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Bud Light NEXT

category

Food + Beverage

first certified

2022

current certification year

2024

About The Climate Label

Companies with The Climate Label provide products and services that are better for the climate, because they account for the greenhouse gas emissions from operating their business.

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Emissions

Bud Light NEXT measured its GHG emissions in order to understand its impact on the climate and inform its plans to reduce GHGs over time.

Total 2024 GHG Emissions

6,048.9 tCO2e

Roughly equal to driving 1,349 gas-powered cars for one year

49.95 kgCO2e per unit of product

Emissions intensity

Bud Light NEXT's emissions inventory uses a mix of spending and activity-based data. Bud Light NEXT attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)

Emissions year

Note: The chart shows location-based emissions totals.

02

Funding for Climate Solutions

Bud Light NEXT is funding a portfolio of projects to support the climate transition. This portfolio includes specific actions within their operations, as well as projects elsewhere around the world.

Total climate funding

$120,980

03

Reduction Plans

As part of its climate transition planning, Bud Light NEXT has established near-term actions to reduce GHG emissions within the next 12-24 months.

Active

Source of emissions

Packaging

Action

We are sourcing more recycled cullet and requiring our glass suppliers to increase the recycled content of their bottles by 0.6% in 2024. Us ...read more

Status

Newly set

Complete By

Q4 2024

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Supply chain energy use

Action

By end of year, Anheuser-Busch will launch a Renewable Energy Group Buying Initiative, which includes contracting aggregated Power Purchase ...read more

Status

Newly set

Complete By

Q4 2024

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Supply chain energy use

Action

In 2024, Anheuser-Busch will launch an Energy as a Service Workstream in its Eclipse platform with the goal of supplier education and engage ...read more

Status

Newly set

Complete By

Q4 2024

Scope

Scope 3

Completed

Source of emissions

Raw materials

Action

We plan to reduce the emissions from our glass bottles by increasing the recycled content.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2022

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Downstream shipping

Action

We plan to reduce emissions from transporting finished beer to retail by replacing 30 diesel trucks with alternative-fuel vehicles.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2022

Scope

Scope 3

Source of emissions

Electricity

Action

Transition 100% of grid electricity to solar and wind through our electric utility in all breweries.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q1 2023

Scope

Scope 2

Source of emissions

Vehicle fleet

Action

Replace 10 of the vehicles in the traditional vehicle fleet with zero-emission electric vehicles.

Status

Completed

Complete By

Q4 2023

Scope

Scope 3

Emissions reduction targets

Bud Light NEXT has set a long-term target to reduce GHG emissions.

Active

Target

We commit to reducing 2017 Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions intensity per hectolitre of beer 25% by 2025.

At Anheuser-Busch, sustainability is not just part of our business, it is our business. Beer is a natural product and a healthy environment is a key ingredient in the brewing process. That's why, as the country's leading brewer, we are committed to making a meaningful impact by protecting the environment across our entire supply chain – from seed to sip – and inspiring our partners to do the same. That means doing our part to reduce the environmental impact of our brewing and logistics operations, including by investing in water conservation and improving energy efficiency across every aspect of our business. In 2021, we set an ambition to achieve net zero by 2040, with decarbonization as our key strategy to achieve this ambition.

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