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sustainability
report
2023
nature speaks to us all the time.
And we listen.
Our Sustainability Report for this year represents a dialogue between
Plzeňský Prazdroj and the world around it. Debates on
various topics are inseparable from sitting over a glass of beer.
In our case, it's just that these conversations move from the pub
to where the ingredients for making beer come from - the countryside.
Plzeňský Prazdroj thus symbolically sits at a round table
with various ecosystems or elements. These ecosystems also
speak to people in everyday life, but people often do not listen
to what they have to say. We listen to these warning messages
and try to change things for the better.
In the brewing industry, it is absolutely crucial to continuously
take care of the quality of beer tapping in pubs. Taking care of
the nature that gives us the ingredients for making the beer is
euqally crucial. Only if we listen to and hear the voices of nature
will we be able to enjoy good beer for decades to come. And
that is exactly what we have long tried to do at Prazdroj.
To the future!
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None of us lives on a desert island, isolated from the rest of
society. To get along well and move forward, we need to listen
to each other. Just like the Plzen townspeople more than
180 years ago, who expressed their dissatisfaction with the
quality of the local beer. Then they joined forces to create the
world's first lager as we all know it today.
At Prazdroj, we are aware of the importance of perceiving signals
from our immediate surroundings, be it our suppliers, customers
or the surrounding landscape, struggling with the effects
of climate change. We therefore establish partnerships that are
built on mutual respect. They are exactly what help us cope with
the challenges we face together.
We are aware that if we want to be a successful company, we
have to make the wider ecosystem we are part of prosper too.
Last year, we again made significant progress in a number of
areas and opened up some completely new topics.
We focused on malting barley more than before. Our barley is
grown in Czech, Moravian and Slovak fields. We buy all of our
barley locally, building on long-term partnerships with nearly two
hundred growers. That is why we are not happy seeing that the
area of malting barley fields in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
has declined in the long run. We have identified the cause and
launched a major research project looking at how to increase
the resilience of malting barley and stabilise its quality through
regenerative agriculture practices.
The first results from a similar project in hop fields, where we are
one step ahead, have confirmed that regenerative practices can
improve soil structure and water retention. In the Žatec region, we
let several hop gardens blossom, which helped to bring this topic
closer not only to growers but also to the general public. In both
Let's listen to each other more
cases, it is a long story. We are therefore delighted to see how
many partners have embarked on this journey with us.
Pubs and restaurants are in the middle of a long struggle with
high energy prices and a number of other challenges. Last year,
as their proud partner, we supported them with an investment
of CZK 450 million in the Czech Republic and EUR 7 million in
Slovakia. In this area, we understand the taproom issues best,
where cooling systems are the biggest energy burden. For the
first time ever, we measured the actual consumption of different
types of coolers and started looking for ways to reduce energy
and water consumption of the taproom by up to a third through
its remodelling.
In our breweries, we have reduced the average water consumption
to an incredible 2.8 litres per litre of beer brewed. Moreover,
our Radegast brewery at Nošovice has maintained a great 2.29
litres of water per litre of beer, which is the best result among all
Czech breweries. But the brewery even took this success a step
farther. Radegast began looking for ways to keep water in the
landscape, and last year alone supported the construction of 29
ponds across the Czech Republic.
We have also achieved great results in reducing our carbon footprint.
Since 2019, we have reduced our total emissions from
seed to glass by 19%, and almost halved them directly in production.
The solar power plants we are building at all our breweries
will contribute to further savings. The first of them, in Velké
Popovice, was connected to the grid last year.
Moreover, in Slovakia we already have a solution for a full transition
to renewable sources of electricity. At the end of the year, we
signed a virtual power purchase agreement, the first contract of its
kind in the country, thanks to which a new solar park will be built
at Iliašovce covering an area of nearly 9 hectares. This, together
with the power plant right on the brewery premises, will cover all
its consumption. The land will be used twice, as in addition to the
solar panels, it will also serve as sheep pasture.
The brewery in Veľký Šariš has also achieved zero dumping, so
we are able to reuse all waste from our operations. In the Czech
Republic, we have reduced the volume of landfilled waste by a
half year-on-year.
We have made significant progress in the area of packaging as
well. The Slovak system of deposits for returnable packaging has
enabled us to achieve full circularity of our packaging in Slovakia.
We have increased our share of returnable packaging to 59%,
while in the Czech Republic we maintain an excellent 69%. In
Slovakia, we also symbolically closed the can circulation cycle.
We now buy back used cans and have them processed into
new sheet metal with 75% recycled content. As a result, we
have halved their carbon footprint across our entire portfolio.
We believe that in the near future we will be able to introduce a
similar system in the Czech Republic as well.
The success of deposits for returnable packaging in the Czech
Republic is confirmed by our returnable bottles, which we fill
26 times on average and more than 98% of which are returned.
That is why last year we launched a first in the Czech Republic,
an automatic sorting line for returnable bottles in Plzen, which
will help us make the whole process even more efficient.
But we couldn't have done any of this without our people.
Prazdroj is full of dedicated employees who realise the size and
importance of the story they are part of. And they work hard
every day to be able to hand it over in even better shape one
day. I am very happy with the extent to which they are satisfied
Dragos Constantinescu
CEO
with their work at Prazdroj. And I am even happier with the
fact that they are fairly rewarded for their passion, diligence and
commitment. Thanks to this, last year we became just the second
company in the Czech Republic to receive the prestigious
certificate of equal pay for men and women.
I would also like to mention that we continue to expand our
non-alcoholic portfolio. Every eighth beer sold in the Czech Republic
last year, and every seventh beer sold in Slovakia, was
alcohol-free. We actively promote responsible and moderate
alcohol consumption and have initiated several projects in the
area of preventing excessive drinking.
All our success is based on dialogue - not only among colleagues
within the company, but also in discussions with partners across
our value chain. Active listening is the key to understanding what
the other party wants to tell you. It is these discussions that
shape us and continue to move us forward.
Let's listen to each other even more.
Cheers and here’s to the future!
Ourbeersar
e
growninCzech,Moravi
an
and Slovak fields.
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988
Transparency is a fundamental principle of our business, which
is why we have been openly sharing information about our sustainability
activities since 2006, even though we are not yet required
by legislation to do so.
The report we submit contains data for the period from 1 January
to 31 December 2023 jointly for Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s., with its
registered offices at U Prazdroj 64/7, Východní Předměstí, 301 00
Plzeň, and for Plzeňský Prazdroj Slovensko, a. s., with its registered
offices at Pivovarská 9, 082 21 Veľký Šariš. Its content was aligned
with the contents of the annual reports of both companies.
Once again, we provide an overview of how we are implementing
our To the Future! 2030 sustainability strategy, which covers
all important areas of our activities in terms of environmental,
social and economic impacts. In this report, we present key performance
indicators in these areas and track their evolution over
time. We share our experience and success stories and identify
areas for improvement. We also want to raise general awareness
of sustainable business and new trends. The report also
contains selected information regarding our value chain.
In this report, we present key indicators across all ESG pillars.
We focus on environmental and social impacts as well as the
management of impacts, risks and opportunities for our company.
The source of the non-financial data is our internal system
for tracking KPIs in all defined business areas according to
the key pillars of our sustainability strategy. All data have been
About this Report
approved by the section directors, who are part of the top management.
In our financial reporting, we do not currently separate
sustainability costs and investments from current expenditure.
For the purposes of this report, we consider the year 2023 to be
the medium-term horizon, which is also the timeframe for the
commitments in our current sustainability strategy.
Like last year, our report refers to selected indicators of the international
Reporting Standards of the Global Reporting Initiative
(GRI) without sector standards. They cover topics for which
we also published our results in previous years, and we have
expanded the level of detail for some of the indicators. By including
more detailed information as required by the GRI, we
aim for greater transparency and are thus able to compare and
evaluate results year on year. Therefore, the data in the annexed
section also contain data for the previous periods, in most cases
back to 2019, in the same data structure.
Where we have made changes to the reported metrics or methodology
from the previous report, these changes are stated and
explained directly in the text. The most significant change in the
2023 report is a modification to the previously published information
on indirect GHG emissions in our value chain (Scope
3). The reason for these modifications was the change in the
carbon footprint calculation methodology, where we newly calculate
100% of malting barley emissions directly from data received
from our growers. To consolidate the data according to
the new methodology, we have now recalculated the data for
2019-2022 as well. We have now added absolute emissions
numbers for each category of our value chain, the specific carbon
footprint of our value chain and the breakdown of Scope 3
emissions into categories according to the GHG Protocol.
This report is already partly governed by the new European
Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) following the European
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the
requirements of which will only be binding for us for the 2025
report to be published in 2026. By doing this in advance, we
aim at increasing transparency in reporting the results of our activities
and at the same time ensuring continuity and a smooth
transition to the new standards.
The report includes, for example, a new chapter, Behind the
Gates of the Breweries, which describes the structure of our value
chain. We have expanded the other chapters with additional
details, especially the About Us chapter, where we have newly
included the product portfolio and a detailed description of the
company's management structure. By disseminating information
about our internal policies in all relevant areas, we provide a
more detailed overview of Plzeňský Prazdroj's internal processes
and values and highlight our efforts to integrate sustainability
principles into all areas of our operations.
The report has been independently verified by Forvis Mazars
under a limited assurance regime and in accordance with ISAE
3000 standards.
We regularly assess the risks and controls over our sustainability
reporting process. The reporting includes risks
associated with incomplete or inconsistent information,
as well as risks associated with the input data accuracy and human
errors in the reporting process due to the data aggregation
from multiple systems. We therefore carry out checks to ensure
that the information we report is complete and accurate.
The scope of the report and the lack of uniform reporting standards
and procedures for some data may cause differences in
the interpretation of the information and thus affect its comparability
and consistency. For some topics we work with estimates,
and the notes for each chapter provide information on
the sources of the estimates or the degree of uncertainty in the
result.
The current plans, forecasts and strategies presented in this report
include forward-looking statements based on assumptions
and opinions following from currently available information.
Therefore, the achievement of some of the commitments and
targets set out in this report is subject to external influences and
circumstances that cannot be predicted and over whose development
Plzeňský Prazdroj has no control.
We welcome your views and feedback to help us continue in
our efforts.
Ivan Tučník
Director for Sustainabilityand Integrated Projects
ivan.tucnik@asahibeer.cz
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About Us
36
Strategies
50
Behind
the Gates
of Breweries
62
Carbon
Neutrality
76
Water
88
Ingredients
106
Packaging
118
Waste
128
People
146
Responsibility
158
Communities
172
Standards
14
About Us
16
Our Breweries
and Malthouses
18
Company
Management
20
Our
Portfolio
24
Results
in 2023
26
Awards
29
Quality
and Risk
Management
31
Dialogue with
Stakeholders
38
Pillars of
Strategy
39
Our
Commitments
40
What happened
in 2023
44
Year 2023
in Numbers
46
Strategy
Management and
Implementation
48
Our
Mission
52
Value
Chain
56
Overview of
Production Inputs
58
Our
Suppliers
59
Distribution
60
Our
Customers
64
Our Carbon
Footprint
66
Photovoltaics
67
On the Path
to Renewables
69
Transport
and Logistics
70
Emissions
78
Water
Management
80
Water Resources
of Our Breweries
80
Water
Consumption in
Our Breweries
82
Water
Projects
84
Water
Treatment
86
Smart
Taproom
90
Barley
92
FOR BARLEY
(CZECH) /
FOR BARLEY
(SLOVAK)
96
Hops
99
FOR HOPS
102
Blossom for Hops
108
Life
Cycle of
Packaging
110
Returnable
Packaging
111
Cans
114
Glass
116
Paper
120
Waste
Management
120
Landfill
123
Waste
from Production
124
Glass and Cups
at Festivals
126
Secondary
Materials
from production
130
Satisfaction Survey
132
Diversity
and Inclusion
135
Education
138
Well-being
140
Volunteering
141
Development of
and Support for
Young Talents
142
Health and Safety
144
Ethics
144
Prazdroj Stars
148
Responsible
Drinking
Ambassador
148
Education
and Awareness
150
Commercial
Communications
151
Prevention
153
International
Commitments
154
Non-Alcoholic
Drinks
156
Breaking Down
Prejudices
160
Partnerships
164
Plzeňský Prazdroj
Fund
165
Brewery Visitor
Rates
166
Development
of Czech Beer
Culture
169
Star
for Brewers
170
Fresh
outlet
174
GRI index
180
ESRS index
185
GRI data
202
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about us
I
since then, we have taken care of it w
ith
love, professionalism
and
responsibility,
protecting it for future generations.
TO BE A NATIONAL ICON, THE STRONGEST PLAYER ON THE CZECH
BEER MARKET AND PART OF THE COUNTRY'S CULTURAL HERITAGE
IS A  BINDING COMMITMENT. WE ARE THEREFORE CONSTANTLY
STRIVING TO INNOVATE AND MODERNISE OUR PROCESSES AND
COMPANY MANAGEMENT SO AS NOT TO JUST REMAIN A FAMOUS
BRAND, BUT BE A DYNAMIC COMPANY RELEVANT IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
THIS INCLUDES, OF COURSE, CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT,
SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITIES, PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS AND
MORE.
I came to
this world on October 5, 1842.
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ABOUT US
We are a leading beer producer in the Czech Republic and
Slovakia, we are among the European leaders in the field
and have long maintained our position as the largest exporter
of Czech beer. In 2017, we became part of the global
Asahi Group. Our beers are brewed in three breweries
in Pilsen, including the experimental Proud brewery, and
the traditional breweries at Nošovice, Velké Popovice and
Veľký Šariš in Slovakia.
Our breweries in Plzen, Nošovice and Veľký Šariš include
malt houses that guarantee the use of top quality ingredients.
Our beers are appreciated for their high quality and
represent the best of the Czech beer making heritage.
This is the reason why we have repeatedly won the title
of Most Trusted Brand in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
We are proud that four of our brands carry the Protected
Geographical Indication of “České pivo” (Czech Beer).
However, it is equally important for us to follow the principles
of sustainable management, to protect nature and to
make a positive contribution to society as a whole.
PLZEN
NOŠOVICE
VEĽKÝŠARIŠ
VELKÉPOPOVICE
14
ABOUT US
16
OUR BREWERIES
AND MALT
HOUSES
18
COMPANY
MANAGEMENT
20
OUR PORTFOLIO
24
RESULTS
IN 2023
26
AWARDS
29
QUALITY
AND RISK
MANAGEMENT
31
DIALOGUE WITH
STAKEHOLDERS
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BREWERIES AND MALT HOUSES
OF PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ
MODERNISATION IN BREWERIES
Breweries are an important part of the national cultural
heritage, which includes a rich history and traditional
practices of the brewing craft. However, the preservation
of the long tradition and quality of beer would not be
possible without modernisation of our breweries. Maintenance
and renovation are therefore among our investment
priorities.
In Velké Popovice, the brewery park has been revitalized and the
old gatehouse has been reconstructed. In Plzen, green areas
have been renovated and the Na Spilce pub was reopened after
extensive reconstruction. The first restaurant operated directly
by Prazdroj offers tank beer and a menu based on quality ingredients
from local suppliers.
A major innovation of the past year was
the opening of a fully automated warehouse
in the Plzen brewery and the
commissioning of an automatic sorting
line for returnable glass bottles. We are
planning to continue with major innovations
in 2024, especially to complete
the new bottling line in Velké Popovice
and to start the second phase of the
Plzen warehouse automation.
In 2023, we invested
almost CZK 2 billion
in the Czech Republic
and approximately
EUR 8.5 million in Slovakia
IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR
BREWERIES.
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COMPANY MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL STRUCTURE
Plzeňský Prazdroj does not issue publicly traded shares; it is owned by the Asahi Group Holdings through
Asahi Europe & International Limited. Decision-making processes are thus centralised on the level of the
executive management and the Board of Directors, under the supervision of the parent company.
The executive management of Plzeňský Prazdroj is the main executive body, managing the day-to-day operations
and ensuring that strategic objectives are met. The Board of Directors is primarily responsible for
strategic management and business leadership. The Supervisory Board oversees the functioning of the
company, monitors the activities of the Board of Directors and ensures that the latter acts in accordance
with the law and the internal bylaws of the company. Members of the Board of Directors and 2/3rds of the
Supervisory Board members are elected by the General Meeting. The remaining 1/3rd of the Supervisory
Board members are elected by the employees.
COMPANY
MANAGEMENT(as of December 31, 2023)*
Dragos Ionut Constantinescu - CEO
Adam Legerský - Financial Director
Pavel Šemík - Technical Director
Roman Trzaskalik - Sales Director Czech Republic
Martin Grygařík - Sales Director Slovakia
Francesca Bandelli - Marketing Director
Zuzana Balejová - HR Director
Glenn-Neil Burgess - Supply Chain Director
Pavlína Kalousová - PR and Communications Director
* The management of Plzeňský Prazdroj controls both Czech and Slovak companies.
Zu
zanaBalejová
Adam
Legersky Dragos Ionut Co
nstantinescu
PavelŠem
ík
Roman Trzaskalik
Glenn-NeilBu
rgess
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CZ (as of 31 December 2023)* Dragos Ionut Constantinescu Chairman of the Board of
Directors, Adam Legerský Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, Paolo Alberto Francesco Lanzarotti Member of the
Board of Directors, Akira Tsuiki Member of the Board of Directors, Pavel Šemík Member of the Board of Directors, SK
Dragos Ionut Constantinescu Chairman of the Board of Directors, Martin Grygařík Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Paolo Alberto Francesco Lanzarotti Member of the Board of Directors, Pavlína Kalousová Member of the Board
of Directors, Adam Legerský Member of the Board of Directors, SUPERVISORY BOARD CZ (as of 31 December
2023)* Andrew David Bailey Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Petra Nadr Member of the Supervisory Board, Václav
Šimek Member of the Supervisory Board, SK Miroslava Tůmová Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board, Mária Jurašeková
Member of the Supervisory Board, Agáta Feldmanová Member of the Supervisory Board
* On 30 September 2023, Karina Přibylová resigned from the position of Vice-Chairwoman of the Board of Directors in the Czech Republic. Adam Legerský became the new Vice-Chairman
of the Board of Directors in the Czech Republic. The change was entered in the Commercial Register on 31 October 2023. As of 11 December 2023, Tomáš Krčil resigned from his
position of Supervisory Board Member in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Petra Nádr became new Supervisory Board Member in the Czech Republic, taking up the function on 1 December
2023, and Miroslava Tůmová became new Supervisory Board Member in Slovakia, taking up the function on 12 December 2023.
