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About the Awards
Few industries rely on raw materials, water, energy and packaging as much as those involved in the production of alcohol and soft drinks. Carbon outputs through manufacturing processes and distribution, not to mention the waste implications, are evidence of a global industry with a huge collective responsibility that is arguably more beholden to climate and environmental conditions than many others. Add to that the social agenda; the impact the drinks industry has on its constituents’ health, with the effects of excess alcohol and sugar consumption taking increasing chunks out of the NHS budget, along with other social aspects such as the living wage, gender, diversity and worker welfare.
The sustainability agenda is just so important in general and this is true for this sector in particular. The contemporary consumer is increasingly knowledgeable when it comes to sustainable business practice and it is now quite clear that those organisations in the industry who can demonstrate environmental or ethical positive, are those they will follow.
Drinks Sustainability Awards gives organisations the opportunity to show to their customers and the public at large, the steps they have taken to make their own contribution to the sustainability of both industry and planet.
How you manage your energy, waste or packaging; your sourcing, use of resources or logistics. Perhaps you have community impact initiatives or have promoted the social agenda in your organisation? Are you a sustainable producer or manufacturer who sees the On Trade as a key market?
Drinks Awards background
The Drinks Sustainability Awards is the platform for those organisations leading the environmental and social charge in the sustainability landscape to be recognised for endeavour, best practice and to set a pan-industry and global example of how the sector is advancing.
Objectives
- To recognise the many innovative ways in which drinks businesses and individuals are making a difference to a global sustainability picture
- To provide businesses with the opportunity to showcase their values and approach to sustainability in a genuine environment
- To raise awareness in the mainstream media of the progress being made by responsible businesses in the drinks industry towards a more sustainable future
- To encourage those organisations in the drinks sector still ambivalent about sustainability and responsible business to take the issue more seriously and follow the examples of those businesses setting the agenda
Business Case
The trend of discussing the effects of alcohol and soft drinks on our bodies prevails, but the serious debate over the impact the drinks industry has on the planet is emerging with impetus.
Billions of litres of alcohol alone are produced every year – roughly 190 billion litres of beer, 28 billion litres of wine and 4.44 billion litres of vodka alone. Add to that bottled water, soft drinks and mixers and you have an industry that requires vast amounts of materials, resource and energy.
A few sips of the impact
- Globally, 218,580 square kilometres of land is used to grow vines and grain for the drinks industry
- Around 43 million tonnes of grain are used every year for grain based alcoholic drinks; more than the annual soft wheat production of France
- Grain production relies heavily on chemical fertilizers, pesticides and irrigation, with run off negatively impacting rivers and water systems.
- The process of malting barley alone requires 600kWh of heating energy per tonne and with global production at c.30 million tonnes per annum the energy used would heat 2m+ UK households or the population of Norway
- The industry’s heavy reliance on high fructose corn syrup has been tied to the emergence of obesity and diabetes as a national health issue.
- 45 billion wine and spirit bottles are needed by the industry every year
- 16 million bottles are dumped into the UK environment alone every single day
- The drinks industry uses 20 million barrels of oil each year to produce its plastic bottles.
- More than 480bn plastic drinking bottles were sold in 2016 across the world. Less than half were collected for recycling with only 7% made into new bottles. Most ended up in landfill or the ocean.
Co2, water waste reduction, transport, packaging, ethical and sustainable sourcing are key pillars of sustainability in the drinks industry. Clear leadership is evident from some organisations in the sector who are demonstrating responsibility to sustain natural resources and are driving operational strategies that reduce impacts to the environment up and down supply chains, from grower to manufacturer through to the consumer.
Schedule
Friday 24th July 2026
Monday 3rd August 2026
Monday 24th August 2026
Tuesday 29th September 2026
One Moorgate Place, London EC2R 6EA
Entry categories
Innovations in Packaging Award
Entries will be judged on how the design of packaging and use of materials has led to an increase in recycling and a reduction in the amount of non-recyclable waste destined for landfill.
Background
45 billion wine and spirit bottles are needed by the industry every year and 16 million bottles are dumped into the UK environment alone every single day. The drinks industry is a voracious consumer of packaging. Containers of glass, plastic and metals; stoppers of the same; card, plastic and other casing materials, all contribute sizable impact when it comes to packaging.
