Beverage companies commit to addressing climate change through operations & supply chains
Given the global beverage sector’s share of Global Greenhouse Gases (GHG) is estimated at 0.4%, climate change reduction and adaptation are crucial components for environmental sustainability strategies in the beverage industry...A number of us, members of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), recognize the need for more focus on the issue of climate change, and have joined together to make a commitment addressing this important challenge. Through our collective action we: (1) Recognize climate change as one of the greatest challenges facing the continued prosperity of society, particularly to those in emerging markets; (2) Commit to continuing to do our part to reduce GHG emissions not only across our own operations, but also by driving action through their supply chains; and (3) Support an international framework of national GHG reduction targets and commitments to invest in adaptation...
BIER’s Joint Commitment on Climate Change is available for download at: http://www.bieroundtable.com/
A number of us, members of the Beverage Industry Environmental Roundtable (BIER), recognize the need for more focus on the issue of climate change, and have joined together to make a commitment addressing this important challenge. Through our collective action we:
- Recognize climate change as one of the greatest challenges facing the continued prosperity of society, particularly to those in emerging markets;
- Commit to continuing to do our part to reduce GHG emissions not only across our own operations, but also by driving action through their supply chains; and
- Support an international framework of national GHG reduction targets and commitments to invest in adaptation