Francesca Bandelli
Pavlína
Kalousová
Martin Grygarik
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Pilsner Urquell
Pilsner Urquell
Gambrinus
Unpasteurised 10°
Unpasteurised 11°
Unpasteurised 12°
Unfiltered lager
Original 10°
Patron 12°
Dry
Velkopopovický Kozel
Non-alcoholic Kozel
Kozel 11
Kozel 10
Kozel Černý
Kozel Black-and-Tan 11
Radegast
Vigorous 10
Purely Bitter 12
Ratar
ROG IPA
Dark Bitter 12
Extra Bitter 15
Birell
Ale
Semi-dark
Dry hopped
IPA-style
Pomelo & Grapefruit
Semi-Dark Lemon
Raspberry & Lime
Lemon & Mint
Sour Cherry & Blackberry
Blueberry & Cranberry
Mango & Lemon
Tangerine & Yuzu
Apple & Plum
Pear & Quince
* Czech Republic only
** Slovakia only
Portfolio
of Plzeňský
Prazdroj
2023
PROUD*
Ventill
TheMže
Proovan
Veer
Cotel
Soutock
Yuzu Pale Ale
Frisco*
Apple cider
Forest fruits
Cranberry
Fiztonic with tonic flavour
Spritz
Mojito
Strawberry Daiquiri
Bellini
Classic*
Classic
Primus*
Primus
Excellent*
Excellent
Peroni
Peroni Nastro Azzurro
Peroni Nastro Azzurro 0.0 %
Asahi
Asahi Super Dry
Šariš**
Šariš Sparkling 10 %
Šariš Bright 12 %
Šariš Stout 12 %
Šariš IPA
Thirsty Monk**
Thirsty Monk
Captain Jack**
Original
Jack on the Beach
Blue Lagoon
Mango Sunrise
Exotic Daiquiri
Mojito
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millingandmixingwithwater
mashing
malt
grain
crusher
water
wortlautering
wort
hop boiling
hopshopped
wort
wortcoolingand
fermentation
whirlpool
tun
yeastculture
air
main fer-
mentation
additional
fermentation
and
maturation
bottlingFiltration
SHIPPING
How we brew our beers
What is needed to make real Czech lager
9.1
1.2
million hectolitres
of beer were
brewed
in the Czech
Republic
million hectolitres
of beer were brewed
in Slovakia
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million
hectolitres of
beer were sold
in the Czech
Republic
7.36
Results in 2023
CZECH REPUBLIC
Thanks to the intensive efforts of all employees and partners,
Plzeňský Prazdroj has successfully overcome the
challenges in 2023 of high inflation and rising energy prices.
We managed to slightly increase sales on the domestic
market, both in shops and in pubs and restaurants. In
2023, we sold in total 7.36 million hectolitres of beer and
cider, which is 1.2% more than in 2022. The brewery's success
is mainly due to the sustained support given to pub
staff, the care of the beer and its tapping, together with
the long-term growth in popularity of lagers and non-alcoholic
beers.
Sales of Prazdroj products with on-site consumption increased
by 1.1% last year. More than a third of its total production
was consumed in pubs and restaurants. Sales of
tank beer showed the biggest growth, of 3.5%. Non-alcoholic
beverages, specifically tap Birell, were also successful,
with 17% growth. Prazdroj sales in shop increased by
1.3%. Last year's results also confirmed the long-term inclination
of consumers towards lagers. The entire category
of these beers at Prazdroj grew by 3% year-on-year.
of the total
beer production
was enjoyed in
Czech pubs and
restaurants
1/3
million
hectolitres
were sold
in Slovakia
1.7 SLOVAKIA
1.7 million hectolitres of beer were sold in Slovakia, which is 1.3% more than in 2022. The
company has also become a leader in the beer market. The success is mainly due to a series
of strategic decisions, with the breakthrough point being the achievement of leadership
in the packaged beer segment.
The favourable summer and autumn season and the more than 200 successfully implemented
events across Slovakia contributed to the positive balance of 2023 in Slovakia.
The trend of seasonality, which was particularly evident in tap beer, gained importance
and led to a record number of seasonal establishments with which Prazdroj cooperated in
2023. In Slovakia, Prazdroj also focused on quality development and support of the HoReCa
segment and launched a programme called Akadémia Prvý pri zdroji [First at Source
Academy].
Compared to previous years, tap beers were again successful, but the interest
of Slovaks in premium brands and lagers persisted. The Gambrinus brand excelled
in the Slovak portfolio with a  16% increase in total volumes, and another
significant increase of 7.5% was recorded by Radegast. The new recipe of
the award-winning Šariš brand, the best novelty of the year in the Slovak Beer
Crown competition, resonated among consumers. Šariš tap beer grew by 3.5%
, including outside its home region. Pilsner Urquell also did well, with Slovak consumers
enjoying 3% more of it than in the previous year. Birell tap beer saw the same increase.
PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ IS A MAJOR TAX PAYER
Plzeňský Prazdroj paid CZK 6.2 billion in taxes in the Czech Republic,
of which CZK 2.2 billion was excise.
Plzeňský Prazdroj Slovakia paid EUR 52.7 million in taxes,
of which EUR 22.8 million was excise.
STRUCTURE
OF OUR TAXES
ASAHI TAX CODE
The purpose of Asa-
hi's Tax Code is to ensure
proper tax management
with regard to tax administration
and tax transparency
while balancing the
interests of various stake-
holders.
ASAHI
GROUP'S TAX
CODE OF
CONDUCT
ANNUAL REPORT
OF PLZEŇSKÝ
PRAZDROJ, A. S.
ANNUAL REPORT OF
PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ
SLOVENSKO, A. S.
percent
is the increase for
Šariš tap beer
3.5
EXCISE
CORPORATE INCOME
TAX
VALUE ADDED
TAX
REAL ESTATE
PROPERTYTAX
ENERGYTAXES
OTHER
(road tax and
withholding taxes)
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Awards
In 2023, Plzeňský Prazdroj succeeded not only brewing, but also in the areas of sustainability,
employee care and communication.
We won three gold awards in the TOP Responsible Company for Sustainability competition.
In the Large Company category, we were awarded for our systematic approach to a sustainable
corporate strategy, including a 49% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (since 2019).
We have achieved this by switching to renewable heat sources and other technological innovations
such as solar panels and modern bottling lines. The FOR HOPS project brought us
the title of TOP Responsible Company in Innovation for promoting efficient irrigation of hop
fields. The Blossom for Hops project was awarded in the TOP Responsible Company in the
Environment category for regenerative agricultural practices in hop gardens. Sustainability
Report 2022 was awarded second place in the TOP Responsible Company in the Reporting
category for its detailed documentation of our responsible business efforts.
The FOR HOPS project became the ESG project of the year in the Sustainability Ranking
of the Ekonom weekly, awarded in cooperation with the Industry and Transport Confederation
of the Czech Republic.
In the Plzen region, we again won the Sodexo Employer of
the Year competition. We won this prestigious title for the
fourth time in a row. The competition is organised by the
Employers' Club and judged by PricewaterhouseCoopers
on the basis of strict criteria such as remuneration, turnover,
training, career development and commitment to
sustainability. We also won bronze in the TOP Employer of
the Year survey in the Consumer Industry category. These
achievements reflect our growing popularity among students
and graduates, who appreciate our stability, friendly
working environment and work-life balance.
Plzeňský Prazdroj won the top award in the Corporate
Reputation category at the World Public Relations & Communication
Awards 2023 in Chennai, India, for its communication
campaign for the Smart Taproom project.
A jury of 25 experts from leading PR agencies and academic
institutions from all over the world evaluated our
communication as the best in a strong international competition.
With the same project we succeeded in the Lemur
2023 competition, which focuses on marketing, PR
and communications, where the Smart Taproom concept
won first place in the Services category. We also won silver
in the Services category with our Pub from Top and
from Bottom project and twice bronze for Corporate and
Crisis Communication and Sustainability Report.
Smart Taproom also won two bronze awards in the Zlatý
středník competition and our Sustainability Report took
bronze in the Fenix Content Marketing Awards.
We won four prizes in the Effie Awards competition. The
Gambrinus campaign won the silver award for the Together
and with Perspective project in the Beverages category
and the bronze award for Long-term Brand Building. Our
campaign for the Smart Taproom project was also awarded
two silvers in the PR and Small Budget categories.
At the European Beer Star competition, we won the Future
Award with Radegast Vigorous 10, which in addition
to the quality of the beer also recognises the brand's activities
in the field of sustainability. Radegast was awarded
it mainly for its activities in the area of water retention in
the landscape.
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Our commercial brewers are involved in not only care of
tapsters and their skills but also overall "beer" education of
the public. They use social media to spread everything our
consumers need to know about well tapped beer. Their
efforts pay back, as is evidenced by the increased quality
of service in restaurants, the growing media interest
in presentations on the theme of quality of beer tapping,
and the professional awards they receive. The Brewers in
Action account won 3rd place in the Social Media – Instagram
category at the 10th annual Fenix Content Marketing
Awards and the same place in the IMC Czech Awards.
Company Ethics
We support the principles of responsible marketing of alcohol
products and thus follow our own binding principles
of self-regulation defined in our Code of Commercial
Communication. We believe that our company's reputation
is a decisive factor in its success. In order to maintain
our reputation, we have established a Business Ethics Policy
that is binding not only for all employees, but also for
support staff, contractors, suppliers and consultants.
Focus on Quality
RISK MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT
The overall objectives of the company are defined in the Integrated Corporate Policy (IMS
Policy). It is directly related to the integrated management system including the principles
of the following systems: quality management system - ISO 9001, environmental management
system - ISO 14001, food safety management system - ISO 22000, GMP+, occupational
health and safety system - ISO 45001 and energy management system - ISO
50001, for which a new certificate was issued in 2023 for the period 2023-2026.
The area of environmental and safety systems management is in accordance with ISO
standards and falls under the system management of the Chief Brewer of Plzeňský
Prazdroj.
THE COMPANY'S INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BE VERIFIED BY AN
INDEPENDENT INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITY IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARDS.
The company's management system complies with the most stringent European Union
standards for food safety (FSMS - HACCP) and pollution prevention (IPPC).
Responsibility
and Suppliers
We pay great attention to the selection of reliable suppliers.
We use Supplier Risk Assessment accreditation,
which includes ESG criteria. The accreditation is valid for
two years. During that period our suppliers are bound to
abide by the Asahi Business Ethics Policy for Suppliers and
the Asahi Anti-Corruption Guidelines for Suppliers.
ALL THESE DOCUMENTS ARE
PUBLISHED AND ACCESSIBLE
ON THE COMPANY
WEBSITE.
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We identify binding requirements in the area of environmental
and safety systems for each stakeholder. Procedures
to identify environmental aspects of products, as
well as processes and activities, are recorded in the Risk
and Opportunity Register. This provides an overview of
which risks need to be addressed as a priority. In the case
of the Proud mini brewery, a separate, simplified IMS policy
was created due to the nature of its operations.
The IMS policy is communicated to all employees of the
company, who communicate it in an appropriate manner
to their partners, suppliers, customers and other stake-
holders.
The external context allows us to understand stakeholder
expectations and requirements. The internal context is
focused on achieving the ability to consistently provide
products and services that meet customer and legal and
regulatory requirements, including other accepted requirements.
It also ensures activity and process efficien-
cy.
The company regularly prepares investment plans. Most
of its investments go into modernising technology, improving
product quality, workplace safety and environmental
friendliness.
EACH OF OUR NEW PRODUCTS UNDERGOES
A DETAILED DUE DILIGENCE ASSESSMENT
BEFORE LAUNCH, WHICH ALSO TAKES INTO
ACCOUNT SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA. THUS, THE
ASSESSMENT COVERS NOT ONLY DOMESTIC AND
EUROPEAN LEGAL ASPECTS, BUT ALSO ENERGY
AND WATER CONSUMPTION, THE AMOUNT OF
WASTE PRODUCED AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT OF THE PRODUCT.
We strive to increase efficiency, monitor quality, simplify
and secure processes in our operations and engage employees
and customers. To do all this, we are assisted by
the automation and digitalisation projects we have implemented.
But digitalization is also useful outside our breweries.
In the FOR HOPS project, for example, we are able
to help hop growers manage water efficiently and cope
with climate change thanks to the use of state-of-the-art
technology, sensors and smart meteorological stations.
Our online training courses help pub owners to promote
their services and attract new guests.
WE ARE IN DIALOGUE WITH ALL
OUR STAKEHOLDERS
WE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT SATISFIED PARTNERS
CONTRIBUTE TO COMPANY SUCCESS AND
SUSTAINABILITY.
We are therefore in continual dialogue with all stakeholders and strive to ensure that
our activities and approach to business lead to their satisfaction and improve their own
results.
IN 2024, WE ARE PLANNING TO CONDUCT A DOUBLE
MATERIALITY ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ESRS EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR REPORTING
SUSTAINABILITY INFORMATION AND IN LINE WITH
THE CSRD SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING DIRECTIVE.
WE WILL WORK TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE KEY
FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL ASPECTS THAT
ARE IMPORTANT TO OUR COMPANY AND OUR
STAKEHOLDERS.
In the Czech Republic, we are a member of the Czech Association
of Breweries and Malthouses, the Food Chamber
and the Industry and Transport Confederation. We are
also active, for example, in the Advertising Council and
the Business for Society association. In Slovakia, we discuss
common topics, e.g. in the Slovak Food Chamber,
and we are an active member of the Slovak Beer and Malt
Producers Association, the Advertising Council and the
Business Leaders Forum.
Dialogues with stakeholders allow us to identify topics
that have a direct impact on our company and areas
that in turn we directly influence. The materiality matrix,
in which we have ranked the topics, helps us keep track
of the key areas of our sustainability strategy. The matrix
was one of the key inputs in the strategy’s preparation.
In 2020, we therefore significantly strengthened our
sustainability ambitions and adopted the For the Future!
2030 strategy to fulfill during this decade.
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STAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE
TOPICS AND
CHAPTERS
Employees
and Trade Unions
feedback, regular
evaluation, education and training, satisfaction
survey, internal communication
Strategy, People,
Responsibility
Customers
and Consumers
surveys, education,
awareness in responsible consumption and
sustainability
People, Behind the Gates of
Breweries, Communities,
Responsibility, About Us
Suppliers
ethics, transparency
and sustainability in suppliers,
collaboration on projects
Strategy, Carbon
Neutrality, Behind the Gates
of Breweries, Ingredients,
Packaging, About Us, Water
Education
and Research
Institutions
lectures, conferences, events at universities, consultations
of professional theses, professional
consultancy, applied research and development
Carbon Neutrality, Ingredients,
Packaging, People,
Water, Responsibility
Non-Profit
Organizations
expert consultations, cooperation
on projects, support for activities
Ingredients, People,
Responsibility,
Communities
Associations and
Unions
round tables, conferences, interest
and professional groups
About Us, Ingredients,
Packaging, Responsibility,
People, Communities
Regional
and Local Partners
discussions, cooperation in preserving
cultural heritage, maintaining tradition,
support for tourism
Communities,
Responsibility
EU, Government,
Legislators
auditing and reporting, round tables,
dialogue through interest
associations
About Us, Strategy, People,
Responsibility,
Standards
Media
press releases
and media events
Insight into the topics of
brewing, food processing,
agriculture and catering
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IMPACT ON THE SOCIETY
IMPORTANCEFORPARTNERS
low
low
medium
medium
high
high
MATERIALITY MATRIX
PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ SLOVAKIA
Mitigating impacts
and adaptation to climate
change
Responsible
marketing
Lack of support for beer ingredient growers
and rapidly changing legislation
Promotion of tourism
and small
entrepreneurs
Regulation of the protection
zone in the town of Veľký Šariš
Indication of the
nutritional value of
products
Lack of sustainability of the
HoReCa segment
Responsible alcohol consumption
Employee health and safety
Packaging policy and the circular economy
Shortage of staff in the HoReCa segment
Ageing workforce and diversity
Declining number of
customers
Production and quality of raw
materials
Talent development
Ageing farmers
Transparency
Drought and the need for
protection of
water resources
Significant regulation of the business environment
In 1842, Josef Groll,
Bavarian brewer, brewed the
world's first batch of bottomfermented
lager in Pilsen. He
used soft Plzen water, local
malt and Žatec hops. His recipe
inspired breweries in many
other countries and gave birth
to a new beer – Plzen-type beer.
Plzen is one of the few cities in
the world whose name has also
become the name of a beer type.
Thankstothis
, the globe is full of patri
o
ts
whowillnotletPlze
n
beerdown.
IMPACT ON SOCIETY
IMPORTANCEFORSTAKEHOLDERS
low
low
medium
medium
high
high
MATERIALITY MATRIX
OF PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ
Water protection
and water shortage
Circular economy
Satisfaction and
stability of staff
Sustainable
logistics
Responsible alcohol consumption
Support for vocational schools
and social enterprises
Age diversity and protection of 50+employees
Support for Czech
beer culture
Responsible recycling
Investing in communities
Ensuring a safe working environment
Focus on family and gender
diversity
Promoting sustainable agriculture
Climate change mitigation
Relations with local communities and regions
Focus on a socially strong
theme within the sustainable development strategy
Promotion of local traditions
Long-term developed responsible strategy
Innovative packaging
solutions
Education of young consumers in responsible drinking
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StrategyEVERY SIP OF OUR BEER BRINGS WITH IT NOT ONLY A TASTE
EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO A COMMITMENT TO THE PLANET
AND SOCIETY. TO PRESERVE THE BREWING TRADITION FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS, WE STRIVE TO THINK LONG-TERM
WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SUSTAINABILITY IN ALL AREAS OF
OUR OPERATIONS, FROM PRODUCTION VIA DISTRIBUTION
TO CONSUMPTION.
II
IT'S BECAUSE WE TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES WITHOUT W
HICH
W
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CO
ULDN'T
BREW
O
UR
BEE
R.
Every sip reflects not only tradition, history and human stories, but also the spirit of the landsc
a
pe.
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CARBON NEUTRALITY
All electricity for our breweries will
come from renewable sources.
water
We will reduce the average water
consumption required to produce
1 L of beer to 2.75 L.
WASTE
No waste from our breweries will
end up in landfill.
