Stakeholder engagement ensures BIER maintains an understanding of issues and opportunities to improve on those issues.
Strengthening relationships, exchanging information and joining of the conversation.
Environmental sustainability requires that beverage companies look beyond their own operations and engage with a wide-range of stakeholders. Engagement ensures that BIER maintains a holistic understanding of critical environmental issues, our ability to influence and impact an issue, and sector opportunities for improvement. Active stakeholder engagement has been a mainstay of BIER activity, allowing contributions to technical forums, information on public policy, driving practice alignment globally, and avoiding duplication of efforts among other organizations. We have compiled a list of 9 top investor takeaways to help you understand the future of the beverage industry—these insights came directly from our Investor Panels.
BIER maintains relationships and open communications with the following stakeholders to explore complex technical issues, provide beverage industry perspective, and promote interactive dialogue on topics of shared interest.
Trade Associations
European Federation of Bottled Waters
European Fruit Juice Association
European Organization for Packaging and the Environment
International Bottled Water Association
Kentucky Distillers Association
Union of European Soft Drinks Associations
Non-Governmental Organizations
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform
World Business Council for Sustainable Development
Other Collaborators
Alliance for Water Stewardship
Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)
Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)