Annual report and accounts 2023 - Flipbook - Page 69
Strategic Report
Movement:
Risk
Impact
Controls and mitigating actions
Adverse publicity in
relation to the soft
drinks industry, the
Group or its brands
Adverse publicity in relation
to the soft drinks industry, the
Group or its brands could
have an adverse impact on
the Group’s reputation,
consumer consumption
patterns, sales and operating
profits.
Our risk management process is designed to identify and
monitor events that may impact the Group as a result of
adverse publicity and to ensure that controls are in place
to manage these risks.
Corporate Governance
No change
Increased
Accounts
Decreased
Net risk
impact
Net risk
likelihood
Net risk
rating
Low
Moderate
Moderate
New
Movement
Processes are in place to ensure compliance with health and
safety legislation and ethical working standards, and these are
regularly reviewed by the Board and Executive Committee.
Quality standards are well defined, implemented and
monitored. Our environmental commitments are being
progressed through our “No Time To Waste” environmental
sustainability programme – further details are set out above.
The Group maintains and develops ISO 9001 and 14001
systems and AA rated BRC standards which are subject
to annual external audits, with any non-conformances
addressed in a timely manner. The Company also holds
ISO 45001 certification.
Nutritional information is shown on all of our Barr Soft
Drinks products and we are long-standing users of the
UK Government’s voluntary front of pack nutritional
labelling scheme.
As noted above, the Group followed Covid-related advice
from the Government at all times throughout the crisis as a
minimum, prior to the relaxation of Covid-related restrictions
in March 2022.
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