Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environment
• Marketplace
• Supply Chain
• Workplace
• Community

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced total packaging waste by 11,000 tons per year
• Reduced waste to landfill by 72% since 2002
• Reduced overall water to product ratio by 14.6% since 2002
• Reduced carbon emissions per tonne of product by 22.8% since 2000

Social Achievements

• Rolled out GDA labelling across over 90% of relevant packs
• Introduced on-pack contact details for consumer careline
• Launched a new volunteering policy
• Established a national Britvic community fund
• 61% reduction in accident frequency rate over the last five years
• 87% consistently high employee opinion survey response rate

Governance Achievements

• New governance systems in place
• Policies on environment, supply chain, community and marketplace issues implemented or updated

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Need to empower brands to respond to societal demands
• Understanding raw material sourcing
• Systematic communication of progress and challenges with stakeholders

Mitigation Strategies

• Mapping social, environmental, and economic footprint of water brand
• Initiated project to consider full life cycle analysis of products
• Annual reporting and updates at appropriate intervals

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical Trading Policy (based on ETI Base code)
• Supplier Performance Monitoring Process
• SEDEX membership

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Fruit Shoot 100%
• Robinsons Smooth Juice
• Ambient juice drinks (preservative-free)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Packaging reduction
• Energy efficiency
• Ethical trading
• Employee well-being
• Safety
• Community investment
• CO2 emissions reduction
• Water use reduction

Environmental Achievements

• Removed 5000 tonnes of packaging
• Completed RPET trial using UK only recycled content
• Completed trials on more energy efficient chillers and dispense equipment
• Achieved full compliance from packaging and ingredients suppliers to Ethical Trading Policy
• Reduced CO2 emissions by an unspecified amount compared to 1990

Social Achievements

• Improved work-life balance (as measured by employee opinion survey)
• Reduced Accident Frequency Rate by 30.9%
• Improved occupational health services
• Overall employee engagement score of 77 (89% response rate)
• Launched online driver safety training campaign
• 5% of workforce opted into cycle-to-work scheme
• Developing an employee wellbeing programme (to launch early 2011)

Governance Achievements

• Achieved full compliance from packaging and ingredients suppliers to Ethical Trading Policy
• Completed planned audits by December 2010

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Challenging consumer backdrop in GB, France, and Ireland
• Economic headwinds in Ireland
• Declining Irish soft drinks market
• Uncertain consumer environment in GB Pub & Club channel
• Increasing commodity prices
• Potential impact of regulatory developments

Mitigation Strategies

• Write-down of assets in Ireland (£104.2m)
• Reviewing business structure in Ireland
• Delivering €17m synergies from Britvic France acquisition
• Sourcing prime materials through forward contracts and hedging arrangements
• Developing new sources of supply
• Proactive engagement with relevant authorities

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical Trading Policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• Gold Award at The Publican Licensees’ Choice Awards for J2O White Blend

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• People
• Planet
• Profit

Environmental Achievements

• 17% improvement in water use in GB since 2010
• 6.6% energy reduction across all GB power usages in 2012
• All GB sites now send zero waste to landfill
• 30% reduction in waste to energy in the last 12 months
• 176 outdoor spaces regenerated via Transform your Patch campaign
• 18 million liters of water saved per year at Leeds site through rinse water recycling
• 33.6 million liters of water saved annually at Beckton site through water recycling
• Significant achievements in packaging reduction (e.g., lighter bottles, reduced shrink wrap)

Social Achievements

• Launched employee well-being program including lifestyle assessments, Meat-free Mondays, and walking challenges
• Increased paid volunteering days to three per year for all GB employees
• Launched volunteering database to connect employees with local opportunities
• Raised €360,000 through Ballygowan Pink campaign for The Marie Keating Cancer Support Foundation
• Supported educational programs at Learning Zones, benefiting 103 teachers and 48 students
• Delivered 147 clean water supply systems in Ethiopia, benefiting over 44,000 users
• Developed and distributed 15,000 packs of healthy recipe cards and interactive activity cards through partnership with MEND

