Craft Brew Alliance Releases 2016 Annual Sustainability Report
April 24 2017 - 1:24PM
Business Wire
Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”) (Nasdaq: BREW), a leading
craft brewing company, announced today the release of its fourth
Annual Sustainability Report, providing an in-depth look at the
company’s accomplishments in three focus areas: carbon intensity,
waste prevention, and local community giving. As one of the largest
craft brewers in the U.S., CBA is committed to being a leader in
sustainability through ongoing efforts that include benchmarking
its carbon emissions, maintaining one of the lowest water usage
rates in the industry, partnering with suppliers to source more
sustainable packaging, and investing in biopower to generate
renewable energy. In 2016, the company also set three-year
sustainability targets as part of its strategic World Class Craft
initiative.
“2016 was a great year in terms of advancing our commitment to
sustainability, tracking our impact and setting three-year goals to
minimize our carbon footprint and support our local communities as
we brew great-tasting beer,” said Julia Person, Corporate
Sustainability Manager, CBA. “Across our breweries, we made
important strides forward in our three focus areas – reducing our
greenhouse gas emissions, getting closer to zero waste, and
community involvement. We look forward to putting this report
together each year as it gives us the opportunity to share our
goals and progress – as well as some of our beers -- with our
employees, partners and consumers.”
2016 CBA Sustainability Report
Highlights
- We completed our first Lifecycle
Analysis on a bottle of beer to understand our biggest
opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint. One bottle of Kona
Longboard Lager brewed in our Portland brewery generated 392 grams
of CO2 emissions, which places us well within the environmental
benchmark.
- Kona Brewing helped raise over $240,000
to support local Hawaiian non-profits, including the Surfrider
Foundation, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, Mālama Maunalua, and the
Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative.
- Our Portland brewery, our largest
brewing facility, achieved 22.6 lbs. of Scope 1 & 2 carbon
emissions per barrel with the help of the Energy Trust of Oregon.
We also restored nearly 10 million gallons of water with Water
Restoration Credits through partnering with Bonneville
Environmental Foundation and sent 13,000 tons of spent grain to
local farms, which helped us divert 99.5% of our total waste from
landfills.
- Companywide, we reduced paper usage by
more than a third through our PaperCuts initiatives, which saved
627,000 sheets of paper, the equivalent of 53 trees.
- Our Portsmouth brewery ran on 100%
renewable power in 2016. We offset 3.9 million kWh using renewable
energy credits and plan to generate .5 million kWh annually by
harnessing biopower from our wastewater treatment process.
- Our Washington brewery was certified as
the first Salmon-Safe brewery on the Puget Sound and recognized as
a Best Workplace for Waste Prevention and Recycling in Washington
State. The brewery diverted 99.2% of waste, which amounted to over
2,700 tons of plastic, cardboard, glass, compost, and spent
grain.
CBA’s 2016 Annual Sustainability Report can be found on our
website here.
Local Earth Day
Initiatives
CBA celebrated Earth Day 2017 with events, beers, and service
projects across our brands’ home states.
- Kona Brewing employees in Hawaii took
part in a beach cleanup day on historic Ke’ei Beach, removing trash
and debris that endangers the marine habitat. Both Kona brewpubs
featured Big Wave Golden Ale as the “Hipa Hipa (Hawaiian for
“Cheers”) beer special, with proceeds from sales going to
non-profit partners in their efforts to preserve Hawaii’s natural
resources.
- Employees at Widmer Brothers Brewing in
Portland partnered with City of Portland Green Streets and the
local Surfrider Foundation Portland Chapter to clean up the streets
around the brewery’s neighborhood and ensure they continue to
filter pollutants in storm water runoff before it reaches the
Willamette River and salmon habitat. In celebration of Earth Day,
Widmer Brothers also brewed Tierra Biera, a small-batch lager made
with Salmon Safe hops and malts, with a portion of proceeds
benefiting Surfrider Portland.
- In Washington, Redhook employees
partnered with Salmon-Safe, Stewardship Partners, and Mid Sound
Fisheries Enhancement Group to restore habitat.
About Craft Brew
Alliance
Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) is an independent craft brewing
company that brews, brands, and brings to market world-class
American craft beers.
Our distinctive portfolio combines the power of Kona Brewing
Company, a dynamic, fast-growing national craft beer brand, with an
expanding stable of strong regional breweries and innovative
lifestyle brands, including Appalachian Mountain Brewery, Cisco
Brewers, Omission Brewing Co., Redhook Brewery, Square Mile Cider
Co. and Widmer Brothers Brewing. CBA nurtures the growth and
development of its brands in today’s increasingly competitive beer
market through our state-of-the-art brewing and distribution
capability, integrated sales and marketing infrastructure, and
strong focus on partnerships, local community and
sustainability.
Formed in 2008, CBA is headquartered in Portland, Oregon and
operates breweries and brewpubs across the U.S. CBA beers are
available in all 50 U.S. states and 30 different countries around
the world. For more information about CBA and our brands, please
visit www.craftbrew.com.
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