website
www.anheuser-busch.com/
category
Food + Beverage
first certified
2022
current certification year
2024
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Bud Light NEXT's emissions inventory uses a mix of spend- 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 our Standard.
6,049 tCO2e
Roughly equal to driving 1,349 gas-powered cars for one year
49.95 kgCO2e per unit of product
Emissions intensity
Emissions over time
Emissions year
Emissions Intensity (kgCO2e per unit of product)
02
Bud Light NEXT has adopted near-term action plans 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
Bud Light NEXT has set a long-term commitment aligned with climate science.
Active
Target
We commit to reducing 2017 Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions intensity per hectolitre of beer 25% by 2025.
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Bud Light NEXT addressed last year’s emissions by buying and retiring an equal amount of high quality, verified carbon and clean energy credits.
Emissions accounted for
6,049 tCO2e
Roughly equal to keeping 6,774,880 pounds of carbon in the ground
Total investment
$120,980
Project types
Type
Improved forest management
Description
Projects focused on developing sustainable management and harvesting practices in forest ecosystems.
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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