“From our bio-powered Portsmouth brewery, to our new Hawaii brewery’s innovative solar solution, to our Portland brewery’s industry-leading water and energy usage intensity and our support of more than 500 local community non-profits across the U.S., we’re proud of the work we’re doing to curb our resource usage and help brew a better planet for today and tomorrow,” said Julia Person, Corporate Sustainability Manager, CBA.
Among the highlights of CBA’s sixth Annual Sustainability Report, CBA:
- Supported multiple carbon offset projects that offset 600 metric tons of greenhouse gases, equivalent to 10% of our total carbon emissions.
- Decreased all-in electricity and gas usage across our breweries, pubs and office locations, generating 16% of our energy from Renewable Energy Credits and onsite solar and biopower.
- With the help of our suppliers sharpened ITS focus on packaging lifecycle management, arming ourselves with data on the cans, glass, cardboard and kegs that flow through our supply chain.
- Kept water usage remained well below benchmark, reflecting innovations such as the industry’s first waterless vacuum pump installed at the bottle filler in our largest owned production facility in Portland.
- Earned the 2018 Most Valuable Prevention Award from the EPA for CBA’s wastewater reduction efforts, which led to a 75% decrease in wastewater solids.
- Continued work on designing our new Kona brewery in Kailua-Kona, which will be one of the most sustainable breweries in the world when it opens in early 2020.
- Supported more than 500 non-profits last year in the communities where we live, work and play, through in-kind donations, sponsorships, charity events, and employee volunteer efforts.