Energy
We use energy for heating and for power,
throughout the brewing and packaging
process therefore the availability and
affordability of fuel is crucial for our business
as is the availability of electricity in the
bottling and fermentation process.
A "Win-Win" Opportunity
The use of fossil-based fuels is a significant cause of global
warming and source of cost for our business. Therefore there
is a significant mutual interest for us and society to reduce
our energy consumption - particularly that of oil and gas.
What we said we would do and what we delivered
We committed to examining ways to extend energy savings,
in the period 2009 - 2011, beyond the promise in our Aware
of Energy programme.
In 2002, we set a target of a 15 per cent energy efficiency
improvement by 2010. At the end of 2009, we had already
achieved 14.3 per cent. This means we are well on track to
meet our commitment. We have done so both for the
operations that were in our control in 2002, as well as for
those businesses that we have acquired and consolidated
during the period.
As a result of the change to consolidated reporting (see
page 2), we have restated our 2008 Energy results in order
to enable a valid performance comparison to be made.
Performance
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