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Environmental stewardship is a top priority for both craft brewers and craft beer enthusiasts. Maintaining a healthy balance between stewardship, social enrichment, and economic vitality is important to the future success of craft brewing. Through the benchmarking work and sustainability manuals, the Brewers Association and its sustainability subcommittee encourages conscientious brewing practices that will ensure the long-term success of the craft beer industry.
Sustainability Manuals
Environmental stewardship is a top priority for both craft brewers and craft beer enthusiasts. The Sustainability Manuals present conscientious brewing practices that will ensure the long-term success of the craft beer industry.Read More
Members can use the Water Risk Assessment Tool to help understand the specific water-related risks to their brewery's operations.Read More
Ensure your brewery is getting the most value per pound of CO2 by using our calculator and comparing your use to your peers.Read More
Lean thinking can be the antidote to stagnation. It clears the path to sustainable growth by eliminating waste, improving efficiency, and fostering innovation.
The hop plant (Humulus lupulus) is highly susceptible to climate-induced environmental changes. Key measures are currently underway to ensure its long-term survival.
Changes in long-established weather patterns around the globe are occurring faster than the vast majority of crops—including hops and barley—can adapt.
In an age of rising costs and tighter margins, what’s best for the planet is not just an altruistic venture: it also helps the bottom line for many companies, including breweries.
In the face of a changing climate and with more large-scale disasters to contend with, the companies that build resiliency into their systems will be the best able to survive.
Barley can represent up to 30% of the carbon footprint of a pint of craft beer, and regenerative agriculture practices are providing quantifiable sustainability results.
For the January/February 2025 The New Brewer, we present our Brewing & Climate Change issue. Informative features include part one of a brewing and climate change series focusing on raw materials, and a look at how sustainability is good for the planet and the bottom line.Read More
This issue is brought to you by Craft Brewers Conference
Learn about craft brewers' innovative and impactful solutions for waste management, which reach beyond a simple reduction of waste to landfills, and lead to operating cost reductions, new sources of revenue, and new community and image building initiatives.Read More
Jan Biering presents on CO2's role in beer carbonation, covering methods from traditional to modern. Learn about achieving perfect carbonation while minimizing CO2 consumption through sustainable practices.Read More
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