Involving employees around the world, from their regions
The Rémy Cointreau Group’s values of mutual support and altruism are naturally shared by its teams; all around the world, they are involved in local communities and participate in solidarity initiatives in their regions.
At the Barbados site, Mount Gay continues to keep close ties with local schools. The distillery once again hosted 20 students from the Samuel Jackman Prescod Institute of Technology (SJPIT) as part of a tree crop production course. The students were able to apply the knowledge they received, notably on topics such as orchard design, composting, planting fruit trees, pruning, fertilising and mulching. There was also a focus on the use of sustainable farming practices, and this resulted in the planting of 1,000 trees. The wealth of discussions generated by these meetings enabled all Mount Gay players, students and employees to ramp up their knowledge of implementing responsible and sustainable agriculture.
In Barbados, the Group encourages and supports employee involvement in community initiatives. Rémy Cointreau is one of the leading economic players on the island; it is fully aware of its role and responsibilities. Initiatives include: collecting plastic waste, introducing selective sorting, waste processing activities, training in best practices, promoting responsible alcohol consumption at major festive events, and helping disadvantaged families by providing decent housing.
In St-Lucy, the distillery’s 130 employees refurbished the Charlie Griffith sports centre by repainting the exterior and landscaping the grounds. As the Covid-19 Mount Gay teams, in consultation with the local authorities, decided to focus on this other public interest initiative instead, which reflects the spirit of solidarity characteristic of the Group’s CSR policy.
All over the world, the Rémy Cointreau teams have contributed their skills to the fight against Covid-19 and in support of the most affected populations. The factories and distilleries of Westland, Angers, Mount Gay and Rémy Martin have produced several thousand litres of hand sanitiser for several organisations, government institutions and their partners. The teams made an active contribution on the ground by donating masks, neutral alcohol, and providing human and financial support to structures in need. Mount Gay staff, for example, assisted people affected by the crisis and partnered with the St-Lucy Parish Independence Committee (PIC) to collect and distribute food and sanitary supplies. In June and July 2020, more than 1,700 donations were received.
