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Lion Sustainability Report 2020
Lion Sustainability Report 2020
Contents
About this report & Key highlights of the year                              1
A message from our CEO		                                                    2
A message from our Group General Counsel and External Relations Director    3
Our business                                                                4
The issues that matter – Materiality                                        5
Our sustainability approach                                                 6
Our sustainability performance                                              7
Community                                                                   8
   Safety, health & wellbeing                                               9
   Supporting our communities                                              11
   Inclusion & diversity                                                   14
Environment                                                                16
   Packaging waste                                                         17
   Climate change                                                          19
   Water security & quality                                                21
Responsibility                                                             23
   Responsible consumption                                                 24
   Sustainable procurement & human rights                                  26
   Transparent labelling                                                   28
Contact us                                                                 29
Lion Sustainability Report 2020
About this report
The information in this report covers Lion’s operations
in Australasia primarily and performance data is limited
to Australia and New Zealand for the financial year                                                        Key highlights of the year:
beginning 1 January 2020 through to 31 December 2020,
unless otherwise stated. Throughout the report we also
introduce more recent case studies from our Lion Little
World Beverages global network across the United States
and the United Kingdom*.

This financial year is referred to as
FY20 throughout the report. All dollar
amounts are in Australian dollars, unless
otherwise indicated. Our operations are
                                             This report is produced in accordance
                                             with the core requirements of the Global
                                             Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards. An
                                             external assurance provider, KPMG, was
                                                                                                           $1.97bn
                                                                                                            Net sales revenue AUS and NZ
                                                                                                                                                                                             $3.7m
                                                                                                                                                                                              Community investment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          $224m
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Earnings before interest
detailed in the infographic on page 4. The   engaged to provide limited assurance
report does not cover the operations         over this report, including Lion’s self-                                                                                                                                            and tax (EBIT)
of our parent company Kirin Holdings         declared GRI Standards indicators. This
Company, Limited (Kirin Group).              is the fifth year we have reported in
                                             accordance with the GRI guidelines.
Our current sustainability strategy
outlined on page 6 relates to all            To read KPMG’s assurance statement
businesses under Lion's operational          click here.

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control in Australia and New Zealand.
                                             For the GRI index which provides the list
To ensure this report is transparent
                                             of indicators we have reported against,
and inclusive of other regions beyond
                                             please click here.
Australasia, the scope of information
incorporated in some sections of the                                                                                   People employed                                                        Manufacturing facilities            Major offices
report has been extended when such
data was available. We will continue to
expand the boundary of data collected
in future years as data quality and                                                                        These amounts are not inclusive of Lion Drinks & Dairy who were part of the business at this time.
availability improves.                                                                                     To view our share capital structure and total capitalisation please click here and here.
                                             * For a list of the entities covered by the report, please
                                                click here and here.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Lion Sustainability Report 2020   1
Lion Sustainability Report 2020
A message
  from
FROM OURour CEO
ILITY DIRECTOR
  Lion is committed to doing the right thing for the long term. As a leading
  brewer and manufacturer of adult beverages, we know our success hinges on
  our ability to operate ethically and in the best interests of society, while also
  looking after our environment.

