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Sail'27

The new Carlsberg Group Strategy

Introducing SAIL'27

SAIL’27 was developed as a collaborative, company-wide effort, co-created by over 200 Carlsberg employees from more than 30 different markets and functions.

In developing SAIL’27, we aimed at keeping and sharpening our strong strategic, organisational and financial dynamics while ensuring that our direction-setting was refreshed and that our new strategy reflects expected consumer, customer, societal, regulatory, economic and geopolitical trends and their likely impact on the beer category in terms of both volume and value. As such, SAIL’27 reflects the learnings from the past and assumptions for the future blended together.

In essence, SAIL’27 focuses on five strategic levers – portfolio, geographies, execution, culture and funding the journey – for which we have made distinct strategic choices, defining the focus of our efforts and resource allocation. Our strategic levers and choices should be viewed as an integrated set of activities that together will drive shareholder value.

An evolution of SAIL’22, SAIL’27 is built around our purpose of brewing for a better today and tomorrow, and our ambition of being the most successful, professional and attractive brewer in our markets.

 

BREWING FOR A BETTER TODAY & TOMORROW

Most successful, professional, and attractive brewer in our markets.

Building on our strengths and accelerating growth

Our strategic priorities

To achieve our ambition, SAIL'27 focuses on five key priorities:

  1. Our portfolio choices
  2. Our geographical priorities
  3. Our execution excellence
  4. Our winning culture
  5. Funding our journey

Shareholders

  • Organic revenue growth of 3-5% CAGR
  • Organic operating profit growth above NR
  • Continued ROIC focus
  • Disciplined capital allocation
  • Ambitious sustainability targets

Employees

  • A purpose-led and performance driven company with strong development opportunities and engagement
  • An attractive, diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Strong brands, products and ambitious sustainability efforts, to be proud of

Society

  • Championing sustainability in our journey Together Towards Zero
  • Supporting the Carlsberg Foundation to invest in science, arts and culture
  • Partnering with communities and contributing to prosperity in the countries we operate