Beer & A Better World - Anheuser-Busch InBev

14 | Global Citizenship Report 2008-2009
Environment
Natural ingredients are key to our beers. We use pure water
in the brewing process, and we package and distribute our
products for the enjoyment of consumers around the world.
In addition to being efficient and avoiding waste — which is
an important part of our culture — we also have a role to play
in helping protect our planet with a focus on key issues: water,
energy, recycling and packaging.
Environmental key performance indicators (KPIs)
and targets are fully integrated into Anheuser-
Busch InBev’s Voyager Plant Optimization (VPO)
global management system, which is designed to
bring greater efficiency to our brewery operations
and generate cost savings, while at the same
time improving quality and ensuring safety. The
Environment Pillar in VPO guarantees that environmental
management is done in accordance
with our Environmental Policy and Strategy. VPO
requires regular self assessments and audits to
ensure consistency and high standards.
Scope of our Environmental Performance Data
We are reporting data from 146 beverage plants,
which reflects our company as of Dec. 31, 2009,
and is the basis for all comparisons to previous
years to ensure an accurate representation of
our progress. This accounts for the addition of
the Anheuser-Busch facilities in 2008 and the
sales of our South Korean and Central European
operations in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, and Serbia, as well
as select Metal Container Corporation plants and
Busch Entertainment Corporation in 2009.
2009 Highlights
• We reduced water usage per hectoliter of
production by 8.5 percent.
• We reduced the amount of energy per
hectoliter of production by 7 percent.
• We reduced the CO2
emissions per hectoliter
of production by 8.5 percent.
• We recycled 98 percent of our solid waste
and brewing byproducts.
Three-Year Plan Goals
In March 2010, we announced our new three-
year goals that we will work to achieve by the
end of 2012.
Key Performance Indicators 2012 Goal
Water use per hectoliter of production (hl/hl) 3.5
Energy use reduction per hectoliter of production (hl/hl) 10%
CO2 emissions reduction per hectoliter of production (hl/hl) 10%
Waste and byproduct recycling rate 99%