Footprint's 2019 Drinks Sustainability Awards

Sep 17, 20192 min read

Updated: Apr 7, 2020

The top executives and founders of both iconic and emerging drinks brands gathered at The Royal Institute of British Architects for a celebratory evening last summer for the inaugural Footprint Drinks Sustainability Awards. Bow-ties were tied, dresses fitted, awards shiny and anticipation was high as the crowd full of powerful CEOs and young-and-hungry newcomers sipped Patrón cocktails and champagne before sitting down to a four-course meal interspersed with speeches and of course, awards.

"It's all about creating a culture of responsible business" Dr Andy Wood, Adnams

The annual awards ceremony was created by Footprint as a recognition of the fact that the drinks industry is hugely reliant on natural resources such as raw materials, water and energy, not just for the creation of products but for packaging too. Blindly judged by a panel of experts, awards were given out to the brands and companies making efforts, with success, to be more sustainable. By celebrating these brands, the innovation and determination they practice, Footprint is sending out a message of encouragement to the drinks industry as whole to look into how individual businesses and supply chains can minimise their environmental impacts, and how much 'Generation Green' who value conscious consumerism will react positively to these necessary changes.