Doing business the right way

Spirit of Progress, our ESG action plan, is an enabler of our Growth ambition and a commercial imperative for our business, underpinned by our commitment to do business the right way.

Overview​

Doing business the right way underpins our Spirit of Progress action plan and all the pillars within the strategy.

At Diageo, we create a culture where all our people feel they're treated fairly and with respect. We’re committed to understanding what it means to act with integrity in our roles and ensure we're doing business in the right way, meeting external expectations, and maintaining our high standards.

Standing up for human rights

We believe respect for human rights should be a part of everyone’s working day, in every country and throughout our supply chain. In 2014 we signed the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP) and remain committed to this fundamental right, in every country throughout our supply chain.

Our global Zero Harm programme takes a holistic approach to the health, wellbeing and safety of our people. Ensuring no one compromises on their values, and everyone goes home safe and healthy.

We use our voice to create fair and inclusive communities wherever we do business. Working with peers and trade associations to take collective action to bring about peace and justice and build the strong institutions we all need to thrive.

ESG Targets

As a part of our Spirit of Progress plan, we have set 17 ambitious targets aligned to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.


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Promote positive drinking

Our ambition is to change the way people drink for the better. This is why we promote moderate drinking and invest in education programmes to discourage the harmful use of alcohol.​

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Champion inclusion and diversity

Our ambition is to create the most inclusive and diverse environment that ensures all our people thrive, supported by market leading policies and practices; whilst also removing barriers and having a positive impact on our partners, suppliers and communities.

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Pioneer grain-to-glass sustainability

Our ambition is to build a resilient supply chain that helps our communities to adapt climate change, protects our licence to operate and benefits the bottom line of our business.