Climate Change Data

Molson Coors Beverage Company

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2018

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:436,457 tonnes CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:667,174 tonnes CO2e (location-based), 683,850 tonnes CO2e (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:4,935,894 tonnes CO2e
Total Energy Consumption:9.4 billion MJ
Water Consumption:361,989 khl
Waste Generated:1,091,729 tonnes

ESG Focus Areas

  • Responsible alcohol consumption
  • Sustainable brewing practices
  • Employee well-being and community engagement
  • Ethical and sustainable supply chain
  • Climate change mitigation

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved a 3.8% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions in 2018.
  • 17 major brewing and manufacturing facilities achieved zero waste to landfill.
  • Reduced the amount of waste disposed in landfill by 17% compared with 2017.
  • Improved water-use efficiency by 1.3% compared to 2017.

Social Achievements

  • Rolled out Molson Coors Alcohol Responsibility training across the entire business.
  • 83% of employees believe diversity and inclusion are supported at Molson Coors.
  • Employees donated approximately 45,000 hours of service to communities.
  • 15.1 hours of training and development per full-time employee on average in 2018.

Governance Achievements

  • Amended the Audit Committee Charter to emphasize oversight of all corporate responsibility and sustainability matters.
  • Launched a Sustainability Leadership Council (SLC) in 2018.
  • Ethics and Compliance helpline received roughly 130 reports in 2018, with approximately 50% resulting in disciplinary or corrective action.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce carbon emissions across operations by 50%, and throughout the value chain by 20% by 2025.
  • Improve water-use efficiency by 22% in large breweries by 2025.
  • Achieve zero waste to landfill at all major brewing and manufacturing facilities by 2025.
  • Source 100% of barley and hops from sustainable suppliers in key growing regions by 2025.
  • Reduce Lost Time Accident (LTA) rate by 40% by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate-related weather volatility affecting raw materials, production, and consumer demand.
  • Cyber-attacks impacting employee, customer, and consumer safety and privacy.
  • Packaging materials being the largest source of emissions in the value chain.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Conducting Watershed Risk Assessments.
  • Utilizing a defense-in-depth approach to protect against cyber-attacks.
  • Investing in low-carbon technologies (e.g., ammonia refrigeration system upgrades, LED lighting).
  • Developing a robust portfolio for offsite purchased renewable electricity.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Around 11,000 suppliers screened using Sedex.

Responsible Procurement
  • Standards for Suppliers document outlining minimum compliance requirements.
  • Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) used to manage supplier performance.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Climate-related weather volatility

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UNGC, CEO Water Mandate

Third-party Assurance: Corporate Citizenship (ISAE 3000)

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Water Stewardship
  • Climate Change
  • Circular Economy
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Employee Well-being
  • Community Investment
  • Ethical Supply Chain
  • Responsible Marketing

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced global water use by 4.75% since 2016, reaching a water-to-beer ratio of 3.41 hl/hl.
  • Reduced absolute carbon emissions in operations by 21.1% and in the value chain by 17.9% since 2016.
  • Achieved zero waste to landfill at 18 out of 29 major brewing facilities.
  • 99.3% of packaging is reusable, recyclable, or compostable.

Social Achievements

  • Invested $41.1 million in community initiatives.
  • Implemented programs to prevent alcohol-related harm in 10 out of 13 countries.
  • 91% compliance in 2019 Digital Guiding Principles audit for responsible marketing.

Governance Achievements

  • Updated risk monitoring process for supply chain sustainability.
  • Implemented measures to ensure employee safety and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Invest $100 million in initiatives to improve livelihoods, foster empowerment and build resilient communities
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce absolute carbon emissions across operations by 50% and throughout the value chain by 20%
  • Improve water-use efficiency in primary breweries by 22% to achieve a 2.8 hl/hl water-to-beer ratio
  • Make 100% of packaging reusable, recyclable, or compostable
  • Ensure at least 30% recycled content in all consumer-facing plastic packaging
  • Achieve a 26% reduction in packaging carbon emissions
Short-term Goals:
  • Protect watersheds in 3 out of 11 at-risk brewery watersheds