Governance Achievements

• Established a Sustainable Business Committee with senior managers from across the business
• Implemented robust reporting practices for monitoring suppliers' ethical performance

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Achieving full compliance with Ethical Trading Policy across the entire supply chain
• Reducing water usage further to achieve a 1.4-liter water ratio per liter of product
• Minimizing environmental impact of transportation
• Securing sustainable supplies of fruit and other ingredients

Mitigation Strategies

• Developing ways to ensure compliance with Ethical Trading Policy
• Carrying out site-specific surveys to identify equipment needing updating and implementing a water awareness program
• Working with logistics partners to minimize environmental impacts of transportation (e.g., increasing direct deliveries)
• Developing a Sustainable Fruit Strategy to address procurement risks

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical Trading Policy (ETP)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• SoBe V Water and drench Juicy Spring Water with naturally sourced Stevia extract
• Lean 57 Chillers with hydrocarbon technology

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Consumer health (including responsible marketing)
• Great Place to Work (including employee engagement, wellbeing, H&S, inclusion & diversity)
• Skills
• Community relations
• Water stewardship
• Climate change (including energy consumption, CO2 emissions)
• Packaging & waste
• Responsible sourcing (including fair sourcing, sourcing traceability, sustainable agriculture)

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water intensity ratio across the group by 17.8% to 1.93
• Reduced absolute water use at GB manufacturing sites by 23% to 2,593,360m³
• Achieved a 9% absolute reduction in direct (Scope 1 & 2) Greenhouse Gas emissions, emitting 60,669 tonnes CO2e
• Reduced energy use across the group by 14% to 202,100,302 kWh
• Reduced waste produced by 10% within GB manufacturing sites to 3249 tonnes, achieving a 90% recycling rate
• Successfully offset GB business travel emissions through two environmental projects

Social Achievements

• Launched a new consumer health strategy across all business units
• Reduced the average calorie count by 37% across its UK product portfolio since 2010
• Withdrew full sugar Fruit Shoot from the UK market
• Launched Club Zero in Ireland, eliminating 169,000kg of sugar from the Irish market
• Increased no or low sugar advertising spend by 11.5% in 2013-14
• Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) across the business fell by 4.6% with the total number of accidents down by 9%
• Employee community fund supported charity fundraising, site family events, and onsite exercise classes
• Ballygowan Gold campaign raised €100,000 for the Irish Cancer Society
• MiWadi’s ‘Trick or Treat’ campaign raised €235,000 for Temple Street Children’s University Hospital

Governance Achievements

• Undertook a materiality review to ensure priorities match stakeholder expectations
• Established a Sustainable Business Committee to oversee the sustainable business strategy
• Implemented a mandatory ethical business policy training module for all employees

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased water consumption in the previous year
• Closure of two manufacturing sites (Huddersfield and Chelmsford)
• Uncertain future of fossil fuels and energy security
• Unpredictable extreme weather events
• Increasing amount of shipping for international product transport
• Challenging recycling targets set by UK Government

Mitigation Strategies

• Renewed focus on water management, implementing improvement projects and investing in new technology
• Improved efficiency and protected long-term future by closing inefficient sites
• Established an energy efficiency programme and implemented the ReCon programme
• Carbon offsetting programme to mitigate remaining emissions
• Planning to build a robust process to accurately track emissions associated with shipping
• Supporting Pledge4Plastics initiative to boost plastic recycling

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 39% of high-risk GB/Ireland direct suppliers completed Sedex self-assessments

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical business policy
• Sedex self-assessments
• Alignment of Sedex and Qadex systems

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events (floods, heatwaves)

Transition Risks

• Energy security concerns
• Uncertain future of fossil fuels

Opportunities

• Energy efficiency improvements
• Renewable energy solutions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 22000, BRC, IFS, CarbonNeutral® business travel certification

