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CSR in Supply Chains of Brewing Industry

Arkadiusz Kawa and Iwona Łuczyk

Abstract The European brewing sector engages in Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) activity on various aspects. More and more importance is being attached
at breweries to responsible use of resources in the production process. All large
beer-producing concerns currently employ experts in environment protection.
Their job is to analyse the impact of production on the natural environment. At
present, special attention is paid to: responsible sourcing, sustainable packaging,
reverse logistics, minimising water and wastewater use as well as energy and gas
emission. They inform about their progress in this field in CSR reports. It not only
helps to emphasise the ethical aspect of the company's operation and authenticate
its mission in the clients' eyes, but also facilitates cost optimisation—reduction
of water consumption or recycling are economically profitable. The aim of this
chapter is to show the way in which the CSR conception is put into practice by
Polish brewing enterprises and how it influences their functioning on the example
of the two largest beer producers in Poland.

Keywords Brewing industry · CSR · Supply chain sustainability

1 Introduction

In the era of progressive globalisation, growing production and consumption
scale as well as environment degradation, a number of social, environmental and
economic problems appear. This requires a change in the management's attitude
towards their enterprise's operation and acceptance of responsibility not only for