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SABMiller Makes More Beer With Less Water
Global brewing company SABMiller is cutting the amount of water used to make beer. So far, it's managed to cut it by only 8%, but they say that's a lot for a water intensive industry in their corporate sustainability report. The company's goal is to reduce water consumption 25% below 2008 levels by 2015. So far, the company has cut 8%, even as its total water consumption increased with higher production levels. Over the last year, it cut it by 3%.
Link: http://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/22651
written on 12.07.2011 um 20:57.
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