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas Certification UK

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Robinsons Squash’d (reduced packaging)
• Club Zero (no sugar variant)

Awards & Recognition

• PepsiCo Centre of Excellence award

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthy lifestyles
• Responsible sourcing
• Prosperous communities
• Water stewardship
• Sustainable packaging
• Waste minimisation
• Carbon reduction

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced scope 1 and 2 emissions by 5.8% relative to production and 5.4% in absolute terms to 53,673 tonnes.
• Reduced absolute water footprint by 2.2% to 3,601,280m³.
• Achieved a 92% recycling rate in GB.
• Reduced CO2 emissions from refrigeration portfolio in GB by 26%, saving 20,862 tonnes of CO2.

Social Achievements

• Launched “Drink more water” campaign in GB and Ireland.
• Fruit Shoot became official sponsor of Mini Mudder.
• Launched responsible marketing code, banning advertising to under-12s.
• Launched STEM work experience program at GB manufacturing sites.
• Increased employee volunteering by nearly double compared to the previous year.

Governance Achievements

• Achieved two stars in the Business in the Community CR Index.
• Established Sustainable Business Committee to oversee sustainability strategy.
• Launched a global Responsible Marketing Code.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increasing negative attention on sugar in soft drinks.
• Unacceptable ethical/environmental standards within the supply chain.
• Employee wellbeing issues.
• Unsustainable packaging.
• Climate change impacts.
• Failure to meet stakeholder expectations regarding CSR.

Mitigation Strategies

• Clear health strategy with 2020 goals; launched Responsible Marketing Code; delisted full sugar products; low sugar innovations.
• Responsible sourcing program; ethical audits; AIM Progress group membership; Indirects Supplier Portal.
• Employee wellbeing program; 24-hour employee assistance program; Health, Safety & Wellbeing Committee.
• Sustainable packaging strategy; packaging taskforce; investment in sustainable technologies.
• Review and management of site resilience; business continuity discussions with partners.
• Regular materiality surveys; ongoing stakeholder communication; sustainability considerations in strategy and planning.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 53 supplier sites instructed/have existing audits in place

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical Business Policy; Sedex; AIM Progress group; CIPS Sustainability Index; Indirects Supplier Portal.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Severe weather affecting transportation of goods

Transition Risks

• Changes to weather patterns affecting sourcing of fruits/juice

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Climate Disclosure Standards Board, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas Certification UK

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• MiWadi Zero; Tango Orange Sugar Free; J2O Spritz; Robinsons No Added Sugar squash; Fruit Shoot My-5 and Hydro; V Water.

Awards & Recognition

• Two stars in the Business in the Community CR Index; Global Supplier of the Year award (Britvic Ireland from Subway); Bronze Achievement Award from GroceryAid.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthier lifestyles
• Sustainable packaging
• Carbon emissions reduction
• Water use minimization
• Waste reduction and recycling
• Responsible supply chains
• Employee wellbeing
• Community engagement

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water consumption by 1.5% relative to production across European manufacturing sites
• Reduced effluent by 8.9% relative to production across the business (excluding Brazil)
• Achieved 84% recycling rate across the business, with zero waste to landfill in GB and Ireland
• Eliminated 155 tonnes of PET packaging with a new bottling line in Leeds
• Reduced energy use by 45% relative to production at the Leeds site

Social Achievements

• 19 billion annualised calorie reduction through reformulation, innovation and mix across GB drinks portfolio since 2012
• Improved Great Place to Work Trust Index score to 72%
• Almost £900,000 worth of charitable donations
• 15 million people encouraged to get active through brand marketing campaigns
• Launched ‘Wake up to Wellbeing’ employee program

Governance Achievements

• 90% of direct suppliers linked on responsible sourcing platform, Sedex
• Continued year-on-year improvement in the Business in the Community CR Index, achieving 2.5 stars
• Britvic Ireland continued its membership of the government-accredited Origin Green sustainability programme