The challenges include the type of materials used, the quantity required and the properties of that material that enable it to be re-used in its current form or as a recycled material. Many innovations in the use of packing materials have been developed in the recent past that reduce waste and increase the sustainable use of the materials themselves.
Entrants
This category is open to anyone operating at any stage in the drinks industry supply chain that uses significant quantities of packaging and also manufacturers of specific materials used for packaging’s production.
Purpose of the award
This award is designed to encourage producers, suppliers and operators to look at the types of packaging materials available and how they design and use packaging. All must focus on the reduction in the use of materials that contribute to waste and the ongoing use of packaging in that form or in the production of other products.
Packaging is also a very complex issue, and this award seeks best practice in how the issues are communicated internally within organisations and to end users.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• Reductions in the quantity of packing that have been achieved
• Use of materials that can be used in other products
• A strategy that ensures the re-use of materials or packaging itself
• Communication of the possibilities for re-use of packaging to the end user
• Communication of information that helps regulators and end users understand the properties of specific materials and its recycling opportunities leading to better disposal practices and reduced waste
• Innovations and the development of new materials
Waste Management and Prevention Award
Entries in this category will be judged on the entrant’s work to effectively manage and reduce the amount of waste generated from their business operations. It is also designed to encourage collaboration in reducing the amount of potential waste entering and leaving the supply chain.
Background
More than 480bn plastic drinking bottles were sold in 2016 across the world. Less than half were collected for recycling with only 7% made into new bottles. Most ended up in landfill or the ocean. The effective management and reduction of waste is a high priority on government agendas.
Critically, it is also an issue that is easily understood by customers and consumers: awareness of the need to reduce waste and its environmental impact is high – even if the complexity and detail of waste management and reduction are not.
This is an area where the drinks industry can demonstrate leadership and its commitment to waste reduction through its actions. It is also an area where the greatest reductions will come from improved management and collaborative work with partners up and down a complex supply chain.
Entrants
This category is open to anyone that generates waste from their business or has direct or indirect influence over the way that the waste they create is managed by their customers or suppliers.
Purpose of the award
In today’s climate it is clear that it’s everyone’s responsibility to ensure that waste is not created in the first place and that any waste that is created is properly managed: recycled, up-cycled and/or used to generate appropriate forms of energy or put back into the supply chain for another constructive purpose – a closed loop.
Although the goal must be not to create waste in the first place, some waste is unavoidable and this award will showcase innovative management of waste that drives towards zero waste and reduces waste to landfill.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• Clear and accurate processes for establishing the amount of drink driven food and packaging waste being generated by your operations – both directly and indirectly – and a clear definition of the scope of your responsibility to reduce its environmental impact
• Effective processes that prevent potential waste entering your operations • Demonstration that collaboration with suppliers and customers has led to a greater reduction in the environmental impact of waste than would otherwise have been possible
• Effective ongoing management processes that monitor the amount of waste through the business
• Innovative and constructive disposal of any waste generated
• The positive impact of Staff engagement in the management of waste streams in the business
• Action that has led to the development of new infrastructure – inside and outside your business – to deal with different waste streams.
Sustainable Use of Water Award
Entries will be judged on their ability to demonstrate innovation and efficiencies in the use of water at any stage in the drinks supply chain.
Background
Globally, our current use of available water resources in all walks of life is endangering the sustainable supply of those resources for future generations. Water is the single biggest limiting factor in food and drink production. In some areas of intense agriculture or industrialisation the gap between supply and demand can be up to 50%.
The drinks industry has considerable impact on water supplies; the UK brewing industry alone uses around 30million cubic litres of water a year and the drinks industry as a whole relies heavily on water for crop production. Water is a public good to the global population, not a public right and the industry has a significant responsibility.
Entrants
This category is open to anyone operating at any stage in the drinks industry supply chain – from growers to manufacturers, operators and venues.
