About the Start of Joint Delivery in the Kanagawa Area
Kirin Group Logistics and Sapporo Group Logistics will begin joint delivery efforts in the Kanagawa area from June 2026. This initiative aims to reduce annual CO2 emissions by approximately 8.0 tons, contributing to logistics efficiency and a sustainable society.
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Kirin Group Logistics Co., Ltd. (President: Shinya Kobayashi, hereinafter "Kirin") and Sapporo Group Logistics Co., Ltd. (President: Yuki Hattori, hereinafter "Sapporo"), a group company of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., will begin joint delivery initiatives in the Kanagawa area from June 2026.
The two companies have previously implemented joint delivery in parts of Tokyo (Note 1) and Hokkaido (Note 2). This time, the area of joint product delivery will be expanded by consolidating Sapporo's product handling and delivery operations, currently carried out at Sapporo's Kanagawa sales office, into Kirin's Kawasaki branch.
*New Transportation Scheme Image
*This does not apply to all delivery schemes in the Kanagawa area.
*The images of delivered products are merely representative examples. All products from both companies are subject to delivery.
Through this initiative, by further improving logistics efficiency, the two companies combined are expected to reduce annual CO2 emissions by approximately 8.0 tons.
Considering the increasing importance of realizing a low-carbon society in the logistics industry, as well as challenges such as driver shortages and soaring fuel prices, both companies aim to contribute to a more sustainable society by positioning the SCM field as a collaborative domain and expanding their scope of cooperation.
(Note 1) https://www.kirin-logistics.co.jp/assets/pdf/kirinnews_150424.pdf
(Note 2) https://www.sapporobeer.jp/news_release/0000008811/
■ About Kirin Group Logistics
Kirin Group aims to spread new joy in "food and health" and contribute to the realization of a rich society by focusing on nature and people in its manufacturing. Kirin Group Logistics Co., Ltd. supports the sophistication and stable supply of the entire supply chain and continues to challenge new value creation. Even in a rapidly changing market environment, we will build a reliable quality and sustainable logistics foundation and contribute to people's mental and physical health through "logistics." https://www.kirinholdings.com/jp/
■ About Sapporo Holdings
Under the sustainability policy "With the Earth, from the Origin, Creating Smiles," the Sapporo Group aims to achieve both "realizing a sustainable society" and "continuous growth of the group." Among its key sustainability issues, "realizing a decarbonized society" is positioned as one of the most important, and the group is working to reduce CO2 in logistics, which is the product transportation process. In addition, to solve various issues related to the "2024 problem in logistics," the group is promoting initiatives such as joint transportation with other companies and modal shifts.
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. https://www.sapporoholdings.jp/
[Customer Inquiries]
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. Customer Center
Tel: 0120-207-800
The two companies have previously implemented joint delivery in parts of Tokyo (Note 1) and Hokkaido (Note 2). This time, the area of joint product delivery will be expanded by consolidating Sapporo's product handling and delivery operations, currently carried out at Sapporo's Kanagawa sales office, into Kirin's Kawasaki branch.
*New Transportation Scheme Image
*This does not apply to all delivery schemes in the Kanagawa area.
*The images of delivered products are merely representative examples. All products from both companies are subject to delivery.
Through this initiative, by further improving logistics efficiency, the two companies combined are expected to reduce annual CO2 emissions by approximately 8.0 tons.
Considering the increasing importance of realizing a low-carbon society in the logistics industry, as well as challenges such as driver shortages and soaring fuel prices, both companies aim to contribute to a more sustainable society by positioning the SCM field as a collaborative domain and expanding their scope of cooperation.
(Note 1) https://www.kirin-logistics.co.jp/assets/pdf/kirinnews_150424.pdf
(Note 2) https://www.sapporobeer.jp/news_release/0000008811/
■ About Kirin Group Logistics
Kirin Group aims to spread new joy in "food and health" and contribute to the realization of a rich society by focusing on nature and people in its manufacturing. Kirin Group Logistics Co., Ltd. supports the sophistication and stable supply of the entire supply chain and continues to challenge new value creation. Even in a rapidly changing market environment, we will build a reliable quality and sustainable logistics foundation and contribute to people's mental and physical health through "logistics." https://www.kirinholdings.com/jp/
■ About Sapporo Holdings
Under the sustainability policy "With the Earth, from the Origin, Creating Smiles," the Sapporo Group aims to achieve both "realizing a sustainable society" and "continuous growth of the group." Among its key sustainability issues, "realizing a decarbonized society" is positioned as one of the most important, and the group is working to reduce CO2 in logistics, which is the product transportation process. In addition, to solve various issues related to the "2024 problem in logistics," the group is promoting initiatives such as joint transportation with other companies and modal shifts.
Sapporo Holdings Ltd. https://www.sapporoholdings.jp/
[Customer Inquiries]
Sapporo Breweries Ltd. Customer Center
Tel: 0120-207-800