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AB InBev Sustainability Report: Meets CO2 Target a Year Early; Water Use Down 8%

AB InBev last year cut its greenhouse gas emissions relative to production by 5.3 percent, meeting its goal of a 10 percent reduction on 2009 levels a year ahead of schedule, and also cut its relative water use by eight percent, according to the company’s 2011 Global Citizenship Report. In ... Read more »

Sustainability Results: AB InBev Beats CO2 Goal Early, Cuts Water 8% in One Year

Anheuser-Busch InBev cut its greenhouse gas emissions per hectoliter of beer produced by 11.5 percent from 2009 to 2011, beating a goal of a 10 percent cut by 2012, according to a progress update published yesterday. The reduction represents a 5 percent decrease in 2011 alone. The company’s initiatives to ... Read more »

Anheuser-Busch Signs MOU for Bio-Refinery Pilot

Anheuser-Busch and Blue Marble Biomaterials have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a bio-refinery pilot at one of the brewer’s North American facilities. The project will use Blue Marble technology to convert spent grains and biogas from the brewing process into chemicals that can be used in other applications, ... Read more »

Frito-Lay Opens ‘Near Net Zero’ Facility

Snack food giant Frito-Lay has opened what the company calls a “near net zero” plant in Arizona. The “near net zero” vision was to transform an existing facility so that it would be as far “off the grid” as possible and run primarily on renewable energy sources and recycled water, ... Read more »

Yuengling Brewery Cuts Energy Consumption by 14%

Energy Edge Technologies Corporation has reduced energy consumption at a Yuengling brewery in Tampa, Fla., by over 14 percent. The efficiency analysis and subsequent refit also improved light quality and increased transformer capacity by 13 percent. The project has an estimated 18-month return on investment, according to Energy Edge. The ... Read more »

Anheuser-Busch, GE Form Alliance to Cut CO2, Water

Anheuser-Busch InBev and GE have formed a strategic alliance that they expect to cut 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions a year from AB InBev plants across China. The initiative will also develop solutions to improve energy efficiency and cut water consumption. The agreement formed part of $3 billion in new ... Read more »

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