Diageo India is among the country’s leading beverage alcohol companies with an outstanding collection of premium brands.
We strive for sustainable growth in all areas of our business and our inclusive programmes provide equal access to resources, skills and employment opportunities which helps us achieve that goal.
Our programmes include the provision of business and hospitality skills training, safe water, sanitation and hygiene, and support for smallholder farmers.
To create an all-encompassing and thriving hospitality sector that works for all we have:
- Diageo India has made significant improvements in gender representation with 50% of the Executive Committee comprising of women. As part of its Spirit of Progress targets, Diageo India is working to increase the representation of women to 33% within the organisation.
- Employee Resource Groups for women and the LGBTQIA+ community are also established to focus onbuilding awareness, advocacy, development, advisory, and create a strong support network for its members.
- The company is expanding its inclusive culture and has over 52 persons with disabilities (PwD) as part of Project Saksham which provides long-term support for their employment and development.
- Diageo India has trained over 9,400 people through Diageo Bar Academy, a comprehensive learning platform for bar owners and bartenders.
- Diageo’s subsidiary, Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited has won the bid to own and run the Women’s Premier League team for Bengaluru. The team won the 2024 WPL, and this win promotes the company’s narrative of inclusion and diversity, aligned with its purpose of celebration.
- Diageo India was recognised as the Gold Employer for LGBT+ Inclusion by the India Workplace Equality Index (IWEI), India’s only benchmarking index for LGBT+ inclusion. The Company was ranked 16 out of the Top 20 in Equileap’s Gender Equality Report & Ranking for Emerging Markets.
- The company was featured on the list of LinkedIn Top Companies 2024: The 10 Leading Workplaces in Retail and Consumer Goods in India.
Our Inclusion and Diversity Goals
- Championing gender diversity and achieving 50% women representation in Leadership roles by 2030.
- Providing business and hospitality skills to 12,000 people, increasing employability and improving livelihoods through ‘Learning for Life’ and our other skill programmes.
- Ensuring 50% of beneficiaries from our community programmes are women and our community programmes will be designed to enhance diversity and inclusion of underrepresented groups.
* Statements on representation are a goal for Diageo India and should not be considered a target