As for the third pillar in AB ’ s sustainability drive , the company is increasing its focus on using resources responsibly . Its sustainability strategy aims to reduce its end-to-end supply chain water and CO2 footprint by 30 %, while ensuring all plastic packaging is reusable , recyclable , biodegradable or compostable . “ We have a large land footprint where we operate ,” says Teague . “ We use a lot of water and have factories which obviously emit CO2 . One of the things we ’ re always looking to do is make sure we only use what is needed . We make sure we have really substantive conversations about reduction . We ’ re constantly looking at that balance and ensuring that at every point along our supply chain we are looking to reduce that impact . We ’ ve done a phenomenal job in each of our factories because that ’ s where we ’ ve focused on reducing CO2 and our energy input , as well as how we use water .”

One of the headline-grabbing news stories of recent times involved plastics in the ocean , and AB is keen to outline its efforts to reduce its reliance in this area . “ We are a biomass ,” says Teague . “ We could be used to make plastics , which are obviously more sustainable

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