Yakult Honsha | Sustainability Performance

https://www.yakult.co.jp/english/

Produces and markets probiotic beverages and related products.

1935

Japan

10,001+ employees

Food Production

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#2960

Overall

#150

in Japan

#107

in Food Production

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

270 out of 436

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk

Social

Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities

Governance

TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions

Financial Data

Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Waste generated

2.4K tonnes, 2025

Leading

Female employees

52% 2024

Leading

Externalities

19.9M $, 2025

Leading

Market cap

825.8B $, 2026▲6.8% YoY

Revenue

499.7B $, 2025▲0.7% YoY

R&D intensity

1.87% 2025

Intensity

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Industry Benchmark

89.0

B/M 212.2

495.6

B/M 1.0K

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

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High

Severe

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Yakult Honsha Co Ltd, Japanese major probiotic dairy (Yakult Lactobacillus casei Shirota), has faced multiple US/European class actions over alleged misleading marketing of probiotic health benefits at multiple US retail customer sites, plus periodic Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny on inadequate disclosure of Asian probiotic customer demand changes affecting Japanese institutional shareholders.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

Download Controversy Analysis

Yakult Honsha Co Ltd, Japanese major probiotic dairy (Yakult Lactobacillus casei Shirota), has faced multiple US/European class actions over alleged misleading marketing of probiotic health benefits at multiple US retail customer sites, plus periodic Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny on inadequate disclosure of Asian probiotic customer demand changes affecting Japanese institutional shareholders.

Yakult Honsha | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

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Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Air pollution

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

Yakult Honsha | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

Available in Scale package

View similiar companies

Renewable energy

Renewable electricity

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Air pollution

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Available in
Scale package

Available in
Scale package

Available in
Scale package

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