Beer & A Better World - Anheuser-Busch InBev

16 | Global Citizenship Report 2008-2009
Selected best-practice examples include:
• In the United States, the Cartersville, Georgia,
brewery is already ahead of our 2012 stated
water use goal. Cartersville achieved an annual
water use metric of 3.1 hectoliters of water
per hectoliter of production in 2009. This
was achieved primarily through process
improvements identified and implemented
by brewery employees.
• In 2009, the Wernigerode brewery in Germany
also exceeded the goal, achieving an annual
water use metric of 3.09 hectoliters of
water per hectoliter of production through
a combination of engineering solutions and
ongoing training sessions that help identify key
environmental issues, ensure the economical
use of resources and fine-tune procedures.
• The Jaguariuna brewery in Brazil has
implemented a program to optimize utilization
of water across all steps of the production
process. This has resulted in a 9 percent
reduction in water use from 2007 to 2009,
saving more than 1.7 million hectoliters
of water.
In 2009, we completed a global water risk
assessment to help us identify high-risk
operations. This assessment has lead to
specific actions for these high-risk areas
that will be implemented as part of our
Better World three-year plan.
In 2009, we also built or upgraded 12 biotreatment
systems and will construct or upgrade
an additional 20 facilities by the end of 2012.
The Jaguariuna brewery in Brazil has implemented
a program to optimize utilization of water across
all steps of the production process.
U.S. Breweries Take Water Use to New Low
In the past two years alone, water use has decreased nearly 27 percent at Anheuser-Busch’s
12 U.S. breweries.
The chart to the right illustrates this success on a per-hectoliter of production basis since 2007.
Optimization efforts associated with our cleaning-in-place (CIP) processes are generating significant
water savings while maintaining the company’s strict quality standards. In addition, the breweries are
expanding the use of clean reclaimed water for a variety of applications, including cooling, cleaning,
residuals operations, packaging line wash down and lawn irrigation.
Our U.S. breweries saved more water in the past two years than the collective annual water use of
the company’s St. Louis and Columbus breweries in 2008!
Water Use per
Hectoliter Production
(hl/hl)
6
4
2
0
5.46
4.73
3.99
2007 2008 2009