Energy Efficiency & Climate Change
Understanding carbon impacts and informing policy
As climate change legislation advances throughout the world, beverage companies are proactively driving strategies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their enterprises as well as the life-cycles of their products. Through the allied voice of BIER, members collaborate to monitor and inform the development of climate change policy initiatives and work to ensure policy compliance through common guidance for calculating, tracking and reporting carbon impacts within the beverage sector.
In the beverage sector, being more productive while using less energy has never been a greater priority given the increasing expectations from retailers, distributors, and consumers for more sustainable manufacturing. From conversion of raw ingredients to bottling to final packaging and transportation to market, BIER recognizes that there are considerable opportunities to improve energy efficiency across beverage sector operations and works to achieve acceptable standards through benchmarking and best practice sharing around energy accounting, key performance indicators, and transparency.
Climate Change Work Products
The following publications relate to our efforts in improving energy efficiency and forming climate change solutions within the beverage sector.
- BIER’s Joint Commitment on Climate Change: Read the full text of the commitment BIER members have made to do their part to actively fight climate change.
- NEW Beverage Industry Sector Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting aimed to enhance and support the estimation, tracking and reporting of GHG emissions within the beverage industry.
Plus in-depth carbon footprint research by beverage category:
Climate Change Solutions & Energy Efficiency News
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Issues Results of 2021 Water, Energy, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Benchmarking Study
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) completed its 11th global benchmarking study – a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative research of water, energy, and emissions efficiency in the beverage industry. The findings of the study substantiate the beverage industry’s ongoing efforts to better understand and reduce resource use on a global scale.
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Releases The Facility Decarbonization Playbook
In response to a world progressively seeking to move towards low carbon economies, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has published The Facility Decarbonization Playbook.
Introducing BIER’s 2024 Water Circularity Playbook: A Guide to Implementing Circular Water Solutions
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) is proud to announce the release of the BIER Water Circularity Playbook, a comprehensive guide designed to help organizations prioritize water risks and implement effective circular water solutions.
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Issues Results of 2023 Water, Energy, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Benchmarking Study
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) completed its 12th global benchmarking study – a comprehensive quantitative and qualitative analysis of water, energy, and emissions efficiency in the beverage industry.
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable Issues Internal Carbon Pricing – An Implementation Guide for Beverage Companies
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) developed this guide to better understand how Internal Carbon Pricing (ICP) can be a useful tool in a company’s decarbonization journey.
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Releases Latest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has made further enhancements and additions to the Beverage Industry Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance (4.1) published in July 2019.
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) Releases The Decarbonization Playbook for Small and Medium Suppliers
In response to a world progressively seeking to move towards low carbon economies, the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has published The Decarbonization Playbook for Small and Medium Suppliers.
Climate Change & Scenarios
As climate change legislation advances throughout the world, beverage companies are proactively driving strategies to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions associated with their enterprises as well as the life-cycles of their products. Through the allied voice of BIER, members collaborate…
BIER Further Evolves Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has made further enhancements to the Beverage Industry Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance.
BIER Releases Latest Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance
The Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER) has released a document entitled Beverage Industry Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Sector Guidance (4.0).
Being more productive while using less energy has never been a greater priority.
Learn more about how BIER’s workstreams, such as energy efficiency and climate change solutions, support the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals.
