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"In sustainability, innovation could make a big gain" - just-drinks speaks to Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito - Part II 22 Mar 2018

Olly Wehring

Earlier this week, Anheuser-Busch InBev unveiled its latest set of sustainability targets, with 2025 set as the deadline for the brewer to achieve its aims. In the second part of our subsequent interview with group CEO Carlos Brito, we look at what shareholders are telling him about the role of sustainability. We also discuss some of the latest pledges and consider how A-B InBev hopes to engage with consumers on sustainability.

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"We manage the company efficiently, because we're the owners" - just-drinks speaks to Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito - Part I 21 Mar 2018

Olly Wehring

Today, Anheuser-Busch InBev unveiled its latest set of sustainability targets, with 2025 set as the deadline for the brewer to achieve its aims. Prior to the launch, just-drinks spoke to group CEO Carlos Brito about the part sustainability plays in a company the size of A-B InBev.

Alcohol industry "needs to have an honest conversation" as UK health body hits back at drinks tie-up 14 Sep 18

Olly Wehring

Public Health England has countered attacks over its tie-up this week with alcohol industry-funded body DrinkAware to promote drink-free days in the country.

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UNESDA launches soft drinks sustainability targets for Europe 13 Sep 18

Richard Woodard

Europe-wide soft drinks trade body UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe has announced a series of targets aimed at making the plastic packaging of soft drinks more sustainable.

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PepsiCo teams up with Danone, Nestlé Waters to research sustainable packaging 10 Sep 18

Andy Morton

PepsiCo has joined some of its biggest soft drinks rivals in a research alliance to develop more sustainable packaging.

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PepsiCo aiming to triple recycled plastic use in Europe 7 Sep 18

Richard Woodard

PepsiCo has set a target of achieving 50% recycled plastic (rPET) in the company's bottles across the European Union by 2030, with an interim goal of 45% by 2025.

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Carlsberg to ditch plastic in multi-can packs 6 Sep 18

Olly Wehring

Carlsberg has unveiled a way to package multi-pack can formats without the use of plastic, a proposition that could reduce global plastic waste by around 1,200 tonnes per year.

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Crown Royal tells American football fans to take a break - video 6 Sep 18

Olly Wehring

Diageo has lined up a responsible drinking activation in the US for its Crown Royal Canadian whisky brand, in time for the start of the NFL American football season.

Feeling Blue on Monday? Help is at hand 15 Jan 18

Olly Wehring

It may not be scientific, but the third Monday in January has been coined 'Blue Monday' - the most depressing day of the year. Dreamed up in the UK by a psychologist commissioned by a holiday company 14 years ago, there's method in the madness: Lousy weather, post-Christmas blues, last pay-day feels ages ago, next pay-day barely on the horizon...

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Small measures required as Philadelphia soda tax adds up 4 Jan 17

Andy Morton

Philadelphia’s soda tax came into force on Sunday, and is reportedly causing a stir in the city's check-out aisles.