AB InBev had the highest amount of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions among the leading breweries in the world in 2023. In that year, the company's emissions reached 3.39 million tons of carbon dioxide compared with 1.2 million from Heineken.
Carbon dioxide emissions of the leading beer brewing companies worldwide in 2023
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Figure for Asahi can be found here. Figure for Kirin Holdings can be found here. Figure for Molson Coors can be found here. (page 15) Figure for Heineken can be found here. (page 148) Figure for AB InBev can be found here. (page 166) Figure for Carlsberg Group can be found here. (page 113) Figure for Kirin Holdings includes only the emissions from the Japanese Beer and Spirits Business, Oceania Integrated Beverages Business, and Other Businesses divisions. Figure for Asahi includes only the brewery division.
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