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased business travel emissions due to acquisition of Ebba in Brazil and increased mileage associated with new contracts
• Increased road mileage resulting in a 5% increase in logistics emissions
• Water scarcity and pollution risks within the supply chain
• Waste sent to landfill in France

Mitigation Strategies

• Growing fleet of electric vehicles, awarded Go Ultra Low Company status
• Optimized pallet movements to maximize efficiency
• Increased dialogue with suppliers to understand their water management practices
• Working with waste management providers to improve waste performance

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 90% of direct suppliers linked on Sedex; 66% of ‘ethical high risk’ suppliers have third-party ethical audit in place/requested

Responsible Procurement

• Use of SEDEX platform to manage and share information with suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Climate Disclosure Standards Board, Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas UK

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• New sustainable packaging technology using wood fibres

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthier People
• Healthier Communities
• Healthier Planet

Environmental Achievements

• 5% reduction in carbon emissions relative to production across global manufacturing sites
• 99% of global manufacturing operations waste diverted from landfill
• 308 tonnes of plastic bottle packaging eliminated in GB
• 28% reduction in emissions from business flights (excluding Brazil)

Social Achievements

• Increased representation of women in leadership roles by 1 percentage point to 36%
• 75% Trust Index score in Great Place to Work Survey
• 31% of GB employees took advantage of community support programmes
• Reduced total accidents from 208 to 203 and lost-time accidents from 44 to 38

Governance Achievements

• Established Executive level accountability for programme pillars
• Improved integration of A Healthier Everyday programme

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• 18% increase in Accident Frequency Rate (AFR), largely driven by reduced working hours and inclusion of Brazilian sites
• Waste disposal challenges in Brazil (368 tonnes sent to landfill)

Mitigation Strategies

• Focus on reducing AFR by reinforcing compliance culture and optimising occupational health and wellbeing approach
• Working with waste management providers to understand challenges and reduce landfill waste in Brazil

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 75% of high-risk suppliers audited against SMETA

Responsible Procurement

• Responsible sourcing programme, Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA) 4 Pillar standard

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Robinsons Refresh’d, Pepsi MAX Ginger, Club Zero Rock Shandy, Club Zero Super Split, Maguary Stevia, Fruit Shoot Hydro, Fruit Shoot with added vitamins, MiWadi with added vitamins

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthier Everyday
• Responsible Consumption and Production
• Climate Action

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced market-based manufacturing emissions intensity by 20% through switching to wind power
• Increased percentage of energy sourced from renewables from 28% to 46%
• Removed 646 tonnes of plastic through packaging redesign and new technology in GB and Ireland
• Sent zero manufacturing waste to landfill across GB, Ireland and France, diverting 99% of manufacturing waste from landfill overall

Social Achievements

• Achieved an average calorie per 250ml across its global portfolio of 27.5, a 22% reduction since 2013
• 73% of all volume sold (as consumed) was in low/no calorie drinks
• Launched Ballygowan Activ+ in Ireland, a range of low-calorie, zero-sugar fitness drinks
• Increased representation of women in leadership roles to 38%
• Overall score in the Great Place to Work trust index rose to 77% from 73%
• Overall employee engagement scores increased from 80% to 84%
• Decreased number of employee lost-time accidents by 5.1% year on year

Governance Achievements

• Formed a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Committee to oversee the A Healthier Everyday strategy

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased manufacturing water intensity ratio by 2% to 2.18m3/tonne produced
• Small amount of waste still going to landfill from Brazil sites
• Insufficient capacity of food-grade rPET in the UK

Mitigation Strategies

• Initiated third-party water audits and internal projects to identify water-saving opportunities
• Focus on stopping waste going to landfill from Brazil sites
• Partnership with Esterform to secure access to UK-sourced rPET and increase capacity

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 92% of direct suppliers linked on Sedex

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical Business Policy, responsible sourcing programme, Sedex platform

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 3 – Good health and wellbeing
• SDG 12 – Responsible consumption and production
• SDG 13 – Climate action

The selected three SDGs relate most closely with Britvic's material issue areas, market trends, and opportunities to make a positive impact.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• ARTO LifeWTR in a PET bottle with 50% recycled content
• Ballygowan Activ+

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthier People
• Healthier Planet

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Data reporting systems are evolving, and aligning data recording and reporting methods across business units is ongoing.
• Uncertainty and estimates in sustainability data measurement.

