Celebratingwater stewardship<strong>MillerCoors</strong> launched its first company-wide volunteer water stewardshipinitiative by dedicating September as <strong>MillerCoors</strong> Water Stewardship Month.Employees from all brewery and corporate office locations volunteered to improveaccess to clean waterways, rejuvenate stressed watersheds and restore nativeecosystems. In total, 528 employees volunteered 1,658 hours of their time atactivities across the U.S. In Virginia, volunteers planted 60 trees and restoredstreambeds and river banks. In Chicago, employees conducted water qualitytesting and removed invasive plant species along the Chicago River.22
P e o p l e a n d C o m m u n i t Y I N V E S T M E N T<strong>great</strong> communitiesMeaningful community investment isintegral to growing our business the rightway. <strong>MillerCoors</strong> focuses on strategiccorporate social investment priorities,including water, enterprise development,multicultural communities and theUnited Way. In 2009, our total communityinvestment spend was $10.6 million.In connection with our strategic priorities,we invest in water conservation andstewardship initiatives in our brewerycommunities. In 2009, <strong>MillerCoors</strong>:• Invested $500,000 to fund the<strong>MillerCoors</strong> THIRST FreshwaterInnovation Lab at Milwaukee’sDiscovery World Museum.• Donated $10,000 to help restock thefish in a lake near the Wisconsin Dellsafter a berm collapsed anddrained the lake. Alocal Leinenkugeldistributor matchedour contribution.communityactivatedAs the officialsponsor of thePuerto RicanDay Parade,the Coors Lightteam provided$75,000 inscholarshipsto the NationalPuerto RicanDay Paradeand DiversityFoundationScholarshipFund in 2009.• Issued $52,000 in watershed protectiongrants to organizations in our brewerycommunities through a partnershipwith River Network, a national nonprofitorganization.SupportingMulticulturalismWe work with our multiculturalstakeholders and community partners todevelop programs that:• Focus on leadership development• Provide educational opportunities• Promote entrepreneurismIn 2009, we celebrated the 10thanniversary of the <strong>MillerCoors</strong> UrbanEntrepreneur Series business plancompetition by giving $200,000 in grants.<strong>MillerCoors</strong> is the founding corporatesponsor of the Thurgood MarshallCollege Fund, which for 23 years hasprovided support and scholarships to the47 public Historically Black Colleges andUniversities. In 2009, we donated a record$1.3 million to the Fund. We alsodonated $60,000 in scholarshipsduring the Historically BlackColleges and Universities FootballClassics.We continue our commitment tohelping Latino students pursuehigher education through apartnership with <strong>MillerCoors</strong>¡Adelante! In 2009, we donated$200,000 in scholarships andsponsored 30 students to attendthe ¡Adelante! Leadership Institutein San Antonio, Texas.<strong>MillerCoors</strong> receivedthe 2009 Corporationof the Year Awardfrom the U.S. HispanicChamber of Commerce.CHICAGO HEADQUARTERSEARNS LEED SILVERcertification<strong>MillerCoors</strong> officially opened itsChicago headquarters in June2009, bringing a commitment toenvironmentally-friendly design.The space features energy efficientlighting with motion sensors, andthe open layout harvests 90 percentdaylight. In total, 96 percent of theconstruction waste was recycled.The building recently earnedLeadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design (LEED)Silver certification from the U.S.Green Building Council, whichencourages global adoption ofsustainable green building anddevelopment practices.23
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