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Molson Coors Brews Up Its Own Packaging Commitment, Reaches for Hefty Goal by 2025

August 14, 2019October 7, 2019 by Jennifer Hermes

Molson Coors Brewing Company has announced the latest in a series of commitments – from a variety of companies, including KFC and McCormick and Company – to reduce plastic in packaging with an ultimate goal of 100% of packaging to be reusable, recyclable, compostable or biodegradable by 2025. The strategy ... Read more »

Molson Coors Expands Better Barley, Better Beer Program to Improve Yield

May 29, 2019August 5, 2019 by Jennifer Nastu

Molson Coors Brewing Company is preparing for the possibility of a decline in barley yields in coming years by helping barley growers adopt more sustainable practices. The company is installing weather stations and soil moisture probes across barley farms in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado as part of its efforts ... Read more »

Molson Coors Joins Science Based Targets Initiative, Sets 2025 Goals

July 16, 2018September 11, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

Molson Coors Brewing Company published its annual sustainability report and announced that they are joining the global Science Based Targets Initiative. The brewing company also set new targets as part of the 2025 goals outlined in “Our Beer Print Report 2018.”

Molson Coors Reduces Water Consumption 0.6% in 2016

August 17, 2017September 26, 2017 by Jennifer Nastu

Molson Coors was able to reduce water consumption by 0.6% in 2016 and announced plans to improve water-use efficiency by 22% by 2025. The company’s water strategy focuses on working with farmers on water conservation, improving soil health and biodiversity, and advancing water restoration efforts in its watersheds. The company ... Read more »

Molson Coors Saves Money, Cuts Emissions With Onsite Power

October 9, 2015 by Carl Weinschenk

Brewer Molson Coors has saved £750,000 (about $ 1.14 million) from an investment of £12.4 million (about $18 million) in an onsite energy center in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, UK. BusinessGreen reports that the facility reduced its carbon dioxide equivalents emissions by 6.5 percent and halved its production of nitrogen oxides. The ... Read more »

4 Steps to Get Product Life Cycle Assessment Right

September 23, 2015January 9, 2018 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

To find out what’s key for successful life cycle assessment, Ethical Corporation spoke with Molson Coors, Eastman Chemical, Amcor and Continental Clothing about challenges and insights to measuring social and environmental impacts of products and services. The free report offers practical insights on: Strategy: How to identify corporate sustainability priorities ... Read more »

Molson Coors More Than Halfway to 2020 Carbon Reduction Target

August 19, 2015August 19, 2015 by Karen Henry

Molson Coors reduced its direct and indirect carbon emissions by 2.4 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, according to its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report. The company is more than halfway to its 2020 goal of achieving a 15 percent reduction in carbon intensity against a 2011 baseline. Despite ... Read more »

Tech Firms Help Farmers Combat Climate Change

August 25, 2014August 25, 2014 by Ken Jennison

Panasonic, Fujitsu and other Japanese technology firms, looking for ways to offset decreased demand for their consumer electronics, are producing automated greenhouses and sensor-controlled fields to help farmers in Japan maintain constant conditions for their crops, according to Reuters. Heat and erratic weather in recent years has made it difficult ... Read more »

Brewers Meet 2020 Carbon Target Eight Years Early

December 23, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The UK brewing industry has met its 2020 carbon target — to reduce carbon emissions by 67 percent compared to 1990 levels — eight years early and is on track to achieve its 2020 target for improved water efficiency, the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) says. The industry has ... Read more »

Corporate Carbon Emissions Report Finds 51% Emitting Unsustainable Levels

December 19, 2013 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Autodesk, Unilever and Eli Lilly are the top three sustainable companies, according to a study analyzing greenhouse gas emissions of 100 companies. Climate Counts 2013 Carbon Study looked at companies that have voluntarily disclosed their emissions publicly since 2005 through CDP. It analyzed the companies against science-based targets that seek ... Read more »

Molson Coors, Unilever, Co-op Named Sustainability Champions

July 12, 2013July 12, 2013 by Leon Walker

The Co-operative Group, Unilever and Molson Coors are among the 2013 winners of 2degrees Sustainability Champions Awards, an annual program that recognizes success in the execution of sustainability initiatives. Winners are selected from categories including built environment, supply chain management, solution of the year, energy and carbon management, waste and ... Read more »

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