Social Well-being

Health and Well-being

ANSA MCAL TAKES THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND CONSUMERS VERY SERIOUSLY.

As such, two of the largest Sectors in the Group; Beverage and Financial Services have centred some of their key initiatives around this.

Responsible alcohol consumption:

• bottle package labelling

• increase alcohol free portfolio (25% business volume)

Responsible drinking

As a socially responsible entity, the Beverage Sector has always committed to campaigns that promote the safe consumption of its products. One such campaign is the @EASE (AT EASE) campaign, which embodies the idea that as the Carib brand expresses the fun, energy and happiness that flows naturally through all Caribbean people in ‘the way we play’, there is also the sense of cool ease with which we enjoy life that also defines us and gives us balance. Therefore, by practising this balance, with each person consuming CARIB Brewery products responsibly, we all put each other’s minds ‘at ease’, to enjoy the best of good times together. This ‘ease’ is what the Beverage Sector desires to promote as a key guiding principle by which everyone enjoys their favourite CARIB brand responsibly.

With this thinking behind the responsibility campaign, communication on all media, merchandising and social platforms, will carry an @EASE symbol in 2023, as the signature of commitment to inspiring everyone to responsibly enjoy CARIB Brewery products anytime, anywhere.

Also engaged in the Investment of the Health and Wellness of its customers is Alstons Marketing Company Limited (AMCO), in the Distribution Sector of the Group. AMCO is the distributor for B. Braun Avitum, a supplier of dialysis equipment.

In October 2022, AMCO together with B. Braun Avitum hosted their inaugural Scientific Haemodialysis workshop in collaboration with the Institute of Medical Education (IME). The initiative is the start of a continuous education drive with the objective of improving the quality of dialysis in Trinidad and Tobago and by extension the Caribbean region.

A certification program was also held to provide manufacturer certifications to both dialysis technicians and registered nurses, in Trinidad and Tobago. Sixty attendees from both the public and private sector benefitted from hands-on, practical experience with stateof-the-art technology, sharing experiences and best practices. All attendees were then required to complete an online theoretical module.

Upon successful completion, participants will receive official certification by AMCO’s supplier B. Braun Avitum on Dialog+ Haemodialysis machine.

AMCO is in the process of placing several dialysis equipment into private and public hospitals in Trinidad and Tobago.

OUR GOVERNANCE COMMITMENTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS.

ANSA McAL HAS A CLEARLY DEFINED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE HINGED ON SUCH THINGS AS ETHICAL PRACTICE, TRANSPARENCY, DIVERSITY, AND INCLUSION. GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS THE ROOT OF THE ESG TREE, A SOLID FOUNDATION FROM WHICH A MEANINGFUL SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY CAN BE BUILT.