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Diageo’s Approach to Water –
Supporting Business Growth
Water Security and the Global Development
Challenge Conference, Oxford University 17 April 2012
Gerry O’Hagan Global Technical Director
Water footprinting – key areas of impact
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Water Use
Water Pollution
Delivering against 2015 environmental targets
30% 15.8%
2015 target improvement vs.
F07 baseline
Progress to date
Water efficiency
50%
9.0%
2015 target reduction vs. F07
baseline
Progress to date
Water wasted at stress loca1ons
60%
2015 target reduction vs. F07
baseline
Progress to date
Waste water
(25.6)%
Operations – Water in the Agricultural Supply Chain
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• Local sorghum supply chain in Cameroon • Less water to grow and process • More efficient and productive supply chain
Water improvements – focusing on water stressed sites EABL Tusker Brewery, Kenya GGBL Kumasi Brewery, Ghana
• Water recovery
• Cost £200,000
• 6 month payback
• Pasteuriser replacement
• Cost £3 million
• 7 year payback
New technology – a new era for sustainable distilling
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Roseisle, Scotland
• 13,000 tonnes of carbon avoided per year • 100% reduction in polluting power of effluent
St Croix, US Virgin Islands
• 15,000 tonnes of carbon avoided per year • 90% of process wastewater recycled • 100% reduction in polluting power of effluent
Cameronbridge, Scotland
• Planned 56,000 tonnes of carbon avoided per year • 30% of process wastewater recycled • 100% reduction in polluting power of effluent
Community Involvement - Diageo’s Water of Life Programme
• 170 projects
• 16 countries
• 5 million people
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Collective Action - Collaboration
• Water Business Imperative Roundtables in Africa • Beverage Industry Environment Roundtable • CDP Water Disclosure Project • UN CEO Water Mandate
The challenge for business
• Adopting a holistic approach • Decoupling water impact from business growth • Innovation to drive change • New ways of working with new partners • Collaboration – common issues, collective solutions