Consequently, developing sustainable  packaging solutions offers great potential  for reducing our environmental impact and  reducing long- and short-term risks. In 2013,  we set ambitious targets and implemented a number of initiatives to reduce the environ- mental impact of our packaging.  We have entered into partnerships with  global packaging suppliers of cans, glass  bottles, coatings and shrink wrap. Our joint  aim is to reduce the environmental impact  and develop solutions that are optimised for  reuse either as new packaging or as some- thing completely different, such as clothing,  with the same or a higher level of quality  than the original packaging. While the vast majority of consumers enjoy  beer in moderation as part of a healthy  lifestyle, we recognise that a minority of  consumers may have a harmful drinking  pattern leading to unwanted health and social effects. As a responsible brewer, we are committed to reducing the harmful overconsumption of beer and to playing a positive role in taking global action on this important public health issue.  In 2013, we defined targets and developed  a new policy and related guidelines for this  area to enable commitment and compliance  across the Group.  In 2012, we signed the Global Commitments  to reduce harmful drinking and committed to  reporting on our actions and progress within  five areas as of 2013. Our reporting under  the Global Commitments has been audited  by an external assurer to increase trans- parency for our financial and non-financial  stakeholders. We believe that delivering on  the Global Commitments is essential for our  ambition to improve the image of beer and  continue to drive category growth.  As another initiative, we have implemented  strategic self-regulation schemes in cooper- ation with regulatory stakeholders in selected  markets. This has enabled an open and  constructive dialogue with key stakeholders,  giving us the opportunity to prove our  willingness to act on our ambition to reduce  harmful drinking and grow responsibly. Learn more about our view on self-regulation  on page 30. In 2013, we delivered on our three-year targets  within energy, CO$_{2}$  and lost-time accidents  in production. We developed new three-year  targets for our policies covering the following  eight areas: environment, health & safety,  community engagement, labour & human  rights, responsible sourcing, business ethics,  responsible drinking and marketing commu- nication. Selected targets and our progress  towards achieving them are shown on page  29. We also reviewed and updated our policies  and guidelines to ensure compliance with  internal and external expectations.  We published an annual CSR report on  our policies. The CSR report serves as our  Communication on Progress to the United  Nations Global Compact and further enables  us to live up to our legal responsibility on  CSR disclosure stated in section 99a of the  Danish Financial Statements Act.  As in previous years, a selected set of  indicators used to track our performance  www.carlsberggroup.com/csr/reportingonprogress with respect to environment and health &  safety has been independently assured by  the KPMG Climate Change & Sustainability  team. Furthermore, an expanded set of stra- tegic indicators has been chosen for readiness  assessment. Our aim is to have independent  assurance across all CSR policies in 2016.  The full 2013 CSR report, including the  KPMG assurance statement and GRI G3  table, is available online at www.carlsberggroup.com/csr/reports. Improving the sustainability of our logistics  operations is an important element in  reducing our overall environmental impact.  During 2013, CSC initiated a number of  activities within four logistics focus areas:  Fleet  (improve the environmental perform- ance of our own fleet);  Excellence  (build  an efficient logistics culture and improve  environmental behaviour);  Infrastructure (create environmental initiatives in our  warehouses); and  Collaboration  (work with  relevant stakeholders to create new oppor- tunities for a joint environmental agenda).  We continued our Responsible Sourcing  Programme, inviting selected key suppli- ers to join the programme to gain insights  into their operations and identify how they  work with CSR-related risks. Suppliers were  audited by an external assurer on environ- ment, business practices, health & safety  and labour rights. The audits demonstrat- ed no critical non-compliances. A number  of non-compliances and observations were  identified and solved, while some are still  being monitored and tracked closely.  Health & safety has been a focus area for  the Group for many years and we have  achieved significant progress in improv- ing safety in our production and logistics  areas across the Group. In 2013, two of our  Polish breweries were recognised by the  Regional Labour Authorities in Poland for  their safety improvements, ranking no. 1 in  the occupational safety contest “Employer:  Provider of Safe Work”. SELECTED ACTIONS AND PROGRESS 2013 CSR TARGETS AND REPORTING PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE DRINKING  Find out more about our  responsible drinking initiatives. 27 Management review STRATEGY Carlsberg Group Annual Report 2013