ThaiBev aims to implement water stewardship practices for the long-term sustainable use of water for local communities, in order to mitigate impacts from our own operations, while also seeking collaboration from key stakeholders, including government, business and value-chain partners, non- governmental organizations (NGOs) and communities.

Our aim is to drive water stewardship in terms of water availability, usage, consumption, quality, and replenishment, as well as promoting clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).

ThaiBev’s Corporate Water Management Policy was endorsed by the Board of Directors, in order to strengthen the company’s water management. The policy sets out clear intentions and guidelines to minimize water impact from the company’s production activities, by assessing water quality and quantity, applying international water resource management tools and standards, using new technologies, and being responsible for water consumption.

ThaiBev has identified water management as one of the key material issues that serves to enhance the company’s climate resilience. We manage water-related issues by identifying risks and opportunities, as well as monitoring the risks. We review our physical risk assessment related to water in all our production facilities every three to five years, in order to understand potential risks and to prepare for the impacts of climate change. This enables each facility to develop appropriate water-related risk management plans and mitigation measures.

ThaiBev focuses on ensuring that all production facilities are certified with the international standards for environmental management (ISO14001). In terms of controlling the standards of effluent discharge, the company treats wastewater to a higher quality standard (in terms of pH, temperature, COD, BOD, TSS, oil, and grease) than legal requirements before releasing it into the water source, thereby ensuring minimal impact on the ecosystem.