Mitigation Strategies

• Continuous work to align data recording and reporting methods across business units.
• Clear indication and restatement of materially erroneous data or changed conversion factors.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• SEDEX platform for sharing ethical supply chain data

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GHG Protocol

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young LLP

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Water Stewardship
• Climate Change
• Sustainable Supply Chain
• Biodiversity

Environmental Achievements

• Working towards a 20% reduction in water usage ratio by 2025
• Monthly measurement and reporting of water usage, effluent, and quality to the Britvic Executive Committee
• Certification of all plc manufacturing sites to ISO 14001 Standard by 2025

Social Achievements

• Alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 6, 12, 14, and 15)
• Employee engagement in water stewardship initiatives
• Supplier partnerships focused on sustainability and water stewardship

Governance Achievements

• Environmental Social and Governance Committee oversees sustainable business strategy
• Water risk assessments implemented
• Water/biodiversity impact analysis and mitigation plans included in capital expenditure approvals over £1m

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Constraints on water quality and quantity impacting operations
• Water risks in catchment areas of operations
• Water usage in raw material production

Mitigation Strategies

• Improving operating efficiency to minimize impact on water systems
• Investing in water and effluent saving opportunities
• Partnering with suppliers to build sustainability capabilities
• Using WWF water risk tool to map and monitor water risks
• Sourcing 100% of ingredients from priority partners with sound water stewardship and regenerative agriculture programs

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Risk assessing priority suppliers' facilities using the WWF water risk tool
• Working with suppliers whose values align with Britvic's and who are committed to developing inclusive, resilient, and transparent businesses
• Ensuring supplier conduct matches expectations outlined in Britvic's ethical trading policy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN SDGs, CDP Water Programme, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 14001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 6
• SDG 12
• SDG 14
• SDG 15

Britvic's Healthier Planet strategy aligns with these SDGs

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthier People
• Healthier Planet

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Scope 1 and Scope 2 (market-based) GHG emissions from 41,572 tonnes CO2e in 2020 to 35,426 tonnes CO2e in 2024
• Increased percentage of manufacturing energy from renewable sources to 60% in 2024
• Reduced manufacturing water intensity ratio to 1.94 m3/tonne production in 2024
• Increased percentage of manufacturing waste recycled, reused or composted to 82% in 2024
• Achieved 100% hybrid and electric vehicles in the GB company car fleet in 2024

Social Achievements

• Increased percentage of leadership roles filled by women to 42% in 2024
• Increased percentage of Black, Asian and ethnically diverse employees in senior leadership roles to 9% in 2024
• Increased community days taken by employees to 892 days in 2024
• Improved employee wellbeing as indicated by a Heartbeat Survey score of 77 in 2024
• Increased percentage of direct suppliers linked to Sedex to 88% in 2024
• Maintained 100% of high-risk suppliers with SMETA audits in place in 2024 (except for a slight dip to 91% in 2024)

Governance Achievements

• Four calls to the whistleblowing hotline related to anti-bribery and corruption were received and investigated in FY24, all found to be unsubstantiated.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Data classification errors, omitted data estimates, and inconsistencies in calculation methods in previous years' emissions reporting.
• Incomplete emissions information in French logistics data for FY23.

Mitigation Strategies

• Conducted a thorough review of emissions data, correcting errors and implementing methodological changes to improve accuracy and consistency.
• Recalculated FY23 French logistics emissions using available supplier distances and cost-based estimates where distances were missing.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 88% of direct suppliers linked to Sedex, 91% of high-risk suppliers with SMETA audits

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Deloitte LLP

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed