The following offers a view of our annual performance in important areas of environmental and social responsibility. We monitor key metrics for fiber, emissions, energy usage and the impact of our operations on air, water and solid waste. We use this data to set improvement goals for our operations and interactions with key stakeholders.

Bacardi Limited announced the compilation of results of its environmental sustainability goals made in 2014 and expanded its “Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future” environmental initiative to now encompass the company’s entire Corporate Responsibility (CR) platform.

Water is essential to society, and to making beer. However, today it is not managed optimally in too many areas of the world, and water scarcity is a major concern.

The Carlsberg Group’s vision for a better tomorrow is a world in which zero water is wasted.

In pursuit of this vision, Carlsberg has developed bold targets – including halving water usage at its breweries by 2030. Carlsberg will also form partnerships to safeguard shared water resources in high-risk areas around selected breweries, identified together with WWF.

Carlsberg Group targets

I’ve just returned from the 2^nd Annual CSR Investing Summit held in New York, presented by S-Network Global Indexes, a data consulting firm. S-Network has collaborated with Thomson Reuters to create an ESG ratings portal that scores 4,600 companies representing a global market cap of $44 trillion on environmental, social, and governance factors. The Thomson Reuters Corporate Responsibility Ratings use data from Thomson Reuter’s Asset Four, a research business that provides detailed ESG information based on 250 key performance indicators and 750 data points.