CARBON NEUTRALITY
Our breweries will be carbon
neutral. We will reduce the carbon
footprint of our supply and
demand chain by 30%.
water
Water for our breweries will only
come from sustainable sources.
INGREDIENTS
All agricultural ingredients used
to make our beer will come from
sustainable sources.
Packaging
All of our product packaging will be
reusable or recyclable and at least
half made from recycled materials.
We will end the use of single-use
plastics made from virgin material.
DIVERSITY
We will achieve a balanced
proportion of men and women in
leadership positions.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Soft drinks will account for 25% of
our portfolio.
CARBON NEUTRALITY
Our carbon footprint will be zero
across the entire supply-anddemand
chain.
38
Strategy Pillars
38
STRATEGY
PILLARS
39
OUR
COMMITMENTS
40
WHAT HAPPENED
IN 2023
44
YEAR 2023
IN NUMBERS
46
STRATEGY MANAGEMENT
AND IMPLEMENTATION
48
OUR
MISSION
With full respect for the gifts of nature, which no
great-tasting beer can do without, we emphasize innovation
and sustainability in our business and careful observance
of our commitments that are firmly linked to the
Asahi Europe & International Group's 2020 Sustainability
Strategy. The strategy, based on the three ESG (Environmental,
Social, Governance) pillar, is our compass to
guide us in matters of environmental protection, social
responsibility and good corporate governance.
We are also a member of the global RE100 initiative focused
on renewable energy use and we have committed
to achieving the objectives of the Science Based Targets
standard aimed at preventing the plant warming rate
to exceed 1.5 °C/year. Our climate aims for 2030 were
validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative. We also
support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
adopted at the September 2015 summit.
Learn more about
the Asahi Group's
approach to
sustainability and
environmental
principles.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PRINCIPLES AND VISION
SUSTAINABILITY AT
THE ASAHI GROUP
Carbon Water Ingredients Packaging Waste Diversity Responsibility
Neutrality Circularity
Our Commitments
in the Area of Sustainability
2025 2030 2050
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What happened in 2023
The FOR BARLEY project has achieved
ITS first results
← Following two years of data collection in the hop fields we
have built an extensive database on the needs of plants and
the effect of weather on their growth.Thanks to this, we can
help growers to cope with the negative effects of climate
change. At the end of the year, we completed works on a
predictive model that will allow them to forecast hop yield
and quality, and now we are developing a mobile app to help
them plan irrigation efficiently. Already the pilot project carried
out at the Chrášt'any hop garden was a success, when
a change in irrigation tactics increased yields by up to 40 %.
Smart taproom project and more
efficient coolers
← Restaurants and pubs have long struggled with high energy
prices, with the biggest energy burden on tap beer being
the cooling systems. Therefore, for the first time in the history
of brewing, after having measured the actual consumption
of different sizes and types of coolers, we are looking for
a way to reduce the energy and water consumption of the
taproom through modifications.
Full PACKAGING Circularity
in Slovakia
↑ Thanks to the returnable packaging system,
we managed to increase the share of recycled
aluminium in the body of all new cans
in Slovakia to three-quarters last year. Now
we are able to transform all collected cans into
new ones. This means that we have fully
circular packaging 7 years earlier than originally
planned. By producing cans from recycled
material in a much less energy-intensive
way, we have reduced their carbon footprint
by 49% and saved 512 tonnes of new aluminium
per year.
Photovoltaics on the way to zero
emissions
↑ The deployment of photovoltaics in the manufacturing
process is another step towards carbon neutrality.
We have therefore launched an extensive programme of
installing solar panels on the roofs of the breweries' production
buildings. We have launched the first solar power
plant in Velká Popovice and other breweries will follow. By
using solar energy, we will reduce our CO2 emissions by
nearly 500 tonnes a year.
Saving Malting Barley
→ We have teamed up with scientists to help save malting barley, the basic ingredient
in Czech beer. We have launched the FOR BARLEY research project and started
using modern technologies and regenerative farming practices in fields in three locations.
The project should help increase the resilience of barley to climate change
and stabilise harvests.
We fight stereotypes connected with
non-alcoholic beverage drinking
→ The results of our survey show that nearly 50 % of the
population have encountered social pressure making
them drink. That is why we are actively engaged in combating
stereotypical behaviour towards those who prefer
non-alcoholic variants of adult beverages. In our new
non-alcoholic Birell beer campaign, we stress that fun is
not dependent on alcohol consumption and can be enjoyed
without it.
Blossom for Hops
← We support our suppliers.
We have launched a five-year
research project, Blossom for
Hops, which is about a regenerative
approach to hop growing
and is unparalleled in Europe in
its scope and focus. Planting
flowers and other plants between
hop rows helps improve
soil fertility and preserve the
quality of Czech hops.  
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Šariš Brewery Ends Landfilling
↑ One of our strategic goals is to ensure that by 2025 no waste from breweries ends in
landfills, and all waste is reused, recycled or used for energy generation. Thanks to the
gradual modernization, the friendly approach of the employees and the well-set system of
waste management, the brewery in Velký Šariš already achieved this in 2023.
Fair Remuneration
System
↑We are proud holders of the prestigious
international Equal Salary certificate,
which places us among the
top 150 companies in the world in
terms of fair remuneration system.
Our gender pay gap is less than 5%
and we actively promote diversity
and opportunities for women in society,
including initiatives to help women
balance motherhood and career.
The only glass bottle sorting line
of its kind in the Czech Republic
↑The first automatic sorting line for returnable glass
bottles in the Czech Republic, which simplifies manual
work and increases the reliability of bottle sorting,
has been launched. The 12-arm robot can sort up to
81,000 bottles per hour, including damaged bottles
and crates, contributing to a circular economy and reducing
the environmental impact. The investment of
nearly CZK 50 million in this technology emphasizes
our commitment to sustainable packaging.
Million crowns to
build PONDS across
the Czech Republic
←At Radegast, we have long
been dedicated to reducing
water consumption in the
Nošovice brewery. The brewery
consumes 2.29 L of water for
production of one litre of beer,
which makes it the absolute
top globally in this respect. At
the same time, we also support
a number of projects contributing
to water retention in the
countryside. In 2023, we joined
forces with the Czech Forest
Management and supported
construction or restoration of
29 ponds in eight locations,
which help retain water in the
landscape, with an investment
of a million Czech crowns.
← photo: Červenka pond / Forest Management
of the Czech Republic
Šariš Brewery switches
to 100% renewable energy
→Startingin2025,theŠarišBreweryplanstomakefulluseof
renewable sources, which includes beer production using
solar energy. The new solar park in Iliašovce will cover 92%
of the brewery's consumption and thus reduce its carbon
footprint by almost a fifth. At the end of the year, the
brewery entered into a unique 10-year virtual energy purchase
agreement, the first of its kind in Slovakia.
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total emission
reduction across the
entire value chain since
2019
19 %
scope 1, 2
emission reduction in
production since
2019
48 %
29
that many
new ponds have been
made in forests thanks to
Radegast's cooperation
with Forest Management
of the Czech Republic
2.8 |
average water
consumption
per litre of beer
produced
2.29|
average
water consumption per
litre of
beer produced in
Radegast brewery
reduction of emissions
related to our Slovak cans
thanks to the returnable
packaging system and their
cycle closing
49 %
volume of dumped
waste from the
brewery at Velký
Šariš in Slovakia
is the percentage
of women on the
company board
35 %
share of recycled
content in Pilsner
Urquell cans and in the
entire can portfolio in
Slovakia
75 %
14 %
in Slovakia
share of non-alcoholic
products in the product
portfolio
12 %
in the Czech Republic
Year 2023
in numbers
in the Czech Republic
69 %
proportion of beer
sold in returnable
package
in Slovakia
58 %
ALCOHOL
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Our cooperation with communities and customers is equally important for us. All of these
achievements move us closer to achieving our ambitious sustainability goals set for the period
to 2030.
STEERING
COMMITTEE
CEO + directors of
functions
2
DIRECTOR FOR
CORPORATE RELATIONS
AND COMMUNICATIONS
DIRECTOR FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
and Integrated Projects
+ Sustainability Manager, Integrated
Project Manager
3
SUSTAINABILITY TEAM
strategic pillar leaders
(Corporate Relations, Marketing, Purchasing, Innovation, Production,
Ingredients, Logistics and Planning, Human Resources,
Risk Management)
4
1
Sustainability Strategy
Management
Sustainability is an integral part of our long-term corporate strategy and a daily reality of
our business. We focus on several key areas, including achievement of carbon neutrality,
reduction of water consumption, taking care of our ingredients and our suppliers, reuse of
packaging, expansion of our non-alcoholic beverage portfolio and promotion of diversity.
S-EBITA - financial indicator
for sustainability
S-EBITA, our own financial indicator, works like traditional EBITA, except that it also takes
into account the sustainability of our activities. We deduct the costs associated with the
environmental impact of our business from our economic earnings. This indicator helps
us understand how our earnings could be affected in the future by our obligation to financially
offset these impacts. Specifically, we measure CO2 emissions in Scope 1 and 2,
CO2 emissions in Scope 3 for our packaging and beer cooling in stores, and the amount
of plastic from virgin materials used in production. We will be adding more areas in the future.
S-EBITA is an important investment planning tool helping us to shorten the payback
period for projects with a positive impact on our carbon footprint. As part of strategic
decision-making, it is also taken into account in the evaluations by the company's top
management and Board of Directors. Achievement of S-EBITA targets accounts for 30%
of top management's long-term financial incentives.
Strategy
Implementation
Last year, we saw a significant shift in our strategic goals for 2030. We are happy to say that we have even met some of
them ahead of plan.
In the area of carbon neutrality, we have invested in modernising
our production technologies, installed photovoltaics
and optimised our logistics processes. This has
helped us reduce our carbon footprint in production by
4.6% year-on-year and achieve better energy efficiency in
our breweries.
We have set specific targets for each of
these areas and are constantly monitoring
and evaluating their implementation.
Achievement of the sustainability strategy
key performance indicators is also taken
into account in the evaluation by the company's
top management and Board of Directors.
Directors of different functions are
responsible for meeting strategic objectives
and each department has a sustainability
representative on its team.
The consistency of the strategy is overseen
by a Steering Committee comprising
members of the company's senior management,
which sets targets and monitors
their achievement on a quarterly basis. The
Steering Committee also discusses and
evaluates the Company's register of risks
twice a year, including measures to avoid
or minimise their potential impact. The risk
management process is controlled by the
Internal Audit Department.
In the long term, we have
been successful in meeting
the planned water and
energy consumption
targets for the entire
group of breweries and
malt houses in the Czech
Republic and Slovakia.
In Slovakia, we have achieved zero landfill, and are already
able to reuse all the waste from the brewery. We have also
enjoyed significant success in the area of recycling, where
we have managed to achieve full circularity of packaging
at the Šariš brewery 7 years earlier than originally planned.
The brewery has also started its transition to renewable
energy sources and from 2025 on will only use electricity
generated from the sun.
Responsibility for our products does not end at the brewery
gates. On our sustainability journey, we also think
about the suppliers of our ingredients. Thanks to intensive
cooperation with them, we have made significant
progress in implementing sustainable agricultural practices
in the form of joint research projects aimed at improving
soil fertility and conditions for Czech hops and barley
growing.
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Our Mission
Our mission helps us define our strategic choices and
stay on track in business, growth and in building a broader
role in society. Our mission, expressed as Creating relationships
that make sense, is built on what's closest to
our industry - connecting people and building community.
Together, we can change things for the better in favour
of society and the planet.
We create relationships
that make sense
We want to PIONEER POSITIVE IMPACT
ON THE PLANET IN EVERYTHING WE DO
We strive for zero negative impact on the environment
and actively contribute to healing our planet through our
brands, partnerships and initiatives.
We want to BRING POSITIVE AND
INCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES TO PEOPLE
AND SOCIETY
We will do what we are best at, which is to bring people
together and build their community. We want to promote
tolerance and open, inclusive experiences. We will reshape
the image of beer and help make moderate alcohol
consumption a trend.
The term strategy, derived
from the Greek strategos,
originally only applied to
the military sphere. Because
it deals primarily with the
interrelationship between
available means and ends, the
term now has a much broader
meaning. A sustainable
business cannot do without
a good strategy, and even
good beer cannot be brewed
without a clear idea of
how to transform the input
ingredients into the desired
outcome.
We have be
en
w
inningtheseimporta
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eri
es
so
far.
In order for these relationships to work well, a solid in-house base is needed. Our teams
include specialists who lead us towards continuous improvement and integration of sustainable
practices in all of our operations from manufacturing to distribution. This way we
motivate our employees to actively engage in and identify with our goal of making a positive
impact on the environment and society.
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50
Behind
the gates of
breweries
OUR BREWERIES ARE PLACES WHERE RAW MATERIALS,
WATER, ENERGY AND A LOT OF HUMAN SKILL FLOW IN
AND ARE TURNED INTO BEER. WE ARE WORKING HARD
TO MAKE THIS WHOLE CYCLE RUN WITH AS LITTLE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT AS POSSIBLE.
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VALUE CHAIN
56
OVERVIEW OF
PRODUCTION
INPUTS
58
OUR
SUPPLIERS
59
DISTRIBUTION
60
OUR
CUSTOMERS
Our business builds on agricultural ingredients and other
inputs that we use to produce first-class beers and other
products. In addition to suppliers of barley, hops and other
ingredients, our value chain also includes a number of
other suppliers, primarily in the Czech Republic and Slo-
vakia.
We distribute most of our products ourselves to retail and
food service customers. They then offer them to end consumers.
In addition to the Czech Republic and Slovakia,
we export our products to 42 countries worldwide.
In terms of our carbon footprint, the most important activities
include cultivation and processing of the ingredients,
especially malt barley, the actual production in our
breweries, packaging materials, logistics and the cooling
of our products at our customers.
We have set targets to manage our environmental impact
across the value chain and we also look across selected
segments for ways to help partners manage the risks associated
with the impact of climate change on their business.
In particular, we focus on barley growers (FOR BARLEY
project), hop growers (FOR HOPS and Blossom for
Hops) and customers in food service (Smart Taproom).
Details of the individual projects can be found in the Water
and Raw Materials chapters.
CZ 22,005 SK 6,158
NUMBER OF
PUBS AND RESTAURANTS
offering our products
(as of 31 December 2023)
5352
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CHAIN
agriculture
andrawmaterials
water
andenergy
productioninputs
packaging
wholesale
retail
food service
exports
side
products
Logistics
salessupport
services
PRAZDROJ
retail
food service
The overview shows where material impacts or sustainability-related
risks occur in our value chain.
In the coming period, we also plan to map other levels of
our value chain, including the most important inputs from
our suppliers.
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Overview of the most important inputs
Beer ingredients
Most of the basic ingredients for the production of beer
and other products in our portfolio are of agricultural
product nature. The most important one is malt barley,
but another no less important ingredient for beer production
is hops, despite the significantly smaller volumes
purchased.
BARLEY
MALT
Water and energy
We need energy and water to brew beer, cool it, package it
and perform other technological steps in the individual stages
of the production process. Roughly a quarter of the total energy
consumed is represented by electricity, with the remainder
coming from heat sources, which often vary between
breweries, with natural gas and biomass predominating.
For details, see the Water and Carbon Neutrality chapters.
HOPS
SUGAR
Production inputs
Other inputs to production include, in particular, silica for
filters, cleaning and disinfecting agents and CO2 used in
the packaging of finished products. We produce most of
our own technical CO2 by capturing CO2 in tanks from fermentation
processes.
DIATOMITE
CLEANING AGENTS
Logistics
Our logistic processes cover transportation of raw materials,
packaging materials and other inputs into the production
and distribution of our products to end customers,
including exports to more than 50 countries. Logistic operations
include transport as well as the renting and operation
of distribution centres in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
For more information, see the Carbon Neutrality chapter.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
WAREHOUSE RENTALS
TRUCKS
CARS
Packaging
Packaging materials for packaging inputs and finished
products. These include primary and secondary packaging
as well as transport packaging for product transport
on pallets to customers.
See the Packaging chapter for details.
CANS
GLASS BOTTLES
BARRELS
CRATES
PALLETS
LABELS
CROWN CAPS
PLASTIC FOILS
CARDBOARD
INK
ADHESIVES
Sales support
Technological equipment for pubs and restaurants, refrigerators
at retail customers and other customer support
materials, especially within the food service segment.
Details in the Communities chapter.
TAPPING TECHNOLOGY
REFRIGERATORS
PUB EQUIPMENT
POS MATERIALS
Services
IT services, marketing, legal, financial, consulting and other
business support services.
MARKETING SERVICES
IT
LEGAL SERVICES
CONSULTATION
FRUIT COMPONENTS
MAIZE
WATER
ELECTRICITY
HEAT
COLD
GAS
OTHER FUELS
CO2
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WHERE OUR
SUPPLIERS COME FROM
SK
DISTRIBUTION
OF PRODUCTS TO CUSTOMERS
velké
popovice
plzeň
nošovice
4
VEĽKÝ Šariš
Direct
distribution
Primary
distribution
Secondary
distribution
Distribution
of tank beer
Food service
establishments
Retail outlets
Wholesale
Logistics
centres of
retail chains
11cz
Regional logistics
centres
5SK
We only make direct purchases in European Union countries
and use local suppliers from the Czech Republic and
Slovakia as much as possible. The overview includes all
raw materials required for the production of our products,
including production inputs and all packaging materials. In
the coming period, we will also supplement the overview
with indirect purchases, which mainly include purchased
services and energy. Even in these categories we mainly
cooperate with local suppliers or with partners from EU
countries where necessary.
We distribute our products across the Czech Republic
and Slovakia directly from breweries or through our
own network of distribution centres. We have eleven in
the Czech Republic and five in Slovakia. From there, they
then go to our customers, whether retail or wholesale.
We always ship tank beer directly from the brewery.
CZ
Czech Republic 84 %
European Union 16 %
Rest of world 0%
Slovakia 38 %
European Union 62 %
Rest of world 0%
breweries
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Albania
Australia
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
China
Denmark
Estonia
Philippines
Finland
France
Georgia
Hong Kong
Croatia
Ireland
Iceland
Italy
Israel
Japan
South Korea
Canada
Lithuania
Latvia
Hungary
Mongolia
Germany
The Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Austria
Romania
Greece
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Serbia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
The Ukraine
U.S.A.
United Kingdom
Vietnam
42WE EXPORT OUR PRODUCTS TO
THIS MANY COUNTRIES
AROUND THE WORLD
Where we sell
Pilsner Urquell was one of the
first European beers which
became popular in the U.S.A.
The Pilsner brewery began
exporting it here in 1873,
just three decades after its
establishment. The beer was
transported across the ocean
by ship in wooden barrels
SEALED with wax stoppers,
which were cooled with ice
before loading.
In New York alone
PilsnerUrquellison
tap
in
nearly500restaurant
s
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  by 2030, all of our breweries will be
carb
o
n
neutral.
Carbon
Neutrality
IV
EVEN THOUGH ONLY 14% OF EMISSIONS COME DIRECTLY
FROM OUR BREWERIES, OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THEM
DOWN TO ZERO. ON THE WAY TO CARBON NEUTRALITY, WE
MAINLY RELY ON RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. WE ARE INSTALLING
PHOTOVOLTAICS ON BREWERY ROOFS AND MORE
AND MORE HEAT IS GENERATED FROM BIOMASS. BREWERIES
ARE NOT THE FINAL STEP, WE ARE GRADUALLY LOWERING
THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF OUR ENTIRE VALUE CHAIN.
it's getting a little warm in here, carbon emissions are to blame.
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OUR CARBON
FOOTPRINT
66
PHOTOVOLTAICS
67
ON THE WAY TO
RENEWABLES
69
TRANSPORT AND
LOGISTICS
70
EMISSIONS
OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2030
OUR BREWERIES WILL BE CARBON NEUTRAL. WE
WILL REDUCE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF OUR
VALUE CHAIN BY 30%.
OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
More than 85% of the emissions associated with our
products come from activities outside our breweries.
These emissions are generated during barley and hops
cultivation and processing, in the transport of ingredients
to our breweries and in the distribution of finished products
to our customers. They are also linked to the packaging
we use and the cooling of beer in shops and pubs.
REDUCING OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT
Over the long term, we have succeeded in reducing the share of Scope 1 and Scope 2 production
emissions. While in 2019, which we have set as the baseline for measuring emissions
reductions, these emissions accounted for 21% of total CO2 emissions, in 2023 they
only accounted for 14%. We have reduced total emissions across the entire value chain by
19% in the Czech Republic and Slovakia since 2019.
We are guided by the Asahi Europe & International Group Sustainability Policy, which sets
out the basic definitions, allocation of responsibilities, the ways to measure and calculate
emissions, the methods of data verification as well as the areas we should focus on in reducing
our carbon footprint. Our activities in the area of carbon footprint reduction are also
guided by the Group's S-EBITA policy, which defines the internal carbon price, the areas
included in the calculation of the economic result net of negative carbon externalities, and
the way S-EBITA is used to evaluate the return on new investment projects with an impact
on the overall carbon footprint of the company. The Sustainability Information Verification
Rules set out the method of third-party verification and validation of data, the required
standards and disclosure requirements for the company's carbon footprint, and carbon
reduction activities.
86 %of our emissions come
from activities outside
our breweries
For production emissions, our primary focus is now on
a full transition to renewable electricity sources at all our
breweries. A big issue here is heat sources, which now account
for more than half of our manufacturing emissions.
In this area we have already succeeded in switching to
heat from biomass in the Plzen brewery, and we continue
looking for emission-free heat sources for other breweries.
For the future, we plan partial electrification and the
use of heat pumps, with biogas from renewable sources
being the likely future primary source of our heat. We also
count on further streamlining of energy use in individual
breweries.
21 %accounted for
Scope 1 + 2 CO2
emissions in 2019
14 %accounted for
Scope 1 + 2 CO2
emissions in 2023
19 %Reduction of total
seed-to-glass
emissions since 2019
48 %Scope 1 and Scope 2
production emissions
reduction since 2019
Our efforts to reduce emissions along the entire value
chain primarily focus on packaging, where, as a rule, increased
circularity leads to a reduced carbon footprint.
See the Packaging chapter for details. Another major area
generating emissions is product cooling at our customers'
premises, particularly in catering establishments.
The Smart Taproom project, which we write about in the
Water chapter, will reduce emissions in this area. In agriculture,
we aim at reducing external inputs in crop production
and promote regenerative agriculture, which we
are testing through the FOR BARLEY and BLOSSOM FOR
HOPS projects described in the Ingredients chapter.
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Plzeňský Prazdroj is actively working on reducing its carbon footprint, which is also
demonstrated by an extensive programme of solar panel installations on the roofs of its
brewery buildings. The first solar power plant was launched at the Velké Popovice brewery,
where the 288 panels installed on the roof of the wastewater treatment plant now
cover approximately 12% of its consumption. In the near future, we plan to install another
466 panels on the bottling line, which will cover about 10% of its energy consumption.
These measures are part of the company's goal to achieve carbon neutrality in production
by 2030.
Further photovoltaic installations are planned for the roofs of
the Radegast brewery in Nošovice and the Plzen brewery. The
plan is to install a total of 3,400 solar panels with a total area of
23,000 m².
288
solar panels form
the first solar
power plant in
Velké Popovice
1,750
solar panels
in Nošovice
ANNUAL ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION FROM THESE PANELS WILL REACH
ALMOST 1,600 MWH, COVERING 2.4% OF THE TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION
OF ALL DOMESTIC BREWERIES OF PRAZDROJ AND CUTTING
UP TO 500 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS PER YEAR.
The most significant deployment of photovoltaics will be implemented
in Nošovice, where we will install 1,750 panels on
the roof of the automated warehouse, which will cover all of the
warehouse consumption and 36% of the can line consumption.
The Plzen brewery plans to install more than a thousand panels
on the roof of its new automated warehouse, which will cover
more than 48% of its energy consumption. The commissioning
of this warehouse reduced CO2 emissions by 500 tonnes
in 2023, thanks to the reduction in the use of forklifts and the
switch to electric drives.
ON THE WAY TO RENEWABLES
Due to spatial limitations, it is not possible to solely cover the consumption of all
breweries from solar panels directly on the breweries' premises. The investment
in solar energy is part of Plzeňský Prazdroj's  broader sustainability strategy, which
includes purchasing green electricity from external suppliers and supporting the creation
of new sources that could cover our consumption and contribute to greening
the entire energy network. Heat is equally important. For example, in Plzen, we have been
taking thermal energy generated by burning wood chips from Plzeňská teplárenská for
two years now and thanks to this we have managed to reduce the emissions of the Pilsen
brewery by 74%.
IN 2023, WE STARTED TO BUY COOLING GENERATED BY RENEWABLE
SOURCES FOR THE PLZEN MALT HOUSE, WHICH REDUCED OUR
EMISSIONS BY AROUND 700 TONNES OF CO2 PER YEAR.
74 %
Since 2019,
we have managed
to reduce emissions
in the Plzen brewery
and malthouse by
These steps significantly contribute to reducing emissions and represent the key components
of our plan to achieve a complete transition to renewable energy by 2025.
Plzeňský Prazdroj is also working on reducing the energy intensity
of production and logistics through measures such as residual
heat recovery, more efficient insulation and lower energy
consumption. By taking these steps, we want not only to reduce
our carbon footprint, but also to contribute to sustainable
development and environmental protection.
(Scope 1 + 2).
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Prazdroj is approaching another significant milestone in
sustainability. From 2025, on the Šariš brewery will use
emission-free electricity from renewable sources, which
will primarily be taken from the newly built solar park in
the nearby municipality of Iliašovce. The solar power
plant will result from the cooperation between Plzeňský
Prazdroj and Enery.
Šariš Brewery's switch to renewable sources represents
another step on our path to carbon neutrality in production,
which we aim to achieve by 2030. Prazdroj will become
the first company in Slovakia supporting construction
of the new local solar power plant by its long-term
commitment. The solar park in Iliašovce will be built in
2024, together with the brewery´s own solar power plant
on its premises.
ELECTRICITY IN THE ŠARIŠ BREWERY WILL COME
100% FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES
The Šariš brewery will thus
switch to production powered
exclusively by renewable sources
of electricity, cutting 1,386
tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions
per year and reducing the
overall carbon footprint of production
by approximately 18%.
The new solar park will be built thanks to the unique Virtual
Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) between Plzeňský
Prazdroj and the Austrian company Enery, the first contract
of this type in Slovakia.
1,386
tonnes
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTIC MEASURES
In 2023, we continued short-term testing of electric MB eSprinter vans and trucks from
Volvo FL Electric in our distribution. In 2024, we plan to launch long-term testing of the
Volvo FH 42T Electric truck, which should cut up to 64 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.
On the Plzeň-Nošovice route we use a  direct train line for
transport, which helps cut up to 70 tonnes of CO2 emissions
per year.
70
tonnes
8.8
hectares is the area
covered by the new
solar park, which will
be the primary source
of electricity for the
Šariš brewery
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CZ, SK EMISSION GENERATION IN
OUR VALUE
CHAIN IN 2023
AGRICULTURE AND
INGREDIENTS
Growing hops and barley, all farm
works and other activities needed to
ensure the harvest.
9 % / 30,475 t co2e
Scope 3
PROCESSING OF RAW
MATERIALS
Germination, drying and further processing
of malt in the malthouse.
5 % / 16,928 t co2e
62 % Scope 1, 2 / 38 % Scope 3
PRODUCTION IN
BREWERIES
Beer brewing, fermentation, maturation
and bottling in the brewery.
18 % / 57,232 t co2e
63 % Scope 1, 2 / 37 % Scope 3
PACKAGING
Bottles, cans, barrels and other
packaging, including secondary
packaging and packaging for transport
on pallets.
28 % / 92,500 t co2e
Scope 3
TRANSPORT AND
LOGISTICS
Transport of ingredients and packaging
to breweries and transport of
finished products to customers.
17 % / 53,622 t co2e
Scope 3
COOLING
Cooling our products in pubs and
retail stores.
23 % / 74,655 t co2e
Scope 3
9 %
5 %
18 %
28 %
17 %
23 %
ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CARBON FOOTPRINT
IN PRODUCTION SCOPE 1, 2
Plzen:
	 2022	 2.56
	 2023	 2.66
Nošovice:
	 2022	 4.41
	 2023	 4.26
Velké Popovice:
	 2022	 5.45
	 2023	 4.60
Šariš:
	2022	3.99
	 2023	 3.53
PRODUCT-RELATED
EMISSIONS(KG CO2e/HL)
Plzen:
	 2022	 85.67
	 2023	 88.54
Nošovice:
	 2022	 69.69
	 2023	 69,19
Velké Popovice:
	2022	84.08
	 2023	 72.31
Šariš:
	 2022 	 72.66
	 2023	 70.87
ENERGY
CONSUMPTION (UOM/HL)
The Plzen brewery experienced
a temporary increase in energy consumption
in 2023 due to the introduction
of key technological innovations
and automation, in particular
the installation of a new multifunctional
bottle line and a fully automated
warehouse. We are also introducing
new technologies to
meet growing market demands,
for example for smaller packaging
types and returnable bottles. However,
we are preparing optimizations
for the coming period that will lead
to future reductions in the brew-
ery's energy consumption.
Emissions from various forms of business travel associated with air, rail, sea
and road transport are excluded from the summary as they represent less than
0.5% of total emissions. Advertising and marketing materials account for less
than 1% of total emissions. They are therefore excluded on the basis of negligible
emission magnitudes and data availability. Energy consumption associated
with storage or distribution centres downstream of the primary distribution
centre has not been included in the calculation due to data availability and
the ability to influence the situation. These are mostly warehouses of our customers,
especially in retail and wholesale. Capital estate related emissions are
difficult to calculate and influence; estimates based on total capital expenditure
quantify total emissions at less than 1% of company emissions. Capital expenditure
has been removed from the system boundaries for reasons including
materiality and the ability to influence it. It is very difficult to accurately determine
emissions associated with transporting beer from stores to consumers.
These were excluded on the basis of data availability and the ability to influence
the situation. For the same reason, the system boundaries do not include beer
cooling at the end consumers.
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30.94
26.75
Explanatory notes: The calculation model was developed in accordance with the 2004 GHG Protocol Accounting
and Reporting Standard and its Supplement and the 2011 GHG Protocol Corporate Value Chain
Accounting and Reporting Standard. It also takes into account the 2019 version 4.1 of the BIER sectoral
guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions in the beverage industry. The methodology also takes into account
the European Commission's 2018 PEF product footprint categorisation rules for beer, the 2011
GHG Protocol's life cycle assessment accounting and reporting standards and the PAS 2050:2011 certification
principles. The calculation method for value-chain-related emissions in Scope 3 category was
developed and the calculation was prepared by Verco Advisory Services Ltd. The methodology was externally
verified by LRQA Group Ltd.
The system boundary includes all emission-producing activities that significantly contribute to the total
greenhouse gas emissions related to beer across its entire life cycle. It covers all products produced in
the Czech Republic and Slovakia, including exports, with the exception of volumes brewed under licence
abroad, which were excluded on the basis of limited access to data and lack of ability to influence the sit-
uation.
Absolute figures also include business travel, which is not included in the survey and accounts for less than
0.5% of our total emissions.
The calculation takes into account the six greenhouse gases covered by the Kyoto and Montreal Protocols:
carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6), fully fluorinated
hydrocarbons (PFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). The total footprint is expressed as carbon dioxide
equivalent (CO2e) using the global warming potential values provided by the IPCC (2007).
Scope 1
Direct emissions associated
with fuel combustion
by fixed or mobile sources
owned or controlled by the
company, and emissions resulting
from technological
processes or refrigerant re-
lease.
Scope 2
Indirect emissions resulting
from the consumption of
purchased or externally supplied
electricity or heat, process
steam and cold air.
Scope 3
Other indirect emissions
originating in the value
chain, e.g. emissions associated
with the cultivation
or processing of ingredients,
transport of production inputs
and finished products,
packaging materials or use
of the product by end users.
ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS
DIRECT AND INDIRECT(T CO2e)
In 2023, we switched to a new Scope 3 calculation methodology where we calculate 100%
of malting barley emissions directly from grower data. To integrate old data with data calculated
by the new methodology, we have also recalculated our carbon footprint in the
previous years 2019-2022.
CZ SK
2019
62804
25943
2020 2021 2022 2023
total403,659
total405,562
total388,634
total365,046
total327,020
314912
60223
26664
318675
48467
26649
313518
21831
26864
316351
20582
25896
280542
SCOPE2
SCOPE3
CZ
283329 282439 276674 279212
total365,075
total361,800
total344,519
total320,308
61439
20307
58772
20589
47122
20633
20445
20651
19236
20021
249754
total289,011
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
SK
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
5636 6075 6016 6213 5875
1365 1451 1345 1386 1346
31583 36236 36754 37139 30788
total38,584
total43,762
total44,115
total44,738
total38,009
SCOPE1
SCOPE2
SCOPE3
VALUE CHAIN CARBON FOOTPRINT
kg co2e/hl
31.55
27.53
CZ SK
2019
2023
SCOPE1
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CZ: 8.82 SK: 10.89
This includes all production and end-of-life emissions related
to the purchased packaging materials, from the extraction
of raw materials to the final production phase.
Covered are all purchased primary, secondary and tertiary
packaging materials used for finished product packaging.
For 2023, 72 % of packaging-related emissions in
the Czech Republic and 76 % packaging-related emissions
in Slovakia were calculated based on Scope 1 and 2
emissions data obtained directly from suppliers. The supply
chain emissions of these suppliers are calculated using
secondary data sources. The calculation methodology
takes into account the impact of the returnable botte
deposit system in Slovakia with a one-year delay, and assumes
a collection rate of 71 % for cans, i.e. the 2022 collection
rate.
TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS
CZ: 5.32 SK: 4.66
This covers emissions from all modes of transport used
to transport barley from farms to malt houses, emissions
from transporting malt and other brewing ingredients,
and emissions from transporting packaging to breweries.
These emissions are calculated based on the estimated
distance from the supplier to the production sites. Downstream
logistics includes all logistics activities related to
the distribution of finished products to their sales points.
This includes both domestic and export downstream logistics.
For 2023, 47 % of the emissions from transporting
finished products in the Czech Republic and 90 % in
Slovakia were calculated based on actual fuel consumption
or distance-based data. The remaining emissions
were calculated using average distances and assumed vehicle
type. This calculation does not include greenhouse
gas emissions associated with energy consumption in
warehouses and secondary distribution centres downstream
of the primary distribution centre. Excluded are also
greenhouse gas emissions associated with the transport
of waste from end consumers to landfills or recycling
facilities.
COOLING
CZ: 7.91 SK: 2.56
This includes electricity consumed by cooling equipment
at the points of sale - refrigerators in and outside shops
and taps rooms in pubs. Covered are also emissions associated
with electricity generation as well as loss of refrigerant
gas. Excluded are emissions from domestic storage
and cooling of products at the end consumers.
The fact that increasing
concentrations of carbon dioxide
in the atmosphere lead to a warming
of the Earth's surface was pointed
out as early as 1896 by the Nobel
Prize-winning Swedish chemist
Svante Arrhenius in his theory
explaining the ice ages. However,
it was not until the 1980s that
this issue began to be taken more
seriously and the Intergovernmental
Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was
established as late as in 1988. The
Panel regularly publishes reports on
the state of the climate and warns of
the impacts of rising greenhouse gas
concentrations.
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didn'twakeupsome90yea
rs
ago.
EMISSION CATEGORY
CO2 emission intenxity (kg CO2e/hl) per product in Scope 3
AGRICULTURE AND INGREDIENTS
CZ: 2.76 SK: 4.69
This covers emissions related to all ingredients needed to
produce beer and other products, especially barley and
hops. This covers emissions associated with the ingredient’s
cultivation, including fuel combustion on farms,
electricity generation consumed on farms, and the production
of fertilisers and plant protection products. For
malting barley, 100% of Scope 3 emissions for both the
Czech Republic and Slovakia are calculated based on
Scope 1 and 2 emission data received directly from suppliers,
with the exception of data on diesel and other fuel
consumption on farms. To consolidate the data according
to the new methodology, we have now recalculated the
data for 2019-2022 as well.
INGREDIENT PROCESSING
CZ: 0.64 SK: 0.53
Includes emissions from barley malting and hop processing.
A total of 79% of Scope 3 ingredient-processing-related
emissions for the Czech Republic and 51% for Slovakia
are calculated based on Scope 1 and 2 emission data obtained
directly from suppliers. In the overview of the total
footprint, this also covers Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions
associated with the operation of in-house malt houses in
Plzen, Nošovice and Veľký Šariš.
PRODUCTION IN BREWERIES
CZ: 1.94 SK: 3.16
This covers emissions associated with fuel combustion
to produce heat in breweries as well as emissions associated
with brewery-consumed electricity generation. Included
are also emissions from purchased CO2, emissions
from water consumption required for beer production
and emissions associated with the purchase of chemicals
used in breweries.
Scope 3 emissions broken down by GHG Protocol categories can be found in the Standards chapter.
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waterWE HAVE TO BE ECONOMICAL WITH OUR WATER, OTHERWISE
WE MIGHT RUN OUT OF IT ONE DAY. THE LESS WATER
IS AVAILABLE IN GLOBAL RESOURCES, THE MORE WE HAVE
TO SAVE IT. IN OUR BREWERIES, WE USE COMMON SENSE
TOGETHER WITH MODERN TECHNOLOGY. AND WE ALSO
TRY TO RETAIN WATER IN THE LANDSCAPE.
V
w
ithout me, there would be no beer.
beer contains 90% water and WE consume 2.8 litres of water per 1 litre of beer.
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78
WATER
MANAGEMENT
80
WATER RESOURCES
OF OUR BREWERIES
80
WATER CONSUMPTION
IN OUR BREWERIES
82
WATER-SAVING
PROJECTS
84
WATER
PURIFICATION
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SMART
TAPROOM
The situation with water resources in the Czech Republic
is worsening due to climate change, which is causing
irregular rainfall and more frequent droughts. Moreover,
rainfall, when it does come, tends to be intense, so water
runs off quickly and does not soak into the soil. For these
reasons, groundwater levels keep falling. The vast majority
of the water that flows away from us in rivers comes
from rain, so we are essentially dependent on it.
Droughts have a negative impact on plants, animals and
the drinking water supply, which is of course essential for
beer production. We therefore find it necessary not only
to help retain water in the landscape, but also to find
ways of reducing water consumption in our breweries. In
Plzeňský Prazdroj, the most successful in this is the Radegast
Brewery, which is one of the breweries with the lowest
specific water consumption in the world which also
helps return water back to nature through its projects.
Water is one of the basic ingredients in the production of
beer and makes up around 90 percent of its content. It is
therefore necessary to pay special attention to the care of
the water sources used by the breweries. We contacted
experts from Antea Group and had them conduct audits
to address the risks in the area of water supply for breweries.
Over the past two years, we have also commissioned
a Water Vulnerability Assessment (WVA) around all of our
breweries, which is in line with AWS (Alliance for Water
Stewardship) and TCFD (Task Force on Climate-related
Financial Disclosures) standards. This assessment analyses
local water resource conditions and helps identify
potential vulnerabilities and risks. The results of the audit
have confirmed that our water resources are not under
direct threat and are in good and sustainable condition.
Moreover, the use of water in our breweries does not have
a negative impact on the availability or quality of water in
our surroundings.
OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2025
WE PLAN TO REDUCE THE AVERAGE
WATER CONSUMPTION IN BEER
PRODUCTION TO 2.75 LITRES PER
LITRE OF BEER.
90 %
of beer content
is water
Prazdroj follows the Water Management Directive, which
deals with the optimisation and the use of water resources
in breweries. This includes control and management of
water consumption, efficient use of water in production
processes, water quality monitoring, wastewater treatment
and compliance with legislative and environmental
regulations. The directive also sets out procedures for
pollution prevention and supports initiatives to reduce the
brewery's water footprint. Each brewery has a detailed,
tailored procedure for compliance with this directive.
We are also guided by the Asahi Europe & International
Group Sustainability Policy, which sets the basic definitions,
measurement, consumption calculation and data
validation for water management, inter alia.
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WE ARE REDUCING WATER
CONSUMPTION
At Plzeňský Prazdroj, we have long been trying to reduce
water consumption in our breweries, which was demonstrated
in 2023, when we used an average of 2.8 litres
of water to produce one litre of beer. Record low values
were again achieved by the Radegast brewery, whose average
consumption for the second year in a row was only
2.29 L/litre of beer. These figures include all the water
the brewery needs to produce and bottle its beer. It is not
only the water contained in the beer, but also the water
evaporated during brewing, used for sanitation, washing,
rinsing, disinfection and cooling.
We continue to optimize Clean in Place technologies in all
our breweries, which allow us, for example, to use bagfree
stainless steel beer tanks on a large scale. We use
ultrafiltration units that capture wastewater and purify it
into potable water, for example for rinsing.
WATER RESOURCES OF OUR BREWERIES
We draw water mainly from our own sources, boreholes and wells in the vicinity
of our breweries. We try to use them in a way that preserves them for future
generations as well.
PLZEŇ
We draw more than half
of our water from our own
five wells in the Roudná
city quarter. The rest
comes from suppliers
whose sources are the
Mže and the Úhlava rivers.
VELKÉ POPOVICE
Approximately two-thirds
of the water used is drawn
from a  total of eleven
wells in the vicinity of the
brewery. The rest is taken
from the Švihov reservoir.
NOŠOVICE
Radegast uses water from
the Morávka river and its
own three wells in its vi-
cinity.
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
The brewery draws water
from deep wells in
the area of the Torysa
springs. Another source
is represented by its own
wells that supply the malt
house.
PLZEN
3.16
VELKÉ
POPOVICE
2.66
NOŠOVICE
2.29
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
2.64
TOTAL
2.8
DEVELOPMENT OF WATER
CONSUMPTION
IN BREWERIES
total L/litre of beer)
3.60
3.33
3.28
3.11
3.13
2.96
2.99
3.01
3.05
3.00
2.86
2.80
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
AVERAGE WATER CONSUMPTION
PER LITRE OF BEER
Detailed information
can be found
in the Standards
chapter.
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WATER PROJECTS AT RADEGAST BREWERY
Radegast has managed to reduce its water consumption by more than 40% over the past
15 years, making it one of the best breweries in the world in terms of water efficiency and
water source care.
Now, Radegast is one of the first in Europe to map its water footprint from seed to glass,
including beer ingredient growing and the water footprint of packaging and beer tapping
in the pub. The results of the study, which is carried out by the T. G. Masaryk Water Research
Institute, will be available in 2024.
IRRIGATION BAGS FROM RADEGAST
Radegast Brewery has long been active in the protection of
water resources and supports projects aimed at water retention
in the landscape. In 2023, the brewery donated 150
special irrigation bags for trees to the Frýdek-Místek municipality.
These are used for efficient irrigation, water saving
and to increase the chances of the tree rooting. More than
500 irrigation bags have already been used in this way in
Czech and Moravian towns and cities. The brewery's own
employees also contribute to nature protection by caring
for the mountain meadows at Radhošt' or planting trees in
the Beskydy Mountains during volunteer days.
RADEGAST BREWED BEER FROM AIR
In 2023, we drew attention to the issue of water loss in nature with the beer-brewed-fromair
event. The intention of this awareness-raising event was to point out ways to address
this issue. As the first brewery in Central Europe, Radegast brewed beer from water obtained
from air humidity in cooperation with the University Centre for Energy Efficient
Buildings (UCEEB) of the Czech University of Technology in Prague and the Karbox company.
The EWA equipment used for this project is able to extract water even in very dry
and hot environments. It is primarily used as an emergency source of drinking water, for
example, for emergency services in the driest and hottest places in the world, where it
can provide about 35 litres of water per day. Industrial production of beer by this method
would of course be impossible or very expensive. The lager named Futur is proof that beer
could be brewed this way, but it is also a message that we don't want a future without
water. That is why we have long been working on reducing water consumption and protecting
its sources.
RADEGAST:
FIGHT FOR WATER
A MILLION CROWNS
TO BUILD PONDS
ACROSS THE CZECH
REPUBLIC
Radegast has long been involved in water retention in the landscape. The brewery has newly joined forces with the
Czech Forest Management and supported the building or restoration of ponds in forests across the Czech Republic
with CZK 1 million. Thanks to the brewery the projects were selected with involvement of the general public. In
2023, this supported the creations of a total of 29 ponds in eight locations.
new
ponds were
formed thanks
to Radegast
29
sites
were selected with
public assistance
8
Water retention in the landscape is also addressed by the FOR BARLEY and Blossom for Hops projects.
For more information see the Ingredients chapter.
500
irrigation bags
were distributed
in Czech and
Moravian towns
and cities
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PLZEN: the brewery first neutralizes the pH, then the
wastewater goes to the municipal WWTP, where complete
purification is carried out.
VELKÉ POPOVICE: wastewater is completely treated by
the brewery in its own wastewater treatment plant.
NOŠOVICE: wastewater is pre-treated using anaerobic
technology in the brewery.
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ: wastewater goes to the municipal wastewater
treatment plant without primary treatment.
NOŠOVICE PONDS
More than twenty years ago, the Radegast
brewery built a system of interconnected ponds
that naturally purify stormwater and water
drained from the brewery. These ponds also increase
the diversity of biotopes in the Morávka
river floodplain. The treatment process occurs
during rainwater flow through the system, when
residual organic pollution is naturally removed.
The ponds cleaned over 40,609 m3 of water in
2023.
WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
IN VELKÉ POPOVICE
The Velké Popovice brewery continues its project aimed
at water quality improvement in the Pivovarský pond.
Through the application of special bacteria that remove
organic silt and reduce the amount of nitrogen compounds
and other nutrients in water, 2,400 m³ of organic
silt was removed by the first dose. The project resulted in
improved visual water quality, elimination of cyanobacteria
and increased water oxygen concentration.
The Velké Popovice brewery purifies water directly in its
own wastewater treatment plant, so the water discharged
from the brewery meets strict environmental standards.
ENERGY-SAVING MEASURES IN BREWERIES
Radegast was the first in Central and Eastern Europe to introduce the upflow anaerobic
sludge blanket (UASB) system for wastewater pre-treatment. The treatment plant also
produces biogas, which is further used in the brewery's boiler room as an environmental
fuel for heat production. The result is lower CO2 emissions.
Further savings are generated by a project aimed at reuse of water from liquefaction of
fermentation-produced CO2. Water that used to go down the drain is now used in the
plant cooling system. By this measure, the brewery has saved more than 100,000 m³ of
water in ten years, which is roughly equivalent to the volume of 40 large swimming pools.
By installing an air compressor with a closed cooling circuit that does not consume additional
water, Radegast saves over 50,000 m³ of water per year. Eco-friendly urinals installed
in the Radegastovny will in turn save water in these pubs. This saving may amount
to up to 250,000 litres of drinking water per month.
The wastewater treatment plant, which Radegast put into operation in 1995, is also part
of the brewery´s environmentally friendly approach. Since then, the new technology has
reduced wastewater pollution from the brewery by 91 percent.
Water savings are also achieved thanks to the FOR HOPS project, which focuses on sustainable
water management in hop-growing areas. Soil sensors and weather stations are
installed in the hop fields to monitor the weather, soil and plant conditions and help set
up efficient irrigation.
100,000
m3 of water would fill
about 40 swimming
pools
WC
we have environmentally-friendly
urinals
in the Radegastovny
pubs
91 %
is how much
we have reduced
water pollutio
in Radegast
FOR HOPS is our
project for efficient
irrigation of
hop fields
bioGas
is used in the brewery
boiler room as
environment-friendly
fuel
2
we have bio-
logical
ponds on the
Morávka river
Water Purification in Breweries
More about this topic in the Ingredients chapter.
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Thanks to the latest
scientific discoveries, we
know that the Moon also
has water. In 2009, during
the Chandrayaan-1 and
LCROSS missions, water
was discovered as ice in
rocks and in permanently
shadowed craters at
the poles of the Moon
Subsequent missions in the
following years confirmed
these initial findings.
theo
r
etically, we could even
b
rew
beeronthemoon.
Smart Taproom
The Smart Taproom project was initiated by Plzeňský Prazdroj to help pubs and restaurants
in the Czech Republic save part of their energy and water costs. Together with the
Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics of the Czech University of Technology
in Prague as the main expert guarantor, and technology companies Microsoft,
Adastra and Smart Technology, we measure the energy and water consumption of the tap
and then adjust the tap technology to be more energy and water efficient.
WE MEASURE THE
ENTIRE JOURNEY
OF THE BEER FROM
BARREL TO GLASS
Experts have installed
nearly two thousand sensors
in more than fifty
pubs in the Czech Republic
and Slovakia and are
continuously analysing
the data obtained from
them. The instruments
record the temperature of
the room where the barrels
are stored, the beer
flow through the tap line,
the temperature in the
tap room, the temperature
of the beer at the
moment of tapping into
the glass and the total energy
and water consumption
in different parts of
the tap room. The Smart
Taproom project focuses
both on possible reductions
in electricity consumption
and water savings,
for example when
washing, rinsing and
cooling glasses. Maintaining
the quality of draught
beer is essential. No one
has ever made similar
measurements on such
a large scale.
Detailed information on water consumption and wastewater treatment in our breweries and malt
houses can be found in the Standards chapter.
30 %
saving water and energy
in pubs is our goal to be
achieved through the
Smart Taproom project
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IngredientsWE BUY BARLEY AND HOPS FOR OUR BREWERIES FROM
FARMERS WHO PROVIDE GUARANTEED PREMIUM QUALITY.
WE ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL FARMERS WITH OUR OWN INITIATIVES,
FOR BARLEY, FOR HOPS AND BLOSSOM FOR HOPS,
WHICH HELP THEM BETTER COPE WITH THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE
CHANGE ON THEIR BUSINESS.
VI
The local hop varieties Žatecký poloraný červeňák
(ZATEC
medium-ripening red hops), Sládek (Brewer), Premiant (Star) and Žatecký pozdní (ZATEC late harvest) give the beer
its
characteristictaste.
I'm
a hop plant and I'm really at home here.
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BARLEY
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FOR BARLEY (CZECH
REPUBLIC) /
FOR BARLEY (SLOVAKIA)
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HOPS
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FOR HOPS
102
BLOSSOM
FOR HOPS
I
It is the ingredients that give our beer its unique taste. We
therefore pay great attention to selecting of their suppliers.
We work with farmers with whom we share the same
sustainability and environmental values. We make sure
that the ingredients meet the highest quality criteria, and
this requires observing the correct procedures for sowing,
crop treatment and harvesting, as well as taking care to
ensure proper storage and transport.
In recent years, the quality of our ingredients has been
significantly affected by climate change, particularly extreme
weather events such as heavy rainfall or prolonged
droughts. That's why we consider it our duty to support
local farmers and to test new methods of cultivating barley
and hops that help crops better withstand weather
fluctuations. It is a way to ensure that plants continue to
thrive in our region in years to come like today. Our emphasis
on using top quality local ingredients enables us to
brew beer that proudly bears the protected geographical
designation "České pivo" (Czech Beer).
Barley 
In Plzeňský Prazdroj we only use domestic varieties of
barley with their distinctive high quality. Their grains are
full of flavour and contain the right combination of carbohydrates,
enzymes and other substances necessary for
the proper malting and brewing process. Thanks to these
properties, barley is a key ingredient for the production of
traditional Czech beer with its rich flavour and aroma.
OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2030
Prazdroj's beers will
be brewed EXCLUSIVELY with
ingredients from sustainable
agriculture.
146,190
tonnes of barley
from suppliers
within the Czech
Republic
IN 2023
WE PURCHASED 100% of the barley for the production
of our beer comes from Czech
and Slovak growers.
27,884
tonnes of barley
from Slovak
suppliers
Detailed information can be found in the Standards chapter.
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FOR BARLEY Project Launched 
In 2023 we launched a new initiative called FOR BARLEY aimed at promoting Czech
malting barley. As with the other ingredients we use, its quality has been negatively
affected by climate change in recent years. This makes growing barley risky for some
farmers due to weather fluctuations. The reason is that if its quality does not meet the
high malting requirements, they have no choice but to sell the crop at a fraction of the
price for animal feed purposes. This is one of the reasons why the area on which barley
is grown in the Czech Republic has almost halved in the last 30 years. According to data
from the Czech Statistical Office, in 2023 barley fields covered 192,393 hectares, i.e.
around 7% of the domestic arable land.
Prazdroj is one of the largest
buyers of barley in the Czech Republic.
We use barley from 140 farmers and growers in the
Czech Republic and from about 40 suppliers in Slovakia.
We buy about 175,000 tonnes from them annually in
both countries taken together, which represents an area
of about 30,000 hectares in the Czech Republic and
over 5,000 hectares in Slovakia. We buy most of that
quantity from the farmers directly. Barley is processed in
the traditional way in the brewery malt houses in Plzen,
Nošovice and Veľký Šariš. For 2024, we are preparing
a  pilot project to certify barley growers in the Czech
Republic according to the standards of the SAI Platform
initiative.
of arable land in
the Czech Republic is currently
used to grow spring
barley (192,393 hectares)
7 %
The terms and conditions of purchase are set out in the
Barley Purchasing Directive, which focuses on the entire
process of purchasing for malt houses, from planning
and need determation via supplier, warehousemen and
transporter selection to quality control and billing. Key
steps include regular barley quality checks during the
growing season and after harvest, and careful recording
and accounting of all deliveries and shipments. The main
goal is to ensure sufficient quantities of the best quality
barley in the varieties we use for our beer.
The new methods should lead to the abandoning of
conventional farming methods, which are characterised
by intensive use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides,
cultivation of large areas of a  single crop and tillage
mechanisation. Regenerative practices, on the other
hand, aim to bring life back to the soil. We treat soil gently
to preserve its naturalness, not disturbing it by deep
ploughing, for example. We keep the fields continuously
sown or covered to protect them from erosion and to
allow the roots of the plants to loosen the soil and retain
water. We also use interim crops to protect the soil
between the main crops and to replenish nutrients in
a natural way. All this should lead to an increase in organic
matter content in the soil and thus to reduced need for
chemical fertilisers, which has a positive effect on malting
barley quality.
The barley needed
for our production in
the Czech Republic
would cover an area
equivalent to more
than six times the size
of the Lipno reservoir.
6×
The barley needed
for our production in
Slovakia would cover
an area equivalent to
almost twice the size
of the Liptovská Mara
reservoir.
