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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.
Results and insights from the Brewers Association’s sustainability benchmarking project will be summarized and presented. A preliminary look at 2015 data will be reviewed along with a request for additional member participation. Potential expansion of the benchmarking KPIs will be …Read More
Craft brewer demand for hops is pushing the U.S. hop industry beyond its capacity. Land and infrastructure for additional hop production are very capital-intensive and time-consuming to develop. With these constraints in mind, how can the craft brewing and hop …Read More
This seminar will cover ideas for connecting with your community on local issues and communicating your sustainability practices to consumers. Read More
The BA sustainability subcommittee initiated the benchmarking of key performance indicators for utility usage and cost, and the initial results were presented at CBC 2014. This seminar presents the results of an expanded benchmarking dataset that includes a larger number …Read More
Understanding the state of the hop market and the implications of growing and sourcing sustainably produced hops is an important part of sustainability for breweries. A panel of experts will discuss these issues. Read More
Despite significant improvement over the last 20 years, water consumption and wastewater disposal remain environmental and economic hurdles that directly affect breweries and the brewing process. In this seminar a panel of experts will provide information on wastewater solutions for …Read More
Learn how brewers can use sustainability benchmarking data to lower costs, drive new revenue, reduce business risk, and enhance their brand reputation.Read More
Every brewery’s first steps on the journey towards sustainability start with the efforts of individual staff members. Learn how industry leaders in brewery sustainable practices enlighten and motivate their employees to exercise values that will ensure a bright future for …Read More
Economic benefits, job creation, sustainability, charity, community involvement, health benefits, specific occasions and intangibles like food pairings and the simple enjoyment of life–your customers should know about beer’s postive aspects. This presentation gives you tools to promote all the good …Read More
The BA Sustainability Manual and Tools were introduced at CBC 2013. This year’s sustainability manual seminars aim to provide details of how breweries can leverage these resources. This session covers a pilot completed with six craft brewers in the Pacific …Read More
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