Ito En
Green tea products
Japan's largest green tea distributor.

Overall

Owned JPN
Rating C-
About the Ratings
Ito En Ltd
JPN

Company Assessment

(Last updated Apr 2025)
Ito En Ltd
Praise
CDP Climate Change score of A-
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change risk. Responding companies are scored across four key areas: disclosure; awareness; management; and leadership. This company received a CDP Climate Change score of A-.
Source: CDP (2023)
CDP Water Security score of B
In 2023, the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) asked companies to provide data about their efforts to manage and govern freshwater resources. Responding companies are scored on six key metrics: transparency; governance & strategy; measuring & monitoring; risk assessment; targets & goals; and value chain engagement. This company received a CDP Water Security score of B.
Source: CDP (2023)
Criticism
Animal Testing
This company appears on PETA's list of food and beverage companies that tests on animals, signifying that: it has not signed PETA's Statement of Assurance document; has definitively conducted, funded, commissioned, or allowed animal testing that is not explicitly required by law or by written requirements by government agencies; and has not adequately resolved this issue in private discussions with PETA.
Source: PETA (2024)
High ESG Risk
Sustainalytics, a top ESG research firm, evaluates environmental, social, and governance risks for over 16,000 companies. Its ESG Risk Rating reflects how much risk a company faces in its industry and how well it manages those risks. The final score includes both unmanaged and unmanageable risks, and companies are rated on a scale from negligible (0-10) to severe (40+). This company received an ESG Risk Rating of 30.9, placing it in the "high risk" category (retrieved April 2025).
Information
Non-GMO products in USA
This company has products that have been verified as compliant with the Non-GMO Project Standard, North America's only independent verification for products made according to best practices for GMO avoidance.
Sustainability management claims
This company has sustainability management claims on its website.
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Company Details

Type:
Public company
Founded:
1966
Employees:
5,175 (2023)
Subsidiaries:
Ito En Australia Pty Ltd
Green tea manufacturing & sales
Established in 1994. Green tea leaves grown and processed in North East Victoria.

Contact Details

Address:
Tokyo, Japan
Website:
www.itoen-global.com

Products / Brands

Ito En Australia
Ito En Iced Tea