This year, we made significant headway in our quest
to encourage sensible drinking. We reached out
to all of our employees and business partners to
ensure that all of our activities support the Drink
Sensibly message. We have also launched a Drink
Sensibly website, and we have enhanced our internal
marketing policies, as well as guidelines for alcohol
consumption during working hours.
With regards to our environmental performance,
we are seeing further improvements. In a world where
resources are scarce and climate change looms as
a major threat to our way of life, I am pleased that
our continued innovation has resulted in a continued
reduction in energy use, water and waste. Such
reductions minimise our impact on the environment,
and also provides efficiencies and cost savings
– a win-win for all.
We continue to see high levels of staff engagement
and low employee turnover rates, but we understand
that there are still challenges ahead: We operate in
a highly competitive labour market and it is a high
This year is a special one for GAB, as we celebrate
10 consecutive years of growth in revenue,
profit and market share. I am very proud of our
financial performance, especially as they are
accompanied by equally impressive achievements
in our corporate responsibility performance.
Message from the
Managing Director
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