Purpose of the award
The purpose of the award is to showcase how we can reduce our impact on the use of water resources and make maximum use of what is available to us. We hope that entrants will be able to demonstrate technological innovations, as well as systems and strategies that can be adapted and adopted across the drinks industry at large.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• The significant reduction in the use of water in the production process in the last 3 years
• The demonstration of the sustainable use of water through recycling of the resource at the end of its use
• The efficient management of water resources to ensure the continuing supply of that resource for future generations
• The benefits of the efficient management of water resources on the community where it is sourced such that the sustainability of that community is protected
• Technologies, strategies and systems that contribute to the sustainable use of water resources
Energy Efficiency Award
Entries in this category should highlight where and how energy savings have been made in all areas of the drinks industry supply chain including the growing, production, storage and distribution.
Background
Taken as a whole, the cradle to grave process of a single drink product uses considerable quantities of energy at every stage. The process of malting barley alone requires 600kWh of heating energy per tonne and with global production at c.30 million tonnes per annum the energy used would heat 2m+ UK households or the population of Norway!
Entrants
Anyone who is using energy at any stage of the process and therefore has the potential to reduce its use can enter this category.
Purpose of the award
The purpose of this award is to demonstrate how not only large-scale investment in new equipment can save energy, but also how innovative changes to operations and design to facilities can save huge amounts of energy.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• Significant reductions in energy consumption as a result of demonstrated initiatives
• Innovations in design that have resulted in a reduction of energy consumption
• Innovations in ways of operating that have reduced energy consumption
• Implementation of an energy reduction strategy and what that has yielded
• Energy savings achieved through the re-design or introduction of new buildings or facilities
• Strategies that have led to energy reduction throughout your supply chain.
Sustainable Supplier Award
Entrants must demonstrate how their implementation of sustainable initiatives has brought benefit to their environment, community and stakeholders, both up and down the supply chain.
Background
Millennial consumers, those born between 1981 and 1996, represent a core market for the drinks industry and a driver for corporate sustainability. They are well informed, inquisitive and demanding when it comes to the provenance of food and drink and its impact on society from both a production and social perspective. Consequently, many companies have stood back, looked at the environmental and sustainability impact of their operations and made the necessary changes to working practices that have fulfilled these criteria, improved business efficiencies and, therefore service levels.
Entrants
Those companies who have advanced their sustainability credentials, production or process techniques, be they grower, manufacturer or wholesale distributor. They will include for example maltsters, fruit and botanicals producers, cork, glass and label manufacturers and any other product supplier to the drinks industry.
Purpose of the award
The objective of this award is to demonstrate where sustainable practice can increase reputational and business gains.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• Evidence of where a sustainable buying strategy has been aided by your product or service
• Evidence of how your product or service has benefitted the environment and your customers
• Maintaining consistency and quality of supply
• The impact on social welfare, where appropriate
• The social impact of your product
• Innovations in marketing
Social Impact Award
This award seeks to reward social initiatives that have had a positive impact on the business, its community and stakeholders. Background National and international commercial enterprises have huge influence when demonstrating good corporate citizenship. This is integral to CSR and has a reputational, as well as shareholder, impact.
Sometimes it’s not just about improving the sustainability of a business through its commercial activities; sometimes it’s about creating a positive effect on the social environment and the communities in which a business operates. With the drinks industry it is also the impact an organisation’s activities has on its constituents’ health, with the effects of excess alcohol and sugar consumption becoming an increasing burden on public healthcare, along with other social aspects such as the living wage, gender, diversity and worker welfare in the supply chain.
Entrants
Entrants to this category can be from any part of the drinks industry that has initiated any socially driven operational, product reformulation or community initiative in the last two years. Purpose of the award To reward those organisations which have taken social consciousness to the heart of their business and have carried out a social project, however large or small, regionally, nationally or internationally.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• The impact that any project has had on people and communities
• Innovation: new thinking on old problems that has initiated positive change
• Where companies have used expertise gained in hospitality in a social context
• How social diversity initiatives are promoted within the organization
• Evidence of social deliberation applied to procurement and tender processes
• The level of involvement from employees and management in projects
• Feedback from the communities where projects have been carried out
Economic Sustainability Award
Entries must demonstrate where cost savings or business advantage has been created by the introduction of a strategy that supports sustainability. Background Sustainability and corporate social responsibility are too often seen as cost items in the annual budget. And with the economic downturn squeezing budgets, companies are necessarily cutting costs in areas that are not seen to be generating revenue.
Recent experience has shown that contrary to negative perceptions, commercial advantage can be built through better communication of company policy on CSR and the execution of environmental/sustainability strategies and the fiscal benefits of these have been realised on the bottom line.
