BUDWEISER BREWING GROUP AB InBev ’ s global headline targets on sustainability were set as far back as 2017 , and it aims to achieve these by 2025 . Its goals in this area comprise four pillars : Packaging , CO2 Emissions , Water , and Agriculture
In 2021 , following the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference , it set out a new goal : to become net-zero by 2040 .
“ We want to lead by example ,” says Mauricio Coindreau , Head of Procurement and Sustainability for Budweiser Brewing Group ( BBG ), the UK arm of the business . “ We ' re looking to become the first major brewer to have carbon neutral operations in all of our breweries in the UK in 2026 .
We ' re looking at many different ways to achieve that commitment .”
One of those ways is through renewable electricity . In 2019 BBG signed the largest private solar power deal to build solar farms which now , in combination with the wind
turbine constructed near their Magor site , meaning all beers are brewed with 100 % renewable electricity .
Its investments in renewables mean BBG produces more electricity than it needs , which has enabled it to donate to good causes .
BBG is also investing in new technologies , such as green hydrogen with plans to build a first of its kind green hydrogen plant to power brewing and logistics .
Already there is a comprehensive program of projects to reduce brewing emissions , including the world ’ s largest wort cooler at its brewery in Wales .
Packaging biggest sustainability challenge for Budweiser Brewing Group Coindreau says the biggest sustainability challenge faced by BBG is its packaging , which accounts for almost 40 % of its total CO2 emissions . In 2021 it went 100 % plastic ring free and there are ongoing projects to minimise plastic in tertiary .
90 July 2022