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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
This seminar explores implementing the Triple Bottom Line framework—People, Planet, Profit—to enhance sustainability in small breweries.Read More
This seminar provides actionable insights into managing your brewery's energy consumption more effectively.Read More
Learn how breweries can reduce costs, unlock value in wastewater, and collaborate with communities through smart strategies under Industrial Pretreatment Programs (IPP).Read More
Explore sustainable packaging, recycling, and waste diversion strategies breweries can use to reduce plastic impact and comply with evolving environmental laws.Read More
Explore how B Corp craft breweries drive social and environmental impact, with real-world insights, values, and certification guidance from industry leaders.Read More
For the July/August 2025 The New Brewer, we present our annual Technical Brewing issue. The issue includes topics such as transforming capacity into capability with co-packing partners; a regulatory guide to craft distilling; breweries that are embracing the Czech lager culture; and the history of Alsatian Pilsner. Read More
This issue is brought to you by Country Malt Group
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.
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