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environmentally progressive approach over the past three decades , with a sustainably developed distribution centre having opened in the early 2000s and the renewal of its manufacturing facilities to maximise their energy efficiency . Heat retention tanks were installed in the 2000s to prevent heat from the brewing process being lost to the atmosphere , meaning that same energy can be used for multiple cycles . “ That was our closed-loop systems thinking starting to come in , back in those days ,” notes Wood . Adnams ’ manufacturing and distribution processes adhere largely to a closed-loop philosophy : incorporating cyclicality to minimise waste . Adnams recoups barrels from the pubs to which it sells beer directly , cutting waste and circumventing the carbon impact of manufacturing new barrels , and Wood says it is pursuing options to recycle water used in the brewing process on-site . “ Waste is a proxy for cost ,” explains Wood . “ If you ’ re throwing things away , you ’ ve paid for them . Is there an opportunity for that waste to be managed better or indeed become part of the energy system for the business ?” In that vein ,
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