Champion Breweries Plc
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
- Social
- Responsible
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved 90% zero waste to landfill
- Completed installation of a spent yeast autolyzing unit
- Invested in solar lights to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions
- Reduced plastic waste by providing reusable water flasks to employees (reducing plastic bottle waste by about 600 bottles per week)
Social Achievements
- Enrolled 10 indigenes of Akwa Ibom state in Nigerian Breweries Supply Chain Academy
- Enrolled 5 indigenes in skills acquisition programs under the Industrial Training Fund
- Inaugurated a PEER Educator Program to promote healthy living
- Rolled out aerobic programs for employee fitness
- Celebrated Champion Breweries Cultural Day Celebration to promote diversity and inclusivity
Governance Achievements
- Aligned sustainability strategy with Heineken’s Brew A Better World agenda
- Partnered with Federal Road Safety Corps for the “Don’t Drink & Drive” campaign
- Partnered with National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to campaign against Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Cash crunch
- Removal of fuel subsidy
- Foreign exchange rate fluctuations impacting operational costs and volumes
- Significant contraction in market demand
Mitigation Strategies
- Implemented significant cost-saving measures to offset high raw material input costs
- Successfully launched three new products
- Commissioned a new Mash Filter