Entrants
Any foodservice business that has implemented a sustainability policy that has driven commercial success is eligible for entry.
Purpose of the award
The scale of the commercial advantage is not the driver for creating this award. We aim to show that embedding sustainability in your company DNA can bring real commercial benefit – both in financial terms and in terms of brand recognition.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• How a sustainability strategy or policy has lead to an increase in revenues
• Whether your sustainability strategy or policy has increased profitability
• Where your approach to sustainability made savings in the organisation – e.g. in retention/recruitment of staff, or reductions in the use of paper and printing, and facilities running costs
• Where clients and customers have cited sustainability as a major factor in their decision to buy from you
Stakeholder Engagement Award
For the most effective engagement programme aimed at your stakeholders – both inside and outside the business – designed to raise awareness of the issues and drive more sustainable behaviour.
Background
It’s all very well creating a policy for the environment and sustainability, but will your people, your supply chain, your customers, consumers and investors understand it and work with it to produce the results that you expect? If your initiatives and policies go unheard of by your key stakeholders, then they will not contribute to your policy and the benefits of operating more sustainability will not be realised as effectively as they might – for the organisation, for the environment or for the communities in which you operate.
Marketing and communications is vital to raising awareness of the issues and broadening a culture of sustainable behaviour across your operations – whether that’s from a member of staff or consumer in one of your outlets. Ensuring there are sufficient channels for communicating continuous improvement in your corporate sustainability performance is also essential in ensuring that action is embedded in every aspect of day-to-day corporate life.
Entrants
This is open to every drinks company or outlet of any size that has a Sustainability/Environmental policy or CSR strategy that encompasses environmental and sustainability issues that is communicated to stakeholders in the business.
Purpose of the award
The aim of this award is to highlight where communications can help embed and support a strategy towards the environment and sustainability and the benefits this can bring to sustainability.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• Communications plans that have been or are partially executed
• Demonstrable buy-in from your stakeholders: i.e. your people, senior management, the Board, investors, customers, suppliers, partners and consumers as a result of communications with them
• Availability, format and channels for information on sustainability and the environment to the stakeholders
• Demonstrable endorsement from senior management
• Activities that promote the message internally and externally
• Recognition of voluntary work undertaken by stakeholders that increases the profile and awareness of the issues for your business and the whole drinks sector
Environmentally Efficient Logistics Award
Entries should demonstrate where logistical innovation and efficiencies have produced clear environmental benefits, be it through co-ordinated logistics, working collaboratively or the utilisation of a sustainable fuel source.
Background
Logistics, the transfer of product from A-B at each stage of the supply chain is one of the most publicly acknowledged environmental impacts of the food and drink industry. Ten years ago the noise was about food miles, in part because of rising fuel costs but perhaps more because it was a concept easily understood by consumers. Today new levels of sophistication are being reached all the time as technology and strategies designed to reduce environmental impact take hold. The efficient planning and execution of logistics, sometimes working collaboratively with other producers and operators, can minimise the impact of operations on the environment and the use of non-renewable energy.
But logistics is still very much in the spotlight.
Entrants
Entrants to this category can be from businesses that co-ordinate logistics or businesses that have a buying strategy that reduces the need to move product in an unsustainable way.
Purpose of the award
The purpose of this award is to highlight the complexities and to ensure that best practice in logistics buying and planning is disseminated to all parts of the industry.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• Where operators have reduced carbon emissions
• Strategies that encourage reduction in the overall impact of logistics on the environment
• How technology has been harnessed to further streamline waste and distribution
• Use of low carbon methods of transport
• Where collaboration between logistics providers, their customers and suppliers – and their suppliers, has shown sustainable benefit
• Where pack sizes, designs and materials have contributed to a reduction in energy or logistics waste
• How efficient logistics can enable more remote communities to maintain supply with low environmental impact
Sustainable Use of Raw Materials Award
Entries will be judged on their ability to demonstrate innovation and efficiencies in the use of raw materials at any stage in the drinks supply chain.
Background
Apples, hops, grapes, grains or any other raw material in the drinks manufacturing process has its own production impact and then becomes a waste product once used. Or does it? There are several examples where this waste product has been reutilised as animal feed, fertiliser, packaging or another product to somehow close the loop and contribute to the offsetting of the production process. This is what this category is all about. How raw materials can be made more sustainable and made to go further than their primary use.
