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.
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
Progress
- In the year, our average consumption was 4.3 hectolitres of water per hectolitre of beer, a 4% improvement.
- The water footprint for our Czech operations was completed in June 2009.
- In November 2009, SABMiller announced the Water Futures partnership with WWF.
- In Africa, four effluent treatment plants were constructed or upgraded during the year.
2011 targets
- Undertake water footprints and develop action plans for partnership watershed protection projects in South Africa, Tanzania, Peru and Ukraine.
- Invest in three new effluent treatment systems in Uganda, Tanzania and Panama and upgrade two effluent treatment plants in Ecuador and Colombia.
- Continue to improve water efficiency to meet our 2015 water target.
- Support and engage in stakeholder water dialogues in Africa, India, Latin America, Europe and the USA.