Environmental Challenges

  • Water scarcity
  • Climate change impacts (extreme weather events)
  • Plastic pollution
  • Alcohol abuse
  • Underage drinking
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacts
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing water reduction processes in breweries (e.g., CIP playbook).
  • Partnering with organizations to protect water resources in high-risk watersheds.
  • Setting science-based targets to reduce carbon emissions.
  • Working with suppliers to reduce packaging carbon emissions and increase recycled content.
  • Developing programs to prevent alcohol-related harm (e.g., TIPS® training, marketing compliance).
  • Providing resources and support for employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 33% of key suppliers participated in third-party risk assessment screening

Responsible Procurement
  • Standards for Suppliers policy covering environmental sustainability, fair employment, community responsibility, ethical business practices, human rights, and sound commercial standards.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events, flooding, wildfires
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes, market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and processes

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, UN Global Compact (UNGC), Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Third-party Assurance: Corporate Citizenship (environmental data)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
  • Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
  • Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
  • Goal 13: Climate Action

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Clearly Kombucha
  • VYNE Botanicals waters

Awards & Recognition

  • 2019 Athens-Clarke County Water Conservation Office for Leadership in Water Conservation
  • 2019 Environmental Impact Award from Pratt Industries

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)
  • Reduced energy consumption (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)
  • Improved water management (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)
  • Reduced waste (Specific figures not provided in the excerpt)

Social Achievements

  • Implemented local community engagement programs at 100% of large breweries and offices
  • Addressed alcohol responsibility and drunk driving issues in marketing

Governance Achievements

  • Communication and training on anti-corruption policies and procedures

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change impacts (implied)
  • Water scarcity (implied)
  • Supply chain disruptions (implied)
Mitigation Strategies
  • Water management strategies (details not provided in the excerpt)
  • Packaging lifecycle management strategies (details not provided in the excerpt)
  • Sustainable sourcing of ingredients (details not provided in the excerpt)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Working with suppliers to reduce carbon emissions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Third-party Assurance: Corporate Citizenship (for water data)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:606,319 tCO2e (Scope 1); 342,069 tCO2e (Scope 2 location-based); 363,751 tCO2e (Scope 2 market-based); 775,069 tCO2e (Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:606,319 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:342,069 tCO2e (location-based); 363,751 tCO2e (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:775,069 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:13,731,031,218 MJ
Water Consumption:307,623,000 hl
Waste Generated:823,633 tonnes
Carbon Intensity:61.48 kgCO2e/hl

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
  • Water Stewardship
  • Climate Change
  • Packaging
  • Alcohol Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • 27.9% reduction in absolute emissions from direct operations (Scope 1 and 2) since 2016
  • 27.5% reduction in absolute emissions from the value chain (Scope 1, 2 and 3) since 2016
  • 99.5% of packaging is reusable, recyclable, or compostable
  • 17 of 25 major brewing and manufacturing facilities sustained zero waste to landfill status
  • UK operations became fully powered by renewable electricity

Social Achievements

  • 8.0% increase in people of color US workforce representation since 2020
  • 2.3% increase in women workforce representation globally since 2020
  • $360.3 million spent with diverse suppliers in 2021 (51% increase over 2020)
  • Reduced employee turnover rate by 4.6 percentage points versus 2020 (11.4% in 2021)
  • Launched the Empathy Experience program to raise awareness for DEI
  • Launched several initiatives to develop talent throughout Molson Coors

Governance Achievements

  • ESG metrics incorporated into short-term incentive plans for the Molson Coors Leadership Team starting in 2022
  • CEO’s performance goals included ESG oversight in 2021
  • No material incidents of non-compliance with industry and regulatory marketing and labeling codes resulting in a fine or penalty in 2021

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce carbon emissions by 50% in direct operations (Scope 1 and 2) by 2025
  • Reduce carbon emissions by 20% across the value chain (Scope 1, 2 and 3) by 2025
  • Make our products with 22% less water (hl/hl) in large breweries by 2025
  • Improve water availability in water-stressed brewery watersheds and restore 3.5 billion gallons of water by 2025
  • 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging, and at least 30% recycled content in consumer-facing plastic packaging by 2025
  • Eliminate plastic six-pack rings in North America by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase people of color workforce representation in the US by 25% by 2023
  • Improve women workforce representation globally by 2023
  • Achieve $1 billion spend with diverse suppliers in the Americas between 2021 and 2023

