Climate Change Data

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

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities