Energy consumption for production
Here, we focus on energy reduction or using more green energy: for example, biogas or electricity from solar panels.
One of our key focus areas within our circularity ambition is circular production: we are taking steps to reduce energy and water use, transport emissions, and waste.
For many years now, we have been taking steps towards reducing water and energy consumption throughout our production process. But to achieve fully circular operations, it is important to take a broader view. For this reason, we are also looking into minimizing the loss of resources throughout the production chain, while also aiming to make our transportation more sustainable.
We have identified four business areas in which to implement our circular production principles. For each area, we have defined circular criteria to focus on and monitor:
Here, we focus on energy reduction or using more green energy: for example, biogas or electricity from solar panels.
By enhancing the efficiency of our water usage, we strive to use as little water as possible to make one hectoliter of beer or one ton of malt.
We are aiming to make our transportation more sustainable by reducing emissions as far as possible. For example, we are implementing more efficient routing, increasing our rail and water transportation, and optimizing pallet loads.
We want to avoid packaging and product losses during production runs by increasing efficiency and optimizing manufacturing flows.
Wherever possible, we purchase recycled, reusable or sustainable materials for brewing, packaging and construction. We also encourage our suppliers to take steps towards sustainability and circularity, because we can only achieve circular procurement if we work together.
High-quality reuse means returning the organic residual flows from our production process to the food chain, and reusing or recycling packaging materials, machines and buildings as much as possible. We are constantly looking for better ways to do so.