“ WATER IS NOT ONLY A CRITICAL INGREDIENT TO BEER , IT ' S ALSO A CRITICAL INGREDIENT TO ECONOMIES ”
MAURICIO COINDREAU HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY & PROCUREMENT , BUDWEISER BREWING GROUP
On that note , in some countries , AB InBev uses roughly two litres of water for every litre of beer it produces . On average , just five years ago , this was as high as four litres .
“ It ' s all about finding efficiencies ,” says Coindreau .
Energy efficiency measures are a focus in another area of its business : logistics . The company has a mammoth fleet of delivery and service vehicles worldwide , and its use of electric vehicles – and vehicles using renewable fuel – is a key plank of its drive towards net zero carbon emissions .
Partnering with EV Cargo on sustainable transport For example , the Budweiser Brewing Group building on previous route optimisation projects to reduce traffic and emissions , recently announced the launch of a sustainable transport initiative with a number of its industry partners , including EV Cargo , which offers solutions around international freight delivery , warehousing and distribution . procurementmag . com 95