ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV
24 cular packaging by 2025 .
To achieve this in the Africa region , AB InBev has strived to make its packaging more sustainable and has also improved the systems that help to remove post-consumer packaging waste .
“ The majority of our beer volumes on the African continent is distributed in returnable bottles ,” says Lisa . “ These bottles , in turn , can be reused up to 20 times before being crushed and reused to manufacture new glass bottles . The use of returnable packaging can significantly reduce the environmental impact of our packaging . At the same time , we also look for opportunities to optimise our packaging by , for example , by reducing the weight of our bottles . By doing this we reduce the amount of raw materials required to produce the bottles .”
Recognising the role it has to play in removing packaging from the market , the beer producer has also helped to invest in recycling initiatives such as Manja Pamodzi or ‘ Hands Together ’. “ This serves not only to reduce litter and the impact on landfills but also forms an important input into supplying recycled materials that can be reused in packaging production ,” Lisa adds .
As part of its sustainability drive , AB
“ In 2018 our South African subsidiary initiated a project to implement solar energy on its brewery roofs which , once complete , will account for approximately 10 % of our annual country electricity purchases ”
— Zoleka Lisa , Procurement Director of Capabilities and Sustainability
AUGUST 2018