New Belgium Brewing to Cut CO2 Emissions by 25% Per Barrel

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January 20, 2009

After finding that one six-pack of Fat Tire emits nearly 3,200 grams of CO2 from its raw and packaging materials to transportation to the brewery – comprising about half (48 percent) of its overall footprint – New Belgium Brewing said it hopes to reduce that number by 25 percent per barrel by 2015.

The CO2 figures come from a GHG life cycle assessment that the brewery conducted with the help of the Climate Conservancy.

Other highlights from New Belgium’s first corporate sustainability report (PDF):

- The Colorado brewery uses 4 gallons of water to make 1 gallon of….

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