Environmental Challenges

  • Prolonged droughts and heat in Western North America impacting barley crops
  • Increasing water stress in some brewery locations
  • Climate change posing both risks and opportunities to the business
  • Supply chain disruptions due to extreme weather events
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in drought-resistant barley varietals and business resiliency tools for farmers
  • Implementing water reclamation projects at breweries (e.g., Fort Worth)
  • Developing climate-related scenarios and mitigation plans
  • Integrating energy efficiency efforts into the WCSC program
  • Switching to cleaner energy options and increasing renewable energy share

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 41% of key suppliers screened in third-party risk assessment

Responsible Procurement
  • Standards for Business and Supply Partners
  • Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) monitoring

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
  • Persistent drought
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
  • Market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SASB, GRI, UNGC

Certifications: ENERGY STAR (Rocky Mountain Bottle Company)

Third-party Assurance: Corporate Citizenship (ISAE 3000)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 2 (Zero Hunger)
  • Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
  • Goal 5 (Gender Equality)
  • Goal 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
  • Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
  • Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
  • Goal 10 (Reduced Inequalities)
  • Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)
  • Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals)

The report details how Molson Coors' initiatives contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Coors Pure light lager (organic and low-alcohol)
  • ZOA energy drinks
  • Henry Weinhard’s Soda

Awards & Recognition

  • Energy Efficiency Award (Footprint)
  • Gold Medal for Green Supplier of the Year (FWD)
  • Safety Innovator Award (Manufacturing Safety Alliance of British Columbia)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:3,731,920 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:603,320 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:333,157 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:2,795,443 tCO2e

ESG Focus Areas

  • People
  • Planet
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1+2+3 GHG emissions by 31.4% vs. 2016 baseline
  • 99.6% of packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable
  • 3.43 hl/hl water-to-product ratio
  • 0.13% waste to landfill (from our 25 largest facilities)
  • 16.3% of consumer-facing plastic packaging contains ≥30% recycled content

Social Achievements

  • Increased representation of women in global workforce to 27.1%
  • Increased representation of people of color in US workforce to 29.4%
  • Spent over $640 million with diverse suppliers in 2021-2022
  • Reduced employee Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) by 29.3% to 0.54

Governance Achievements

  • Linked a portion of executive compensation to ESG performance
  • Implemented a robust Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program aligned with COSO framework
  • Established a Code of Business Conduct available in 11 languages

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net-zero emissions across the value chain by at least 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1+2 GHG emissions by 65% (vs. 2016 baseline) by 2030
  • Western Europe plans to achieve Scope 1+2 net zero for one site by 2030 and for all sites by 2035
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce Scope 1+2 GHG emissions by 50% (vs. 2016 baseline) by 2025
  • Reduce Scope 1+2+3 GHG emissions by 20% (vs. 2016 baseline) by 2025
  • Achieve 100% recyclable, reusable, or compostable packaging by 2025
  • Achieve a water-to-product ratio of 2.8 hl/hl by 2025
  • All consumer-facing plastic packaging with ≥30% recycled content by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Balancing cleaning regimens for a more complex product portfolio impacted water efficiency in 2022
  • Climate change poses acute and chronic physical risks, regulatory and market transition risks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing water reclamation projects to improve efficiency
  • Incorporating climate-related risks into the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process
  • Setting net-zero targets and defining pathways to achieve them

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Four-stage process using Sedex; number of audits not specified

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) monitoring service
  • Agricultural Brewing Ingredients Policy for barley farmers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather
  • Natural disasters
  • Persistent drought
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
  • Carbon pricing
  • Market shifts

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, SASB, GRI, UN Global Compact, UN SDGs

Third-party Assurance: SLR Consulting Limited (for FY2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions and specific Scope 3 emissions)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Coors Edge (non-alcoholic beer)
  • Peroni 0.0 (non-alcoholic lager)
  • Staropramen 0.0% (non-alcoholic lager)
  • Roxie (zero-proof cocktail)

Awards & Recognition

  • Top Employer (Europe and UK)
  • 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2022 (US)
  • Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality 2022 (US)
  • Achieving Excellence – Gold (UK)
  • BPS TOP Responsible Large Company (Czech Republic)
  • Annual Inclusivity Award 2022 (UK)