Budweiser beats emissions goal in China, reaffirms 2040 carbon neutral aim
- The company’s breweries in Wuhan, Jinzhou and Jiamusi have achieved carbon-neutral status and only use clean energy for their operations
Budweiser’s China unit has slashed its carbon emissions by over a quarter, meeting the target two years ahead of schedule. The beer goliath is tapping its global expertise to decarbonise operations and achieve its target of net zero status across its supply chain by 2040.
The company, which makes some 50 beer brands including Corona, Hoegaarden and Stella Artois at 47 breweries in markets including China, South Korea, India and Vietnam, will use its in-house knowledge base to train its suppliers and increase the number of carbon-neutral breweries.
“We already have an action plan to bring some of our breweries to net zero, but there are still gaps,” said Jan Clysner, vice-president of procurement and sustainability at Budweiser Brewing, a unit of Belgium’s AB InBev. “We don’t have all the answers for all the breweries yet, but we do have the commitment to find the answers.
Sometimes we learn from our colleagues in Europe, Brazil and Mexico, and we also reach out to start-ups, which can help us find innovative solutions.”
