Introduction from our sponsor John Gibney, Group Finance Director
Britvic's aim is to be a progressive, sustainable and responsible business
What does this mean in practice?
As a progressive business, Britvic will increasingly seek to harness the power of its brands to help address relevant social and environmental issues. Britvic is a brand-led and marketing-driven company, and we believe that we are in a good position to influence consumer behaviour - for example, through the promotion of healthy lifestyles and sustainable attitudes in areas such as the recycling of packaging.
Creating a sustainable business means what it says. Britvic's business operations require large amounts of energy - directly in our own manufacturing and distribution, and indirectly throughout our supply chain. Our packaging uses valuable resources - glass, plastics and metals such as steel and aluminium. These all contribute to our carbon footprint. Without water, Britvic couldn't operate or make its brands and so we need to use all of these resources wisely. A sustainable business is one that invests and innovates to minimise its impacts in order to ensure that it has a long-term future.
Britvic itself employs more then 2,000 people across Great Britain, and our business supports many thousands more individuals and their families throughout the world. We are responsible for their welfare and for the health of the communities in which they live and in which we operate. Our new strategy seeks to make a positive contribution to the lives of our employees and the communities around us.
2012 goals
This year, we will report back on our achievements according to the three new criteria: progressive, sustainable and responsible.
2011 achievements
We made significant progress against our CR goals last year. These related to our operations, packaging, healthy lifestyles and community. Key highlights are listed in this section.
OUR PARTNERSHIPS
We are proud to be working in partnership with a number of charities, community organisations and NGOs to help us achieve our CR goals - whether it’s to promote healthy lifestyles, improve the local environment around us or share best practice on ethical trading.
REPORTS AND POLICIES
For downloadable PDFs of policies and reports please click the link below. Please think of the environment before printing!