St Austell Brewery Co Ltd

Cornwall Sustainability Awards Cornwall Sustainability Awards 20132013

St Austell Brewery Established 1851St Austell Brewery Established 1851in 2011 we celebrated our 160in 2011 we celebrated our 160thth!!

Founder ~ Walter Hicks1829 - 1916

St Austell Brewery in 2012St Austell Brewery in 2012

St Austell Brewery & The Cornwall Sustainability Awards etc…

•2007 – first try at the awards – didn’t get through first round

•2008 – Runner up – Large Business Award

•2009 – Winner – Large Business Award

•2009 – Winner – Overall or the Cornwall Sustainability Awards

•2010 – Judge – As previous winner I was invited to Judge the entries & present an award on the day!

Also in 2010 ….

•2010 – Runner up – Severnside Achievement in Recycling Awards – The Sustainable Environment Award category - Cardiff

The aim of St Austell Brewery is to continue to develop long-term environmental and energy strategies, which are appropriate to all areas of the Company. As well as compiling and implementing management programmes throughout our estate, we are continuing to look at developing future environmental and energy management systems. Whilst undertaking a review of our own practices we involve other environmental and energy conservation organisations, as well as our own employees, in order to achieve and maintain high standards.

SUSTAINABLE – what does it mean?

Sustainable - ADJECTIVE (se ste nabl) involving the use of natural products and energy in

a way that does not harm the environment (sustainable forest management - an environmentally sustainable society)

that can continue or be continued for a long time (sustainable economic growth).

Our brewing production figures for the past 10 years:

2003 ~ 23,000 barrels = 828,000 gals or 3.6 million ltrs2004 ~ 25,000 barrels = 900,000 gals or 4 million + ltrs

2005 ~ 29,000 barrels = 1, 044,000 gals or 4.6 million ltrs 2006 ~ 33,000 barrels = 1,188,000 gals or 5.2 million ltrs 2007 ~ 40,000 barrels = 1,440,000 gals or 6.4 million ltrs 2008 ~ 44,000 barrels = 1,584,000 gals or 7.1 million ltrs 2009 ~ 50,000 barrels = 1,800,000 gals or 8 million + ltrs

2010 ~ 63,000 barrels = 2,268,000 gals or 10 million + ltrs 2011 ~ 72,000 barrels = 2,592,000 gals or 11.5 million + ltrs

2012 ~ 80,000 barrels or 12 million + ltrs!

One barrel is 36 gallons One gallon is 4.45 litres

Production is up - Production is up - CO2 DOWN!CO2 DOWN!

•The introduction of an energy efficient boiler provided a 12% energy saving and increased production ensures the plant is more efficient. It now takes 45% less energy to brew a pint of St Austell beer than it did in 1999.•We negotiate utility energy contracts on behalf of our retail estate, depots and head office, ensuring that energy we obtain is from either a green or energy efficient resource. •We have enlisted the expertise of organisations such as the Carbon Trust & ZLC. •In early 2011 we started to put together our application for the Carbon Trust Standard which is a Trusted, independent endorsement of our environmental credentials – no other Brewer is publicly doing this!•A project –our new distribution warehouse lighting scheme- £4k a month - £70k expenditure – reduce bills to £1k a month – payback within 2 years!!!!

Projects• 2 x 49.9 kw PV systems installed end of last year –

here and at our Depot – St Columb Major• Solar Heating and PV installed at County Arms• Lighting – using LED as the main choice at all sites• Investigating hydro plant on the River Exe• All our Managed Houses will be GTBS accredited

this year!• Other sites being investigated for Renewables

Waste Segregation here and all Waste Segregation here and all our Managed Housesour Managed Houses

Cardboard (baled) – Polythene (baled) -

Metal - Building Rubble - Wood - Paper & Plastic Vending Cups - Glass -

Hazardous - Confidential Data - WEEE – Plasterboard – Dried Mixed

Recycling (DMR) – Office Paper – Ink Cartridges – Batteries etc etc etc

All is now segregated / diverted from Landfill and in some cases we get paid for the waste!

• St Austell Brewery is proud of our South West heritage and the well-being of our local community is essential to our own success. We aim to build a network of relationships which deliver sustainable benefits, to mutual advantage.

• Where quality and continuity can be provided we purchase from local suppliers, helping to boost the local economy. In many instances, we not only promote the fact that we purchase locally, but specify where the product came from. Sustainable farming and fishing methods are sought out and included on our menus wherever possible.

PURCHASING AND THE LOCAL ECONOMYPURCHASING AND THE LOCAL ECONOMY

GREEN TEAMS - CommunicationGREEN TEAMS - Communication• Environmental awareness is integrated into our daily activities via our

business plan and is covered in a number of ways:• Via internal newsletters (such as the Team Spirit)• Via communications from the Compliance Officer• Through our Green Team Meetings – which are split into specific areas:• Distribution Green Team• Brewing Green Team• Estate (Managed & Tenanted Pubs) Green Team• Office Green Team • All these meetings report back to our Steering Committee chaired by our

Financial Director & even the MD attends! – Lead from the top.• Carbon emissions & a Green Agenda now are reported at Board Level.• Green Champions at every Managed House – meet periodically

Finally …………Finally ………… The Awards are a great vehicle for Communication. I have found the Awards an excellent way to Network. When we won the Award I received weekly calls for over a year by

like minded Companies who wanted to work with us. Support and join The GTBS Use your local networks ( e.g. businesses & charities) Use what you have wisely – Land / Property / People / Waste Remember to Communicate to all involved If you are doing something great, new or innovative – tell everyone! Any questions?

Thanks for listening to me today!