Pernod Ricard Winemakers

Pernod Ricard Winemakers

Good Spirits: bringing sustainable voices together

True to our vision “Créateurs de convivialité”, our event series Good Spirits brings sustainable voices together, creates new opportunities for collaboration and facilitates the sharing of knowledge and insights across sectors.

Shaping our future world 

Paris, December 2023 

As the world gathered in Dubai for COP28, our Good Spirits event in Paris brought together 70 experts, thought leaders, businesses and international organisations to discuss how we can help shape tomorrow’s world. On this occasion, we introduced our ‘2050 Future Scenarios’ research which builds on the climate impact studies we’ve been doing to better understand the risks and opportunities for our business and industry. 

Speakers

Paul Gabie (Chief Executive Officer, ecoSPIRITS)
Daphnée Hor (Head of Cultural Foresight, Pernod Ricard)
Marion Jansen, Director (Trade & Agriculture Directorate, OECD)
Antoine Poincaré (VP Climate School, AXA Climate) 

 

Pernod Ricard Good Spirits Dubai

Pernod Ricard Good Spirits Dubai

Sustainability in Dubai’s hospitality scene 

Dubai, December 2023  

Part of the Changemakers Hub – a pop-up programme featuring workshops and discussions on the future of sustainability during COP28 in the UAE – we focused on sustainability in the local thriving hospitality scene. The event welcomed 70 guests including trade partners and clients from the F&B industry, sustainability consultants and start-ups, bartenders, chefs and media to talk about the hospitality sector, including traceability and transparency, diversity and inclusion and zero waste. 

Speakers

Sean Dennis (Co-Founder & CEO, Seafood Souq)
Zachary Roy (Restaurant Manager, LOWE)
Omar Shihab (Founder & Chief Sustainability Officer, BOCA)
Emma Banks (VP Hilton Restaurants & Bars EMEA)
Jean Winter (Co-Founder and CEO, Touch Dubai) 

 

Pernod Ricard Good Spirits Paris

Pernod Ricard Good Spirits Paris

Nature is everyone’s business!  

Paris, December 2022

During the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15), we convened 70 experts, thought leaders, businesses and institutions. Bruno David, the President of the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, set the scene and gave important context on biodiversity loss, its causes and the timeframe we are working to in order to halt irreversible damage to nature. Then 2 panels discussion focused on why companies must help to protect nature and biodiversity, and how companies can contribute to regenerate nature, with action-oriented advice and case studies from speakers.

Speakers

Francesco Bellino (Managing Director and Partner, BCG)
Dr Radhika Murti (Director, IUCN’s Centre for Society and Governance)
Lynne Millar (Director of sourcing, Kahlúa and Malibu)
Léa Lugassy PhD (Head Scientist, Pour une Agriculture du Vivant)
Yoann Regent (Head of Sustainable Sourcing & Nature Initiatives, Kering)
Pierre Helwi (Head of Sustainable viticulture, Martell) 

 

Event Good Spirits GTR

Event Good Spirits GTR

Driving sustainability in Global Travel Retail (GTR)

Cannes, TWFA, October 2022

During the 2022 TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes, Pernod Ricard GTR hosted a Good Spirits panel discussion in a Jameson travel retail booth made from fully sustainable materials with modular and reusable elements, virgin plastic-free and zero waste. The event brought together leading voices from across the duty-free ecosystem, exploring the future of sustainability in travel retail, leveraging the power of our brands to raise awareness and drive systemic change, as well as showcasing the initiatives and innovations that were already tapping into this trend, and what opportunity could have been presented beyond travel retail. 

Speakers

Mélanie Guilldou (EVP Foodservice Global, Lagardère Travel Retail)
Mohit Lal (CEO, Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail)
Vanessa Wright (Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Pernod Ricard)
Joanna Yarrow (Chief Impact Officer, Human Nature; independent sustainability adviser & presenter) 

 

Pernod Ricard Good Spirits Marseille

Pernod Ricard Good Spirits Marseille

Businesses & Biodivesrity

Marseille, September 2020 

During the 2020 IUCN Biodiversity Conference in Marseille, Pernod Ricard France hosted a series of roundtable discussions, hosted at Club Pernod Ricard. Every night, speakers from all horizons gathered to discuss a specific theme linked to the IUCN agenda: climate change and fresh water; oceans, landscapes and biodiversity; or economy, law and governance. 

Speakers

Valérie Verdier (Présidente Directrice Générale, IRD)
Rémy Rioux (Directeur Général, AFD)
Olivia Conil Lacoste (Directrice Développement Durable, Bouygues Immobilier)
Sandrine Motte (Directrice Générale, Groupe des Eaux de Marseille)
Patricia Ricard (Présidente, Institut océanographique Paul Ricard)
Claire Martin (Vice President Sustainability, CMA CGM)
Antidia Citores (Coordinatrice du lobbying, Surfrider Foundation)
Marc Thiercelin (Navigateur)
Mina Epps (Directrice Programme Global Océan, IUCN)
Morgane Yvergniaux (Group Sustainable Agriculture Manager, Pernod Ricard)