2×
The FOR BARLEY initiative, in which other institutions
such as the Czech University of Agriculture, Mendel
University and the JTZE group together with other
partners have joined us, applies regenerative agriculture
methods in combination with the use of state-of-theart
measuring technologies on selected areas. Sowing
practices and crops remain the same, only the method of
cultivation changes. The main objective of the project is
to increase barley tolerance of adverse conditions and to
ensure better harvest predictability over a longer period.
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The FOR BARLEY project will produce
results in about five years,
during which time scientists will
compare data from regenerating
areas with those using conventional
farming practices. They
obtain it continuously from meteorological
stations, soil probes,
satellite images and soil analyses.
Scientists selected the test
sites to ensure the greatest possible
diversity of climates and soil
types. Thanks to this, the knowledge
gained by the project can
be used for other growers in the
Czech Republic.
RESCUE OF MALTING BARLEY IN SLOVAKIA
CONTINUES
Slovak farmers are experiencing similar complications with
malting barley cultivation due to climate change. Slovakia
used to be one of the malting superpowers, and in 2020 it
was still the fifth most important malt exporter in Europe.
However, the area of malting barley here has fallen
dramatically in recent years due to weather fluctuations. In
2022, Prazdroj joined forces with the Ekopolis Foundation
and experts from the National Forestry Centre on the
Slovak FOR BARLEY project to open a discussion on the
future of sustainable malting barley cultivation in Slovakia
and to support local farmers. The project uses the
principles of agroforestry by combining crop cultivation
with targeted tree planting and dividing the field into
smaller plots. This will prevent soil erosion and runoff of
the most fertile arable soil particles, while increasing the
ability of the soil to retain water.
500
trees and bushes have
been planted by us. You
will find poplars, oaks,
maples, mulberry trees,
wild apple and pear trees
among them.
After a  pilot project at the Radošinka agricultural
cooperative in Velké Ripňany, we expanded the initiative
to other locations in 2023. The principles of agroforestry
were gradually applied by growers from Rozkvet in
Odorín, Prašice in Jacovce and Dvory nad Žitavou. Among
other things, more than 500 trees were planted, including
poplars, oaks, maples, mulberry trees, wild apple and
pear trees, as well as other tree species. Farmers' interest
in joining the project is growing, so we will expand tree
planting to other locations.
THE AIM OF THE SLOVAK
FOR BARLEY PROJECT IS
NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE
THE CONDITIONS FOR
GROWING MALTING BARLEY,
BUT ALSO TO IMPROVE
THE ENVIRONMENT AND
SUPPORT THE RESTORATION
OF FAUNA AND FLORA
IN SLOVAKIA.
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However, the Czech hop harvest
fluctuates greatly due to
weather changeability and irregular
or localised rainfall. Recent
year-on-year fluctuations
in harvests have repeatedly
exceeded a thousand tonnes,
which could have implications
for the local economy as well as
the brewing industry in the future.
In addition, the lack of water
affects the alpha acid content
and hops could lose their
typical bitterness. All these are
reasons why Prazdroj has focused
its efforts on the longterm
sustainability of Czech
hop production.
88 %
of hops purchased
come from
Czech growers
606
tons of hops for
breweries in the
Czech Republic
IN 2023
WE PURCHASED
43
tons of hops
for the brewery
in Slovakia
Hops
Czech hops give the beer its unique bitter taste and exceptional
aroma. Together with water and barley, it is a vital
ingredient that needs care so that millions of people
around the world can continue to enjoy Czech beer.
The Czech Republic is one of the
world's leaders in hop production
with more than a thousand years of
tradition.
Approximately 6,000 tonnes of hops are produced annually
on 5,000 hectares, over 80% of which is represented
by the most famous variety Žatecký poloraný červeňák
(Zatec semi-ripened red hops).
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The FOR BARLEY project has
achieved ITS first results
The FOR BARLEY research project, which we launched
in 2021 in collaboration with Microsoft and the Hop Institute,
has produced its first major findings after two years
of measurements. Researchers identified the optimal
amount of water needed for hop growth and obtained information
on how long water stays in the soil and when
exactly hops start to suffer from a lack of moisture. This
knowledge has already helped hop growers in Chrášt'any
to improve irrigation efficiency and increase yields by up
to 40%.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT, VISIT WWW.PROCHMEL.CZ
At Prazdroj we use proven varieties such as Žatecký poloraný
červeňák (Zatec semi-ripening red hops), Sládek (Brewer),
Premiant (Star) and Žatecký pozdní (Zatec late harvest),
which give our beer its characteristic taste. Most of the hops
purchased come from Czech hop growers. For the production
of special beer editions and flavoured drinks we also import
foreign hop varieties that are more suitable for these purposes.
After harvest, each batch of hops is carefully stored in climate-controlled
warehouses to protect them from oxidation
until the brewer decides to put them in the brewhouse to enrich
our beer with their unique bitterness and typical aroma.
The project has so far involved six hop farms in the
Žatecko region, where sensors, soil probes and weather
stations monitor the condition and development of
plants, soil moisture and composition, and climatic conditions.
The measured data is collected in an online database
accessible to all participating growers. In addition,
TensoAI, our partner company, developed an irrigation
model in 2023 that will allow hop growers to plan irrigation
according to the weather and plant needs. The upcoming
app, which will be tested with selected growers
during the 2024 season, will be available to all hop growers
in the future to maintain the quality and yield of the
domestic hop production, one of the top three globally in
terms of volume.
40 %
this much
the harvest has
increased
in Chrášťany
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The largest beer mug CREATED
from flowers in the Czech
Republic. On the hop farm
in Běsná, we used 16 kg of
chamomile and several types of
mustard SEED to plant a giant
beer mug that was 60 metres high
and 47 metres wide. It blossomed,
was entered into the Czech
Book of Records and became the
record holder of the year in
its category. The wide publicity
of this event helped us attract
attention to the Blossom for
Hops project of regenerative
agriculture.
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Blossom for Hops:
return to the roots
Flowers will help improve the soil's ability to retain water
and boost hop growth naturally
Ten hop gardens in the Žatecko region blossomed in 2023 as part of Plzeňský
Prazdroj's new project Blossom for Hops. We planted flowers, grasses and perennial crops
between hops rows in selected hop gardens to help nourish the hop garden and, thanks
to their strong roots, retain moisture and prevent soil erosion. At the same time, some of
them became sheep pastures. With the help of modern technology, we monitor the soil
and the condition of the plants on 20 hectares of hop gardens.
hop gardens in the
Žatecko region in 2023
blossomed
10
flowers, grasses
and perennial
crops to help
nourish the hop
garden and,
thanks to their
strong roots,
retain moisture
and prevent soil
erosion.
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Hops, as we know them today,
began to be added to beer in
the early Middle Ages, around
the 8th or 9th century. Before
that, beer in Europe had been
flavoured with various herbs
and spices, such as a mixture
known as gruit. These usually
included herbs such as
wormwood, heather, juniper,
hyssop, mint or sage. Every
region had its own specific
treatment that gave the beer its
characteristic taste.
Thereisnothing
like
the
hop variety Žatecký polora
ný
červeňákcultivatedbying
.
KarlOswald.
The blossom for Hops project is unique in that it is a scientific research project that will
continuously compare the condition and yield of hops from regenerating hop gardens
and hop gardens of the same area and in the same locations, where conventional farming
methods have been maintained, over a period of five years. Blossom for Hops is another
initiative of Prazdroj, which reflects its efforts to ensure sustainability of key ingredients
for Czech beer production. The project, which was designed in cooperation with the
hop-growing Arix Czech Hop group, the Czech University of Agriculture and the Postoloprty
Laboratory, is intended to mitigate the effects of climate change and preserve the
quality and quantity of hops despite the recently unstable weather.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT VISIT WWW.KYTKYPROCHMEL.CZ For more information on the volumes and structure of the purchased ingredients, please refer to the Standards chapter.
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packagingWE ANALYSE THE LIFE CYCLE OF PACKAGING AND LOOK
FOR WAYS TO REDUCE ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT. WE ARE
REPLACING SINGLE-USE PLASTICS WITH RECYCLATES,
REDUCING THE THICKNESS OF PACKAGING FILMS AND
INCREASING THE SHARE OF RETURNABLE PACKAGING IN
OUR PORTFOLIO. WE STRIVE FOR THE GREATEST POSSIBLE
CIRCULATION OF ALL PACKAGING MATERIALS WE USE AT
PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ.
VII
i'm
glad
people respect me and don't throw me away.
In
2023, more than 92% of cans in Slovakia were recovered and recycled.
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0.55
0.50
0.45
0.40
0.35
0.30
0.25
0.20
0.15
0.10
0.05
keg barrel 50 L 0.02
tank
0.01
can 0.5 L
0.16
returnable bottle 0.5 L 0.06
non-returnable bottle 0.4 L 0.47
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LIFE
CYCLE OF
PACKAGING
110
RETURNABLE
PACKAGING
111
CANS
114
GLASS
116
PAPER
Packaging has a significant impact on the environment,
which is why we pay great attention to it at Prazdroj. This
is an area that is key to planning our corporate strategy,
with the environmental footprint of packaging being a decisive
criterion for its further development and use in our
portfolio. We aim to ensure that all our packaging is reusable
or recyclable. We are succeeding in reducing its carbon
footprint and waste thanks to that.
We provide extended producer responsibility in the Czech
Republic through EKO-KOM and in Slovakia through Elekos
and the Deposit System Administrator.
LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS
The basis of our packaging policy is life cycle analysis
(LCA) of beverage packaging developed in cooperation
with experts from the Faculty of Environmental Protection
Technology of the University of Chemistry and Technology.
This analysis allows us to comprehensively assess the
environmental impact of different types of packaging.
OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2030 
All of our product packaging will be reusable or recyclable and
at least half made from recycled materials. We will end the use of
single-use plastics made from virgin material.
7 out of 10 beers in the Czech
Republic and 6 out of 10 in
Slovakia are sold in returnable
packaging, which we use
repeatedly for several years.
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SK
RETURNABLE BOTTLES
NON-RETURNABLE BOTTLES
CANS
KEG BARRELS
TANKS
0.5 %
35 %
41 %
22 %
2 %
REDUCING THE USE OF DISPOSABLE MATERIALS
We stopped selling beer in PET bottles in 2021, but we continue to address the energy
intensity of other plastic packaging materials and develop new technologies to replace
them or at least reduce their carbon footprint. Packaging made from virgin plastics, i.e.
packaging made from new raw materials, is a major environmental burden. Wherever
possible, we replace this type of plastic with recycled plastic. Excluding plastic containers
that are reused for several years, we have reduced our consumption of virgin plastics by
86% since 2019 and plan to stop using them altogether by 2030.
We only use disposable plastic from virgin material in cases where we have not yet been
able to find a suitable alternative that provides the same functionality. These include plastic
lids on barrels, bags in mobile tanks and stretch films. For all these components, we
are currently developing an alternative to the existing solution. For stretch films used to
wrap pallets of bottles or cans, we have successfully reduced the amount of plastic used
over the long term. In 2023, we saved 4 tonnes of plastic just by reducing the thickness of
the stretch film from 11 to 10 microns. Currently, this is the maximum possible reduction
while maintaining strength, flexibility and the ability to protect the packaged product. This
saves 18 tonnes of plastic per year compared to standard film.
The reduction in the overall recycling rate for plastics in the Czech Republic in 2023 from
40% to 31% is due to doubling the number of purchased containers with a lower recyclate
share but a more than ten-year reuse time.
RETURNABLE
PACKAGING
Plzeňský Prazdroj's long-term strategy is to increase the share
of returnable packaging – bottles, kegs, tanks and cans – in its
portfolio.
At the same time, Prazdroj strives for maximum circulation of
packaging, i.e. that it is as much as possible returnable or reusable
and does not end up in incinerators or landfills.
microns
is the
thickness of
our stretch
film
10
this is how much we have
reduced our consumption
of virgin plastics
in disposable packaging
since 2019
86 %
IN 2023, WE SOLD 69 %
OF OUR PRODUCTS IN THE CZECH
REPUBLIC AND 58 % IN SLOVAKIA
IN RETURNABLE PACKAGING.
Returnable glass bottles have long been
Prazdroj's most sought-after packaging
in the Czech Republic, accounting for
more than a third of sales.
However, recently there is a  growing
trend of consumer interest in cans. While
in 2017 cans accounted for less than 14 %
of all our packaging in the Czech Republic,
by 2023 this percentage increased to 29
%. In Slovakia, cans are even the best-selling
package type. This trend was also reflected
in a 24% year-on-year decline in
glass purchases.
PACKAGING STRUCTURE OF OUR PRODUCTS
AND THEIR SHARE IN TOTAL DOMESTIC SALES :
CANSCans enjoy great public popularity. In order to minimise
their environmental impact, we reduce the thickness of
the material used and thus the amount of aluminium in
the long term. We are also continually increasing the proportion
of recycled material in their production. In the
Czech Republic, Pilsner Urquell was the first brand to use
cans with a certified 75% recyclate content.
75 %recyclate is used in our
Pilsner Urquell cans
35 %
SHARE OF RECYCLATE
IN THE CAN BODY IN 2023 (%):
75 %
47 %
60 %
75 %
PILSNER URQUELL
500 ML
OTHER BRANDS
500 ML
ALL BRANDS
330 ML
ALL
CANS
CZ
RETURNABLE BOTTLES
NON-RETURNABLE BOTTLES
CANS
KEG BARRELS
TANKS
2 %
35 %
29 %
31 %
3 %
Detailed
information
can be found in
the Standards
chapter.
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SYMBOLIC CLOSURE OF THE
CAN CYCLE IN SLOVAKIA
Thanks to the deposit system for packaging, we had
managed to increase the share of recycled aluminium in
the body of all new cans in Slovakia to three-quarters by
2023. We started buy-back of the material from the deposit
system, which we then recycle into new material for
the production of more cans, thus symbolically closing
their cycle. We thus fulfilled our plan for 2030.
The much less energy-intensive production of recycled
cans has reduced their carbon footprint by 49 %, or 8,472
tonnes of CO2, and saved 512 tonnes of aluminium.
As collection rates increase, we will continue to increase
the proportion of recyclates in packaging. In the long
term, we are able to cover more than 85% with material
collected under the deposit system without having to buy
recyclate from other sources.
49 %
we have
reduced our
carbon footprint
by
EFFORTS TO INTRODUCE DEPOSITS FOR CANS
IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Plzeňský Prazdroj also supports the system of deposits for beverage packages in the Czech
Republic, where unfortunately most of them end up in incinerators or landfills. That's why,
together with other major beverage companies in the Czech Republic, we founded the
Package Deposit Initiative in 2021. It is seeking to introduce a nationwide scheme involving
all producers and importers of beverages in plastic bottles and cans. Customers would
be able to return their PET bottles and cans for which they had to pay a deposit at a wide
and convenient network of collection points, for example at grocery stores or petrol stations.
For the Czech Republic, this would be a significant step forward in the transition to
a circular economy. In 2023, the Ministry of the Environment presented a bill that should
allow the introduction of the deposit system in the Czech Republic as early as 2026.
we have fully
circular packaging
in Slovakia 7 years
earlier than
originally planned.
IN 2023, MORE THAN 92 % OF
CANS IN SLOVAKIA
WERE COLLECTED AND RECYCLED.
tonnes of CO2
was the total emission
savings in 2023 due to the
closure of the can cycle
8472
Source: Annual Report of the Deposit System Administrator
www.slovenskozalohuje.sk
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GLASS
years is the
length of
bottle
circulation on
the market
8
is the average
bottle return
rate
98 %
bottle refill
rate
26×
THE FIRST AUTOMATIC SORTING LINE OF RETURNABLE
BOTTLES IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
In the Pilsen brewery we have put into operation an automatic
sorting line for returnable glass bottles, which is the only one in
the country that can machine-sort bottles of our brands from
bottles of other breweries and detect damaged pieces. This
step has made the sorting of the millions of empty returnable
bottles we collect from shops more efficient and reliable. The
sorting has been done manually so far. The investment of almost
CZK 50 million allows us to currently control and sort
81,000 beer bottles per hour directly in the crates. Thanks to
this automation, our current employees can take other positions
within the brewery.
Returnable bottles have a long tradition in the Czech Republic
200,000,000bottles are currently in circulation
with our products
BOTTLING LINE
Plzeňský Prazdroj has also put into operation a new fully
automated bottling line for glass bottles with volumes of
500 and 330 mL, which is able to fill returnable and non-returnable
bottles and pack them into plastic crates or cardboard
boxes. The 6,500 m² line with a capacity of up to
60,000 bottles per hour is able to fill up to 900,000 bottles
per day.
Advanced technologies enable checking at each stage
of the bottling process. These include automatic sorting
of returnable bottles, inspection of empty bottles after
washing, checking the level and cap after filling, and thorough
inspection after pasteurisation, including label revision
and data readability. The line is controlled by a smart
Line Management system, which optimises the line operation,
minimises material and energy losses, and interfaces
with logistics and planning systems.
different types
of bottles filled
on a single line
10
The new bottling line
can process up to 900,000 bottles per day.
and Slovakia and Prazdroj has long supported the
system of deposits for returnable bottles. We have
an agreement with most of the large and medium-sized
domestic breweries to exchange bottles
that end up in destinations other than their home
breweries. This is why more than 98% of our bottles
are returned to us. We currently have around
200 million bottles in circulation, they have an actual
lifetime of 8 years and we fill a bottle on average
twenty-six times during its lifetime. The deposit
system saves production of millions of new bottles,
while empty bottles and crates are transported from
the stores using reverse logistics in the same trucks
we use to deliver new goods.
The new line is unique in its ability to process 10 different
types of bottles and various secondary and tertiary packaging,
making it the most comprehensive equipment of
its type in the Czech Republic. In addition to increased efficiency,
we also expect energy savings and a reduced environmental
burden. We are also planning to install a new
bottling line in the Velké Popovice brewery.
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The introduction of
returnable bottles in the
mid-19th century was not
driven by ecological motives
of manufacturers, but by the
desire to reduce production
costs. Some breweries and
mineral water producers in
Europe and North America
introduced a system DEPOSIT
for returnable bottles to
encourage consumers to
return bottles.
w
e
usea returnablebottle
2
6
timesonaverage.
