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MillerCoors is using less and less water to brew its beers, according to its 2013 sustainability report. America’s second-largest brewer decreased water use by 6.1% to a record low 3.82 barrels in 2012. By comparison, some breweries use as much as 6.62 barrels of water to produce a single barrel of beer.
“Our employees are the driving force behind our sustainability efforts,” said Tom Long, ceo, MillerCoors. “Whether it’s reducing water use in the brewery, finding ways to send zero waste to landfills or ensuring that our consumers get a safe ride home, our people are committed to doing the right thing.”
In the new report, entitled Brewing for Good, MillerCoors said the use of short interval controls throughout the brewing and packaging process has yielded significant water savings across its breweries.
MillerCoors also reported on efforts to assess its overall water footprint with an eye toward reducing water use in the agricultural supply chain.
Teaming up with The Nature Conservancy, the brewer built a farm in Idaho’s Silver Creek Valley to pilot new farming techniques that save water. Using those techniques, the farm has saved more than 270m gallons of water over two years.
The company is now expanding its efforts to water-stressed areas in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado.
The full report can be viewed here.
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