Beer & A Better World - Anheuser-Busch InBev

environmental Performance
• Seven breweries have upgraded their existing
wastewater treatment plant to comply with
China’s new beer wastewater standard.
Anheuser-Busch InBev China has invested more
than 6 million RMB as part of a comprehensive
compliance plan. In 2008 and 2009, about
1,700 tons of chemical oxygen demand (COD)
load was reduced for discharge out of plants.
• In 2008 and 2009, Harbin, Putian, Putian II and
Yanji breweries installed new sulfur dioxide
removal scrubbers on their coal-fired boilers.
By removing sulfur dioxide, this prevents about
2,011 tons of particulates and 830 tons of
sulfur dioxide emissions to the atmosphere
in the past two years.
• All Anheuser-Busch InBev China breweries
collect and recycle spent grain, waste yeast,
broken glass, cardboard, fiber bags and other
materials, etc, the recycling ratio approached
95 percent in order to avoid landfills.
• Most of the breweries recycle and sell waste
labels from returned bottles.
• The bottle recycling rate for Anheuser-Busch
InBev China plants approaches 98 percent.
employee involvement
Employees at each of our Chinese breweries are
actively engaged in their communities and are
working on environmental projects that help
promote conservation and sustainability efforts.
On World Environment Day in June 2009, about
12,700 employees from 29 plants took part. In all,
59 different environmental improvement projects
were undertaken. Seven plants were recognized
with awards in their communities.
brewery implementation of best Practices
• At the Harbin brewery, workers modified an
evaporator system and part of a cooler pipeline
after observing best practices from other
plants. The power savings from these initiatives
totaled about 362,330 kilowatt hours and
reduced carbon dioxide emissions by about
360 tons in 2008.
• The Nanchang brewery added a new carbon
dioxide collection system. As a result, about
300 tons of carbon dioxide was kept from
being emitted into the atmosphere during
the first half of 2009. The Wuhan, Shiliang
and Jiamusi breweries all use this technology.
• The Foshan Brewery has adopted eco-friendly
technology to promote clean production. It
saves resources and energy, and incorporates
environmental protection measures into the
standardized management of the enterprise’s
daily routines. For treating industrial waste, the
brewery has invested 12 million RMB to build
an advanced sewage treatment system, to
ensure standard discharge after treatment.
Furthermore, boiler fume purification equipment
has been installed in the plant, with the
efficiency for fume and dust reduction reaching
95 percent, and the efficiency for sulfur dioxide
removal nearly 90 percent. The brewery also
adopts repeated use of treated waste water,
which is expected to save 400,000 tons of
water each year. Meanwhile, the application
of condensation water recycling technology
effectively saves energy by raising the
recycling ratio to more than 90 percent. The
new brewery also invests in carbon dioxide
low purity recycling equipment, in order to
ensure maximum recycling and re-usage of
carbon dioxide generated during the beer
fermentation process, which greatly reduces
the waste of resources.
Governmental awards
In 2008, Anheuser-Busch InBev China breweries
received 15 safety awards and eight environmental
awards from the Chinese government.
These include:
• The Harbin brewery in 2008 was named the
provincial Ecotype Industry Model Enterprise
by the Henglongjiang Provincial Environmental
Protection Bureau.
• The Hailun Brewery, Hegang Brewery and
Mudanjiang Brewery was recognized in 2008
as the Environmental Protection Model
Enterprise by the city’s Environmental
Protection Committee.
• In 2008, the Wenzhou/Jinhua brewery
was recognized as a Green Environmental
Enterprise by the local Environmental
Protection Committee. That same year,
the plant’s safety record was honored by
the municipal government.
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Employees from the Wuhan brewery
planted trees in the city.