Planet

At Bacardi, we prioritize reducing our impact on the environment – an approach that dates to the very beginning of the company in 1862 when Bacardi founder Don Facundo Bacardí Massó accepted the Spanish government’s challenge to reduce surplus amounts of molasses in Cuba, leading to the crafting of BACARDÍ® rum. Repurposing old whisky barrels to age his rum was also part of his original plan, a practice still in use today. Our commitment to be Good Spirited has grown over seven generations and today we continue to take real action to protect the planet. Our focus is on reducing our greenhouse gas emissions, replenishing water to protect this essential natural resource, ensuring our packaging is reusable, recyclable or biodegradable, and sourcing our natural ingredients from sustainably accredited sources. This is how we do the right thing.

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Environment

Sea Creatures Thank Bacardi for Its #NoStraws Initiative
Join creatures of the sea in thanking Bacardi for its No Straws pledge to remove straws from cocktails at company events. Six months into the initiative, Bacardi has already removed more than one million straws from its cocktails.

Environment

Six Principles of Water Stewardship: Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Releases a New Framework for Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry
To demonstrate the beverage sector’s continued pursuit of advancing water stewardship, today the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) released a refreshed framework definition for World Class Water Stewardship in the Beverage Industry.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi USA Receives U.S. EPA 2016 Smartway® Excellence Award
For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honors Bacardi USA with a SmartWay® Excellence Award as an industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy efficiency in transportation logistics. The SmartWay Excellence Award, reserved for the top performing SmartWay Partners, is EPA’s highest recognition for demonstrated leadership.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Why We Trust Cork To Bottle Up Angel’s Envy® Bourbon
While the heart of ANGEL’S ENVY® is rooted in Kentucky bourbon, its taste is a bit more international. Specifically, Portugal. Portugal is the source of the port casks that give its whiskey its subtle and distinctive flavors. But ANGEL’S ENVY, a Bacardi-owned brand, as well as many other wines and spirits in the Bacardi portfolio including its line of single malts and blended Scotch whiskies, D’USEE® and BARON OTARD® cognacs, and MARTINI® sparkling wines, owe Portugal a debt of gratitude for another surprisingly important contribution: cork.

Environment

Bacardi Supports the Stockholm Water Prize
With a strong conviction to drive sustainability and protection of water, Bacardi proudly wears the title of founding member of the Stockholm Water Prize. This global award is presented annually by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to an individual, organization or institution for outstanding water-related achievements during World Water Week which is celebrated August 28 – September 2.

Environment

42BELOW® Cocktail Earth Cup Competition 2016

Environment

Bacardi Workers Get On Their Bikes

Environment

Bacardi Employees Travel Around Corporate Campus on Bicycles
Sturdy, dark blue bicycles bearing ST-GERMAIN® elderflower liqueur branding serve as a sustainable solution for employees who work at the Bacardi Limited worldwide headquarters in Bermuda.Employees use the company-provided bicycles as a means to travel around the world’s largest privately help spirits company’s campus and local community as part of the ongoing Bacardi Limited “Good Spirited: Building a Sustainable Future” environmental initiative.

Social Impact & Volunteering

Bacardi Beautifies South Florida with Tree Planting Initiative
For the second year in a row, Bacardi, Million Trees Miami and American Forests joined forces to plant trees in Miami-Dade County at as part of American Forests’ Community ReLeaf program to help beautify and restore urban neighborhoods.

Awards, Ratings & Rankings

Bacardi Awards Employees for Remarkable Sustainability Efforts
It’s been said that good starts make excellent finishes. This is true both with the production of premium spirits and corporate responsibility, like the employee initiatives nominated for the 2nd Annual Bacardi Limited Good Spirited awards. A total of 11 employees, teams and facilities received recognition for their outstanding environmental achievements within five different award categories.
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