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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
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. 3,957 30 3 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
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 theworked role ofand a listed technology privateacross companyour how we expect first large-scale them carbon to behave neutral brewerand reflects our to COVID-19, our purpose has never felt with those impacted to support model, meaningsupply them Lion chain, is more customer experience than just an and belief in boththat sustainable Australia and New financial Zealand. results can only hospitality has also evolved significantly. While weorare more meaningful proudthan relevant of over our workthrough with this change. out-post of a global multinational. We implemented our new SAP platform result This was from generating followed genuine societal value. by New Belgium’s the pastinternational 12 months. brand owners, around 85% of our Fat Tire Amber Ale becoming the first 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 swift and definitiveand neutral beer 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 globally, setsand continued 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 goods company leveraging global Thebrands behave across connect way consumers with as sensitively We are as alsopossible to proud particularly the needs of the proud of our immediate response to All thistowas easy made possible navigate. 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We must respect The wide-ranging impacts of COVID-19, this heritage and each and continues to drive our focus on creating every person contributes to the activities and purpose-driven culture 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. 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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. 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In partnership with GIVIT, Lion encouraging everyone to support those community support despite the need for revenue isin delivered the UnitedbyStates experienced brands created in This means provided funds to our stakeholders help those impacted can engage have servedWe’re who Lion pleasedwhile their country, to be able physical to reportdistancing very solid due to the pandemic. wildfires at the end of 2020, the likes Australasia. to get andback on their feet. 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 of which we have not seen before. Steinlager agilityturnedand 21 share billboards into of exciting new initiatives. 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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 & diversity Packaging waste Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste The Sustainability Inclusion & diversity Team partners with Packaging waste Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste As a result of this workshop, our business units to manage sustainability material topics Supporting our were revised to Climate better Supporting our Climate risks our Supporting and implement policies Climate and Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities En change communities En change communities En change communities y En change communities En change y reflect the natureit of our business today ity y initiativesit relating to sustainability. The it ity vi vi vi vi vi n n n n n ron ron ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu Commu Commu and the global trends identified earlier team reports to Lion’s General Counsel ment ment ment ment ment in this report. Safety, health & Water security Safety, health & Water security and Safety, health & External Relations Director, Water security on Safety, health & Water security Safety, health & Water security wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality Re spo lit y Re spo ty the Group R e Leadership Team, who s p o b ilit y Re s p o b ilit y Re s p o n s i b ilit y n sibi n s i b ili n si n si then reports performance back to the Transparent Transparent Transparent Transparent Transparent labelling Responsible consumption labelling Responsible consumption Lion and Kirin Boards. labelling To view our Responsible consumption labelling Responsible consumption labelling Responsible consumption Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable procurement & human rights procurement & human rights sustainability governance structure, procurement & human rights procurement & human rights procurement & human rights click here. Lion Sustainability Report 2020 5
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 Our with customers Environment Think beyond, innovate, and adapt purpose Packaging waste Page 17 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, Responsibility 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
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 4 Volunteering hours 2,557 350 Supporting our communities Community 4 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
Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities En change communities En change communities En change communities En change communities En change ity ity ity ity ity vi vi vi vi vi n n n n n ron ron ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu Commu Commu ment ment ment ment ment Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water health & security health & security health & security health & security health & security wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality Re Re Re Re Re y spo n s i b ili ty spo n s i b ili ty spo n s i b ili ty spo n s i b ili ty s p o n s i b ilit Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable procurement procurement procurement procurement procurement & human rights & human rights & human rights & human rights & human rights Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities En change communities En change communities En change communities En change ity ity ity ity vi vi vi vi n n n n ron ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu Commu ment ment ment ment Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water