Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits Diageo has complied with all relevant provisions set out in the Code throughout the year We endeavour in this report to give a sense of how these responsibilities are approached by describing our corporate governance structures and procedures and the work of the board and the executive committee It is well done and our hope is that they will continue to push responsibility efforts forward within their company and within the beverage alcohol industry' The US National Alcohol Beverage Control Association