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Brown-Forman | Sustainability Performance

https://www.brown-forman.com
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Produces and markets alcoholic beverages, including whiskey, vodka, and tequila.

1870

United States

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Wine & Spirits

$1B - 10B in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#1011
Overall
#245
in United States
#3
in Wine & Spirits

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

13 out of 43

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

185.6K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Laggard

Female employees

48% 2024
Leading

Externalities

17.5M $, 2025
Laggard

Market cap

12.2B $, 2026▼5.5% YoY

Revenue

3.9B $, 2026▼1.2% YoY

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 5 out of 43


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 5 out of 43

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Scope 2 location based
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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark

46.7

B/M 34.9

229.2

B/M 295.3

657.7

B/M 1.1K


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • BrownForman Corporation (Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Old Forester, Finlandia), US major spirits, has faced multiple US class actions over alleged misleading marketing of Jack Daniel's product origin and aging claims at multiple US retail customer sites, plus the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid US discretionary premium spirits customer demand normalization affecting US institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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61 assets assessed
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48Moderate
Thematic risk scoresESRS aligned scoresComing soon
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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Biodiversity impact

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Water management

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Land use

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Externalities

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Market cap

12.2B $, 2026▼5.5% YoY

Revenue

3.9B $, FY2026▼1.2% YoY

EBITDA

1.2B $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

30% Industry: 18▲3.7% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.9BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
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Net margin

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Free cashflow

431.0M 2025▲2.8% YoY

Capex

167.0M 2025▼36.5% YoY

Return on invested capital

18.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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4.2

▼ 3.5%

2024

4.0

▼ 3.7%

2025

3.9

▼ 1.1%

2026

4.1

2028

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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24%
Independent Directors

5 out of 21 incl. management

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Overall score

74

Environment

79

Social

79

Governance

64

Exclusion screening

Adult content

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Alcoholic

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Animal testing

Not available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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2025

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

2-3



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