health & security health & security health & security health & security wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality Re Re Re Re spo ty spo ty spo ty spo ty n s i b ili n s i b ili n s i b ili n s i b ili Transparent Responsible Lion is committed to having a Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible labelling Sustainable procurement consumption positive impact on the community. labelling Sustainable procurement consumption labelling Sustainable procurement consumption labelling Sustainable procurement consumption & human rights Guided by our core purpose of & human rights & human rights & human rights championing sociability and helping people to live well, we engage and Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste build relationships with our people, Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste Supporting our Climate customers, consumers, suppliers Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities ity En change and community communities ity En partners to make a change communities ity En change communities ity En change vi vi vi vi n n n n difference where we can. ron ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu Commu ment ment ment ment Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water health & security health & security health & security health & security wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality Re Re Re Re spo ty spo ty spo ty spo ty n s i b ili n s i b ili n s i b ili n s i b ili Transparent labelling Sustainable procurement & human rights Responsible consumption $1m + Transparent labelling Donated to Australian Sustainable procurement & human rights Responsible consumption Employer of Choice Transparent labelling Received Australia’s Workplace Gender Sustainable procurement & human rights Responsible consumption Relief Fund Transparent labelling New Belgium Brewing Co. (NBB) launched its Bar & Restaurant Sustainable procurement & human rights Responsible consumption bushfire relief efforts Relief Fund to supply financial aid to Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of workers in the hospitality industry, Choice for Gender Equality citation for as well as frontline workers the third year in a row Lion Sustainability Report 2020 8
Community Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities En change communities En change communities En change communities En change ity ity ity ity Safety, health vi vi vi vi n n n n ron ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu Commu Why is it important How we manage How we stay ment ment ment ment Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water health & security health & security health & security for Lion? health & safety and security on track & wellbeing wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality Re Re Re Re y ty ty ty s p o n s i b ilit wellbeing spo spo spo n s i b ili n s i b ili n s i b ili We believe that keeping our people Lion’s key safety performance Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible safe is fundamental to the sustainable Transparent Responsible measures include both lead and lag labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling success of Lion and a demonstration ofSustainableLion’s Safety & Wellbeing Policy sets out consumption performance indicators. Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable procurement procurement procurement our core purpose in action: championing our key safety commitments, which we procurement & human rights & human rights & human rights & human rights use to develop a culture of care, as well In July 2020, we expanded our key sociability and helping people live well. lead safety performance indicator, Our safety vision at Lion is ‘Everyone Safe Our commitment to keeping everyone as ownership and leadership for safety the Safety Index Score (SIS), across all and wellbeing. In this, Lion commits to: Everyday’ and this is the driving force behind the safe was hugely influential in Lion’s • meeting relevant safety legislation, functions. The SIS comprises six key Inclusion Packaging measures we take Inclusion to ensure both the physical Packaging Inclusion Packaging response to the COVID-19 pandemic, • working to continuously improve our leading indicators (risk assessments, & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste as we navigated the challenges of inspections, near misses, training, safety, and the mental and emotional wellbeing, operating safely and supporting our safety performance, corrective actions and incident Supporting our communities En Climate change ofSupporting our our communities people. En Climate change Supporting our communities E n Climate people working under restricted change • providing our people with investigations). ity ity ity circumstances, including working supervision, training, tools and Lion’s key lag performance indicator is vi vi vi n n n equipment to stay safe every day, ron ron ron from home. Commu Commu Commu the Total Recordable Incident Frequency ment ment ment Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water • identifying and reducing safety risks Rate (TRIFR). Pleasingly, we recorded health & security health & security health & security wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality to as low as reasonably practicable, a sustained reduction in injuries Re Re Re y y ty spo n s i b ili t spo n s i b ili t spo n s i b ili • communicating and consulting with over the year. While performance our people on matters affecting improvement from March may in Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption their safety, and part be attributable to the impacts of Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable procurement procurement procurement • supporting our people in the event COVID-19 (e.g., closure of Hospitality & human rights & human rights & human rights they are injured at work. etc), our Supply Chain sites continued to operate throughout this period. Lion achieved these commitments by embedding safety and wellbeing Keeping our people safe during COVID-19 Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste