Our priorities: Water
Making more beer but using less water
Water quality and availability are under threat in some parts of the world.
We aim to be more efficient in our water use, understand our watersheds and engage with our suppliers. This will cut costs, reduce risks and benefit local communities.
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Position paper
Our position on water: make more beer but use less water
Water footprinting report
WWF and SABMiller publish this report as a contribution to improve the use and utility of water footprints.
2009 targets
- Improve water efficiency
- Undertake watershed mapping exercises for around 30 sites in areas at risk of long-term water stress
- Undertake a detailed water footprinting exercise to evaluate the water use in our supply chain
Progress
- Developed new water strategy
- Agreed new global water target i.e. reduce water used per hectolitre of lager by 25% by 2015
- Improved water efficiency to 4.5 hl/hl
- Undertook watershed mapping in approximately 30 sites
- Completed detailed value chain water footprinting exercise in South Africa
2010 targets
- Make progress towards new global water target
- Undertake detailed value chain water footprint in the Czech Republic
- Develop new stakeholder partnerships to address water supply and quality risks
- Invest in a total of four new waste water treatment plants within our African, European and Latin American regions
Case studies
Working in partnership to protect a river basin
Protecting the basin that provides water to Bogotá
Water Neutral scheme
Taking part in the WWF Water Neutral Scheme in South Africa