Entrants
This category is open to anyone operating at any stage in the drinks supply chain – from growers to brands, bars and food outlets, hotels and entertainment retailers.
Purpose of the award
The purpose of the award is to showcase how we can reduce our impact on the use of natural resources and make maximum use of what is available to us. We hope that entrants will be able to demonstrate technological innovations and closed loop initiatives, as well as systems and strategies that can be adapted and adopted across the foodservice industry at large.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
· The significant reduction in the use of raw materials in the production and distribution of your drinks product in the last 3 years
· The demonstration of the sustainable use of raw materials through recycling of the resource at the end of its use
· The efficient management of raw materials to ensure the continuing supply of that resource for future generations
· The benefits of the efficient management of raw materials on the community where they are sourced such that the sustainability of that community is protected · The use of renewable resources – such as energy – that has contributed to the reduction in use of non-renewable raw material
· Technologies, strategies and systems that contribute to the sustainable use of raw materials
Special Achievement Award
Organisations can nominate individuals from their own business, suppliers or clients who they consider to have made a special contribution to sustainability and the environment.
Entrants
We invite companies and businesses to nominate individuals from their organisations, or people they work directly with on a day to day basis (such as key suppliers or clients etc.). To nominate someone for this award, please complete an entry form.
Purpose of the award
Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards want to recognise, before the whole industry, outstanding individual contribution to sustainability and the environment in the previous year. This could be an employee or an individual from your supplier base who is not necessarily part of the sustainability team but has taken affirmative and beneficial action on sustainability – reflecting a collaborative approach and that a good understanding of the issues exists within your community.
Specific Criteria
Judges will focus on:
• Individual contribution to sustainability and its results
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Winners and highly commended
2025
The 2025 Winners and Highly Commended in their chosen categories are as follows:
The Sustainable Use of Water Award 2025
Sponsored by Heineken UK
Winner: Nc’Nean Distillery
Highly Commended: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
The Energy Efficiency Award 2025
Sponsored by Reconomy Connect
Winner: Asahi UK
The Sustainable Use of Raw Materials Award 2025
Sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Winner: Nc’Nean Distillery
Highly Commended: Hogs Back Brewery
The Innovations in Packaging Award 2025
Sponsored by Valpak
Winner: Sustainable Wine Solutions
Highly Commended: Marstons PLC
The Waste Prevention & Management Award 2025
Sponsored by Avani Solutions – Waste Watch
Winner: Marstons PLC
Highly Commended: Grupo Avinea
The Social Impact Award 2025
Sponsored by Nestlé Professional
Winner: Nemi Teas
Highly Commended: Heineken UK
The Stakeholder Engagement Award 2025
Sponsored by All Bar One
Winner: Greene King
Highly Commended: Avani Solutions
The C&C Group On-Trade Operator of the Year Award 2025
Sponsored by C&C Group PLC
Winner: All Bar One
Highly Commended: Bow Bar at Hilton London Metropol
The C&C Group On-Trade Supplier of the Year Award 2025
Sponsored by C&C Group PLC
Winner: Pubinno
Highly Commended: EcoPure Waters
The Special Achievement Award 2025
Winner: Hugh Anderson of Downton Distillery
Highly Commended: Nick Hargrave of EcoPure Waters
2024
The 2024 Winners and Highly Commended in their chosen categories are as follows:
The Sustainable Use of Raw Materials Award 2024
Sponsored by Asahi UK
Winner: The Gipsy Hill Brewing Company