COVID-19 had significant implications Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste 97% of mandatory safety training policies, frameworks, and strategies that reduce risk, delivering best practice safety systems and driving safety ownership by all. for Lion’s Supporting our operations and ensuring Climate the Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities safety anditywellbeing E change n of our people – communities ity En change communities ity En change completed on time Our strategic focus in 2020 was vi vi vi ‘Keep Our People and Workplace n n including our employees, contractors n ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu ment ment ment and suppliers – was a priority for our Safe’ which focused on continuously Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water healthleadership & team. To keep oursecurity people health & security health & security improving our commitments outlined wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality and partners above, as well as navigating the s p osafe, twe implemented Re Re Re y spo t y spo ty n s i b ili n s i b ili n s i b ili challenges posed by COVID-19. segregation, social distancing, increased hygiene Transparent measures and, as necessary, Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption the closing Sustainable of hospitality venues in line Sustainable Sustainable procurement procurement procurement with government & human rights directives. Alongside & human rights & human rights this, we also implemented a range of measures to support mental wellbeing and resilience during an incredibly challenging year. Lion Sustainability Report 2020 9
Community Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities En change communities En change communities En change communities En change ity ity ity ity Safety, health & wellbeing vi vi vi vi n n n n ron ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu Commu ment ment ment ment Safety, health & wellbeing Water security & quality (continued) Safety, health & wellbeing Water security & quality Safety, health & wellbeing Water security & quality Safety, health & wellbeing Water security & quality Re Re Re Re y spo n s i b ili ty spo n s i b ili ty spo n s i b ili ty s p o n s i b ilit Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable procurement procurement procurement procurement & human rights & human rights & human rights & human rights Highlights Performance1 Inclusion Packaging reduction SustainedInclusion in Packaging 3.03 Total Recordable Inclusion Incident Packaging & diversity waste injuries over the year. & diversity waste Frequency Rate (TRIFR) against & diversity waste an FY20 target of 5.76. Supporting our Climate 10% improvement Supporting our in Climate Supporting our Climate communities ity En change TRIFR from 2019. communities ity En change 1.61 Lost Time Injury communities ity En change vi vi vi Frequency Rate (LTIFR) against n n n ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu ment ment ment Safety, Water Safety, Water an FY20 target of 3.19. Safety, Water health & security health & security health & security wellbeing Re y & quality wellbeing Re y & quality Each business unit wellbeing R e scored 6/6 in & quality spo t spo t s p o b ilit y n s i b ili n s i b ili the Safety Index Score n s i (SIS) in Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible our first year of use.2 Transparent Responsible labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption Sustainable procurement Sustainable procurement 17,682 hours of safety training Sustainable procurement & human rights & human rights completed by employees & human rights through Success Factors.3 Around our Little World 97% of mandatory safety In January 2021 our Lion Little World training completed on time. Beverages UK team launched a Lion’s pandemic response Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging challenge to see ifwaste & diversity they could walk, run, & diversity waste & diversity waste cycle and swim from Magic Rock or Fourpure Supporting our in the UK to NewClimate Belgium in Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Lion’s priority during the COVID-19 time, including working flexibly and Group Leadership Team receiving communities y En change communities En change communities En change Fort Collins, it USA. The challenge was ity ity crisis was to keep our people staying connected, building resilience regular updates on developments vi vi vi n n n ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu designed to inspire our teams to stay safe. To that end, we developed a in self and families, optimism, and and the implementation of our ment ment ment Safety,healthy – both physically and mentally Water Safety, Water Safety, Water series of pandemic response plans, mindful July – a series of guided response plans. health & security health & security health & security – especially during the challenging wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality which were designed to allow our mindfulness sessions for all. Re tier four lockdown Re Re Finally, we recognised the increasing s p o b ili t yperiod in the UK. spo t y spo t y organisation to respond nimbly n si n s i b ili n s i b ili Strict compliance with governmental importance of mental health during The distance of individual activity was to unexpected changes in our tracked Transparentand aggregated via the exercise Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible and regulatory requirements has this prolonged crisis; and, as a result, labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption operating environments. app Strava Sustainable to inspire everyone to stay Sustainable Sustainable also been crucial in preserving the have commissioned an internal review 1. Performance data covers all of Lion excluding the active and support procurement & human rights our communities by procurement & human rights UK and Europe. procurement & human rights Additionally, we also developed health and safety of our people, of Lion’s mental health strategy with raising money for some amazing causes 2. This data point was outside the scope of KPMG’s and delivered COVID-19 capability partners and suppliers. Lion’s the help of independent not-for-profit, at the same time. assurance. sessions to provide practical advice leaders were directly involved in the Black Dog Institute. 3. T his does not include all Safety and Wellbeing and support during this uncertain our pandemic response, with the programmes such as Stop for Safety or Mental Health First Aid Training. Lion Sustainability Report 2020 10