LABELS
Plzeňský Prazdroj records a  77% recyclate rate in the
Czech Republic and 95% in Slovakia in paper packaging.
However, in 2023, the Czech Republic abandoned the use
of recycled paper for label production due to complications
and a high number of defective pieces.
We are currently working
intensively on the
development of a new
label prototype that is
expected to meet our quality
standards. We continue to
recycle the paper returned
from the bottle washing
process.
77 %
Share of
recyclate
in the Czech
Republic
95 %
Share of
recyclate
in Slovakia
The decline in recycled paper use in the Czech Republic
was also caused by the large volume of Christmas multipacks
and premium packaging, for which a suitable solution
with a higher recycled content is not yet available.
PAPER
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wasteWE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONE GRAM OF WASTE
FROM OUR PRODUCTION ENDS UP IN A LANDFILL. IN SLOVAKIA
WE HAVE ALREADY SUCCEEDED, IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
WE ARE APPROACHING THIS GOAL BY LEAPS AND
BOUNDS. IN EACH OF OUR BREWERIES, WE IMPLEMENT
PROCESSES AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT ALLOW US TO REUSE
WASTE AS INGREDIENT OR ENERGY.
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cows will enjoy you or maybe we'll bake you into crispy crackers.
What will happen to me?
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WASTE
MANAGEMENT
120
LANDFILL
123
WASTE
FROM PRODUCTION
124
GLASS AND CUPS
AT FESTIVALS
126
SECONDARY
MATERIALS
FROM PRODUCTION
As part of our responsible business strategy, we at
Plzeňský Prazdroj have accepted a commitment to sustainable
waste management. The aim is to reduce the
amount of waste we produce, recycle as much as possible
and manage materials efficiently so that as little waste as
possible ends up in landfills.
We follow the Waste Management Directive and each individual
brewery has a detailed, tailored procedure to meet
the requirements of this directive. This procedure sets out
the hierarchy of waste management methods, the duties
of employees, the method of waste sorting, collection,
transport, storage, disposal and record keeping.
Our waste management is based on the waste hierarchy.
We use methods that minimise impacts on the environment
and make maximum use of our waste. Brewery,
distribution centre and technical service managers are responsible
for this area. They introduce new processes and
technologies that help us recover valuable materials. Over
the last year, we have managed to reduce the amount of
landfilled material in the Czech Republic by almost half,
and in Slovakia we have even reached zero.
OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2025 
NO WASTE FROM OUR
BREWERIES WILL END UP
IN A LANDFILL.
LANDFILLING
IN TONNES
CZECH REPUBLIC
tonnes
2022
713
tonnes
2023
376SLOVAKIA
tonnes
2022
44
2023
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THE ŠARIŠ BREWERY HAS ELIMINATED
LANDFILLING COMPLETELY, ALL
GENERATED WASTE IS REUSED
The Šariš Brewery has reached a significant milestone
in sustainability. All waste from its production
is reused, recycled or provided for energy recovery.
The company achieved this goal two years earlier than
originally planned. Thanks to gradual modernisation and
an efficient waste management system, the brewery has
avoided landfill, while by-products of production, or secondary
materials such as brewery grinds and yeast, are
used as animal feed. Secondary raw materials accounted
for 95% of the 19,000 tonnes of waste produced by the
Šariš Brewery in 2023. Other materials such as glass and
paper, labels and plastic or metal packaging are recycled.
The waste from beer filtration is composted and wooden
packages are used for energy recovery.
All waste
from our production
in Šariš is reused or
recycled
TOONES TOWARDS ZERO LANDFILL IN OTHER BREWERIES
We also want to achieve zero landfill in other breweries, so we are focusing on reducing
the production of mixed packaging and municipal waste. On the premises of our breweries,
compression containers for paper and plastic packaging residues and containers for
sorted waste help us significantly.
Waste from production
SECONDARY MATERIALS:
2022: 192,445 tonnes
2023: 190,545 tonnes
OTHER WASTE:
2022: 12,010 tonnes
2023: 12,091 tonnes
HAZARDOUS WASTE:
2022: 75 tonnes
2023: 29 tonnes
Striving for waste prevention and reuse is behind the
brewery's success. We have newly established cooperation
with a company that operates a waste-to-energy
facility. This cooperation guarantees reuse for energy
generation of all that we are unable to reuse ourselves, including
waste that ended up in landfills a year earlier.
WASTE TREATMENT WITHOUT
BY-PRODUCTS:
CZ
90% recycling
7% energy recovery
3% landfill
7 %
3 %
WASTE TREATMENT WITHOUT
BY-PRODUCTS:
SK
97% recycling
3% energy recovery
0% landfill
97 %
3 %
90 %
tonnes we have managed to reduce hazardous
waste by that much in 2023 through innovation
and replacing old equipment with safer
alternatives.
The Šariš Brewery has the best
results in the area of waste
management within the Plzeňský
Prazdroj Group thanks to high
environmental awareness and
diligent waste separation by its
employees.
203
thousand tonnes
is the amount of waste
from all of Plzeňský
Prazdroj in 2023
205
thousand tonnes
is the amount of waste
from all of Plzeňský
Prazdroj in 2022
Detailed information can be found in the Standards chapter.
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100 %
recycled plastic is contained
in our disposable cups
WE ARE INTERESTED IN HOW OUR
SUPPLIERS ARE DOING
We also monitor waste recovery, recycling and disposal by
suppliers and contractors. When selecting suppliers, we
give preference to companies that reuse their waste and
secondary materials and prefer their material recovery to
incineration or landfilling.
RETURNABLE GLASS AND
CUPS AT FESTIVALS
When selling tap beer at summer festivals
we increasingly use returnable
washable cups or glasses. In 2023, the
number of events with returnable cups
increased by more than a quarter to 66%
in the Czech Republic and by more than
a third to 16% in Slovakia. As a result,
we distributed 1.44 million fewer disposable
cups compared to the previous
year. When event organizers do not allow
returnable glass or cups, we choose
disposable cups made of 100% recycled
plastic. At the same time, we are looking
for solutions to replace recycled plastic
cups with a suitable alternative that retains
their properties and has an even
lower carbon footprint.
We have reduced the number of
disposable cups at festivals by
1.44 million in 2023.
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The most valuable residue
from malting barley is malt
flower. These are the sprouts
and roots that have grown
during the germination of
the barley before the whole
process is completed by drying
to remove excess moisture
from the germinated grains.
Malt flower is full of vitamins,
minerals and enzymes. It is
used to flavour cattle feed or
to produce medicines.
Secondary materials from
production
In the brewing industry we mainly process natural materials. As a result, most of our
waste is also natural and we therefore have the opportunity to reuse it. Thanks to longterm
efforts, we are now able to reuse all secondary materials generated by our production.
For example, waste from malting is becoming an important source of livestock feed,
with mainly yeast and brewers' mash valued by farm animal breeders for their high protein,
fibre and calcium content. However, farmers can also use sewage sludge as a fertiliser
and waste diatomaceous earth from filters, which is ploughed in to lighten and aerate
the soil in reclaimed areas.
The most important by-product in the production of our
beer is spent grains, produced after barley malt boiling
and wort straining. Spent grains mainly consist of grain
husks removed during milling and residual starch. This
by-product has long served as a popular and highly nutritious
animal feed.
Details on waste streams by material can be found in the Standards chapter.
SPENT GRAINS
PRODUCTION IN 2023
CZ
148thousand
tonnes
SK
15thousand
tonnes
AS FEED WE USED
CZ
99.9 %
spent
grains
SK
100 %
spent
grains
We enter into long-term contracts
with malt waste buyers
and share weekly brewing
schedules with them to make
the deliveries to them as efficient
as possible. Our customers
then supply the secondary
materials directly to farmers
and agricultural cooperatives.
Thanks to that, some of them
finally end up with our barley or
hop suppliers.
Plzeňský Prazdroj once decided to also use it in another
way, and so cooperation with the Zemanka Bio Bakery
was established, now baking beer crackers from our spent
grains for five years already. In 2023, 109 tonnes of spent
grains were used in their production.
Attention
,
in
the case of horses, when
presentinthefeedmix,itis
c
onsidereddoping.
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peopleWE KNOW THAT OUR PEOPLE AND THEIR DIVERSITY GIVE
PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ ITS STRENGTH. THAT'S WHY WE PLACE
GREAT EMPHASIS ON DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND A FAIR APPROACH
TO PAY. WE WANT TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT
WHERE PEOPLE ARE HAPPY AND CAN FULLY REALISE THEIR
POTENTIAL. WE SUPPORT THEIR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND PERSONAL GROWTH, AS WELL AS ENGAGEMENT
IN THEIR COMMUNITY.
IX
ph
ysical, mental and social well-being
is important to
m
e.
Well-being has a firm
place in Plzeňský Prazdroj's strategy
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130
SATISFACTION
SURVEY
132
DIVERSITY
AND INCLUSION
135
EDUCATION 
138
WELL-BEING
140
VOLUNTEERING
141
DEVELOPMENT OF AND
SUPPORT FOR YOUNG
TALENTS
142
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
AND SAFETY
144
ETHICS
144
PRAZDROJ
STARS
We believe that Prazdroj is so strong thanks to the diversity
of our employees, who put different perspectives and
skills into play. It is they who contribute to the development
and growth of our company most.
We make sure that everyone feels respected and motivated,
and that in turn allows us to create an environment
where people are happy and can fully realise their potential.
We support their career development as well as their
personal growth and community involvement. Every year
we conduct a survey to find out how satisfied they are, so
that we can continue to improve and move Prazdroj forward
together.
In 2023, as before, the satisfaction survey was again conducted
across the entire Asahi Europe & International
Group. The satisfaction rate was 89 % in the Czech Republic
and 90 % in Slovakia.
OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2030
We will achieve a balanced
share of women and men in the
company management bodies.
We make sure that everyone feels
respected and motivated.
STAFF NUMBER AND STRUCTURE
is the number of
employees Plzeňský
Prazdroj
had in 2023
in the Czech Republic
is the number of
employees Plzeňský
Prazdroj
had in 2023
in Slovakia
701
89 %satisfied
employees
in the Czech Republic
All data are calculated as the average number of employees (1 January – 31 December of the given year).
810 / 1720 224 / 477
90 %satisfied
employees
in Slovakia
2530
Detailed information can be found in the Standards chapter.
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We are a signatory of the European Diversity Charter
(a voluntary initiative of companies and organisations
founded to promote workplace inclusion and diversity)
and the Diversity Charter in the Czech Republic and Slovakia,
where we are also ambassadors.
Diversity
and Inclusion
At Prazdroj, we are committed to treating all employees
equally, regardless of their differences, and we aim at creating
a work environment that is based on respect and
equality and where everyone can develop their full potential.
We strive to apply the principles of diversity and inclusion
not only in our breweries and offices, but also in the
places where our beverages are served.
NEW GUIDELINE:
EQUAL TREATMENT AND PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION
Diversity and inclusion are strategic priorities for our company. As part of the international
LEAD Network initiative, we are committed to promoting gender diversity and inclusion
in the European retail and packaged consumer goods sector. The most important aspects
of our commitments are also defined by the new guideline entitled Equal Treatment and
Protection against Discrimination and adopted by Asahi Europe & International
in 2023. The Directive clearly defines unacceptable behaviour such as
harassment, discrimination, victimisation, bullying and mobbing, and sets
out the roles and responsibilities of employees and managers in preventing
these situations and dealing with them, should they occur.
At Prazdroj, we have a steering committee responsible for diversity and inclusion, whose
strategic management is provided by members of top management, for whom this area
is a top priority. The strategy implementation is then ensured by a company-wide Diversity
Task Force including representatives of different departments, which ensures that the
specific needs of all individual parts of the company are reflected. Cooperation and exchange
of experience in the areas of diversity, equality and inclusion is facilitated by our
membership of the D&I Shapers platform. This platform helps connect and coordinate
companies' efforts in the field of gender diversity and inclusion, as well as in other areas.
of members of
the company
board in 2023
were women
35 %
of members of
the company
management in
2023 in Slovakia
were women
of members of the
company management
in 2023 in the Czech
Republic were women
23 %
35 %
LEAD NETWORK
D&I SHAPERS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT AND OTHER GUIDELINES
The new collective agreement, which came into force on 1 January 2023, mainly regulates
the working, wage and social conditions and claims of employees at Plzeňský Prazdroj
Czech and Plzeňský Prazdroj Slovakia. It was signed by representatives of the employer
and the trade unions and was valid until 31 December 2023. The agreement specifies
benefits for all employees, whether full-time or part-time, who are on permanent
or fixed-term employment contracts with a contract term length of more than one year.
This includes pension scheme and life insurance contributions, five weeks' holiday and
allowances for health, sport, culture, recreation, transport and education. In addition, our
employees can also take advantage of product discounts and promo events offered by
our partner companies.
The Proud mini brewery
joined the Pink Boots
Collaboration Brew Day
for a third time by brewing
a  special Raise Your
Glass APA beer based on
a  recipe by our brewer
Lenka Straková. The event
is held on the occasion
of International Wom-
en's Day to support and
celebrate women in the
brewing industry, symbolized
by pink boots.
As part of our support for diversity and inclusion, we also engage with the LGBTQ+ community.
A group from Plzeňský Prazdroj also took part in the Prague Pride procession in
2023. Our experimental brewery, Proud, joined the activities with beer in special rainbow
cans and with its non-alcoholic Proovan beverage.
Detailed information can be
found in the Standards chapter.
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have been discussed with the trade unions. At the same time, a four-member committee
has been appointed comprising the CEO, the CFO, the HR Director and management
representatives responsible for remunerations and benefits. This committee makes decisions
on strategic issues and outcomes that will be reflected in employee remuneration.
Key aspects are consulted with the company management. Employee remuneration is
based on a performance evaluation system according to Korn Ferry talent assessment
and development methodology, consulted on the level of Asahi Europe & International
for senior positions.
Another guideline we follow is the Compensation and Employee Benefits Policy. This
guideline of Prazdroj sets out the procedures and rules for determination of the form and
amount of wages and other employee benefits. The guideline further ensures that these
practices are consistent with our compensation and benefits strategy while complying
with applicable legislation, the collective bargaining agreement and other regulations.
EQUAL SALARY
FOUNDATION
EQUAL SALARY:
A FAIR REMUNERATION SYSTEM
The emphasis on equal access and equal standards regardless
of gender is a fixed part of our corporate philosophy.
A key role in this is played by our system of employee
development and their remuneration. To make sure we
pay fair wages to our employees, we have undergone an
independent audit as part of our Equal Salary certification.
As part of the audit, the Swiss Equal Salary Foundation
together with the audit firm PwC examined our processes,
interviewed employees and analysed remuneration
data in detail. In early 2023, we received the certification
confirming that the wages we pay to men and women are
in line with best employer practices and that we reward
employees purely on the basis of their qualifications, skills
and contribution they bring to the company. The certificate
also guarantees that our gender pay gap does not
exceed 5%.
Prazdroj is one of four companies in the Czech Republic
and one of 150 companies in the world that have won
this prestigious certificate. This success underlines our
long-standing commitment to creating a fair and equal
working environment, but also places us among the
world leaders in fair pay. We also promote diversity and
involvement of women in the company by helping our female
employees combine parenthood and career.
is the difference
in the wages we
pay to men and
women
5 %
WE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH EMPLOYEES ON PARENTAL LEAVE
We strive to make our employees feel part of the company even during their
maternity and parental leave. The Stay in Touch program allows them to stay
up-to-date on company news thanks to a company newsletter, or participate in
webinars and online training courses. We have a special Facebook group for parents
and they can also take advantage of company benefits such as Christmas
allowances, preventative healthcare and holiday vouchers. We support alignment
of their job- and family-related responsibilities through part-time work and flexible
working hours. If they decide to return to work before their child is three years
old, we provide an allowance for pre-school childcare.
EDUCATION
For us, training and development represent a major investment in our employees. We
have created a system where our employees manage the development of their own competencies
and skills themselves, with their managers acting as their coaches. Natural experience
and knowledge sharing is organised through workshops and expert discussions.
We share information about educational activities and their
topics through our To Health and Development! newsletter.
We follow the EmployeeTraining and Development guideline,
which sets out the principles and procedures for providing
training and development activities at Prazdroj. We
strive to provide employees with the necessary expertise,
skills and abilities for their current or future positions in
accordance with the needs of the company.
We follow the 70–20–10 principle, which includes 70% onthe-job
training, 20% mentoring and coaching, and 10%
formal training. The development of our employees is
based on multiple pillars: statutory and mandatory training,
onboarding programs for newcomers and advanced
development to meet individual needs and company goals.
on-the-job
training
70 %
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All new employees complete the onboarding programme "Welcome
to Prazdroj", which is part of the Academy CZ & SK and is also available
in digital format. In 2023, 119 newcomers went through it. All
mandatory training courses are interactive and include practical
demonstrations. Employees can further develop their potential within
the framework of their individual development plans (IDP). The
range of activities is based on the most frequently requested educational
areas.
In 2023, 837 professional and statutory training
courses were held, totalling 16,779 hours of training.
participants in the
Leadership program
232
newcomers
were welcomed
in Prazdroj
Managerial skills: Employees showed
great interest in the Leadership development
programme, which was attended
by 232 colleagues, and the Mentoring
programme, which was open to 57 participants.
An important part of skills training
is represented by the comprehensive PROLEAD
project management programme,
which was attended by 61 employees. The
aim is to train as many people as possible
who participate in, commission or lead
projects.
Digital development, well-being, mental health and language learning: In this
area, we organised 36 webinars attended by 1,127 people. For online education,
we use the GoodHabitz learning platform, which offers up to 150 courses.
A total of 100 people actively worked on their development using this platform.
Our employees were also zealous attendees of our language courses,
through which our company supported 170 male and female staff members.
Technical skills: We also provide very specific and specialized
professional training courses. These include MiBi
microbiology training for production workers, the Logistics
Academy and SixSigma. These are intended for senior
positions in production who work on their own process
efficiency projects (reduction of beer losses, etc.).
people attended
36 webinars
1127
HOURS OF TRAINING WERE COVERED ON AVERAGE
BY EACH PRAZDROJ EMPLOYEE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND
SLOVAKIA IN 2023. THIS IS ALMOST 20% MORE THAN IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR.
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Diversity and inclusion: We are also focused on raising
our employees' awareness of social issues such as diversity
and inclusion, as well as leadership and team development.
