2019 Annual Report

Damm works to ensure that our activity has a positive impact on people, the environment and society. These are the pillars of our sustainability and social responsibility strategy. Our Annual Report shares the company’s objectives and progress in these three strategic areas.

2019 Annual Report
Commitment to the Global Compact

Society
Our social commitment

Our social commitment is embodied in these lines of action:
Promoting a Mediterranean lifestyle

Consolidation of the Estrella Damm Old Brewery as a leading cultural venue in Barcelona

Strengthening the link with society and consumers through sponsorship and partnerships

Promotion of sports, social and cultural initiatives through the Damm Foundation
Supporting culture, gastronomy and sport
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We have supported dozens of music festivals in 2019. Some of the highlights:

Sant Jordi Musical and Estrella Damm concerts of the La Mercè festivities

10th Cruïlla Festival

WARM UP Estrella Levante

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We took the Estrella Damm Gastronomy Congress to Moscow, Melbourne and Lisbon [+]

3

The Estrella Damm Old Brewery hosted the first Food Meets Science symposium [+]

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Damm Football Club Youth Women's team closes an extraordinary season winning the Catalan League and Championship [+]
The Estrella Damm Old Brewery, a leading cultural venue

The Estrella Damm Old Brewery hosts concerts and music festivals throughout the year, as well as gastronomic, sports and charity events. 2019:
Environment
Our commitment to the environment

Our environmental policy is based on the following principles:

Promoting sustainability in all the company’s activities

Encouraging the use of local resources.

Minimizing environmental impact and preventing pollution throughout the life cycle of products and services.

Promoting actions aimed at reducing, reusing and recycling.

Supporting the acquisition of energy efficient goods and products.

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We calculate and reduce our water and carbon footprints

We have reduced our water consumption by more than 40% in the last 10 years

We promote advisory programs for our suppliers to reduce the water footprint of barley crops

We have reduced our CO2 emissions by more than 2,600 tonnes per year

Pall-Ex Iberia and SA Damm have joined AECOC’s Lean & Green initiative

We are working with Blipvert to develop and install can compactors on beaches

Committed to the circular economy

We developed a test with Estrella Damm in 2019, resulting in the first plastic-free ring packs in supermarkets. The new can packaging format is 100 % biodegradable, manufactured with natural fibres from sustainably and responsibly managed trees.

Reuse and recycling of packaging [+]

We take care of biodiversity and the natural environment

Act I: Soul
Estrella Damm launched the first part of its new campaign “Mediterráneamente” in 2019, aiming to raise awareness of protecting the Mediterranean Sea.

Act II: Lovers
The second part of the campaign has given visibility to different projects that aim to protect the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean, as well as to alleviate the effects of pollution, overfishing and maritime traffic in this marine ecosystem:

Posidonia Maps, a mobile app that shows boats if they are over a posidonia meadow so they can avoid dropping anchor on it

Save The Med, a project for the conservation of marine ecosystems and habitats through research, education and collaboration by citizens

Ghost Fishing Costa Brava, an initiative to carry out group expeditions to remove abandoned fishing nets from the bottom of the sea

Asociación Tursiops, an entity dedicated to the conservation and protection of cetaceans, with a special focus on the western Mediterranean

Wildlife Sense, organization for the study and conservation of marine turtles based on the island of Kefalonia, Greece
We are committed to renewable energy, energy efficiency and sustainable mobility
We work to be energy efficient, reducing consumption and generating energy from renewable sources. We are also committed to sustainable mobility through the use of more efficient and clean transport systems.
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100% of the electricity contracted for our plants has renewable origin certification [+]

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Estrella de Levante opened a solar plant for self-consumption and Estrella Damm started up the second phase of the installation of photovoltaic panels in its factory in 2019 [+]

3

We are committed to less-polluting transport and we optimise journeys to reduce the impact of our mobility. Some initiatives in 2019:

The Beer Drive electric truck is consolidated as the system for distributing our beers

We have replaced more than 30 trucks and vans from Damm Distribución Integral’s fleet with less-polluting vehicles

We constantly optimise Alfil Logistics’ transport routes to make the most of the truck’s volume
People

Committed to people

People are a fundamental pillar of Damm’s development, and our commitment to our collaborators, an essential strategic aim.

We promote inclusion
We promote equality
We are committed to initiatives that promote well-being
We encourage professional growth

4.899 people in total (including SA Damm and subsidiaries)

81% of full-time staff

Damm in the world

Damm has a staff of thousands of collaborators spread throughout 10 countries.

We believe in equality, diversity and a work-life balance

Some highlights from 2019:

SA Damm, a family-friendly company [+]

20 years collaborating with the CARES social group [+]

Damm, recognised by Merco for its ability to attract and retain talent

We join International Women’s Day with a video tribute [+]

We promote training

Damm Academy, the online training platform for the company’s people, was consolidated and training has been extended.

Fomentem la innovació i la transformació digital

Hem obert un espai dedicat a la innovació al Barcelona Tech City: l'Estrella Damm Pier01. Mira el vídeo.

Fundació Damm

El nostre compromís amb l’esport, la societat i la cultura té nom propi.

Memòria d'activitats Fundació Damm