ESG | Diageo action plan

SPIRIT OF PROGRESS PLAN

Responding to the issues that matter

Diageo has a clear ambition to be the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products company in the world.

Our Spirit of Progress ambitions are focused on addressing the areas we have the greatest ability to control and drive change at scale.

It has three priorities: to promote positive drinking, champion inclusion and diversity and pioneer grain to glass sustainability. Doing business the right way underpins everything we do.

Spirit of Progress Plan

Promote positive drinking

Our ambition is to change the way people drink for the better. This is why we promote moderate drinking and invest in education programmes to tackle the harmful use of alcohol.

positive drinking

DRINKiQ, the UK Men’s Sheds association and former boxer Tony Bellew have teamed to encourage older men to make being well their mission.

Champion Inclusion & Diversity

Championing inclusion and diversity is at the heart of what we do and is crucial to our purpose of ‘celebrating life, every day, everywhere.

Inclusion & Diversity

Explore our support for female smallholder farmers, and how we are helping them achieve economic independence and security for their families whilst driving community resilience and business growth.

Pioneer grain-to-glass sustainability

Our ambition is to build a resilient supply chain that helps our communities to adapt to climate change, protects our licence to operate and benefits the bottom line of our business. We’re accelerating our focus on water, and working towards a low carbon future to address our most significant risks and respond to our greatest opportunities.

GRAIN TO GLASS SUSTAINABILITY

See how we are committed to reducing the carbon emissions of our key brands with innovative technical and packaging formats, including lightweighting our glass bottles and trialling new materials.

Doing business the right way

We are committed to doing business in the right way. This is about demonstrating integrity, living our values, and behaving in an ethical way.

Doing business the right way

Sustainability stories

Putting ESG into practice

Keep up-to-date with our progress on promoting positive drinking, championing inclusion and diversity, and pioneering grain to glass sustainability.

All ESG STORIES

Savour every moment and find the magic of moderate drinking

Empowering smallholder farmers to combat climate change and gender inequality

How we’re exploring circular economy solutions

Reports and progress

ESG governance and reporting centre

Reporting transparently on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that affect our business and that our business creates, plays a vital role in delivering our strategy. It helps us to manage ESG risks, seize opportunities and promote sustainable development everywhere we live, work, source and sell.

Reporting hub