SAB MILLER: A CASE FOR CSR
REQUIREMENTS
Please complete requirements 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13.
Requirement 1
Access SABMiller plc’s 2016 Sustainable Development Report. The report states that: “Our five
shar
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SAB MILLER: A CASE FOR CSR
REQUIREMENTS
Please complete requirements 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 13.
Requirement 1
Access SABMiller plc’s 2016 Sustainable Development Report. The report states that: “Our five
shared imperatives tackle the five most material issues that our business shares with society”
(SABMiller, 2016, p. 6).
(a) List SABMiller’s five shared imperatives (p. 6), define each one, and list the
corresponding sustainable development targets for 2020. Please use the following table
for your answer:
Shared opportunity Shared imperative Headline 2020 Target
A thriving world: with
incomes and quality of life
growing
The company will speed up
growth social development
through its value chains
Provide support to more than
half million small businesses,
to increase their growth and
family livelihoods
A sociable world: where
our beers are
developed, marketed,
sold and consumed
responsibly
We will attempt to
make beer the natural
option for the moderate
and responsible drinker
Try to provide all beer
consumers effective
information and partnerships
to motivate moderate and
responsible beer
consumption
A resilient world: where
our business, local
communities and
ecosystems share
uninterrupted access
to safe, clean water
Secure shared water resources
for the business and local
communities.
Create partnerships to
address shared water risks, in
order to secure the water
supplies we share with local
communities.
A productive world: where
land is used responsibly,
food supply is secure,
biodiversity is protected,
and brewing crops can be
We will assist responsible,
sustainable use of land for
brewing crops.
Guarantee the sourcing of
our crops measurably
improves both food security
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accessed at reasonable
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A clean world: with
dramatically lower
emissions and where
nothing goes to waste
The company will create value
by reducing waste and carbon
emissions
Reduce the carbon footprint
per hectoliter on the
value chain by 25%;
including a reduction by 50%
on breweries, by 25% on
packaging, and by 25% on
refrigeration carbon footprint
(b)Explain why these imperatives are ‘shared’? These imperatives are shared because they
include the company, the communities where the company is at and other external participants,
as it would be the government or other businesses that SABMiller will partnership with to
accomplish all the objectives. This is what make them shared, the responsibility that everyone
has in the process of achieving benefits. Additionally, the report states that the imperatives are
‘shared’ because the company can only face shared risks with those who are also expose to the
same risks
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