Our Vision and Ambitions
Unlike many other countries in the world, the Netherlands does not
face a long-term water shortage. But that is no reason to waste
water! Grolsch has decided to further reduce its use of water, with
the ambitious target for 2015 of cutting water consumption by 25%
compared with 2008 levels. In concrete terms, this means that we
need to focus on cutting the volume of water used to produce each
hectolitre beer, from 4.6 hl water per hl beer in 2008 to 3.5 hl
water per hl beer by 2015.
Our Activities
At Grolsch we are currently undertaking a variety of initiatives
and activities to reduce water consumption:
- Biological water purification removes 80% to 85% of pollution
from waste water;
- The biogas released from water purification covers 17% to 19%
of our gas needs;
- Water conservation projects related to use of rinsing machines
and crate washers;
- An annual benchmark assessing water use by companies has placed
us in the top 30% of firms;
- Encouraging employees to make careful use of water.