Highly Commended: Ellers Farm Distillery
The Innovations in Packaging Award 2024
Sponsored by Pernod Ricard
Winner: Sustainable Wine Solutions
Highly Commended: Konvoy
The Waste Prevention & Management Award 2024
Sponsored by Reconomy
Winner: Apricity Restaurant
Highly Commended: Bow Bar at the Hilton London Metropole
The Sustainable Supplier Award 2024
Sponsored by Adnams
Winner: The Canned Wine Company
Highly Commended: The Gipsy Hill Brewing Company
The Social Impact Award 2024
Sponsored by Britvic
Winner: Toast Brewing
Highly Commended: Nemi Teas
The Stakeholder Engagement Award 2024
Sponsored by Nestlé Professional
Winner: Fever-Tree with All Bar One
Highly Commended: Kerry Europe
The Economic Sustainability Award 2024
Sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Winner: Ellers Farm Distillery
Highly Commended: Soilable Straws
The C&C Group On-Trade Operator of the Year Award 2024
Sponsored by Matthew Clark
Winner: Fuller, Smith & Turner
Highly Commended: All Bar One – Mitchells & Butlers
The C&C Group On-Trade Supplier of the Year Award 2024
Sponsored by Bibendum
Winner: Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company
Highly Commended: Toast Brewing
The Special Achievement Award 2024
Presented by C&C Group plc
Winner: Tim Etherington-Judge, Avallen Spirits
Highly Commended: Francesco Betti, Bow Bar at Hilton London Metropole
2023
The 2023 Winners and Highly Commended in their chosen categories are as follows:
The Sustainable Use of Raw Materials Award 2023
Sponsored by Asahi UK
Winner: Crumbs Brewing
Highly Commended: Greensand Ridge Distillery
The Innovations in Packaging Award 2023
Sponsored by Pernod Ricard
Winner: The Alumini Collection by Sustainaholics
Highly Commended: Möet Hennessy, Ch.Galoupet Cru Classé
The Waste Prevention & Management Award 2023
Sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group
Winner: DrinkSachi
Highly Commended: Greensand Ridge Distillery
The Social Impact Award 2023
Sponsored by Britvic
Winner: Budweiser Brewing Group, Walksafe
Highly Commended: Bidfood, Msia community in Tanzania
The Stakeholder Engagement Award 2023
Sponsored by Nestlé Professional
Winner: Asahi, Meantime’s NOW IPA
Highly Commended: Warner’s Distillery, Nature Mark
The C&C Group On-Trade Operator of the Year Award 2023
Winner: All Bar One
Highly Commended: Albion & East
The C&C Group On-Trade Supplier of the Year Award 2022
Winner: Avallen Spirits
Highly Commended: Marlish Water
The Special Achievement Award 2023
sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Vanessa Wright, Pernod Ricard
2022
The 2022 Winners and Highly Commended in their chosen categories are as follows:
The Special Achievement Award 2022
sponsored by Matthew Clark
Andy Kershaw, Marstons PLC
The Energy Efficiency Award 2022
sponsored by Britvic Soft Drinks
Winner: Budweiser Brewing Group UK & I
Highly Commended: Asahi UK
The Sustainable Use of Water Award 2022
Sponsored by UK Hospitality
Winner: Small Beer Brew Co
Highly Commended: Journey’s End Vineyards
The Sustainable Use of Raw Materials Award 2022
Sponsored by Adnams
Winner: Whyte and Mackay
Highly Commended: William Grant & Sons Discarded Spirits Co
The Environmentally Efficient Logistics Award 2022
Sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Winner: Asahi UK
Highly Commended: KILO ZIRO
The Innovations in Packaging Award 2022
Sponsored by Pernod Ricard
Winner: Sustainable Spirit Co
Highly Commended: Frugalpac
The Waste Prevention & Management Award 2022
Sponsored by Nestlé Professional
Winner: BrewDog
Highly Commended: Sustainable Spirit Co
The Social Impact Award 2022
Sponsored by Novati
Winner: Journey’s End Vineyards
Highly Commended: Peak & Wild Coffee
The Stakeholder Engagement Award 2022
Sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group
Winner: Nestlé Professional
Highly Commended: Fever-Tree
The C&C Group On-Trade Operator of the Year Award 2022
Winner: Revolution Bars Group
Highly Commended: Apricity
The C&C Group On-Trade Supplier of the Year Award 2022
Winner: Avallen Spirits
Highly Commended: Accolade Wines
2021
The 2021 Winners and Runners up in their chosen categories are as follows.
