Asahi has identified changes in the procurement of key raw materials as a result of climate change as its most relevant risk in the coming years.
Japanese beverage conglomerate Asahi Group Holdings has created a new Group Chief Sustainability Officer role in a bid to better integrate sustainability into management.
With a market capitalisation of ¥2.89 trillion (almost US$20 billion), Asahi Group says sustainability integration is one of its core medium to long-term strategies, which the creation of the Group CSO role will support.
