Between 2008 and 2009, Diageo emissions improved from .003% to .002%, as a proportion of total world emissions due in part to our initiatives, but also due to the fact that world emissions went up.
Source: EIA 2009, based on 2006 emissions from fuel use
Positioning ourselves for a step-change away from fossil fuels
Cameronbridge, Scotland
The new Diageo bioenergy plant at Cameronbridge is part of a development that will divert spent grain and wastewater to make the site largely self sufficient in electricity. We estimate that this project will cut annual carbon dioxide emissions at the site by about 56,000 tonnes, roughly equivalent to taking 44,000 family cars off the road.
Leven, Scotland
Our Europe Supply's energy saving measures at Leven site have enabled Diageo to win the Carbon Trust's Energy Efficiency in Manufacturing Award 2009.
Leven is one of Diageo's supply sites in Scotland responsible for producing famous brands, including Smirnoff and Gordon's Gin. The energy saving measures implemented at the Leven site have resulted in annual savings of approximately 750 tonnes of CO2 and it is estimated that we will benefit from an additional £150,000 worth of savings every year. The measures undertaken at the Leven site have been acknowledged by the Carbon Trust as showing outstanding achievement in the manufacturing industry for energy efficiency.