OUR WORK

 

BIER recognizes that environmental sustainability is essential to the future of the beverage industry.

 

Beverage companies can only maintain their viability as long as the communities in which they operate are viable as well. Environmental aspects including global water quality and supply, greenhouse gas emissions, packaging waste, food security and biodiversity conservation are challenges, oftentimes inter-connected, that BIER works collaboratively to address, analyze and provide practical solutions for.

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Currently, BIER is focused on the following environmental sustainability work streams:

 

• Water

• Energy & Climate

• Beverage Container Recycling

• Sustainable Agriculture

• Ecosystem Services

• Benchmarking

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Energy Management

• Future Scenarios Planning

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Turning Information into Innovation

BIER members are leading global beverage companies that bring with them a wealth of industry knowledge and information. Through facilitated benchmarking and best practice sharing, BIER seeks to leverage its collective member expertise to create tools, methodologies and guidance that accelerate solution development and ultimately advance the environmental sustainability of the sector.

 

Informing Policy and Global Standards

Recognition as the common voice of the beverage industry has afforded BIER a seat at the table  during  key conversations related to policy and global standard setting. BIER is actively engaged in multiple initiatives and organizations, providing technical input, influence, thought leadership and advisory on environmental sustainability topics most relevant to the sector.

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Learn more about our work products by clicking into the work streams above.

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