Community Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities En change communities En change communities En change ity ity ity Supporting our vi vi vi n n n ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu Why is it important How we manage As part of the community investment ment ment ment Safety, Water Safety, Water Safety, Water refresh, we reviewed our strategic health & security health & security health & for Lion? security supporting the partnerships through a tender process communities wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality Re Re Re y ty ty s p o n s i b ilit and from 2021 to 2024, Lion’s strategic communities in spo spo n s i b ili n s i b ili While we have operations across community partners will be Gotcha4Life the world, we tailor our operational Transparent labelling Sustainable Responsible consumption Transparent labelling Sustainable Responsible consumption Transparent labelling Sustainable Responsible consumption approach to meet the needs of each which we live, work and Graeme Dingle Foundation. We also reviewed and refreshed our workplace procurement & human rights procurement & human rights procurement & human rights community we serve. As a result, local councils, universities, community and play giving partners. This was done through a survey of all Lion employees in Australia Contributing to and investing in the communities in associations and local not-for-profits Lion has always contributed to the and New Zealand. The number of play an important role in guiding our communities in which it operates. which we operate is a central tenet of our business. efforts around educational programmes With a core purpose of championing workplace giving partners increased from 10 to 20. Details of the not-for- Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste We recognise that healthy local communities are Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste and community wellbeing. sociability and living well, our approach profit partners we support are listed critical to the sustainable growth of our business; to community investment in Australia and New Zealand has focused on: on our website. Supporting our communities En Climate change and want toy support Supporting our communities En those who support us, through Climate change • Building positive relationships In 2021 we will continue to work across ity it the Lion Group to identify opportunities good times and bad. vi vi n n • Building a positive drinking culture ron ron Commu Commu for collective and collaborative ment ment • Better nutrition for all Safety, health & Water security Through Lion’s Community Investment Strategy, Safety, health & Water security community investment initiatives. wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality • Preserving our lands and natural Re spo n sibi lit y we are committed Re s p o b ilit y n si to investing in and contributing resources In 2020 in Australia, we started our reconciliation journey. This included Transparent Responsible to the communities in which we operate and making Transparent Responsible Through this approach we provided the development of a Reconciliation labelling Sustainable consumption a meaningful and measurable impact. We do this labelling Sustainable consumption support through strategic partnerships, Action Plan Working Group comprising procurement procurement workplace giving and volunteering. representatives across the business to & human rights through both strategic community investment & human rights Such partnerships had been in place for input to the drafting and compilation partnerships and long-term relationships with over six years and in 2020 we decided of Lion’s first Reflect RAP. To support this, we worked in partnership with our nominated workplace giving partners. to review this. Following an in-depth Corporate Culcha, an Indigenous process of research into social issues of importance and due diligence, we training provider, to develop the Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging & diversity waste & diversity waste refreshed and refined our community Lion Aboriginal and Torres Strait investment strategy (see the infographic Islander Cultural Capability modules Supporting our communities ity En Climate change Uplifting Australia Supporting our communities ity Econnects n families online Climate change Acting locally here). The revised strategy was launched internally in November 2020. and workshops to be rolled out to Lion employees in 2021. In NZ, we In response to the COVID-19 crisis in the vi vi Sustainable Development Goals As part of our Community Investment Based on the four essential skills of n n celebrate Maori Language Week held ron ron Commu Commu United States, New Belgium Brewing ment ment Programme in 2020, Lion was proud to listening, appreciation, emotions and in September each year. Through our partnership with Safety, Water Safety, Water Co. (NBB) launched its Bar & Restaurant health & security be ahealth partner& with Uplifting Australia.security self-responsibility it guides the user Tasman Environmental Markets, wellbeing & quality wellbeing & quality Re During 2020, Uplifting Re Australia updated through a short online module with Relief Fund to supply financial aid we’re empowerings p o b ili tlocal y communities s p o b ilit y n si its programmes, and n si adapted them to clear instructions on how to practice to workers in the hospitality industry, by supplying employment opportunities a virtualTransparent format – launching the Family each of the skills through meaningful as well as frontline workers. NBB’s and sustainable infrastructure Transparent Responsible for Responsible labelling consumption Connect programme labelling online. Family consumption conversations within the family unit. efforts raised more than US$300,000, economic, cultural and social resilience, Sustainable Sustainable procurement Connect is a familyprocurement programme that providing much needed financial advancing our efforts & human rights to support & human rights SDGs 15 (Targets: 15.2 and 15.3) sets children up for good mental health support to 567 eligible workers. As a and 8 (Target: 8.4) and is backed by evidence and a team of Certified B Corp, New Belgium Brewing thought leaders in family wellness. is committed to supporting its local community, especially in times of need. Lion Sustainability Report 2020 11
