Carlsberg wins award for World’s Most Water Efficient Brewery

Developed through collaboration with the multi-stakeholder Danish partnership for Resource and water efficient Industrial food Production (DRIP), Carlsberg’s Fredericia brewery in Denmark began operating its new state-of-the-art water-recycling plant in 2021. This innovation has radically improved water efficiency.

By recycling 90% of all process water from production, the recycling plant has proven that it is possible to reduce the brewery’s water consumption for beer and soft drinks production to just 1.4 liters per produced liter. In context the global average water consumption for the Carlsberg Group was 2,7 liters per produced liter in 2021. The plant is also reducing the brewery’s energy consumption by 10% thanks to biogas production and recirculation of hot water.

Victor Shevtsov, EVP Integrated Supply Chain, Carlsberg Group, said, “Innovation is in the heart of Carlsberg’s DNA, and we are constantly looking for new ways to brew our beers in a more sustainable way. This award is great recognition for our colleagues who have implemented this world-first technology at our Fredericia brewery. The learnings we take from this will be key to meeting our target to eliminate water waste everywhere we brew, as defined in our sustainability programme Together Towards ZERO.”

The learnings from the Water Recycling Plant will support Carlsberg to reach its target to virtually eliminate water waste globally by 2030.

Global Water Awards
Each year, the coveted Global Water Awards are presented at the Global Water Summit, the major business conference for the water industry worldwide.