Case Studies Sector: Food and Drink

Diageo

Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, beer and wine. These brands include Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, J&B, Windsor, Buchanan’s and Bushmills whiskies, Smirnoff, Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Jose Cuervo, Tanqueray and Guinness. The following summary focuses on Diageo’s commitment to reducing its environmental impact in the following areas: water, carbon, waste, sustainable packaging and the wider environment. Water Water …

Published on 11 October 2012

Cairngorms Food for Life

Cairngorms National Park Cairngorms Food for Life is a local food project being delivered by the Cairngorms National Park Authority (CNPA) and overseen by Soil Association Scotland as part of its Food for Life programme of work. It receives funding from a range of sources, including for example LEADER. The vision of the project is to: “increase the availability and use of local, fresh and seasonal produce for both residents and visitors in the Cairngorms …

Published on 27 August 2012

The Scotch Whisky Industry

Graham Hutcheon, Group Operations Director of the Edrington Group, reports on action taken within the Scotch Whisky industry. The Scotch Whisky industry is a mature sector and the firms and people who work in it are collaborative by nature – up to a point. When it comes to sales and marketing, it is highly competitive. Yet up to that point, there is a genuine shared interest in doing things better – for the good of …

Published on 25 March 2012