Diageo gets €7.5m in green funding from Enterprise Ireland

Guinness owner Diageo has been awarded a grant of €7.5 million by Enterprise Ireland as part of an environmental investment scheme, new European Commission data shows.

The funds were provided to the drinks multinational as part of a scheme to incentivise private companies to go beyond existing European Union environmental standards.

According to details of the scheme, the funds are intended to accelerate investment, improve the efficiency of a company’s production, and promote the update ...