Guinness Ghana’s Corporate Relations Team display the awards
Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL), Ghana’s only total beverage business, won two awards at the recent 6th Ghana CSR Excellence Awards (GHACEA) 2016 held in Accra.
The event, which was organized by the Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) West Africa, was aimed at recognizing businesses in Ghana for their CSR and sustainability initiatives.
GGBL won the CSR Award for Production Standardization to celebrate a business that conforms consistently to international standardization and quality assurance practices.
The company also won the CSR Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) of the Year for making the most outstanding impact made through its CSR projects and a feasible sustainability plan woven around business practice.
The awards ceremony brought together kingpins of the industry and was ably supported by the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Association of Ghana Industries (AGI), Ghana Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI), United Nations Development Programme, Plan International, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Environmental Protection Agency and more than 25 media organizations.
Gabriel Opoku-Asare, Corporate Relations Director of GGBL, said the two awards were testament to the company’s continuous efforts at meeting international standards in it operations.
“This reflects in our premium brands and our sustainable investment in communities. Our 2020 Sustainability and Responsibility Target is the roadmap for activating in the following areas; reducing our environmental impact, building thriving communities and promoting the responsible use of alcohol in society,” he said.
Mr Opoku-Asare said, “We have seen at firsthand the impact of our operations through an assessment of our flagship community investment programme, Water of Life. Our local sourcing initiative also ensures that farmers enjoy the benefits of producing with raw materials sourced locally.”
The Centre for CSR, West Africa, is a leading Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) & Sustainability strategy development, policy advocacy, public relations, events and communications agency in West Africa.