  For this reason, we define our core              Following a period of sustained decline         growing range of non-alcoholic options             We recognise a net zero value chain
  purpose not in terms of shareholder              in the mainstream beer market, we also          from the acquisition of iconic coffee              commitment involves our suppliers
  value, but in terms of the value we              had to make the difficult decision to           brand, Havana coffee, to the launch                and we look forward to partnering for
  deliver for society: Lion exists to              close our West End Brewery in South             of our first non-alcoholic beer with               measuring and reducing our collective
  champion sociability and help people             Australia. We know this has been a              Speights 0% coming in mid-July 2021.               lifecycle emissions. We have already
          Welcome           to  Lion’s
  live well. Considering the far-reaching   FY15                               We have retained our name and aspire to blend
                                                   particularly tough time for our team in
                                                                                                                                                      This provides a powerful signal to our people of
                                                                                                                                                      made good progress by becoming the
          Sustainability
  consequences                    Report.
                   of global lockdowns    due      South Australia and we have      best of bothThe
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  to COVID-19, our purpose has never felt with those impacted to support       model,    meaningsupply
                                                                                       them          Lion chain,
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                                                                                                                          than just   an       and    belief
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                                                                                                   hospitality has also evolved significantly.
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                                                   Despite the challenges the year                 in Australia in 2020, following the
                                                                               This  means     our  stakeholders        can engage                    nationally  distributed  certified carbon
  Across revenue      is delivered
          our industry,                by brands presented,
                          the devastating          created inwe were able to deliver               rollout   in New Zealand      in 2019;Lion
                                                                                                                                           and this   We’re    pleased     to be  able to  report very solid
                                                                               and be confident       of gettingcontinued
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                                                                                                                                                      progress        in the US,
                                                                                                                                                                   toward     ourand Steinlager goals in FY15
                                                                                                                                                                                  sustainability
  impact Australasia.
          of the closure of pubs, clubs,           several key strategic environmental             is supporting                  innovation,
                                                                                                                                                      becoming NZ’s first major carbon zero
  restaurants, bars and hospitality                                            answers. It means
                                                   and social priorities as highlighted            makingLion    can respond
                                                                                                              it easier             with agility
                                                                                                                        for our customers     to do   and   share a range of exciting new initiatives.
                                                                                                                                                      beer brand, representing 10% of the
  venuesThis
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                       Lion   apart trading        throughout
                                      from the typical           this report. to local challenges
                                                           consumer                                business
                                                                                                         and with     us.
                                                                                                                opportunities       and               total NZ beer market.
  restrictions, are still being felt. We are                                                                                                          We hope you find this report informative and
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                                                   dramatically in recent years and                Belgium Brewing in the United States,              in being accountable to our stakeholders and also
  has been an incredibly challenging time                                                                                                             More than ever, we focused on safety
                                                   COVID-19     has accelerated  this. There
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                                                                                                                                      tone,Brewing    do  have     anyoffeedback   for us, please send it to:
  them asoften    symbolic of the regions that
            they recover.                               have nurtured                                                                                 during   a time    great uncertainty
                                                   consumption and wellness which                  is a leading B-Corporation and its
          them.    We    must   respect
  The wide-ranging impacts of COVID-19,     this heritage   and                each    and
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                                                                                            every   person contributes to the
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                                                                                                                                                      sustainability.au@lionco.com
                                                                                                                                                      and are proud to have maintained
                                                                               sustainable growth         of an    organisation.                      strong people engagement through
  as well understand       the bushfires
          as the devastating   role our breweries,
                                           in             wineries,
                                                   a balanced   portfolio of products,             provide     valuable   insights and learnings
                                                                                                                                                      an incredibly disruptive year.
          dairy
  Australia  overand   juice facilities
                  the summer              play in every
                                 of 2019/20,               state
                                                   including  low and no alcohol options.          for the wider Lion Group.
  contributed   to lower company
          and territory     across financial                                   That’s why the culture of a business is so
                                      our region. In Australia, Lion is a long-term                As a business, we recognise the need
  performance in the FY20 period.                                              important.
                                                   partner of Heineken. We’re proud that
                                                                                             We’re    committed to making Lion
                                                                                                   to move fast on climate change. Lion has
          We believe in making productsHeineken     destined  ®                a company
                                                                0.0 was the number     one that committed
                                                                                                    seeks to understand             the chain
                                                                                                                  to a net zero value
          for the Australian and New Zealand               alcohol-free beer inneeds
                                                   sellingmarkets                       of its stakeholders
                                                                                Australia          by 2050. and operates in                           Stuart Irvine
          locally, investing in the successinof       2020.
                                                         our In New Zealand, partnership
                                                             region.           we have a      with them.                                              Stuart Irvine                 Libby Davidson
                                                                                                                                                      Chief Executive Officer
          This is both a legacy of our local brands and                                                                                                                                                           Lion Sustainability Report 2020   2
          a philosophical commitment.                                           It’s also why we chose to define our core                             Chief Executive               Group General Counsel,
Lion Sustainability Report 2020
A message from our
A M E S S A G E F R O M O GroupUR      General Counsel and
S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y D IExternal
                                RECTOR   Relations Director
AND CEO                    2020 was a year of significant disruption for our communities. The waves of
                           adversity – from fire to pandemic and flood – tested our resilience. Human
                           connection was, and remains, more important than ever and Lion’s commitment
                           to sociability and living well has continued to guide everything we do.
                Welcome to Lion’s FY15                                             We have retained our name and aspire to blend                          This provides a powerful signal to our people of
                Sustainability Report.
                       The bushfires in the Australian summer                  Wethewere best  of both
                                                                                           tested   onceaagain
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                                                                                                                                      The Steinlager team howinwe New expect
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                Australasia.                                                   to get
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                                                                                         be confident      of getting swift and staying        safe in their
                                                                                                                                       definitive              bubbles
                                                                                                                                                          progress       at home.
                                                                                                                                                                       toward             You can read
                                                                                                                                                                                 our sustainability       more
                                                                                                                                                                                                      goals       stories in the report.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              in FY15
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                                                                                                          for society.      Lion exists to                                                 Director
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                term. Kirin understands the cultural differences                   enrich our world every day by championing
                between Japan, Australia and New Zealand and                       sociability and helping people to live well.
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Lion Sustainability Report 2020
The issues that
matter – Materiality
In January 2021 we held a materiality workshop facilitated by external providers
to review our material topics. The materiality review engaged a broad range of
internal stakeholders to determine which environmental, social and governance
topics were most likely to affect the success of our business, now and in the future.

