OB Beer, Gradual Implementation of ESG Activities Including Climate Change Response

In August last year, OB Beer officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the solar power generation facility at the Icheon plant and took a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] OB Beer is establishing and gradually implementing plans to strengthen ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) management throughout the entire process of beer production, packaging, transportation, and consumption. In particular, in the environmental sector, it has set four major tasks for environmental management: responding to climate change, using reusable and recyclable packaging materials, smart agriculture, and water resource management, and evaluates the progress annually. Through this, it plans to reduce carbon emissions generated from beer production to consumption by 25% by 2025.

To respond to climate change, OB Beer is participating in the global campaign ‘RE100,’ which aims to replace 100% of the electricity used by companies with renewable energy. In August last year, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the solar power generation facility at the Icheon plant, and solar power generation facilities are being installed at the Gwangju plant. Once these plants are equipped with solar power generation facilities, approximately 12 GWh of solar power will be used annually for beer production. By replacing the electricity used for beer production with eco-friendly renewable energy, OB Beer can directly reduce about 5,621 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually. Over the 30-year lifespan of the facilities, it is expected to supply a total of 343 GWh of electricity and reduce more than 160,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

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