Auum: a great way to serve drinks in the workplace
The auum-S, a machine designed for workplaces, cleans, dries and disinfects glasses in 10 seconds with only 2 cl of water and no chemicals.
You are here
Manufacturing
Almudena
Environmental change project
The Environmental change project promotes proactive reskilling and upskilling to reap the benefits of the ecological transition. The project is in line with the European Green Deal and focuses on the circular economy and sustainable solutions.
Rakesh Vazirani
Spirit of Progress 2030: Diageo's action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world
Commitment Targets
- Other (Sustainable management of water)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Reduce water use in Diageo's operations with a 40% improvement in water use efficiency in water stressed areas and 30% improvement across the company.
- Other (Sustainable management of water)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Replenish more water than Diageo uses for their operations for all their sites in water-stressed areas by 2026.
- Other (Sustainable management of water)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Invest in 150 projects to improve access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in communities near Diageo sites and local sourcing areas in all of Diageo's water-stressed markets.
- Other (Sustainable management of water)
Start Date:
October 2021Engage in collective action in all of their Priority Water Basins to improve water accessibility, availability and quality and contribute to a net positive water impact.
- Recycling (also including specific waste streams)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Achieve zero waste in Diageo's direct operations and zero waste to landfill in Diageo's supply chain.
- Recycled materials as part of raw materials demand (recycled content)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Ensure 100% of Diageo's packaging is widely recyclable (or reusable/compostable).
- Recycled materials as part of raw materials demand (recycled content)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Continue to reduce packaging and increase recycled content in Diageo's packaging (delivering a 10% reduction in packaging weight + increasing the % recycled content of the packaging to 60%).
- Recycled materials as part of raw materials demand (recycled content)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Ensure 100% of Diageo's plastics are designed to be widely recyclable (or reusable/compostable) by 2025 and achieve 40% recycled content in Diageo's plastic bottles by 2025, and 100% by 2030.
- Other (Sustainable agriculture management)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Provide all of Diageo's local sourcing communities with agricultural skills and resources, building economic and environmental resilience (supporting 150,000 smallholder farmers).
- Other (Sustainable agriculture management)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Develop regenerative agriculture pilot programmes in 5 key sourcing landscapes.
- Other (Accelerate to a low carbon world)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Become Net Zero carbon in Diageo's direct operations.
- Other (Accelerate to a low carbon world)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Reduce Diageo's value chain carbon emissions by 50%.
- Other (Accelerate to a low carbon world)
To be achieved by:
November 2030Use 100% renewable electricity across all of Diageo's direct operations.
Society 2030: Diageo's action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world
Society 2030: Spirit of Progress is Diageo's 10-year action plan to help create a more inclusive and sustainable world. This global leader in beverage alcohol has set itself 25 goals aligned to the UN's SDGs.
How to make grocery bags out of old t-shirts
A simple design to turn an old t-shirt into a circular grocery bag.
Dienpi: applying research to materials for fashion accessory production
Dienpi S.r.l. produces labels, tags and packaging for fashion brands. The production of tags and packaging for luxury brands whose production processes are not traditionally linear involves considerable amounts of innovation, sustainability and craftsmanship.
Rice for architecture by Ricehouse
Ricehouse natural mortars are obtained by expertly mixing aerial lime with rice husks, a agricultural by-product derived from husking raw rice.
Officina Naturae: a plastic-free choice for a plastic-free sea
All products (detergents and cosmetics) at Officina naturae are conceived to be safe and effective for humans and the environment in the name of sustainability, eco-design and circularity.
Renycle: from scrap to new nylon
Renycle® is a product obtained from recycled nylon 6, a highly valued material because of its excellent resistance, dyeability, softness and versatility.
Betti
RETEX Panels: construction materials made from recycled waste
RETEX products are the first ones in the market that utilise textile, plastic and rubber waste from the construction industry on a large scale. The panels are made of shredded textile waste that has been pressed and bonded together using a proprietary manufacturing process and are designed to replace various types of wood-based construction panels.
Leadax: Circular building materials out of PVB waste
Leadax uses high-tech material and production knowledge to develop and manufacture 100% circular materials out of discarded PVB for waterproofing buildings.
Green Serendipity: Renewable plastics for packaging and products
Green Serendipity is an international consultancy firm with a focus on renewable plastics for packaging and products. It advises businesses on how to develop circular concepts and strategies for packaging and products.
Van Werven: Plastics recycling
Van Werven Plastics Recyling specialises in creating high-quality raw materials from post-consumer hard plastics, collected from construction waste, industrial waste and municipal recycling centres. Van Werven has a separate machine for each type of plastic, as every material has its own properties.
Groningen Seaports: working towards a bio-based, circular economy
Groningen Seaports is the economic operator, developer and port authority for the port of Delfzijl, Eemshaven and adjoining industrial sites. Groningen Seaports is at the forefront of the circular economy with an innovative circular cluster and ongoing sustainable investments. They facilitate mechanical and chemical recycling and specialise in recycling plastics.
Gr3n: chemical recycling of PET bottles and food containers is now possible at a reasonable cost
The Gr3n projects aims to contribute to the fight against plastic proliferation in the world by introducing an innovative process for profitable plastic recycling. This process uses microwave technology on a chemical reaction, and results in a ground-breaking, economically efficient chemical recycling process for PET.
Delt Papir: making toilet paper without cutting down trees
Delt Papir is a Croatian manufacturer and supplier of paper products which produces items such as tissue and hygiene products for the consumer and professional care sectors. It contributes to the circular economy through its closed-loop recycling procedures, making toilet paper out of cellulose which would otherwise have cluttered up landfills.
The never-ending life cycle of a cotton gauze grocery bag
The cotton gauze grocery bag provides a unique design turning an environmentally-friendly cheesecloth gauze fabric into a sturdy mass produced grocery bag that later can easily be used at home as machine-washable cotton napkins, reusable cleaning cloth and much more.
Pluumo: A reusable thermal packaging material made from surplus feathers
Pluumo uses surplus feathers cleaned to hypo-allergenic standards to make compostable, biodegradable packaging.
E-waste Race: school-based collection of old electronic devices
The E-waste Race is an educational competition between ten primary schools to collect old electronic devices. Project participants are given an introductory lecture about recycling and the valuable materials contained in electronic devices. They then start collecting e-waste and the school which collects the most wins an educational - and fun! - school trip.
Organic glues and adhesives by Menichetti
The Italian company Menichetti produces organic glues and adhesives intended for sustainable packaging. The raw material is obtained from leather and tanning industry by-products.
Federico
EMMA Safety Footwear: Sustainable safety shoes
Back in 1931, EMMA was founded as a social enterprise for injured workers from the Dutch State Mines. Hence, social entrepreneurship is in the DNA of EMMA Safety Footwear. Today, EMMA still employs about 100 people who need some additional support in the labour market. Making sustainable safety shoes was, therefore, a logical next step in EMMA’s journey towards a positive footprint.
Effective Recycling Concrete Technology: aggregates from 100% recycled CDW do not compromise on quality
ERC-TECH is a company based in the Czech Republic that provides the construction sector with know-how, licenses and products to reuse 100% of construction and demolition waste in concrete mixtures and other products suitable for use in various construction activities.
With Leef... tableware really does grow on trees
Leef has eliminated plastic waste by producing 100% biodegradable plates from (non-palm oil) palm leaves grown in mixed plantations in Tamil Nadu, India.