Annual Report - SABMiller

42 Sustainable development SABMiller plc Annual Report 2010Sustainable development continuedOverview of progress: our performance at a glanceThe table below summarises the progress we have made over the past yearagainst each of our 10 sustainable development priorities. It also shows thetargets we have set for the coming year.DiscouragingirresponsibledrinkingMaking more beerusing less waterReducing ourenergy andcarbon footprintPackaging reuseand recyclingWorking towardszero-wasteoperationsWhy is it a priority?Our beer adds to the enjoymentof life for the overwhelmingmajority of consumers. Wecare about irresponsible alcoholconsumption and we workcollectively with stakeholdersto address the harmful effects.Why is it a priority?Water quality and availabilityare under stress in a numberof locations across the world.We aim to be more efficientin our water use, understandour watersheds and engagewith our suppliers. This willcut costs, reduce risks andbenefit local communities.Why is it a priority?We use energy to produce andtransport our products. We aimto become more efficient,manage our carbon footprintand explore cleaner sources ofenergy. This will save moneyand resources and reduce ourgreenhouse gas emissions.Why is it a priority?Packaging protects ourproducts but has widerimpacts. By reducing theweight of our packaging,reusing bottles and encouragingrecycling, we’re saving moneyand raw materials and reducingpressure on local wasteservices.Why is it a priority?Much of our waste can be avaluable resource for farmersand food producers as well asa potential energy source. Weaim to minimise the amount ofwaste we send to landfill, sosaving money and reducingits environmental impact.Targets we set last year■ Continue with the alcoholeducation training programmefor all SABMiller employees.■ Continue regular engagementwith independent experts onalcohol-related issues.■ Promote TalkingAlcohol.comto more stakeholders.Targets we set last year■ Make progress towards thenew group water target.■ Undertake detailed valuechain water footprint inthe Czech Republic.■ Develop new stakeholderpartnerships to addresswater supply and quality risks.■ Invest in a total of four newwaste water treatment plantsin our African, European andLatin American regions.Targets we set last year■ Make progress towardsthe new carbon target.■ Develop a renewable energytoolkit for our operations.■ Improve our managementof carbon in distributionand retail refrigeration.Targets we set last year■ Extend the evaluation ofthe recycling and reuseinfrastructure for PET (asynthetic material usedextensively for beveragecontainers) with marketreviews in Honduras,Romania, South Africa,the USA and Zambia.■ Develop a bottle selectiontool to assist ‘light-weighting’i.e. using lighter bottles madewith less glass.Progress we have made■ We completed a review of thePET recycling infrastructurein over 40 countries.■ We launched a bottleselection tool to allowpackaging managers toselect the optimal bottlesfor their local market andenvironmental conditions.Targets we set last year■ Investigate more waysto reuse brewery waste.■ Increase the percentage ofwaste recycled/reused in linewith our aspiration to achievea zero-waste brewery system.Progress we have made■ We continued to roll outtraining across the business.Over 75% of employees arenow trained.■ In September 2009,SABMiller signed up toa global plan of action tosupport the WHO’s GlobalStrategy to Reduce theHarmful Use of Alcohol.■ We launched a newTalkingAlcohol.com modulecalled Open the Facts to helpparents discuss alcohol withtheir children.Progress we have made■ In the year, our averageconsumption was 4.3hectolitres of water perhectolitre of beer, a 4%improvement.■ The water footprint forour Czech operations wascompleted in June 2009.■ In November 2009, SABMillerannounced the Water Futurespartnership with WWF.■ In Africa, four effluenttreatment plants wereconstructed or upgradedduring the year.Targets for this year■ Undertake water footprintsand develop action plansfor partnership watershedprotection projects in SouthAfrica, Tanzania, Peru andUkraine.■ Invest in three new effluenttreatment systems in Uganda,Tanzania and Panama andupgrade two effluenttreatment plants in Ecuadorand Colombia.■ Continue to improve waterefficiency to meet our 2015water target.■ Support and engage instakeholder water dialoguesin Africa, India, Latin America,Europe and the USA.Progress we have made■ Over the last 12 months,our average CO 2 emissionsper hectolitre of beerproduced was 13.3 kg CO 2 e,a 4% improvement on theprevious year.■ Our renewable energyassessment tool was pilotedin Zambia and this will berolled out to our businessesacross the group.■ SABMiller launched HFC-freerefrigeration units in a numberof businesses includingBavaria in Colombia.Progress we have made■ We have establisheda partnership with theBiotechnology and BiologicalSciences Research Council(BBSRC) in the UK toevaluate bioenergy research.Other trials are looking at thecombustion of spent grainsand conversion to bioethanol.■ 96% of waste acrossthe group was recycledor reused, up from 95%the year before.Targets for this year■ Make progress towardsincluding responsibilitymessaging on all SABMillerinternational brands by 2012.■ Extend availability and visibilityof low or non-alcohol beers inrelevant markets.■ Work in partnership withthe International Centerfor Alcohol Policy andstakeholders on globalactions to reduce harmfuldrinking.Targets for this year■ Undertake a comprehensivereview of opportunities toimprove energy efficiencyacross the group.■ Continue to reduce fossilfuel emissions from energyuse on our sites to meetour 2020 target.Targets for this year■ Review, select and implementa new group environmentalimpact assessment tool forthe evaluation of both newand existing packagingsubstrates.■ Further extend bottle lightweightinginitiatives.Targets for this year■ Explore recycling potentialfor waste labels, currentlysent to landfill, in two marketsin Europe and Latin America.■ Review innovative disposaloptions for kieselguhr(a filtration medium) atfour sites in Africa, Europeand Latin America.www.sabmiller.com/alcoholresponsibilitywww.sabmiller.com/waterwww.sabmiller.com/energywww.sabmiller.com/packagingwww.sabmiller.com/waste