Energy



 
 

Energy is important to us. We need to brew and package our brands and to heat, cool and light our offices around the world. Energy comes at a cost. Saving energy reduces our costs and increases our profitability. But energy is also a global challenge for society, both in terms of short-and long-term availability and in terms of its contribution to global warming caused by the emission of greenhouse gasses. We realise that as a company that uses energy throughout its value chain, we have a responsibility to ensure that we do not waste this scarce resource. 

Our objectives

Our climate strategy focuses on achieving two main objectives: reducing carbon dioxide emissions and reducing the use and emission of ozone-depleting substances. Improvement of our energy efficiency is the main route to achieving our objective. To do this we have set the following targets:
  • A 15 per cent reduction in specific energy use (the energy needed to brew one hectolitre of beer) between 2002 and 2010
  • A simultaneous reduction in the emissions of CO2
  • Greater employee involvement in the energy-saving programme.
Our strategy

Two core programmes within the business support the delivery of the objectives.

Our ‘Aware of Energy’ programme is aimed specifically at the reduction of thermal energy and electricity use in production and, consequently, the reduction of our CO2 emissions.

We have included energy efficiency in our Total Productive Management programme (TPM). TPM centres around a continuous and consistent quest to eliminate losses throughout all supply chain processes. More information about this management programme can be obtained here on our company website. In addition, all breweries and production units are required to set local targets for thermal energy and electricity consumption as part of their Operational Plan. These targets must show a gradual decrease in line with our objectives.

Increasingly, we are involving greater numbers of employees outside the brewing, packaging and production processes in the question of energy efficiency.