We are on the way
Following our carbon footprint study, it is our purpose to actively invest in decarbonization.
In our sustainability agenda, one of the priorities is decarbonization – with the year 2030 on the horizon – namely by focusing on the implementation of solar energy in five Super Bock Group units, with the possibility of sharing surplus energy with communities within a radius of 4 km.
It also includes projects for ecological restoration and promotion of biodiversity.
The Route to Decarbonisation incorporates Suber Bock Group’s culture of sustainability (ESG criteria – Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance). It supports the energy transition and contributes to the fulfilment of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 7, 12 , 13, 15 and 17).
Over €80 million
Investment planned between 2022-2030 for multidimensional projects.
- Replace electricity – which represents a third of our energy consumption – with Solar Energy.
- Address thermal energy, responsible for about two-thirds of the energy we need, especially at the Leça do Balio facilities.
- Invest in strengthening digitalization and investments in smartplant, which allows us to ensure real-time monitoring of water and energy consumption simultaneously with infrastructure modernization.
This will allow us to achieve, by 2030, carbon neutrality in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions across all our units, particularly in Leça do Balio where our brewery is located.
Additionally, we have already started the process of submitting to the SBTi – Science Based Target Initiative to set targets for reducing these (scope 3) emissions (scope 3).
CONCRETE MEASURES | Solar Energy
Establishment of five units for self-consumption and energy communities:
- This is one of the largest solar energy implementation projects in a brewery and has the support of the Greenvolt Group, through Greenvolt Comunidades.
The photovoltaic panels will be installed at our headquarters in Matosinhos (Leça do Balio), in Santarém, and in our other industrial units in Pedras Salgadas, Castelo de Vide, and Ladeira de Envendos, where an active community and energy sharing already exist.
The planned installation of more than 15,000 photovoltaic panels in these five units:
- Will exceed 8,000 MWp of installed capacity.
- Will avoid the emission of more than 3,000 tons of CO2/year.
- It is expected to share the energy surplus with approximately 1,500 companies and individuals in the surrounding communities, within a radius of 4 km.
The set of solar panels installed by the Super Bock Group in Matosinhos (factory and adjoined lands) will produce the following:
Ecological restoration and biodiversity promotion projects, contributing to offset water consumption and carbon emissions, helping to mitigate the impact of our activity and preserve the environment.
- On adjacent land to Pedras Salgadas Spa & Nature Park (Pedras Salgadas) and our brewery in Leça do Balio (Matosinhos).
The project in Pedras Salgadas, in partnership with WWF Portugal, is expanding the current tree-covered area of the thermal park from 20 to 26.3 hectares, which will allow for soil recovery, contributing to an increase in water retention capacity by 23m³/year and CO² sequestration (25 to 69 tons/year per hectare).
The intervention at Quinta da Sabina, on a 1.8-hectare plot of land, has the support of Verde Associação. It aims to support the protection of groundwater, create microhabitats for biodiversity and allow CO2 sequestration, up to 22 tons/year. It also enhances the ecosystem of the neighboring Leça River.
Pedras Salgadas
