Appendix 3: Reporting basis
Environmental reporting
The purpose of environmental reporting is to clarify the environmental effects of producing malt, beer and soft drinks at our production locations. These effects include depletion of resources, emissions and nuisance. To measure the results achieved in these areas, Group Supply Chain has defined seven key parameters for our breweries, maltings and soft drink plants. Performance is measured for four parameters in terms of production, expressed in hectolitres of beer and soft drinks or tonnes of malt, to facilitate comparison of the results.
The Eco Care Indicator comprises of the following subjects: local environmental policy, environmental management system, legal compliance, violations of law, environmental fines, environmental complaints, environmental accidents, reliability of reporting. The greenhouse effect covers CO2 and refrigerant emissions. The ozone layer depletion covers refrigerant losses (e.g. HCFCs), acidification covers NOx, SOx, and NH3 emissions, nutrification covers Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater after treatment, where discharged into surface water. Waste management deals with the destination of our by-products and hazardous waste.
| Environmental parameters and indicators | ||
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Thermal energy consumption Electricity consumption Water consumption COD load of effluent |
Consumption of thermal energy in MJ Consumption of electrical energy kWh Water consumption in m3 The Chemical Oxygen Demand of the treated or untreated waste leaving the production unit and discharged to surface water in kg |
| Performance indicators | Specific thermal energy consumption Specific electricity consumption Specific CO2 consumption Specific water consumption |
Thermal energy consumption per unit produced in MJ/hl beer plus soft drinks Electricity consumption per unit produced in kWh/hl beer plus soft drinks Fossil carbon dioxide emission (direct and indirect) per unit produced in kg/hl beer plus soft drinks derived from the thermal energy and electricity consumption. The corresponding CO2 emission is derived from this figure using the WBCSD Protocol Water consumption per unit produced in hl/hl beer plus soft drinks |
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