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Organization SDGs: Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the organization and its locations.	Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4) Increase Access to Water, Sanitation, Hygiene (SDG 6.1 & 6.2) Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5)
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Org. Type:	Business
Industry Sector:	Food, beverage & agriculture
Language:	English
Org. Website:	www.diageo.com
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Diageo plc is a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, with its headquarters in London, England. Diageo is the world's largest producer of spirits and a key producer of beer.

Diageo's commitment to water stewardship is outlined in its Blueprint Water Framework. Designed to effect substantial, sustainable and measurable change, the Framework is based on three platforms:

1) Operations: we work to reduce our impact on water in our production facilities and supply ch…

Diageo plc is a British multinational alcoholic beverages company, with its headquarters in London, England. Diageo is the world's largest producer of spirits and a key producer of beer.

Diageo's commitment to water stewardship is outlined in its Blueprint Water Framework. Designed to effect substantial, sustainable and measurable change, the Framework is based on three platforms:

1) Operations: we work to reduce our impact on water in our production facilities and supply chains. This involves:

Improving water efficiency in our facilities
Absolute reduction on water use at water-stressed sites
Reducing the polluting power of wastewater from our facilities
Engaging directly with suppliers in water-stressed countries where we operate, to encourage more sustainable strategies for agriculture.

2) Community involvement: we aim to improve access to water where we operate by supporting the stewardship of water resources. Launched in 2006, our Water of Life programme aims to enable access to clean drinking water, and where possible sanitation, to approximately 1 million people a year across Africa.

3) Collective action and advocacy: we work with others to accelerate progress on the UN Millennium Development Goals for water and sanitation. Through the concerted efforts of our employees, consumers, customers, suppliers, NGOs, governments and other businesses we work to raise awareness and deliver targeted initiatives in this key area. For Diageo the water challenge is most acute in Africa, where the UN predicts that 50% of the population will face water scarcity by 2025. We are proud of our strong presence in and commitment to Africa – which accounts for about 14% of our total net sales but 84% of our organic growth. We expect this growth to continue, but with increased production comes increased demand on water management, an especially important problem in a region where we have identified that around half of our production sites are located in water-stressed areas. Africa therefore is currently the most important, but by no means the only, focus of our water programme.

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