Beverage Industry Water, Energy, and Emissions Efficiency

In December 2025, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) completed its 13th global benchmarking study—a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis of water, energy, and emissions efficiency in the beverage industry. Final results represent a comprehensive set of production, water, energy, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions metrics, which are normalized, categorized, and analyzed by facility and beverage type.

The study includes data from more than 1,600 facilities across three reporting years (2020, 2022, and 2024). In this executive summary, you will find the key study findings including water use ratios, energy use ratios, and emissions ratios across the participating facilities. These findings are broken down in more detail by facility type: Brewery, Distillery, Winery, and Bottling Facility. The study also includes a comprehensive water scarcity analysis of all member facilities that reported both water use and production volume.

Download the Executive Summary Report for more.