12/11/2025
Thailand: Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) concluded the Sustainability Expo 2025 (SX2025) under the theme "Sufficiency, Sustainability for the World." The stated aim of the event was to unite regional partners to drive sustainable and balanced growth. CEO Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi stated that ThaiBev was committed to becoming a stable and sustainable leader in the food and beverage sector in South East Asia, with the "PASSION 2030" project that emphasized innovation, digital transformation, premium branding, and collaboration to strengthen distribution and market reach.
Link: https://lnkd.in/gvCnFfFJ
Comments:
1. Contribution of the industry to sustainable development should take into account its potential negative externalities.
Reminders:
* Alcohol manufacturing and distribution generates carbon and water footprints, and whiskey distilleries have been fined for water pollution (https://lnkd.in/gVkfJ29y).
* A study estimated that losses in productivity and medical expenses costs the global population 817.6 International Dollars (https://lnkd.in/g9xqP5Z4).
* In developing countries such as Sri Lanka, alcohol-related conditions costed more than 1% of the GDP in 2015 (https://lnkd.in/gsVF6bgG)
2. Alcohol corporate expositions do not align with the World Health Organization's SAFER Framework to reduce harms from alcohol (https://lnkd.in/gfzadb9Z). A better approach may be follow the WHO's advice on limiting alcohol availability and advertising to safeguard young individuals from alcohol-related risks (https://lnkd.in/gPCraaKN).
SEAAPA wishes to urge the public to consider these issues when reading news about ESG and CSR events. Asia Pacific Alcohol Policy Alliance
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