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Growing Beyond Boundaries Sustaining Our Impact

Diving deep into our ESG strategy at VBL unveils a tapestry of decisive action and global expansion. We extend sustainable initiatives, fostering prosperity and positive impacts through inclusive practices. Integrating environmental stewardship, social responsibilities, and governance leadership, we ignite impactful change. As sustainability pioneers, our footprint amplifies across operations and communities.

Varun Beverages Zimbabwe

Environment

  • Installed water treatment plant to reduce wastage of water
  • Installed solar power plants to reduce conventional power usage
  • Reduced carbon emission through lesser grammage per 8 Oz use of coal
  • Participated on National Tree Planting Day in partnership with NMB Bank and City of Harare
  • Replaced existing Diesel/Petrol Forklifts with EV Forklifts
  • Introduction of EV’s for last-mile delivery

0.37 kWH/case

(15% reduced from 2022) Electricity used in 2023

1.77 Liters

(10% reduced from 2022)
Water utilized for per liter of beverage production in 2023

2.5 MW

Rooftop solar panels installed

1,115

Trees planted in Harare in 2023

Social

  • Empowering women belonging to economically backward class, specially abled, and war widows through providing livelihood means
  • Sponsoring education of underprivileged students
  • Participated in social well-being during the Cholera outbreak

6,700 push carts

Deployed to create employment for women in rural, semi-urban, and urban areas, with an initiative launched by the President of Zimbabwe

Recognized as the

Most Socially Responsible and Society-friendly Company in Zimbabwe

in Zimbabwe

105

Graduate and management trainees hired and created ‘Varun Beverage Academy’ to provide both inhouse and on the job training

Sponsored First PhD student

for higher education in India

Sponsored several school children

From underprivileged backgrounds

14%

Diversity in CY 2023

Governance Awards and Achievements

Compliance

Varun Beverage Zimbabwe follow the local rules and policies & fully compliant by laws and regulations.

Training

Various compliance training programs - US FCPA, POSH, Insider Trading, Anti-bribery, Non-Political Affiliation & others

Awards
  • The circle of performance award – 2023
  • The best marketing CEO award – ZMA – 2022
  • The President ring of honor award -2022