February 8, 2024
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Key Highlights: *
* The Group enhanced transparency in selected focus areas based on new data insights and evolving stakeholder interests. *
Original Press Release:
Since its founding,
“We have made steady year-on-year progress across all eleven focus areas in the programme. This includes taking our first steps in our newer focus areas, namely making another power purchase agreement to source renewable electricity from new assets in
“As we embark on a new year, we are optimistic about our work, yet we remain very aware that we have a lot of work to do towards our targets in 2030 and 2040. We have ambitious targets and commitments, and our journey is complex. Closing the gaps between where we are and where we want to be demands focus and extensive collaboration across the entire value chain,” says
Performance Highlights 2023: ZERO Carbon Footprint * Cutting carbon at our breweries: 7% reduction in relative carbon emissions since 2022, and 59% reduction since 2015. * 7% reduction in relative carbon emissions since 2022, and 59% reduction since 2015. Cutting carbon across our value chain: 16% reduction in relative carbon emissions from 2015-2022, exceeding our 2022 target. ZERO Farming Footprint * Supporting regenerative agriculture: Pilots running in
ZERO Packaging Waste * Increasing recycled content: Working with suppliers and implementing new solutions to increase recycled content globally by 5pp from 2019-2022, from 29% to 34% across our PET, aluminium, and glass primary packaging (bottles and cans). ZERO Water Waste * Replenishing water in
* Establishing new partnerships in
ZERO Irresponsible Drinking * Offering desirable products and responsible choices with our NoLo brews: 28.5% of our brews sold globally were no- or low-alcohol (≤3.5%), up from 26% in 2022. ZERO Accidents Culture * Driving down our lost-time accident rate: The lost-time accident rate has been reduced by 25% since 2022. Since 2015 it has been reduced by 53%. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion * Increasing women in leadership: Women representing 30.1% of senior leadership roles across our markets and operations (up from 28.3% in 2022), achieving the first of our three DE&I targets to improve the gender balance. Living By Our Compass * Maintaining our robust compliance programme: In 2023, our markets assessed 1,073 compliance controls, rating 98% of them as effective and adopting 19 action plans for areas requiring improvement. Human Rights * Providing stakeholders with our first Human Rights Report: We enhanced transparency within this focus area with a dedicated report and conducted two enhanced human rights due diligence analyses. Responsible Sourcing * Rolling out our new Responsible Sourcing programme: Conducted 8 audits in
Community Engagement * Engaging locally in our markets: Our brands and companies supported and led locally relevant ESG initiatives, including continued support to employees and communities in
[Category: Liquor, Wine & Beer, Beverage & Tobacco, ESG] Source: Carlsberg Breweries
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