Asahi Europe & International signs the WFA’s Planet Pledge
By signing the pledge, AEI has committed to making marketing part of the solution in the fight against climate change.
How Mahou San Miguel replaced the plastic rings in its beer can packs with biodegradable cardboard
In summer 2020, Spain’s Mahou San Miguel began to produce its first plastic-free packaging as part of its plan to save 90 tonnes of plastic per year. The scheme replaces the rings around the beer can packs with biodegradable cardboard.
How the BeerTrim stops beer taps from leaking
The BeerTrim nozzle is a simple, waste-saving device designed to improve tap performance and bar efficiency. A patented gadget that retrofits onto any beer pipe or tap, BeerTrim uses laminar flow to ensure a smooth and stable flow of beer from the tap with minimal foaming and fobbing.
Sustainable festival tray: saving money and the environment
In 2018 and 2019, our beer brands Grolsch and Kornuit launched a pilot with both circular cups and circular trays at festivals, offering festival organizers a full-service package that includes delivery, logistics, cleaning and storage.
AB InBev introduces world´s lightest beer bottle
AB InBev has revealed a new bottle design that reduces the weight of its standard longneck beer bottle from 180g to 150g, cutting CO2 emissions by 17% per bottle.
Estrella Damm eliminates plastic rings and printed plastic shrink wrap from can packs
Estrella Damm is the first Spanish beer brand to eliminate plastic rings and printed plastic shrink wrap from its packaging. The packs of beer cans are now packaged using 100% biodegradable cardboard from sustainably managed forests.
Royal Grolsch brewery saved 172,800 kilos of virgin plastic in 2020
Royal Grolsch is one step closer to its goal of being CO2 neutral by 2025. Despite the pandemic, the Dutch Enschede-based brewer achieved good results in the field of sustainability and corporate responsibility in 2020.
Asahi’s 2030 sustainability commitment goals showcased through the new Pilsner Urquell packaging
The Pilsner Urquell packaging has been refreshed: the plastic labels and aluminum foil have been replaced with 100% recyclable paper labels.
AB InBev: Turning barley ‘leftovers’ into sustainable packaging
Recently AB InBev's "Corona" brand made headlines for being the first global beverage brand to roll-out six-pack cartons made using barley straw. To find out what it took to reimagine a barley ‘leftover’ into an industry first, AB InBev caught up with Keenan Thompson, Global Director of Innovation.
Responsible fun at festivals
Collecting and recycling aluminum cans and plastic cups at music festivals
Dolium one way kegs are 100% recyclable and circular
In preparation of the reopening of the HORECA in the Benelux & France, Dolium have prepared its keg collection program, developed local dismantling, and realized solutions for 100% reuse of the materials together with recycling partners. All at no cost for customers.
From barley to bar: AB InBev trials blockchain with farmers to bring supply chain transparency all the way to beer drinkers
AB InBev has launched a new pilot in Europe that will use blockchain technology to give full transparency and traceability in its supply chain of barley, from consumer back to the farm.
Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I eliminates all plastic rings
Iconic beer brands now plastic-ring free, eliminating 250 tonnes of plastic every year across from the canned beer range, including Budweiser, Bud Light and Stella Artois.
Sustainable packaging and labelling for Heineken products in Slovenia
The Slovenian Pivovarna Laško Union, part of the Heineken Group, committed to embrace a new sustainable packaging strategy.
Removing plastic from Heineken UK multi-pack cans
In the UK, Heineken is eliminating plastic from millions of cans as it rolls out innovative sustainable packaging across thousands of UK stores. Green Grip, the new 100% plastic-free cardboard topper for multi-pack cans is sustainably sourced, recyclable and compostable.
Brewery Van Honsebrouck develops own ecological can line
No more plastic, less CO2 emissions.
Ursus Breweries: music festival selective collection programme
Each year when the music stops a lot of waste is left behind.
Spanish brewing sector Environmental Sustainability Report
This report contains pledges by the Spanish Brewing Sector, quantifying the main indicators at the time of publication and setting targets for 2025.
Snap Pack: an innovation to reduce plastic
The glue holding Carlsberg cans together will eliminate up to 76% of the plastic used in traditional multipacks, reducing plastic waste by more than 1,200 tonnes globally.
Gambrinus: exit from PET
Gambrinus Brewery stopped selling beer in PET bottles on 1 January 2020, reducing plastic production by 334 tons per year
Biodegradable wood fibre bottle
Carlsberg Group is developing the world’s first fully biodegradable wood-fiber bottle for beverages
Grolsch: TopClip packaging for multi-packs replaces plastic
Grolsch introduced new cardboard packaging for cans instead of plastics.
From waste to new crate
Made by Grolsch for Kornuit, a beer crate entirely from plastic consumer waste.
