TORONTO and TAMPA, FL, Dec. 11,
2019 /PRNewswire/ - Cott Corporation (NYSE:COT; TSX:BCB)
(the "Company" or "Cott"), a leading provider of home and office
bottled water delivery services in North
America and Europe and a
leader in custom coffee roasting for the U.S. food service
industry, today announced updates on its sustainability programs,
including goals to manage its environmental footprint and the
release of the latest sustainability report from S&D Coffee
& Tea, a wholly-owned Cott subsidiary.
Rooted in Impact, the latest sustainability report from
S&D Coffee, provides an update on progress made in the last two
years to use S&D Coffee's scale and global reach to embed
sustainability throughout its operations and supply chain. These
efforts led to:
- Providing more than 4,600 smallholder farmers in six countries
with tools and resources needed to optimize their farms'
productivity,
- Conserving 40,000 gallons of water by implementing a gray water
recycling program at S&D facilities, and
- Developing the Leadership Equity and Diversity (LEAD)
Scholarship program with the Specialty Coffee Association, a
two-year scholarship that provides professional development
resources and mentoring for people from underrepresented and
marginalized communities around the world.
"We are proud of the progress made by S&D to embed
sustainability across its operations and value chain. Their efforts
reflect Cott's ongoing commitment to sustainability," said
Shayron Barnes-Selby, Cott's Vice
President of Government Affairs and Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) Programs. "To expand our commitment, we also set
environmental sustainability goals earlier this year to enhance our
water stewardship practices and reduce our carbon footprint. These
goals complement the company's existing sustainability practices,
including those at S&D Coffee & Tea
and Eden Springs, our European business unit."
Earlier this year, Cott announced environmental sustainability
goals intended to accelerate the company's sustainable practices
through:
- Elevating its water stewardship practices through compliance by
2025 with the Alliance for Water Stewardship international
standards core criteria for key spring water sources, and
- Reducing its carbon footprint through reduced greenhouse gas
emissions and becoming carbon neutral for its North American
operations by 2022.
These goals build upon its track record of sustainable
practices, including Eden Springs in
Europe, which introduced the
BioCup, a 100% biodegradable and compostable solution, and also
achieved CarbonNeutral® certification for eight years running.
For more information on Cott's commitment to sustainability,
visit https://www.cott.com/sustainability/.
To read the S&D Coffee & Tea sustainability report,
Rooted in Impact, visit
https://sdcoffeetea.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SD-Coffee-2019-Sustainability-Report.pdf.
ABOUT COTT CORPORATION
Cott is a water, coffee, tea, extracts and filtration service
company with a leading volume-based national presence in the North
American and European home and office bottled water delivery
industry and a leader in custom coffee roasting, blending of iced
tea, and extract solutions for the U.S. foodservice industry. Our
platform reaches over 2.5 million customers or delivery points
across North America and
Europe supported by strategically
located sales and distribution facilities and fleets, as well as
wholesalers and distributors. This enables us to efficiently
service residences, businesses, restaurant chains, hotels and
motels, small and large retailers, and healthcare facilities.
Website: www.cott.com
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