Starting with the existing material
topics from our previous sustainability
                                                                            Our top nine material topics as defined
                                                                            by this process are: safety, health and
                                                                                                                                                      External
report, we overlayed key drivers                                            wellbeing; supporting our communities;                                    consultation
for change including sustainability                                         diversity and inclusion; packaging
megatrends, the changing regulatory                                         waste; climate change; water security                                     In FY20 we undertook research to
environment and shifts in both capital                                      and quality; responsible consumption;                                     understand consumer insights to
markets and societal expectations along                                     sustainable procurement and human                                         climate change and sustainability.
with the changes to our own business                                        rights; and transparent labelling.                                        This has enabled us to understand
model. We also benchmarked existing                                                                                                                   the external context and changes in
                                                                            These material topics align with the                                      consumer behaviour. As we prepare for
material topics against customers
                                                                            sustainability pillars in our sustainability                              our next GRI report we will continue to
and competitors to verify any new or
                                                                            strategy on page 6.                                                       engage with our internal and external
emerging trends.
                                                                            The following tool can be used                                            stakeholders to seek feedback and input.
To validate and prioritise material
                                                                            to navigate the material topics in
topics, we assessed against relevance
(important to highly material) and the
                                                                            the report.                                                               Sustainability
degree to which Lion has control to                                                                                                                   governance
manage the topic (low to high).
                     Inclusion
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Lion Sustainability Report 2020
Our sustainability
approach                                                                                 Community
                                                                                                          Safety, health & wellbeing              Page 9
                                                                                                          Supporting our communities Page 11
Our leadership principles
guide us in fulfilling                                                                                     Inclusion & diversity                   Page 14
our purpose
               Be first choice with
               consumers, to win

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               with customers

                                                                                         Environment
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                                                                     is to champion
               Decide fast and                                    sociability and help                    Climate change                          Page 19
               make it happen
                                                                    people live well
                                                                                                          Water security & quality                Page 21
               Welcome difference
               and stand for fairness

               Do the right thing,

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               for the long term

                                                                                                          Responsible consumption                 Page 24
Connecting our little world                                                                               Sustainable procurement &
Across Lion’s global craft beer and wine portfolio, we activate
                                                                                                                                                  Page 26
our sustainability strategy in locally-relevant and meaningful                                            human rights
ways to each market across the US and the UK.

Lion's achievements are recognised through
                                                                                                          Transparent labelling                   Page 28
alignment with the B4SI Corporate
Citizenship and the UN SDGs frameworks.
Data and targets above are for Lion Australia
& Lion New Zealand only.
                                                                                                                        Lion Sustainability Report 2020   6
Lion Sustainability Report 2020
Our sustainability
performance
Our Sustainability Scorecard – Australia and New Zealand1                                                                                                                                                               Below expected progress   Steady progress          Well progressed

                                                               Material topic                                               Indicator                                           Target/Commitment                             FY20                      Progress
                                                                                                                            TRIFR                                               5.76 (10% reduction on FY19 result)           3.03
                                                               Safety, health & wellbeing           2

                                                                                                                            LTIFR                                               3.19 (10% reduction on FY19 result)           1.61
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                                                                                                                            Volunteering hours                                  2,557                                         350
                                                               Supporting our communities
              Community
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                                                                                                                            Community investment                                $3.2m                                         $2.7m

                                                                                                                            Gender pay gap                                      +/- 1%                                        - 0.7%
                                                               Inclusion & diversity
                                                                                                                            Gender diversity                                    50:50 gender balance by 2026                  40.2%

                                                               Packaging waste                                              % of recycled content in packaging                  At least 50% recycled content by 2025         45-49%

                                                                                                                                                                                55% reduction in carbon emissions
                                                               Climate change                                               Scope 1 and 2 emissions (kgCO2e)                                                                  14% reduction
                                                                                                                                                                                by 2030 (from an FY19 baseline)
            Environment
                                                                                                                                                                                A water efficiency target of  95%                                         98%
                                                               & human rights                                               assessment (SEDEX)
          Responsibility
                                                               Transparent labelling                                        Compliance with labelling codes                     100% compliance                               100%

1. Raw data for FY19 and FY20 can be found here.
2. The safety, health and wellbeing targets and performance data cover all of Lion except for the UK.
3. The water target and performance data relate to our five major manufacturing sites in Australia and New Zealand (Tooheys, XXXX, West End, Boags and The Pride NZ).
4. Please refer to page 13 for more detail on FY20 progress.
5. Please refer to page 21 for more detail on FY20 progress.                                                                                                                                                                                        Lion Sustainability Report 2020    7
Lion Sustainability Report 2020
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                                                                           partnerships and long-term relationships with                                                                                                                                                      over six years and in 2020 we decided       of Lion’s first Reflect RAP. To support
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     significant for Lion,
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Stuart Irvine, said the company’s         back on their feet.”
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     champion sociability and
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