Diageo India is among the country’s leading beverage alcohol companies with an outstanding collection of premium brands.
Our commitment to promoting positive drinking is a core pillar of our Spirit of Progress action plan. Around the world, we reach audiences with messages that aim to change attitudes, whether it’s highlighting the harm of underage drinking or binge drinking, warning of the dangers of drink driving, or using our brands to highlight the importance of moderation and responsible drinking. Our aim is to provide world class information through DRINKiQ so people can make fully informed choices.
How we promote positive drinking
DRINKiQ
The right information empowers consumers to make the right choices and DRINKiQ is one of the most important tools we have in promoting moderation and addressing the harmful use of alcohol.
Tackling underage drinking
- We have a long track record of campaigns and programmes to tackle underage drinking, and we are committed to educating 1.3 million young people, parents and teachers on the dangers of underage drinking by 2030.
- The Act Smart India programme that uses powerful storytelling as a tool to create awareness about the dangers of underage drinking.
Changing attitudes to drink driving
For decades, we have been addressing drink driving through a range of interventions. We're committed to promoting changes in attitudes towards drink driving, reaching 3 million people by 2030. Together with United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) we have launched our interactive learning experience, 'Wrong Side of the Road', allowing people to have a conversation with a drink driver, to understand the effects of alcohol, and the shame and stigma that come with drink driving.
Sober vs Drink Driving is a digital gaming experience helping to shift a players’ mindset around drink driving through a series of mini-games based on five driving skills; control, reaction, awareness, braking and attention. By creating a compelling and thought-provoking game we want to motivate and empower players to grow their confidence by making smarter drinking and safer driving choices.
Promoting moderation
We have a strong track record of ensuring our brands depict and encourage only responsible drinking and our marketing teams continue to promote moderation in new and creative ways. The Diageo Marketing Code sets a minimum standard for responsible marketing and represents a cornerstone of our corporate culture and the way we do business. It governs how we, and anyone we work with, must operate, applies across all our markets, and guides every aspect of our marketing activities.
Our Spirit of Progress targets
- Contribute towards Diageo India’s target of educating 1.3 millon young people, parents and teachers on the dangers of underage drinking, through our ‘Act Smart India’ programme.
- Contribute towards Diageo India’s Global Target to promote changes in attitudes to drink driving.