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AB InBev strives for water efficiency
Anheuser-Busch InBev has set aggressive three-year global environmental goals as part of its ‘Better World’ commitment, including a water usage goal for plants of 3.5 hectolitres of water for each hectolitre of production by the end of 2012.
Achieving this goal would establish AB InBev as the most water-efficient global brewer in the world. The new usage level will represent a 30% reduction per unit of production in the company’s water usage worldwide since 2007, saving enough water to fill 25,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.
In 2007, water use in AB InBev’s plants was 5.03 hectolitres per hectolitre of production. In 2009, water use was 4.3 hectolitres per hectolitre of production.
In addition, the company has set the ambitious global environmental goal of achieving a 99% recycling and reuse rate by the end of 2012 – up from 97.2% in 2007 and 98% in 2009.
It will also achieve a 10% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and energy use for every hectolitre of production. Since 2007, the company has reduced energy use per hectolitre by 10.9%.
Source: AB InBev
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