Custom Reporting
How Does Custom Reporting Work?
There are two ways to create your custom Molson Coors corporate responsibility report. You can browse the Responsibility section of our website and select Add to My Report for topics that interest you; or, you can go to our custom report builder (link to report builder page) and check the box next to each topic to prepare a report built just for you.
Environmental Stewardship:
Water
The heritage of Molson Coors began with water: the salts perfect for brewing in the water beneath Burton on Trent in the UK, the abundant waters of the St Lawrence River in Montreal Canada and the crisp Rocky Mountain waters from Golden Colorado. It’s only natural that today, Molson Coors is committed to reduce our water use and preserve and protect the quality of the watersheds where we brew. We also are extending our best practices to growers and suppliers.
To formalize our commitments, Molson Coors CEO Peter Swinburn signed the CEO Water Mandate in 2008, and in 2009, the company adopted a Global Water Strategy based on the Mandate. We are the global water user sponsor for the Carbon Disclosure Project’s Water Disclosure Project (WDP), which provides critical water-related data that lends transparency and accountability to corporate water strategies. We have reported to WDP for the second year.
Our strategy is governed by our global water management team, who are responsible for the company’s water resource supply, management and sustainability. In addition, each of our breweries has a dedicated water and environmental sustainability manager. Water reduction targets are included in the Global Chief Supply Chain Officer’s performance plan and included in the incentive mechanisms of his direct reports and the functional leadership of the broader Environment, Health & Safety team, including brewery managers.
Molson Coors has set the global target to reduce water use by 15%, per unit of production, by the end of 2012 (baseline year 2008), 4.4hl of water to 1hl of beer. In 2010, our ratio was 4.7:1 hl/hl. Water and our overall environmental performance data is verified by an independent third party prior to publication.
In 2010 we completed watershed assessments at all of our brewery locations. Based on these assessments, we have been able to identify breweries that are in water-stressed locations or have apparent risk due to water availability. Water risk was determined based on local conditions, including demand, long-term growth and water availability. We have also been able to determine that each brewery has secure water quality and robust systems to ensure that effluent meets and exceeds all local regulations.
The outputs of these assessments are being used to develop a watershed management program that we will implement company-wide based on the successful program in Golden, Colorado (see the Clear Creek Watershed Foundation). We are prioritizing watersheds in water stressed areas but plan to extend the process to all brewery watersheds and then to our suppliers. The program will engage fellow stakeholders in our brewery watersheds to protect, preserve, enhance water quality and address local watershed challenges. In June 2011, Molson Coors (UK) held the first meeting of the Tadcaster River Wharfe Community Users Group in partnership with the UK Environment Agency, see our case study for more details; Watershed Management: Engaging Communities to Protect our Water.
Earlier this year we held our first Global Water Summit where corporate responsibility teams (communications, water resources, brewery operations and supply chain) from across the business joined together in Golden, Colorado, to learn, share best practices and develop plans and ambitious targets for our Global Water Strategy.
We engage our people in watershed stewardship throughout the year and especially during September Water Stewardship Month. Employees are encouraged to assess and reduce their water use at home and work, considering “every drop we use, every ripple we leave.” The company also sponsors employee volunteer activities to protect and preserve local watersheds. Over 1,000 employees participated in a wide range of volunteer activities throughout September 2010. In addition, Molson Coors employees pledged to save a minimum of 700,000 gallons of water each month going forward through commitments to reduce usage at home.
Working with our Global Procurement team we are developing an approach to capture the water impacts, risks and opportunities within our supply chain. Assessments and “hot spot” analyses for the supply chain of each business unit will be carried out and “hot spot” mitigation plans developed. Both Molson Coors and MillerCoors have started to review the sustainability of barley farming in the UK and Idaho, US, to better determine how water is used and identifying areas of risk. The review will look at water availability, water ownership, bio-diversity and how to further support our farmers.
Each brewery is in a unique water situation based on location, local government and national government structure. Some of the breweries are served from municipal sources while others are on well or direct-flow sources. Molson Coors tracks regulatory risks at each brewery, based on local trends.
Energy
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Waste
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Case Studies
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