Asahi Beverages has unveiled an update Report about its recent environment, sustainability and governance achievements and commitments for the future.

The 2022 ‘Be’ Report is Asahi Beverages’ Environmental, Social and Governance framework, supporting Asahi’s vision of bringing enjoyment and connection to everyday moments in life. The Be Report details Asahi Beverages’ updated sustainability agenda, together with progress in responsible drinking, sugar reduction and diversity & inclusion.

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The largest PET recycling plant in the country is now up and running and will substantially reduce Australia’s plastic waste by recycling the equivalent of around 1 billion PET beverage bottles each
year.

The $45 million plant in Albury-Wodonga has boosted regional jobs and is helping to build a domestic circular economy, along with increasing the amount of locally sourced and recycled PET in Australia by two thirds, from around 30,000 tonnes to over 50,000 tonnes per annum.

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Asahi Beverages has taken a major decision to support Tasmanian farmers by buying 50,000 kilograms of locally grown raspberries each year and stopping its imports from Poland. The Tassie raspberries will be pressed and processed at the historic Cascade Brewery in Hobart.

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Asahi Beverages has unveiled a new sustainability agenda as it uses its significant scale to create a more sustainable future for Australia and New Zealand.

The agenda introduces new targets while incorporating previously announced ones, helping protect our planet and build a more sustainable business.

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A new PET plastic recycling facility will be built in Altona North by a cross-industry partnership, with the facility set to be the largest of its kind in Victoria upon completion.

Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have formed a joint venture to build and operate the facility, which will drive a significant increase in the state’s PET recycling capacity.

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Australia’s largest brewery at Yatala, Queensland is now brewing beer with barley traceable back to its farm of origin as part of a groundbreaking deal with Aussie growers.

The deal means QLD beer lovers can enjoy a VB, Carlton Dry or Pure Blonde knowing it’s been brewed entirely with barley sourced direct from select NSW farmers.

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Asahi Beverages is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Danny Celoni as the new CEO of Carlton & United Breweries (CUB). Danny joins us from PepsiCo, where he is CEO of their Australia, NZ & South Pacific business.

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Victoria Bitter will evoke the spirit of its famous anthem to encourage Australians to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The campaign will launch 9 September and will call on Aussies to help us get back to working up a hard earned thirst.

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Australia’s biggest brewery, at Yatala on the Gold Coast, is now brewing with the Queensland sun after the installation of the biggest solar project at any brewery in the country.

Around 7,000 solar panels will directly harness the Queensland sun to produce Australia’s favourite beers including Great Northern, Victoria Bitter and Carlton Draught.

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Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) have announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a joint venture that will build and operate a new PET recycling facility. Under the MOU, the parties intend to come together to provide an industry model for recycling solutions in Australia.

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Victorian beer lovers can now enjoy Carlton Draught, Victoria Bitter and other iconic beers knowing they’ve been brewed with 100% Victorian barley purchased direct from local farmers. For the first time in decades, beer brewed entirely with barley sourced straight from Wimmera and Mallee farms is now rolling off the line at the famous Abbotsford Brewery in Melbourne.

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A new survey commissioned by children’s education charity The Smith Family has revealed two-thirds (63%) of Australians are concerned about the gap between Australia’s ‘haves’ and ‘have-nots’, with around half (48%) of Australians believing this gap has widened since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

The confronting findings have been released to coincide with the launch of The Big Giveback campaign across Australia this month, which aims to raise $1m+ in total for young Australians in need through The Smith Family’s education support programs.

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