Community Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging Inclusion Packaging & diversity waste & diversity waste & diversity waste Supporting our communities ity En Climate change Supporting our communities Supporting our communities ity En Climate change Supporting our communities ity En Climate change $1m+ vi vi vi n n n ron ron ron Commu Commu Commu ment ment ment Donated to bushfire Safety, health & wellbeing Water security & quality (continued) Safety, health & wellbeing Water security & quality Safety, health & wellbeing Water security & quality relief efforts Re Re Re y spo n s i b ili ty spo n s i b ili ty s p o n s i b ilit Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible labelling consumption labelling consumption labelling consumption Sustainable Sustainable Sustainable procurement procurement procurement & human rights & human rights & human rights How we stay on track Inclusion Packaging In 2019, LionInclusion adopted the B4SI Packaging Following an in-depth materiality & diversity waste framework to manage and 1 & diversity waste measure assessment of the most relevant and our positive impact within our pressing social issues, we identified Supporting our Climate communities. Supporting our B4SI is a robust, Climate mental health and resilience as a key communities En change communities E n change ity internationally recognisedity framework focus area going forward and invited vi vi n n ron ron Commu Commu that allows us to measure the impact not-for-profits to pitch to work in ment ment Safety, Water of our Safety,activities within the community Water partnership with us on this important health & Artist: Sarrita wellbeing King Tribe: Gurindji NT security & quality through wellbeingthree pillars: Inputs, Outputs health & security & quality social issue. The result of this rigorous Re Re Year Created: s p o 2020 t y Title: Waterhole and Impacts. In 2020, s p o we t yexpanded our process is that we will continue to n s i b ili n s i b ili data collection to include our global partner with the Graeme Dingle Medium: Acrylic paints on canvas Transparent Responsible businesses and we will buildResponsible Transparent on this Foundation in New Zealand and will Image labelling Licensing Rights managed by consumption labelling consumption Sustainable work to formaliseSustainable global targets in launch a new and exciting partnership Dreamtimeprocurement Art Creative Consultancy procurement & human rights years to come. & human rights with Gotcha4Life in Australia. As part of Lion's Reflect This approach provides a reliable and We have set clear targets around RAP, we commissioned holistic view of a company’s social investments, from what is contributed, volunteering hours for the Australian and New Zealand businesses, where a piece of artwork. what happens and what changes all permanent employees can access ‘ Waterhole’, by Inclusion & diversity Packaging waste as a result. Setting Inclusion annual & diversity targets Packaging waste two paid volunteering days per year. Gurindji artist Sarrita enables us to continue to review and track performance of our community We measure engagement with our volunteering and workplace giving Australian bushfire relief King, highlights the Supporting our Climate Supporting our Climate communities En change investment communitiesusing this framework. En change programmes quarterly. We look ity ty i importance of water in forward to sharing more detail about Lion stepped in to help communities “Every day over the last couple In addition to these contributions, vi vi n n ron ron Commu Commu Throughout 2020, Lion continued to our social impact in our upcoming affected by Australia’s devastating of weeks I have opened my inbox Lion Australia customers were also ment ment the nurturing of living Safety, health & Water security support Safety, our two strategic partners,Water health & Uplifting wellbeingAustralia and the Graeme& quality security social impact report. bushfires in 2019-20. In January to see new events and initiatives given access to extended credit and things. The social and 2020, we combined our workplace organised by our teams – not just invoice terms, stock allowances and wellbeing & quality Re Re spo n s i b ili ty Dingle Foundation s p(NZ), asy part of our o n s i b ilit giving contributions, brand initiatives in Australia and New Zealand, but altered delivery conditions as needed. sustaining aspects of execution of this strategy. As part of the refreshed Community Investment and not-for-profit donations to across our Little World Beverages Free cleaning was provided for the waterhole are also Transparent Responsible Transparent Responsible labelling consumption labelling consumption contribute in excess of $1 million to footprint too – focused on helping the draught beer systems to get venues Sustainable Strategy, we also reviewed our strategic Sustainable the bushfire relief effort. Lion CEO, communities in which we operate get back open as soon as possible. significant for Lion, procurement procurement & human rights community partnerships. & human rights Stuart Irvine, said the company’s back on their feet.” reflecting our purpose to response was led by its people. champion sociability and help people live well. 1. Previously known as the London Benchmarking Group. Lion Sustainability Report 2020 12
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