Ivan Menezes
Management
Good morning, everyone. I'm pleased to announce our financial results for the first half of fiscal '21. We have returned to top line growth, driven by strong sequential improvement across our regions compared to the second half of fiscal '20. This is ahead of our expectations at the start of the fiscal year. Our people and our business have shown incredible resilience and agility in this challenging operating environment created by COVID-19. Using insights and data, we've quickly pivoted to changes in consumer occasions and behaviors, and we've responded at pace to increase demand in the off-trade channel. Excellent commercial execution, effective marketing and accelerated innovation have driven strong performance and market share gains. The on-trade e channel continues to be very disrupted with bars and restaurants around the world being impacted by government restrictions. We are well positioned for the reopening of these outlets, but we expect the recovery of this channel to be volatile. Travel Retail continues to be severely impacted by lower passenger numbers. Despite the current challenges, I am cautiously optimistic about the outlook for our business. The fundamental growth drivers for Diageo remain intact, and the actions we've taken and will continue to take will ensure we emerge stronger. I am proud of the support we've given to our customers and communities in response to COVID-19. Last June, we launched Raising the Bar, our $100 million commitment to support the recovery of the hospitality sector around the world. The fund has already benefited over 30,000 outlets in 7 countries with ongoing rollout into additional outlets and countries over the course of the 2-year program. This support includes hygiene and sanitation kits, furniture for outdoor spaces and solutions for table reservations and contactless ordering. Over 70% of the procurement spend funded by Raising the Bar has…