SABMiller Plc 2
- Our Profile
- http://www.changeboard.com/profile/SABMiller/
- Location
- London
- Industry
- Manufacturing
Sustainable Development
We are committed to being a responsible company because it makes sense. It’s not about being altruistic for its own sake, it’s about understanding how behaving responsibly has a positive impact on profitability and on economic growth.
Our aim is to secure economic benefits for the local communities where we grow raw materials and brew beer and also for our shareholders who benefit from a sustainable business and a return on their investment.
Environmental sustainability is also critical, whether in terms of using less water to make more beer or reducing our energy and carbon footprint.
There are many examples – local sourcing, HIV/Aids campaigns, education and training – that show how we benefit and how local communities benefit too.
Global framework, local action
Our business has established a clear strategic focus founded on four key priorities:
- To create a balanced and attractive global spread of businesses
- To create a portfolio of brands that matches the aspirations and preferences of consumers within each market
- To keep raising the performance of local operations
- To gain maximum value from our global scale.
Find out more about our strategic priorities
Our approach to sustainable development complements this overarching business strategy. The global nature of our business allows us to take what we have learned in one market and share it in another, whether it is transferring our African experience in tackling HIV/Aids to India and Russia or applying our model for developing entrepreneurs in Latin America. Through further cross-company training, engagement with the operations and better software tools, we continue to improve the collaboration and sharing between our operations in different parts of the world.
We have developed what we believe to be a unique approach to sustainable development – one that provides an overall framework but gives our operations the flexibility to implement programmes that best meet their local circumstances.