Stakeholder Engagement

Strengthening relationships, exchanging information and joining the conversation.

Environmental sustainability requires that beverage companies look beyond their own operations and engage with a wide-range of stakeholders. Stakeholder 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

• American Beverage Association
• Brewers of Europe
• Dutch Brewers Association
• European Federation of Bottled Waters
• European Fruit Juice Association
• European Organization for Packaging and the Environment
• International Bottled Water Association
• Kentucky Distillers Association
• Scotch Whisky Association
• Union of European Soft Drinks Associations

Non-Governmental Organizations​

• Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform
• The Nature Conservancy
• World Business Council for Sustainable Development
• World Resources Institute
• World Wildlife Fund

Other Collaborators

• ​Alliance for Water Stewardship
• CDP
• Consumer Goods Forum
• CEO Water Mandate
• Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI)
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
• International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD)
• Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
• Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
• The Sustainability Consortium
• Waste & Resources Action Programme