The Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) has partnered with Zevero to help breweries measure and reduce their environmental impact.
Zevero, a leading carbon measurement and reporting platform, will be developing a new tool aimed at small independent breweries.
This will be launched later in the year and be offered to SIBA members for free to measure their emissions and compare them against industry benchmarks. It will mean that breweries can better understand their impact and consider ways to reduce their emissions.
This partnership is the first stage of SIBA’s Sustainability Strategy — entitled Brewing Our Way to Net Zero — which has been published in full today. A draft version was announced at BeerX, in March, to allow breweries, suppliers, and others to give their views before it was implemented.
The strategy sets out how independent breweries can achieve their net zero obligations, as well as the help and support that SIBA and others can provide. It identifies six key areas to focus on to help small breweries.
“Independent breweries want to make a difference and improve their sustainability but as small businesses often lack the resources to do so,” said SIBA chief executive Andy Slee.
“This is why SIBA has launched its new sustainability strategy, to provide a pathway for independent breweries to make the transition, and partnered with Zevero to give them the tools they need to measure and ultimately reduce their emissions.
“Zevero has demonstrated it has a great understanding of the challenges facing the brewing sector, and is well equipped to help our members on their journey to Net Zero, and we look forward to taking this partnership forward.”
