Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Promoting positive drinking is, and always has been, at the heart of this. Our global brands have been part of people’s celebrations for generations. We make them with pride, and we want them to be enjoyed responsibly. That’s why our aim is for people to drink better, not more. We are committed to promoting moderation, tackling misuse, and improving laws and standards, while respecting the fact that many people choose not to drink at all. We believe that this is a constructive addition to the EU Code.

Commitments by aspirational objectives:

Aspirational objective 1: Healthy, balanced and sustainable diets for all European consumers, thereby contributing to: 

1) Reversing malnutrition and diet-related noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in the EU;

2) Reducing the environmental footprint of food consumption by 2030.

With the following aspirational targets:

a) Improved food consumption patterns in the EU;

b) A food environment that makes it easier to choose healthy and sustainable diets.

DIAGEO commitments:

Pledge 1

We will promote positive drinking by changing the way Europe drinks for the better by celebrating moderation and continuing to address alcohol-related harm, expanding our programmes that tackle underage drinking, drink-driving, and binge drinking. In particular, we will create a new online platform that provides factual information to champion health literacy tackle harm and educate consumers on alcohol www.DRINKiQ.com.

Aspirational objective 3: A climate-neutral food chain in Europe by 2050

With the following aspirational target: 

Reducing net emissions from own operations, contributing to a 55% GHG emission reduction  target in the EU food chain by 2030 (following a science-based approach).

DIAGEO commitments:

Pledge 2

We will pioneer grain-to-glass sustainability. We commit to working towards a low-carbon future, harnessing 100% renewable energy to achieve net zero carbon emissions for direct operations and working with suppliers to reduce indirect carbon emissions by 50%.

Full detail of the pledge in the provided attachment.