Bacardi Limited began operating as a wine merchant in February 1862, when Don Facundo Bacardi opened the first Bacardi in Santiago de Cuba. Today, Bacardi has evolved into the world’s leading family-owned spirits company. Now operating from its headquarters in Hamilton, Bermuda, Bacardi has become synonymous with quality through its products like Bacardi Cuba Libre, Bacardi 151, Bacardi Superior, and Bacardi Black.
Aside from ensuring its products’ quality, Bacardi also aims to become a leader in management responsibility. As a means of achieving this goal, the company came up with the Bacardi Environment, Health and Safety plan. Bacardi EHS is a program that ensures that the company’s operations comply with global practices and standards. This initiative began in March 2008 and this year, 2009, Bacardi Environment will make sure that all of the company’s manufacturing facilities follow global standards.
Led by a Steering Group, the Bacardi Environment, Health and Safety plan shares the company’s environmental progress with the public through a website that takes note of significant improvements the company has done. Specific attention is given to improvements in water usage and greenhouse gas emissions.
As part of its compliance with the Bacardi EHS campaign, the company has made sure that its distilleries in various parts of the world (Puerto Rico, Italy, Florida, Scotland among others) adopt renewable energy practices along with recycling and other environmentally-practices.