Nigerian Breweries Plc, Nigeria’s foremost brewing company, has reaffirmed its ambition to achieve net-zero carbon emissions in production across its operations nationwide by 2030.
The Corporate Affairs Director, Nigerian Breweries Plc, Mr Uzodinma Odenigbo, made this known on Thursday in Lagos, in a communique from a media parley/engagement session.
Odenigbo stated that the company’s ambition was aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and responsible production across its value chain.
He noted that the company had made significant investments in renewable energy solutions such as biomass, solar and energy-efficiency projects across its breweries.
He said to reduce carbon emissions across its breweries, the company had signed power purchase agreements to this effect.
He explained that over the last few years, the company had signed many power purchase agreements with different renewable energy firms to reduce its dependence on non-renewable energy sources.
He disclosed that the company had spent over N2.5 billion supporting its carbon reduction ambition across its operations as part of the Brew a Better World sustainability strategy.
Odenigbo added that the company had committed considerable resources by contributing to water-replenishment projects in water-stressed areas.
Some of which include support for the Olokomeji reforestation initiative, where over 300,000 trees have been planted in Ogun state, Nigeria, through external partnerships to support local watershed restoration.
“As a company, we are advancing sustainability outcomes through our Brew a Better World initiatives.
“Over the past few years, we have made notable investments in renewable energy as part of our transition toward net-zero operations that many people are unaware of.
“We are also signing power purchase agreements to further reduce our national carbon footprint and progress toward our long-term net-zero ambition,” he said.
Odenigbo affirmed that the company would continue to empower its host communities by investing in capacity building for its people and expanding its operations to create employment opportunities.
He disclosed that the company recently invested over N200 million in skill acquisition and constructed a cassava milling plant in Kaduna and Awo-Omamma (Imo State), respectively.
