Managing our environmental performance

We are meticulous in the way in which we brew our beers. They are based on natural ingredients and use pure water in the brewing process. Managing and minimising our environmental impact is not only good for the planet, it also makes sound business sense. We aim to be as efficient as possible in the natural resources we use, and apply a process of continuous improvement to achieve this.

Processes such as our Voyager Plant Optimisation (VPO), as well as sharing and instituting best practices across our brewery network have led to encouraging results. In 2007, we reused or recycled 97.2% of our total waste and by-products. And since 2005, we have reduced the amount of energy needed to produce one hectolitre of beer by 22.2%, as well as reducing our CO₂ emissions per hectolitre by 13.6%.

Our targets for 2010 are to reduce water and energy use and CO₂ emissions per hectolitre by a further 10%, and to increase our recycling rate to 98%. This is how we can create the 'better world' that is the Anheuser-Bush InBev dream.