Pouring With Purpose

We recognise the importance of minimising our impact on the environment wherever possible, how we do this is outlined in our Environmental Policy.

Stonegate Group are pleased to be a member of the Zero Carbon Forum and are working cross collaboratively with companies across hospitality, alongside our suppliers, to set industry targets to reduce carbon emissions. We are committed to achieving Net Zero by reducing our Scope 1,2&3 emissions.

We completed our first comprehensive Carbon Footprint in 2021; this covered Scopes 1,2&3. This exercise has been completed in 2024 and 2025, where the data quality and methodology were vastly improved. By completing this we have been able to establish where our emissions hot spots are and to start to develop a plan on how we can reduce these.

In September 2025 we published our first Energy Policy which outlines our approach to energy consumption and targets we have set. This policy also supports our requirement to comply with Phase 3 of ESOS, where we are required to submit an action plan which outlines how we are going to improve our energy efficiency. This is submitted annually to update on progress.

Stonegate Pub Company Limited manages its water under a Water Supply and Sewerage Licence limited to Self-Supply (Licence numbers 073/2018/WL and 072/2018/SL). The Licence is used to supply eligible sites in England where Stonegate are responsible for water and sewerage services. This excludes Landlord supplied sites.

A live list of sites served under the Licence will be provided to Ofwat on a quarterly basis.

For further information regarding the management and operation of the Licence, or for information around the eligible sites being supplied under the Licence, please contact stonegate@waterscan.com

As a company we proactively recycle as much as we can. We are working with our waste partner to set targets and develop an action plan to increase our recycling rates while reducing the amount of waste we produce. We also continue to explore alternative ways to reduce our waste and increase our recycling such as glass backhauling and reuse, used cooking oil recycling and food surplus redistribution.

We continue to fulfil its obligations imposed by Packaging Waste Regulations based on all recyclables sold to publicans and distributed to our managed estate.

We recognise our responsibility towards the promotion and management of a responsible drinking environment in all of our pubs. We are committed to ensuring our customers drink in moderation and to helping them understand the key impacts of alcohol.

We work with the Government and enforcing bodies such as the Police and Local Authorities to actively support responsible drinking and we are committed to the following standards:

• Not offering “all you can drink promotions”.
• Not offering liquor-only multi buy deals.
• Not pricing any alcoholic drink under £1.
• Offering No and Low Alcohol options.

We encourage attendance at Pub Watch meetings and ask for strict adherence to the nationally acknowledged “Challenge 25” scheme, seeking proof of age of anyone appearing to be 25 years or under.

Stonegate Group are an associate sponsor of Best Bar None, an accreditation scheme supported by the Home Office and other companies in the drink industry to improve standards in the evening and nighttime economy.

We are the largest operator of LGBTQIA+ venues within the UK and ‘Serving with Pride’ reflects our mission to create inclusive spaces and show allyship to the LGBTQIA+ community. Our venues also provide safe LGBTQIA+ spaces, hosting creative and wellbeing workshops for Stonewall Housing service users and running in-venue campaigns to raise awareness.

In July 2016 The Pubs Code etc. Regulations (the Pubs Code) was introduced by the Government and applies to all pub owning businesses, such as Stonegate, who own more than 500 tied pubs in England and Wales. The Pubs Code regulates the relationship between the pub owning businesses and their tied publicans and places statutory obligations on Stonegate based on the two core principles of fair and lawful dealing and that a tied publican should be no worse off than a free of tie publican. The Pubs Code ensures that tied publicans:

• Have all significant discussions with a Business Development Manager recorded in writing
• Receive the information they need to make informed decisions about taking on a pub or making a change to their existing agreement
• Can have their rent reassessed every 5 years
• Can request a Market Rent Only option to go free of tie in specific circumstances

Our approach to ethical management is underpinned by robust internal policies that ensure fairness, transparency, and accountability across all operations. Our Modern Slavery Policy is available here.

We work closely with both our Primary Authority and our Safety Partner to keep all things safe and legal. Regular visits help us to stay on top of standards, current legislation and best practice. Our partners help us protect our guests, support responsible practices, and build trust in the communities where we operate.