The Special Achievement Award 2021
sponsored by Matthew Clark
Ellie Stirk of Sipsmith
Economic Sustainability Award
sponsored by Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Winner: Budweiser Brewing Group UK & Ireland
Highly Commended: Brewdog
Energy Efficiency Award
sponsored by BBPA
Winner: Molson Coors
Highly Commended: Symphonia Spirits
Innovation in Packaging Award
sponsored by UKHospitality
Winner: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Highly Commended: Pernod Ricard
Social Impact Award
sponsored by Pernod Ricard
Winner: Nemi Teas
Highly Commended: Belu Water
Stakeholder Engagement Award
sponsored by SIBA
Winner: Warners Distillery
Highly Commended: Fever-Tree
Sustainable Supplier Award
sponsored by Budweiser Brewing Group
Winner: Owlet of Loddington
Highly Commended: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Sustainable Use of Raw Materials Award
sponsored by Waterscan
Winner: Good Living Brewery
Highly Commended: 58 Gin
Sustainable Use of Water Award
sponsored by Britvic
Winners: Waterscan and Whitbread
Waste Prevention & Management Award
sponsored by Novati
Winner: Warners Gin
Highly Commended: The Juice Round
2020
The Special Achievement Award 2020
sponsored by Matthew Clark
Paula Lindenberg of AB InBev
Economic Sustainability Award
sponsored by Matthew Clark
Winner: Barn Farm Drinks
Runner up: Collectiv Food
Sustainable Use of Raw Materials Award
sponsored by Waterscan
Winner: Foxhole Spirits for Hyke Gin
Runner up: Warners Distillery
Energy Efficiency Award
sponsored by BBPA
Winner: Midas Mead
Runner up: Meiko UK
Innovation in Packaging Award
sponsored by Pernod Ricard
Winner: The Pinter
Runner up: Frugalpac
Waste Prevention & Management Award
sponsored by Britvic
Winner: Warners Gin
Runner up: Glassbusters
Environmentally Efficient Logistics Award
sponsored by SIBA
Winner: Collectiv Food
Runner up: Fowler Welch
Sustainable Supplier Award
sponsored by Coca-Cola European Partners
Winner: Pernod Ricard
Runner up: Union Hand Roasted Coffee for Camino Coffee
Stakeholder Engagement Award
sponsored by Nescafé Azera
Winner: Warners Distillery for Saving Britain’s Hedgerows campaign
Runner up: Vineyard Team
Social Impact Award
sponsored by the British Soft Drinks Association
Winner: Belu Water
Runner up: Flawsome!
Covid Contribution Award
sponsored by UKHospitality
Winner: Toast Ale
Runner up: Adnam’s
2019
THE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Sponsored by Matthew Clark
Winner: Dr.Andy Wood, Adnams
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY AWARD
Sponsored by UK Hospitality
Winner: Good Things Brewing
Highly Commended: Patrón Tequila
SUSTAINABLE USE OF WATER AWARD
Sponsored by Nescafé Azera
Winner: Marston’s Brewery
Highly Commended: Greene King and Waterscan
SUSTAINABLE USE OF RAW MATERIALS AWARD
Sponsored by Patrón Tequila
Winner: Toast Ale
Highly Commended: The Oxford Artisan Distillery
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARD
Sponsored by The British Beer & Pub Association
Winner: Wye Valley Brewery
Highly Commended: Brentingby Gin
INNOVATIONS OF PACKAGING AWARD
Sponsored by Coca-Cola European Partners
Joint Winners: Carlsberg UK and Garçon Wines
Highly Commended: Lucozade Ribena Suntory
WASTE PREVENTION & MANAGEMENT AWARD
Sponsored by Innocent Drinks
Winner: Marston’s Brewery
Highly Commended: Reunion Ales
SUSTAINABLE SUPPLIER AWARD
Sponsored by Fleet Street Communications
Winner: Karma Cola Co
Highly Commended: Bibendum Wine
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AWARD
Sponsored by SIBA
Winner: Warner’s Distillery
Highly Commended: Budweiser Brewing Group
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
Sponsored by The British Soft Drinks Association
Winner: Brewgooder
Highly Commended: Coca Cola European Partners
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These are the terms and conditions upon which each Entry to the Drinks Sustainability Awards shall be subject. If the Drinks Sustainability Awards (“we”, “us”, “our”, or “Drinks Sustainability Awards”) accept an entrant’s (“you”, “your” or “entrant”) Entry, you will be bound by these terms and conditions and your Entry shall be considered and judged in accordance with these terms. We reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions at any time and such changes shall be deemed notified to you by their publication online.
