Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Launched a company-wide environmental sustainability idea competition, resulting in winning ideas to reduce water, waste, and energy usage.
Established a cross-functional team to assess environmental sustainability efforts and benchmark best practices.

Employees logged over 57,785 volunteer hours and gave $491,863 in donations through VolunCheers Online.
Donated nearly $6 million in-kind product and financial donations to hundreds of charitable organizations.
Launched the Toast employee recognition program.
Supported various educational initiatives, including scholarships and workshops.

Implemented a Vendor Inclusion Program (VIP) to increase diversity among non-trade vendors.
Established the “Speak Up” hotline for reporting allegations of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.
Requires all team members to complete extensive trade practice compliance training.

Medium-term Goals:

2030 corporate sustainability vision: "Harness the passion of our people, trading partners and communities to take measurable environmental action and contribute to a sustainable, hospitable planet for future generations."

Reducing the company's environmental footprint across its value chain (90% of impact is outside its direct operations).

Developing a 2030 corporate sustainability vision focusing on measurable goals and actionable plans across four strategic pillars: fleet efficiency, building optimization, waste reduction, and water conservation.
Collaborating with suppliers, customers, and community partners to drive large-scale impact.

Forbes Best Employers for Diversity (2022)
U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal (2021)
Top 100 Most Loved Workplace by Newsweek (2021)

Implementation of several initiatives to achieve 2026 and 2030 sustainability goals, including transition to low-flow plumbing fixtures and LED lighting; 5% reduction in vehicle idle time, resulting in a 25% reduction in gas emissions; recycling programs resulting in savings of approximately 500 trees, 2,000 metric tons of carbon emissions, and 2 MM kilowatt hours of energy; partnership with NuCycle Energy resulting in over 250,000 pounds of trash avoiding landfill; transition to DocuSign to reduce paper waste; installation of waterless urinals and low-flow faucets.
Electric vehicle pilots in select markets (50 Ford eTransit vans, two Freightliner eCascadia tractors, and an Orange EV yard tractor).

Employees spent thousands of hours volunteering; VolunCheers Online platform for tracking volunteer events and fundraising; VolunCheers Unleashed virtual event resulting in 600 water filters for areas needing clean water; Month of Kindness program resulting in over 77,000 donated items and a $20,000 donation to The Roots Fund; $50,000 donation to Maui wildfire relief efforts; Intern VolunCheers Week engaging hundreds of interns in volunteer projects; Holiday Giving Campaign resulting in $82,113 donation to Feeding America, Giving Kitchen, and Food Banks Canada; MAIS YEAH! event at Tales of the Cocktail® celebrating DEI; Incubator Academy providing free business learning to diverse- and women-owned brands; EmpowHER program developing women leaders; Women in Leadership Conference; partnership with Junior Achievement of Greater Miami; $170 million in scholarships through Step Up for Students; sponsorship of Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival; partnership with Florida International University's Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management; $100,000 contribution to University of Miami's Herbert Business School Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series; partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund resulting in over 50 job offers and internships; 306: African-American History and 306: Continuing the Story courses reaching over 11,349 students; Served Up Podcast with nearly 90,795 listens.

Creation of a Senior Vice President, Compliance & Ethics position; reduction of internal organizational silos and added resources to compliance and ethics function; expanded support model with Compliance & Ethics team members embedded in regional and state business units; modernized training programs; robust compliance monitoring and auditing; Speak Up hotline and online reporting for discrimination, harassment, or retaliation.

Medium-term Goals:

Short-term Goals:

Reduce vehicle idle time by 5% annually for the next five years (25% total reduction).

Environmental impact of fleet operations; need to increase diversity and inclusion within the company and the beverage industry.

Investment in electric vehicles; implementation of various sustainability initiatives; EmpowHER program; Incubator Academy; partnerships with organizations promoting diversity and inclusion; various initiatives to improve safety and reduce accidents.