Developing practical solutions to preserve water resources
Rémy Cointreau also expresses its commitment to sustainability and the environment through reasonable water management measures.
The Group ramped up its water management actions significantly this year, allowing it to be upgraded from a C score in 2019 to a B score in 2020 under the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) environmental reporting system. This score is the result of several local actions geared towards the common goal of responsible management. This achievement provides further recognition of the work accomplished by the Group’s women and men to express Rémy Cointreau’s commitments in practice.
At the Barbados site, the Mount Gay teams are studying sugarcane production in circumstances of drought, considering that the plant already requires a lot of water. The strategy involves creating a pond to capture rainwater, installing two greenhouses with irrigation systems, and planting drought-resistant varieties (such as cassava). In the same spirit of streamlining various water uses, new sanitary facilities have been set up in Brandons and at the St-Lucy distillery.
