How Pilario is Supporting Sustainability for Suntory

Data lies at the core of every successful sustainability strategy. From tracking carbon emissions to enhancing resource efficiency, accurate and transparent data empowers organisations to measure progress, manage risks, and make informed choices aligned with global climate goals.

Global beverage giant Suntory is partnering with Pilario to measure, understand, and reduce the environmental footprint of its products—beginning with packaging assessment.

At the centre of this initiative is Pilario’s advanced digital life-cycle assessment (LCA) platform, which is now integrated into Suntory’s broader sustainability roadmap for monitoring and improving its environmental impact.

“Great to see large corporations taking action and responsibility,” says Alycia Purcell, CEO of Pilario, on LinkedIn. “We’re super proud of this collaboration.”

Pilario’s LCA platform gives Suntory a detailed, real-time view of its environmental footprint through continuous monitoring and scenario modelling.

By harnessing data analytics, the tool helps the company quantify emissions, resource consumption and packaging impacts across the entire product life cycle - from sourcing and production to distribution and end-of-life.

Pilario’s digital sustainability solutions

Pilario is a leader in eco-design and Life Cycle Assessment software, with more than three decades of expertise in environmental science and sustainability analytics. Founded by environmental engineers and software developers, the company’s mission is to inspire and enable businesses to embed sustainability management into strategic decision-making and corporate performance.

Its user-friendly, integrated digital solutions empower organisations to track, measure, and reduce their products’ environmental footprint at scale. Pilario’s platform connects data from suppliers and production operations, enabling accurate, scenario-based simulations for eco-design and compliance reporting.

Supporting global standards including ISO 14044, CSRD, and the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the LCA software delivers robust, verified results for sustainability professionals and R&D leaders seeking Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) and comprehensive LCA analyses.

Across Europe, large sustainability teams now rely on Pilario’s technology to streamline daily operations, remain compliant with evolving regulations, and continually advance climate performance. Transparency, curiosity, and dedication are embedded in the company’s culture, encouraging innovative problem-solving and long-term environmental and business benefits.

Suntory’s sustainability pathway

Suntory stands as a global leader in the beverage and spirits industry, recognised for its ambitious “Growing for Good” vision and commitment to positive environmental and social impact.

With a diverse portfolio of premium soft drinks, water, and iconic spirits, the company drives forward its Proof Positive sustainability strategy, which focuses on water stewardship, climate action, and sustainable packaging. Suntory aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% across directly operated sites by 2030, and to achieve net zero emissions across its full value chain by 2050.

Guided by science-based targets and transparent CSR reporting, Suntory partners with technology leaders like Pilario to strengthen data-driven sustainability across its operations and supply chains. The brand also champion frameworks such as product environmental footprint rules for soft drinks and supports wider sustainability education, local initiatives, and industry collaboration.

“To achieve Suntory Beverage & Food Europe net zero sustainability goals we need to have the best data in front of us in order to make the right decisions,” says Michelle Norman, Director of Sustainability and External Affairs, and Executive Committee member at Suntory Beverage & Food Europe.

“Our teams will now have access to credible life cycle methodologies using Pilario that will allow them to make fact-based decisions at every step of the product innovation journey.”