Craft Brew Alliance Releases 2014 Sustainability Highlights

From Craft Brew Alliance:

Portland, OR (April 22, 2015) – Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CB^A”) (Nasdaq: BREW), a leading craft brewing company, announced today the release of its second Annual Sustainability Report . The company began publishing the report last year as part of its commitment to track and measure the impact of its sustainability efforts company wide. The 2014 Annual Sustainability Report provides an overview of the company’s sustainability priorities, programs, and community and national partnerships, as well as highlights of its progress against key annual objectives.

• Across our breweries, we reduced our water usage by more than 12%, resulting in nearly 8 million gallons of water saved. Our Portland brewery achieved an industry-leading water usage ratio – using just 3.5 gallons of water for each gallon of beer brewed, compared to the industry average ratio of 6 to 8 gallons of water used for every gallon of beer brewed.
• We achieved our 2014 goals for reducing electricity and natural gas usage, which resulted in more than 5% in dollar savings for every barrel of beer we produced, proving that sustainability is also good for business.
• By converting its bottling line to a dry-running conveyor system, our Woodinville, WA brewery saved more than 55,000 gallons of water last year, as well as earned the Safer Chemistry Champion award from the State of Washington’s Department of Ecology.
• Our Portsmouth, NH brewery, which offsets all of its power with wind energy credits, installed the first free electric vehicle charging station on the New Hampshire Seacoast.
• We continued to look for creative and innovative ways to reduce our waste, achieving a company- wide 99% diversion rate. In 2014, our Portland brewery succeeded in diverting 99.5% of our waste from landfills and earned recognition for its spent grain program that supports local farmers.

To read the full 2014 Sustainability Report, please click here.

For 2015, we will continue to focus on initiatives that reduce our dependence on key natural resources and support our commitment to sustainability. Among our priorities, we will strive to achieve a 3% reduction in energy usage across our breweries and complete an innovative project at our Portsmouth brewery to capture renewable energy from biogas.