EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
“ WE NEED TO TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY , FOCUSSING ON EVERY STEP OF OUR VALUE CHAIN , FROM GRAIN TO GLASS ”
These are just some of the steps we ’ re taking to reduce our environmental impact , and we will continue to explore new ways to make our business more sustainable and accelerate our path towards our net zero goals .
We have carbon dioxide recovery plants at our Burton and Tadcaster breweries , which allow us to recover carbon dioxide from the fermentation process each day , reusing it in the brewing process and reducing the amount released into the atmosphere .
In the UK and Ireland , all of our production sites are zero waste to landfill , and in April 2021 we achieved our goal of removing all single-use plastic from across our major brands . Back in 2020 we removed the plastic wrap around our larger packs , moving to fully enclosed cardboard , and in 2021 we removed plastic rings , switching to cardboard sleeves that are fully recyclable , made from renewable wood fibres from certified sources .
In Great Britain , Carling is made with 100 % British barley , supplied by our Molson Coors Growers Group to keep road miles low .
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» We ’ re incredibly proud of the progress we ’ ve made against our sustainability commitments , but we know it is an ongoing journey . We recognise the importance of continuing to invest in making our business more sustainable not only for our own and the planet ’ s benefit – because we believe it is the right thing to do , and ultimately makes our business more efficient – but because it is what customers and consumers rightly expect . We need to take a holistic approach to sustainability , focussing on every step of our value chain , from grain to glass . Collaboration with our suppliers , customers and more broadly across the industry is going to be absolutely key to achieving our collective sustainability goals .
By continuing to work together as an industry we have a much greater chance to accelerate our journey to net zero .
120 January 2025