As of the beginning of 2020, Grolsch, our business in the Netherlands, has halved its carbon emissions. As of 1 January 2020, Grolsch has taken an important step and will now use only 100% green electricity generated by European wind turbines for both the brewery and its drinks wholesaler, De Klok. This reduces CO2 emissions by 46% (6,700 tons) per year, which is equivalent to the amount of carbon emissions emitted annually by approximately 3,000 households. The ambition is to have a completely carbon-neutral brewery by 2025, where all the energy used will be generated in a sustainable manner.
Areas of contribution
Latest initiatives
- Upcycling brewery waste streams
- How Luxembourg’s Brasserie Nationale is cutting water use
- The tech company using AI and robotics to save water
- Zero-energy warehouse under construction at Asahi Europe &; International’s Pilsen brewery
- Asahi Europe & International uses 100% renewable electricity in Polish breweries
- Hope Beers wins Origin Green certification
- Birra Peroni aims for zero carbon with new solar field installation
- KOFF Christmas Beer uses barley from two regenerative farms
- How collaboration between marketing and sustainability is shaping practises
- Asahi Europe and International signs the EU Code of Conduct on Responsible Food Business and Marketing Practices
- Asahi Europe & International signs the WFA’s Planet Pledge
- Asahi Romanian breweries to be powered with 100% renewable electricity
- Zero-energy warehouse under construction at Pilsner Urquell brewery
- A sustainable development forum marked the anniversaries of the Bulgarian brewing industry
- Mahou San Miguel introduces 100% recycled and recyclable terrace furniture
- How Mahou San Miguel replaced the plastic rings in its beer can packs with biodegradable cardboard
- How the BeerTrim stops beer taps from leaking
- EcoWare: Making edible and compostable cutlery out of spent grain
- Diageo-owned Guinness found inventive ways to dispose of excess beer
- Sustainable brewery in Salzburg, Austria
- Sustainable festival tray: saving money and the environment
- Mahou San Miguel is committed to sustainability in its strategy
- Royal Grolsch creates future-proof ‘Kornuit’ forest
- Going green: How GEA helps the brewing industry become more efficient
- AB InBev introduces world´s lightest beer bottle
- Mahou San Miguel and Verallia energy efficiency project in Burgos, Spain
- Flat-plate collectors and heat buffer storage in the brewing process
- Estrella Damm eliminates plastic rings and printed plastic shrink wrap from can packs
- Royal Grolsch brewery saved 172,800 kilos of virgin plastic in 2020
- Asahi’s 2030 sustainability commitment goals showcased through the new Pilsner Urquell packaging
- AB InBev: Turning barley ‘leftovers’ into sustainable packaging
- Transition to solar energy by the Rothaus Brewery in Germany
- AB InBev and supermarket group Colruyt join forces: Green hydrogen as a promising solution for heavy transport
- AB InBev is helping farmers to overcome pandemic uncertainty through innovation
- Royal Grolsch has launched a digital platform for entrepreneurs within the Dutch hospitality sector
- The Schladming Brewery – a green brewery
- Alken-Maes goes for sustainability
- Empresa de Cervejas da Madeira (ECM) invests in Solar Energy
- Athenian Brewery joins the H2020 funded AccelWater project
- Responsible fun at festivals
- Water for Hops
- Dreher heritage – comprehensive sustainability
- Dolium one way kegs are 100% recyclable and circular
- From barley to bar: AB InBev trials blockchain with farmers to bring supply chain transparency all the way to beer drinkers
- From barley to bar: AB InBev trials blockchain with farmers to bring supply chain transparency all the way to beer drinkers
- Reducing steam loss and energy waste
- AB InBev and BayWa r.e. announce biggest ever Pan-European corporate solar power deal to brew Budweiser with 100% renewable electricity
- 32 startups get the opportunity to accelerate their business at AB InBev’s Global Innovation and Technology Center
- GreenKayak and Carlsberg collaboration cleans the oceans
- First heavy duty electric trucks
- Improving water quality and access in Vietnam
- Promoting sustainable agriculture through crop innovation
- Making contaminated water drinkable in India
- Local recoursing & most Sustainable brewhouse of Europe
- First ever e-truck arrives in Leuven to deliver beer with no emissions
- The Brussels Beer Project reprocesses spent grains into bread…and turns bread back into beer
- Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I eliminates all plastic rings
- Heineken’s Sol now brewed with solar energy
- Heineken’s Soproni has now moved another step closer to 100% local hops in Hungary
- Bergenbier “Refresh and Reforest!” in Romania