Definitions
The following terms shall have the following meaning in these terms and conditions:
‘Category’ means each particular category of award as more particularly listed and detailed on the Website.
‘Closing Date’ meand that the portal for the current season’s entries is closed.
‘Entry’ means your entry submitted to the Drinks Sustainability Awards on the site.
‘Judging Criteria’ means the criteria and bases for judging Entries and granting awards to Entrants in the course of the Awards.
‘Website’ or ‘the site’ means the Drinks Sustainability Awards website accessible at www.footprintdrinks.awardsplatform.com
Drinks Sustainability Awards Entry Formalities
All Entries must be submitted in the English language via the online entry form on the Website. Each Entry must be submitted to Drinks Sustainability Awards in accordance with these terms and conditions and by submitting an Entry you confirm that you accept these terms and conditions and you have the agreement of all parties associated with the project that the submission be made.
Each Entry must be completed in full and received by Drinks Sustainability Awards on or before the Closing Date. Entries received after the Closing Date will be disqualified and will not be considered by Drinks Sustainability Awards. Entries which are not fully functional will be disqualified by Drinks Sustainability Awards at its sole discretion.
In the event that an Entry is inaccurate or incomplete, does not comply with these conditions for entry or is deemed, at the sole discretion of Drinks Sustainability Awards, ineligible for any other reason, then the relevant Entry will be disqualified.
Number of Entries
You may submit Entries to the Drinks Sustainability Awards in up to 4 categories.
You may place your Entry in more than one Category.
You may make up to 2 Entries in any given Category.
Judging Entries
Drinks Sustainability Awards shall consider each Entry through a judging panel as listed on the Website on its merits and on the basis solely of the information referred to in the relevant Entry and at its discretion all Entries shall be considered in accordance with these terms and conditions and the Judging Criteria. In the course of judging an Entry any judge may request further information about the Entry from the person named as the contact for the Entry submitted. Failure to supply the information requested will disqualify the Entry from the Drinks Sustainability Awards and the entry Fee will be forfeited.
Judging will take place between July and August or as otherwise decided by Drinks Sustainability Awards.
Drinks Sustainability Awards will shortlist certain Entrants to go through to a final judging phase. Winners in the Categories will be announced by Drinks Sustainability Awards at the Awards Event details of which will be published on the Site and such winners will be selected by the Judges from the shortlist.
Drinks Sustainability Awards’ decisions relating to short-listing and granting of awards in the course of judging the Drinks Sustainability Awards is final and Drinks Sustainability Awards will not enter into any correspondence or discussion with any Entrants on any subject nor will Drinks Sustainability Awards accept any submissions or representations or appeals with regard to such decisions, and Drinks Sustainability Awards reserves at its sole discretion the right to:
disqualify Entries which do not comply with these conditions or for any other reason
not to make any particular award in any given Category
move an Entry to another Category without notice, if Drinks Sustainability Awards feels it would be better suited in the relevant Category
Confidentiality
Your entry and any supporting documentation will not be considered as confidential information unless clearly identified as Confidential and you agree that Footprint Media Group Ltd can use the information or parts of the information contained in the Entry submitted for judging for publicity purposes in or on any media and for the purposes of promoting the Footprint Awards.
Limitations & Disclaimer
Drinks Sustainability Awards accepts no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for:
any promise or indication made public before an Award is formally announced
any damage whatsoever caused by any actions taken by Drinks Sustainability Awards in relation to any particular Entry
In no event shall Drinks Sustainability Awards be liable whether in contract, tort, by statute or otherwise in respect of any loss of profits and/or loss of business for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the Drinks Sustainability Awards, including without limitation: loss of revenue, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business and/or goods, loss of goodwill, loss of use, loss and/or corruption of data and/or other information.
Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude or restrict our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation and/or for death or personal injury to the extent that such injury results from our negligence or wilful default.
For the avoidance of doubt, entrants agree and accept that they will be solely responsible and liable for any and all damage caused by their Entry.
If Your Entry Has Been Short Listed
You will be informed whether your Entry has been shortlisted in August 2026. Any changes to this timescale shall be posted on the Website from time to time.
Governing Law
These terms and conditions shall be interpreted in accordance with and governed by English law.
Contact Information
Charles Miers: charles@footprintmerdiagroup.com
