We are a consumer of energy. Without it,
we are unable to operate our breweries,
package, transport and distribute our beers
or light and heat our offices around the world.
Although it is slowly changing, our current
energy consumption derives primarily from
non-renewable, i.e. fossil-based sources.
Carbon emissions due to burning fossil fuels
are a major cause of climate change. Over
time, if left unchecked, this will affect how
and where we operate and it will continue to
have a material impact on our financial cost
of doing business.
We therefore have a clear interest in
changing and reducing our energy usage.
Our work in 2008 refl.eQts these imperatives.
What we did
We continued our Aware of Energy programme that
requires all production units to continuously improve
their energy performance. The methodology of making
sustainable improvements has been embedded within
the Total Productive Management (TPM) programme.
To facilitate the exchange of best practices, we designed
a good practices matrix that contains 59 possible
improvement actions throughout the production process.
This matrix allows for a rough calculation of payback times
so that operations can quickly assess the applicability
of specific improvements actions.
We have mapped the major carbon impacts of some
3 of our products despite the lack of specific data from
suppliers and the lack of a comparable, industry-wide
calculation method. It has provided us though with
valuable insights into the constituents of our carbon
footprint throughout the value chain. We will apply
this knowledge in focused improvements over time.
We held an Energy and Carbon Workshop (see case study
on page 9), involving production and non-production
staff as well as third party experts. The session was
focused on developing new ideas to improve future
j targets and strategy related to energy and carbon.
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