Environmental Best Practice Database

The Partners in Project Green Pearson Eco-Business Zone features a wide-array of progressive companies that have realized that where there is an environmental issue, there is an economic opportunity.

Partners in Project Green has an ongoing mandate to collect and share environmental best practices being deployed within the Pearson Eco-Business Zone.

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“Reeling in the energy savings at Molson Canada”

Molson Canada believes in the importance of saving energy. To achieve this, Molson launched its Energy Conservation Program across all of its Canadian breweries in May 2008 with the goal of engaging
employees to make small changes to conserve water, electricity, and natural gas.

Approach Highlights

► Set targets for reducing water and energy use in the beer-making process.

► A comprehensive communication plan designed to raise employee awareness of corporate actions.

► Employee activities, including Natural Resources Canada’s Dollars-to-Sense Training Programs, treeplantings, community clean-up days, and Earth Hour.

► Tracking progress, communicating results, and providing updates and conservation ideas to workers.

Results

► Between 2002 and 2008, Molson achieved decreases of 39 per cent in natural gas use, 27 per cent in electricity use, and 36 per cent in water use.

► Achieved a 5 per cent overall annual reduction target.