Good Footprint

DELIVERING THE PROMISE OF CLEAN WATER
As a member of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), Bacardi is working alongside several competing global beverage companies – all of which operate within the same local market – to address the shared water challenges in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Mexico. The project, dubbed Charco Bendito (meaning Blessed Puddle). It’s an example of the significant impact achieved when competitive organizations work together to benefit of a community in need.

ANGEL’S ENVY® BOURBON ON A QUEST TO SAVE THE AMERICAN WHITE OAK
The American white oak plays a big role in the making of bourbon. That’s because the spirit must be aged in new charred American white oak barrels. Aligning with the Bacardi goal of reducing its impact on the environment, Kentucky straight bourbon whisky maker ANGEL’S ENVY® launched an annual initiative in 2014 called Toast the Trees, which has led to the planting of more than 200,000 white oaks since its inception.

BACARDI BRANDS DRAW CLOSER TO GOAL OF ZERO WASTE
With extraordinary efforts made to eliminate waste around the globe to achieve zero waste to landfill in operations, 22 manufacturing sites (out of 24) have achieved zero waste to landfill. For a breakdown of specific Bacardi brand efforts, see our Bacardi ESG Index for more information.

Bacardi has set a bold new ambition to become net zero across direct operations by 2040, and net zero across its entire value chain by 2050 to be in line with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The company  submitted the net zero targets for approval in May 2024 in line with the latest SBTi standard and expects validation within the fiscal year. To acheive these targets, Bacardi is focused on optimizing processes and adopting green energy across its production sites, and focusing on Scope 3 emissions controlled by its suppliers. To learn more about this bold ambition, you can read the latest ESG Report under the Good Footprint section.

Bacardi partnered with the premium Slovenian glassmaker Hrastnik1860 to trial the production of 150,000 70cl ST-GERMAIN® glass bottles through a hydrogen-fueled furnace—the first commercial production of a glass bottle fueled by hydrogen. By using a fuel composed of at least 60% hydrogen, Bacardi was able to reduce the total carbon footprint of production compared to production powered by traditional fossil fuels.