Acting to promote best practices

Rémy Cointreau has always trusted the intelligence of women and men and encouraged individual initiatives. To improve its waste management, the Group has rolled out several projects across its sites to limit the use of plastic bottles. In Cognac, for example, all plastic bottles are now removed from vending machines, and self-service water fountains are also available. In catering areas and meeting rooms, water jugs are now used. Plastic bottles are only distributed in the event of very high temperatures or for work in the cellars.

Furthermore, this year the Group decided to commit to a zero plastic policy in all its activities. To promote best practices, the Group is still considering solutions to replace plastic and to minimise its ecological footprint. Taking this commitment even further, Rémy Cointreau has partnered with the “Les Bouchons d’Amour” association that collects plastic caps to make recycled pallets. The funds collected from selling the caps are used to finance sports equipment for persons with reduced mobility or, more generally, to improve living conditions for persons suffering from a disability.

To limit its energy footprint even further, the Group has set up a digitised tax process for all French suppliers: invoices are now received by email to reduce waste while also processing them more quickly. At the Mount Gay site in Barbados, solar panels have been installed to reduce energy expenses in order to cover 25% of the site’s total electricity consumption.