Beer & A Better World - Anheuser-Busch InBev

environmental Performance
At InBev Deutschland, we continually seek to
operate more efficiently and maintain our quality
standards, while considering our environmental
impacts, in order to be better stewards of the world
in which we live. We focus our environmental
sustainability initiatives on key issues — water,
energy, recycling and packaging.
Our beers are brewed with natural ingredients,
we use pure water in the brewing process, and
we package and distribute our products for
the enjoyment of our consumers. In addition
to being efficient and reducing waste — which
is an important part of our culture — we also
recognize we have a role to play in addressing
shared challenges such as climate change.
2012 environmental Targets
In 2009, we set targets on key measures such as
water and energy use, as well as carbon emission
reductions, that we will strive to achieve by the
end of 2012. Our 2012 global companywide
targets are:
• Increase our waste and by-product recycling
to 99 percent.
• Reduce water use for beer and soft drinks
plants to an industry leading 3.5 hl/hl.
• Reduce energy use per hectoliter
by 10 percent.
• Reduce CO2
emissions per hectoliter
by 10 percent.
improving environmental Performance
InBev Deutschland is making significant
contributions to achieving these goals.
• In 2009, InBev Deutschland recycled
99.2 percent of our waste and brewing
by-products.
• In 2009, our water usage was 3.98 hectoliters
per hectoliter of production.
• In 2009, InBev Deutschland reduced energy
consumption per hectoliter of production
by 2 percent.
Wernigerode brewery biomass:
Net Recycling Revenues (spent yeast, spent
grains, recycled glass, plastics etc.) in 2009: [€]
brewery environmental Projects:
• Bremen: Employees in all departments are
looking every week for ways to prevent energy
leakages.
• Issum: Installed fin segment curtains between
areas of packaging and storage rooms;
equipped air conditioning in packaging and
production areas with situational controls;
reduced room temperature in uncrewed rooms
during winter season; conducted Energy Day,
which delivered useful hints by employees for
savings; improved control of heating related
to production of heat generated by processes;
and optimized heat usage of air conditioning.
• Wernigerode: Implemented several small
projects for reduction of water and energy
consumption, vacuum pumps with closed
cooling loop; energy recuperation; enhanced
environmental awareness of all staff.
Global Citizenship Report 2008-2009 | 73
At InBev Deutschland, we continually
seek to operate more efficiently and
maintain our quality standards, while
considering our environmental impacts
in order to be better stewards of the
world in which we live.
Amount of Biogas in 2009 [m³]: 366,000
Amount of electrical Energy
produced out of Biogas in 2009 [mJ]: 2,683,390
Bremen: 1,069,792
Hannover: 113,085
Issum: 508,850
München: 564,883
Wernigerode: 842,000