

SVP Sustainable Development
Africa Economic Summit - impact, resources and the growing middle class
Date: 10 May 2012Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
Andy Wales reflects on the discussions at the World Economic Forum on Africa and tries our local products
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A World Water Day question: How do we do more with less?
Date: 22 March 2012Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
Andy Wales, SABMiller's head of sustainable development, spells out the increasing challenges — and opportunities — of doing business in a world where precious resources are becoming more scarce.
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The Water Resources Group launches at Davos
Date: 26 January 2012Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
The World Economic Forum's Water Resources Group aims to help governments, companies and communities work together to manage the water-food-energy 'nexus'.
Date: 17 November 2011Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
As you'll see from our half year results, SABMiller's African operations continue to be an exciting success story. But the continent itself faces many challenges, not least of which is how to boost agriculture in order to drive growth and development.
Research brewery will drive advances in sustainability
Date: 19 May 2011Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
Today we announced that our Brewing Research Facility (BRF) based at the University of Nottingham has started its first trials.
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World Economic Forum on Africa
Date: 6 May 2011Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
The World Economic Forum in Africa in the first week of May was a tale with two narratives, which are beginning to meet in the middle.
Date: 28 January 2011Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
The water issue is accelerating at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week. From an MIT workshop on the water-food-energy nexus, to the launch of a new campaign by the young global leaders to raise water awareness, it's popping up everywhere.
Investing in Africa - its about more than tax
Date: 28 November 2010Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
The charity and NGO, ActionAid, has this week published a report SABMiller's on tax affairs. While compliance with tax laws underpins all of our corporate governance practices, to focus solely on tax issues detracts from the broader economic impact that companies can have in developing markets.
Date: 18 November 2010Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
This week, I've been at the United Nations CEO Water Mandate's South African conference. WWF, with whom SABMiller formed the Water Futures Partnership, were also there and they've written a very interesting reflection on it.
Reflections from the BSR 2010 conference
Date: 4 November 2010Author: Andy WalesCategory: Sustainability
This week I have spent a couple of days at the BSR (Business for Social Responsibility) 2010 conference in New York, it’s one of the largest conferences on corporate responsibility in the world, with over 1,000 delegates from major businesses, NGOs, governments and investors.