Climate Action 2014-2015

SHARED ACTION WITH
WATER USERS
At SABMiller, sustainability is about the
viability of our business. High quality
water and agricultural crops are vital for
a brewing company – and of course are
essential for the societies within which
we operate. We are part of a value chain
with suppliers and our customers, many
small local enterprises. We are mutually
dependent. Beer is local; when society
prospers, SABMiller prospers.
We see shared resource risks
becoming more acute under changing
consumption patterns and demographic
pressures worldwide. An additional three
billion middle-class people in the world
by 2030 is an example of the rapid pace
of progress, but the resulting resource
pressures have to be managed carefully,
and we have a role to play in this.
This is a business case that is deeply
understood by all of us on SABMiller’s
Executive Committee. It is not about
complying with someone else’s agenda: it
is central to our business strategy.
REDUCING WATER USE
This year we hit our target of a 25 per
cent reduction in water used to produce
each litre of beer worldwide, a year
ahead of schedule. But in most areas, the
vast majority of water used is taken up
in agriculture – and usually in farms that
are not supplying us with crops, so this is
not an easy risk to control. We share the
risks of water scarcity with the farmers,
and with others who are buying crops.
Across our brewing operations, we will
hit a world class water efficiency target:
by 2020 we will reduce water use further
and be using an average of 3.0 litres of
water to make each litre of beer.
The only way of tackling this shared
risk is through collaboration with other
water users. Business benefits and social
benefits often arise together when we
tackle shared risks. Managing water
is not something you can do on your
own. So this, more than ever, is about
shared action.
PASSIONATE ABOUT
BREWING
SABMiller is in the beer and
soft drinks business, working in
a way that improves livelihoods
and builds communities. We
are passionate about brewing
and have a long tradition
of craftsmanship in making
superb beer from high quality
natural ingredients. We are
local beer experts, producing
more than 200 beers that are
freshly brewed from locallygrown
ingredients and only
sold in their country of origin.
We also brew internationally
famous beers such as Peroni
Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell,
Miller Genuine Draft and
Grolsch, as well as our own
range of soft drinks. With
70,000 employees in more
than 80 countries, we are a
FTSE-20 company.
"Across our brewing
operations, we will hit a world
class water efficiency target."
Website: www.sabmiller.com
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