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Press release - Paris, 3 April 2019
“Good Times from a Good Place”
The Group announces 8 key commitments across
its business, from grain to glass
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Pernod Ricard (Paris:RI) launches today its 2030 Sustainability
& Responsibility roadmap as part of the Group’s strategic plan
Transform & Accelerate. This roadmap sets out 8 ambitious and
concrete 2030 targets supporting the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) and will be unveiled today at the Martell
Cognac distillery in France. The Group is taking bold next steps in
addressing both environmental topics, to preserve the terroirs its
products come from, and social responsibility, in particular by
accelerating the fight against alcohol misuse.
Last September, during the UN Global Compact Leaders’ Summit
2018 at the UN Headquarters in New York, Pernod Ricard was the only
Wine & Spirits company to be recognized as a Global Compact
LEAD company, demonstrating its ongoing commitment to the Ten
Principles and to the 17 UN SDGs.
Since it was founded, Pernod Ricard has had sustainability at
its heart. The Group’s founder, Paul Ricard, started the Paul
Ricard Oceanographic Institute over 50 years ago, which is
instrumental still in advancing ocean preservation. The Group and
its brands have taken many actions (such as the Chivas Venture and
Absolut Elyx’s partnership with Water for People) and, since 2010,
has driven strong progress towards its 2020 environmental targets.
In the last 8 years, 93% of its production facilities have been
certified ISO 14001 and 95% of its vineyards certified according to
environmental standards. In addition, the Group has reduced its
water consumption per litre of alcohol by 20%, its carbon emissions
by 30% per unit of production and waste from 10,253 tons to a total
of 748 tons to landfill.
Building on these past achievements, the 8 new Sustainability
& Responsibility commitments are built on four key areas:
nurturing terroir, valuing people, circular making and
responsible hosting. They seek to address material issues
facing the Group and the World, such as climate change, Human
Rights and waste. Each pillar includes 2030 goals with measurements
to ensure progress is monitored.
Nurturing Terroir
Every Pernod Ricard product takes its character from the land
where it was grown. This area of commitment focuses on nurturing
every terroir and its biodiversity, responding to the challenges of
climate change to ensure quality ingredients now and for
generations to come.
1. Biodiversity - by 2030, 100% of the Group’s global
affiliates will have a strategic biodiversity project.
2. Regenerative agriculture - by 2025, the Group will
develop regenerative agriculture pilot projects within its own
vineyards in 8 wine regions - Argentina, California, Cognac,
Champagne, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and China - mimicking
natural processes to improve the quality of top soil, watersheds
and ecosystems. By 2030, Pernod Ricard will then partner with over
5,000 farmers to share this knowledge further.
Valuing People
Convivialité is about sharing, warmth, care and respect for
people everywhere. This commitment is related to increasing
diversity and fairness for all its people and empowering people
across its supply chain.
3. Equality and future leadership - by 2022, the Group
will ensure equal pay across the business and by 2030, the top
management teams will be gender balanced. In addition to which, by
2030, 100% of employees will have received future-fit training at
least every 3 years to develop new skills.
4. Shared knowledge and learning - by 2030, the Group
will train 10,000 bartenders on the bar world of tomorrow to host
consumers in a more sustainable way including being anti-waste and
plastic-free.
Circular Making
The world is made of finite resources, under huge pressure.
Pernod Ricard is committed to minimizing waste at every step by
imagining, producing and distributing its products in ways that
optimize and help preserve natural resources.
5. Packaging and waste - by 2025 Pernod Ricard will ban
all promotional items made from single-use plastic and 100% of its
packaging will be recyclable, compostable, reusable or bio-based.
In addition to which, by 2030 the Group will pilot 5 new circular
ways of distributing wine & spirits and help increase recycling
rates in its top 10 largest markets with low recycling levels.
6. Water balance and carbon-footprint - by 2030,
Pernod Ricard aims to be water balanced in all high-risk watersheds
(like India and Australia), replenishing 100% of water consumption
from production sites. In relation to carbon emissions, Pernod
Ricard will commit to reducing the overall intensity of its carbon
footprint by 50% by 2030 in line with the Science-Based
Targets (SBTs) initiative.
Responsible Hosting
Wine & Spirits bring people together and serve a valuable
role in society. Pernod Ricard is committed to fighting alcohol
misuse in society by taking action on harmful drinking and engaging
with its stakeholders for real change.
7. Alcohol misuse - by 2030, each and every affiliate of
Pernod Ricard across the World will have at least one program to
fight alcohol misuse, at scale and evaluated.
8. Responsible Party - by 2030, Pernod Ricard will expand
its Responsible Party program globally to reach at least 1 million
young adults. Responsible Party was created 10 years ago in
partnership with the Erasmus Student Network to raise students’
awareness about responsible consumption, and has reached 400,000
students in Europe since.
In addition to these 8 main commitments, as part of the 2030
roadmap, Pernod Ricard has also developed plans to embed a UN Human
Rights approach across its value chain, address waste water and
move towards fully renewable electricity.
Alexandre Ricard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
said, “We are 19,000 ‘créateurs de convivialité’ – passionate
hosts but also respectful guests on our planet. Sharing our values,
respecting our terroirs and promoting responsible consumption are
all conditions for sustainable growth. Yesterday, today and
tomorrow, we will continue to create for the long-term.”
Vanessa Wright, VP Sustainability & Responsibility,
said, “We know that our customers have now come to expect our
brands to be responsible and respectful of the environment – values
that have been at the very heart of our business since its
inception. These 2030 commitments provide us with a focused
framework across our business in helping to address some of the
biggest sustainability issues, so consumers can enjoy our products
in a convivial and sustainable way.”
A film that has been shot with 52 proud employees from Pernod
Ricard comes to support the launch of the new strategy, you can
watch it HERE
For more information about Pernod Ricard’s S&R commitments
please visit https://www.pernod-ricard.com/sr/
About Pernod Ricard
Pernod Ricard is the world’s n°2 in wines and spirits with
consolidated Sales of €8,987 million in FY18. Created in 1975 by
the merger of Ricard and Pernod, the Group has undergone sustained
development, based on both organic growth and acquisitions: Seagram
(2001), Allied Domecq (2005) and Vin&Sprit (2008). Pernod
Ricard holds one of the most prestigious brand portfolios in the
sector: Absolut Vodka, Ricard pastis, Ballantine’s, Chivas Regal,
Royal Salute and The Glenlivet Scotch whiskies, Jameson Irish
whiskey, Martell cognac, Havana Club rum, Beefeater gin, Malibu
liqueur, Mumm and Perrier-Jouët champagnes, as well Jacob’s Creek,
Brancott Estate, Campo Viejo and Kenwood wines. Pernod Ricard
employs a workforce of approximately 19,000 people and operates
through a decentralised organisation, with 6 “Brand Companies” and
86 “Market Companies” established in each key market. Pernod Ricard
is strongly committed to a sustainable development policy and
encourages responsible consumption. Pernod Ricard’s strategy and
ambition are based on 3 key values that guide its expansion:
entrepreneurial spirit, mutual trust and a strong sense of
ethics.
Pernod Ricard is listed on Euronext (Ticker: RI; ISIN code:
FR0000120693) and is part of the CAC 40 index.
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