These topics were also featured on our “Inspiration"
show, where our Director of Corporate Relations interviewed
interesting guests live, shared their stories and
discussed current trends in business.
This programme was followed by a  new format "Purpose
Talk", which aims to reflect on the deeper purpose
of business, which goes beyond simply generating profit
and includes, for example, a positive impact on society,
the environment or a specific community. Through these
conversations, we want to inspire and motivate employees
to identify themselves with our corporate values and
actively apply them in their work.
company leaders
attended diversity and
inclusion workshops
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WELL-BEING
Physical, mental and social well-being has a firm place in the strategy of Plzeňský Prazdroj,
because the overall satisfaction of employees fundamentally affects the company's performance.
As part of the To Health! project, employees have the opportunity to benefit
from various activities and services focused on all three of the above areas.
We promote social health by maintaining quality interpersonal
relationships and interactions. Employees can
take advantage of a wide range of activities, including but
not limited to sports or volunteering. We organise Family
Days at the breweries, where hundreds of colleagues with
their families share time together.
In body care, for example, we focus on a healthy lifestyle
through our webinars. For example, how to cope with the
negative effects of sedentary work, poor quality sleep or
lack of physical activity. This is the sixth year we have participated
in the Bike to Work! challenge and the second
year of our participation in the 10,000 Steps Challenge.
We organize badminton and volleyball tournaments for
employees, and we participate in running and other sporting
events together. The Birell Grand Prix, for example, is
designed for fans of running. Approximately 600 participants
attended dozens of sporting activities across all lo-
cations.
Other activities focus on enhancing psychological
well-being. We are a member of the coalition of companies
of the Mental Health League. Thanks to this our male
and female colleagues can participate in online conversations
with experts working in different areas of mental
health every month.
participants took
part in sporting
activities across
regions
approx.
600
To facilitate a work-life balance, we allow employees to
work from home if the nature of their work so permits.
The terms and conditions are set out in the Temporary
Work from Home Directive and the Procedure for the
Home Office OHS Management Directive.
YOU CAN
COUNT ON US
As part of the assistance programme
called You can count
on us, employees and their
family members have access
to psychological, financial or
legal counselling. The helpline
is available 24 hours a day, consultations
are completely anonymous
and take place in Czech
for Czech Prazdroj and in Slovak
for Slovak Prazdroj.
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ULÉKAŘE.CZ
The uLékaře.cz assistance programme provides
people from Prazdroj with an opportunity
to have online consultations with physicians
and helps them arrange a personal
examination if needed.
VOLUNTEERING
Allouremployeesonemploymentcontractscandedicatetwoworkingdaysa yeartovolun-
teeractivities.In2023,weorganized31volunteeractivitiesinwhicha totalof419employees
participated.These included cleaning up around the brewery, tree planting, revitalization of
the landscape, work in a hop field, organization of material collections for people in need,
and taking care of seniors.
volunteers
in the Czech Republic
volunteers
in Slovakia
305
GOGRADUATES
The GoGraduates project is a programme aimed at developing of future leaders. The participants
in this two-year programme are given an opportunity to complete internships in
a variety of positions tailored to their interests and career plans. The program also includes
international rotation of employees allowing our people to take an internship abroad at an
Asahi Group partner brewery. Many graduates of the programme already successfully use
their experience in key management positions. In 2023, we had 12 trainees in the GoGraduates
programme.
INTERNSHIPS
Every year our company opens positions for interns. Yearly internships are scheduled for
one whole year, 20 hours per week. Summer internships, which take place during the
summer holidays, are full-time work. The internships include projects that significantly
contribute to Prazdroj operations. Interns present their results directly to the company
management. In 2023, the yearly internships included 20 students and the summer internships
were used by 4 interns.
COOPERATION WITH SCHOOLS
We actively cooperate with secondary schools and universities. We organise lectures,
workshops, open days and engage in long-term practical projects for students. We also
provide consultations to students working on their bachelor and master theses. Our
long-term partners include the Prague University of Economics and Business, the Prague
University of Chemistry
and Technology, the Technical
University of Ostrava,
the Slovak Technical College,
the Slovak University
of Agriculture in Nitra, the
Bratislava University of Economics
and others. We also
participate in job fairs and
conferences such as YouthSpeak
Forum and Big Step.
trainee positions
covered by the
GoGraduates
program
12
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Number
of
injuries
in 2021
CZ 8
SK 2
Number
of
injuries
in 2022
CZ 9
SK 1
Number
of
injuries
in 2023
CZ 5
SK 0
In 2023, the number and severity of injuries was reduced significantly.
We recorded five accidents requiring temporary absence from work
in the Czech Republic, and no such accident in Slovakia. Compared to
2022, the injury rate was reduced by a WHOLE 50 %.
members of the
management of
Plzeňský Prazdroj
completed the
I care programme
36
HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRST
SAFETY TRAINING
At Prazdroj, we follow the Occupational Health and Safety and Fire Protection Directive
and the Management of Chemical Substances Directive.
All of our employees and contractors have received occupational health and safety training,
which is mandated by legislation and focuses on identified workplace-specific risks.
The staff of the distribution centres and technical service department, in cooperation with
an external consultant in this area, familiarized themselves with the themes of environment
protection, occupational health and safety and fire protection. In the year under review,
we paid great attention to the work of external companies, especially in operations,
where we have a work permit system in place for them.
In 2023, we also opened a new I care training programme. This is an application where
identified risks of a technical nature are entered, such as missing protective barriers,
non-compliances in electrical installations, stairs, buildings, or incorrect work procedures,
etc. The training was attended by 36 members of the Plzeňský Prazdroj management.
Employees also receive regular training for drivers and first aid training.
A TOTAL OF 82 EMPLOYEES ATTENDED A SPECIAL SAFETY
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, THE
SAFETY CAMPS
EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING
As in previous years, we held a series of practical briefings in our breweries in 2023. For
example, an ammonia leak disposal drill took place at the Pilsen Brewery, attended by fire
protection units and the crisis staff of the Plzeň Municipal Council. The exercise was based
on simulated uncontrollable leakage of this dangerous substance from the brewery. The
main objective of the exercise was to test cooperation between the fire protection units
and the personnel operating the cooling technology in the brewery. At the same time,
our staff readiness to respond to emergencies, including evacuation and communication
security, was tested. The exercise also included activation of the alarm system and sirens
in the brewery area, which informed the employees and the surrounding area about the
ongoing exercise.
The management of occupational health, safety and fire
protection in the Plzeňský Prazdroj Group falls under the
Technical Director's department and is internally referred
to as the Safety Management System (SMS). In 2023,
safety was targeted by a total of 211 internal audit inspections
in the Czech Republic and 125 in Slovakia. Significant
projects included the Job Risk Analysis (JRA) designed
for teams tasked with identifying and addressing potential
workplace hazards in order to prevent accidents and
injuries. Another important aspect is the engagement all
our employees, who are involved in a range of activities
to promote safety. In 2023 alone, they conducted more
than 7,700 safety observations and recorded over 800
"near misses". Thanks to these activities, we can boast of
long-term success in eliminating potential risks and introducing
new measures that are to reduce the number of
occupational injuries.
In 2023, our main focus was on pedestrian protection
in breweries and distribution centres, the installation of
barriers and completely new signage. We also implemented
new requirements of Asahi Europe & Interna-
tional's internal guidelines, for example on working at
heights, and analysed the risks faced by our sales teams
directly at their workplaces.
Detailed information can be
found in the Standards chapter.
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The Plzen Brewery has always
provided its employees with
better working conditions
than usual. As FAR BACK
as the late 19th century, it
introduced the eight-hour
working day, had its own
sickness fund to provide
health care for employees
and their families, and
offered pension insurance
and housing allowances. The
company even built apartment
buildings for its employees.
And of course, we can
't
forgetthefreebeerben
efit.
ETHICS
Honest and ethical behaviour, both within the company and in relations with suppliers
and customers, is the basis for building the reputation of Plzeňský Prazdroj and the entire
Asahi Group. The principles of such conduct are set out in the Company's Ethics guideline.
The guideline is binding for all male and female employees, including seasonal workers.
They were all familiarized with it during their onboarding process and their knowledge
is reinforced annually through the "Company Ethics" training.
Employees and third parties can report unethical conduct by phone or through an online
form to an anonymous ethics hotline operated by an external contractor. All these reports
are investigated by an independent team. Employees may also report misconduct to their
supervisor, a member of the Ethics Committee, the Ethics Resolution Team or the Ethics
Officer. The whole process is described in detail in a specific whistleblowing guideline.
PRAZDROJ STARS
We want our employees to be committed, proactive and responsible,
and to support and motivate each other. To encourage
this behaviour, we introduced the possibility to nominate
colleagues or teams for the Prazdroj Stars awards in March
2022. The award is granted to employees who have made a significant
contribution to business results or to improvement of
the corporate environment. Nominations are judged monthly
by a panel of senior managers and the award is presented to
the winner by the CEO. The awarded individuals and teams advance
to the next round, where the management selects a project
to represent Prazdroj in the global Asahi Group Philosophy
Awards competition. In 2023, Prazdroj was represented by the
FOR HOPS project, which won the Audience Award in the world
finals.
IN 2023, WE DID NOT RECORD ANY COMPLAINTS
CONCERNING UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR.
employees were
granted the Prazdroj
Stars award in 2023
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responsibilityWE DO NOT WANT PEOPLE TO DRINK MORE, WE WANT TO
TEACH THEM TO DRINK BETTER. WE EXPAND OUR PORTFOLIO
OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEERS, WE WORK IN THE FIELD OF
EDUCATION, AND WE FAIRLY INFORM CONSUMERS ABOUT
THE COMPOSITION OF OUR PRODUCTS. WE ARE CONSISTENT
IN OUR ADHERENCE TO THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND
OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS. WE ALSO BEHAVE RESPONSIBLY
IN OUR MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS.
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no problem. there is something for everyone´s taste in our portfolio.
one more non-alcoholic, please!
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As a leading beer producer in the Czech Republic and Slovakia,
we are committed not only to producing the highest
quality beer, but also to promoting responsible and
moderate alcohol consumption. We are actively involved
in education and a number of different initiatives in the area
of excessive drinking prevention.
In 2023, we launched a new project called Responsible
Drinking Ambassador, in which all Prazdroj employees
can participate and together contribute to responsible
consumption of our products. Those interested will
complete a course that will provide them with important
knowledge and tools needed to recognize the signs of
alcohol abuse as well as information about its negative
impact on health. Prevention of underage drinking is in-
cluded.
As ambassadors, employees take an active role in promoting
healthier lifestyles, and the course provides
them with the necessary skills to have sensitive conversations
with colleagues, friends or family members who
may need help. In addition to preventive programmes,
the company's main priority is self-regulation, which at
Plzeňský Prazdroj is one of the strictest in the industry.
Education and Awareness 
We have a sophisticated system of education about alcohol
and responsible drinking for our people. We train and
educate not only all our employees, but also cooperating
agencies, business partners and other stakeholders.
Every employee of Plzeňský Prazdroj undergoes Alcohol
Alphabet training focused on responsible drinking. In addition,
marketing staff receive special training on Responsible
Marketing.
OUR COMMITMENT FOR 2030 
we will increase the share of
soft drinks
in our offer to 25%.
of Prazdroj employees
have gone through the
Alcohol Alphabet
100 %
we are continuously expanding our
portfolio of non-alcoholic brands to
offer new options to consumers in line
with our strategy.
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EDUCATION
AND AWARENESS
148
RESPONSIBLE DRINKING
AMBASSADOR
150
COMMERCIAL
COMMUNICATIONS 
151
PREVENTION
153
INTERNATIONAL
COMMITMENTS
154
NON-ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
156
BREAKING DOWN
PREJUDICES
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Our goal is to change this public attitude.
We are therefore involved in a number of
projects that highlight the problem and
seek to address it. One of these is the Respect 18 contact
campaign, now in its eleventh year, which is aimed at
preventing underage drinking. The project is implemented
in cooperation with the Magistrate of the City of Plzen,
the Centre for Drug Prevention and Therapy, the Podané
ruce Association, the Moravian-Silesian Region and the
Prague 13 and Prague 14 city quarters. In 2023, we visited
six different events in the Czech Republic and addressed
more than 17,000 adults through an entertaining and educational
programme at our stand.
We also actively communicate the topic on social media
and online, where people can share their experience
and ask questions, and have them answered by experts.
Through the Myths and Facts campaign on the Let's Talk
About It Instagram profile, we have addressed over 87,000
people.
In Slovakia, we presented our project Respect
18, on which we cooperate with
experts from OZ Prima, at six events for families with children
in 2023. More than 6,000 adults were addressed by
the contact campaign. Together with Barbara Kuchárová,
psychologist and project sponsor, we continue to spread
awareness over social media, where we use educational
videos to open up the topic of how to talk about alcohol
with teenage children. More than 91,000 people actively
participated in the project through the contact or online
campaign.
of our TV ads in
2023 met the rule of
75 : 25
Commercial
Communications
We take a responsible approach to marketing and regularly
evaluate the impact of the self-regulatory rules we follow.
Self-regulation allows us to react quickly to changing
trends and requires no investment from public budgets.
A sophisticated internal Code of Conduct compliance
system controls all commercial communications, which
are approved by our internal Accountability Committee.
Compliance with the External Code is then ensured by the
Advertising Council representative on the Committee. In
2023, its members assessed over 580 proposals for the
Czech and Slovak markets.
In 2023, 99.8% of our TV ads met the 75 : 25 rule (at least
75% of the target audience of the programme in which
our advert was shown was over 18 years old). In our print,
radio and digital communications, this rule was met by all
contributions without exception.
99.8 %
In 2023, we did not receive any complaints about
our advertising in the Czech Republic or Slovakia.
COMMERCIAL
COMMUNICATIONS
CODE
WE ADHERE TO OUR CODE OF
COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION,
WHICH CONTAINS A NUMBER OF
STRICT RULES THAT GO BEYOND THE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
In addition, Plzeňský Prazdroj's  online
communication is governed by the Digital
Guiding Principles, which include,
among other things, important rules regarding
website and social network content,
not only the content in our own
channels, but also that created in cooperation
with influencers who commit to
our principles. Compliance with digital
communication rules is regularly audited
at the level of Asahi, our parent company.
DIGITAL
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES
Prevention
of Underage Drinking
Although the legal age for alcohol consumption in our country is 18, some young people
start drinking at high school or even at a younger age. This can lead to a number of serious
problems. Moreover, people in the Czech Republic and Slovakia take a very tolerant attitude
towards underage drinking.
REŠPEKTUJ18.SKRESPEKTUJ18.CZ
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Drink Sensibly
and other prevention programs
We also promote moderate alcohol consumption through
our websites napivosrozumem.cz in the Czech Republic
and promileinfo.sk in Slovakia, which also includes a calculator
from the non-profit organisation Sananim. It allows
people to calculate how long after drinking alcohol they
can safely start driving. In line with our "Proud To Be Clear"
commitment, we are raising consumer awareness by publishing
a full list of nutritional values and alcohol content
not only on the packaging of our products themselves, but
also on this website in the Beer & Nutrition section.
napivosrozumem.cz
promileinfo.sk
During the summer months, we supported free expert advice and breath testing offered
by Sananim experts at the Promile INFO booth at eight summer festivals in the Czech Republic.
Nearly 6,000 visitors used this service.
As a member of the
Czech Brewery and
Malthouse Association,
we also actively
support events
focused on alcohol
prevention behind
the steering wheel
through the Driving,
Drinking Non-Alcoholic
Beer project. In 2023,
112,285 people were
addressed in this way
in cooperation with
the Police of the Czech
Republic and the
Czech Organisation for
road safety (BESIP).
112,285
In Slovakia, the Slovak Beer and Malt Producers Association
promotes responsible behaviour of car drivers, bikers, cyclists
and scooter riders. As part of the traffic prevention
campaign Be Sensible, implemented by the Slovak Police
and the Slovak Road Safety Organisation (BECEP), more
than 40,000 drivers were checked and those who were
found to be acting responsibly were rewarded with a non-alcoholic
beer. A year-round accountability campaign was
running on social media, reaching more than 923,000 people
on the Priatelia Piva Facebook page and more than
1,362,900 people on the Polícia SR Facebook page.
Our International
Commitments
We continue to fulfil our international commitments in the area of responsible communication
of our products, prevention of underage drinking and disclosure of information on the nutritional
values of our products, which Plzeňský Prazdroj has committed to in the Czech Republic and
Slovakia as a member of the Asahi Group.
1. By 2024, we will have a clear
symbol on all our alcoholic
products or a verbal warning
that the products are not suitable
for minors.
By 2023, 88 % of our alcohol beverage
packages already met this commitment
by displaying responsibility icons.
2. We will not even target youth
and children with our marketing
communications of non-alcoholic
variants of our alcoholic prod-
ucts.
We already succeeded in meeting this
objective in 2023 through the training of
our employees and agencies and consistent
application of the rules of the
Code of Commercial Communication,
which contains these provisions.
3. We will strengthen the current
measures to prevent minors
from accessing our content
in the digital environment.
All our alcohol brand channels include an
age verification mechanism for access
by people over 18 years of age only. Our
channels also meet the requirements
defined by the Digital Guiding Principles
commitment.
4. We will invite retailers, wholesalers
and distributors to work
with us on the implementation
of the most effective consumer
age verification procedures.
We are succeeding in this goal through
our involvement in the Don't Be Angry,
Prove Your Age project.
5. We will invite retailers from
e-commerce and delivery services
to join us in developing global
standards for online sales of al-
cohol.
We are actively working towards this goal.
In the coming period, we will also focus on delivering on the points
within the IARD's International Commitment, in particular as concerns
the introduction of clear symbols on all our alcohol-containing
products warning at-risk groups of minors to avoid drinking
alcohol. As part of responsible marketing, we also support the initiative of
the International Alliance for Responsible Drinking (IARD) called Influencer
Pledge. This commitment, which we share with our partners and influencers,
ensures that the content associated with our brands promotes responsible
drinking, addresses adults only and adheres to the highest ethical standards.
In order to expand the standards of responsible alcohol sales, we also focus
on working with our retail, supermarket chain and e-commerce customers.
Our commitment
in underage drinking prevention
with the International
Alliance for Responsible
Drinking (IARD)
144,311
83,557people participated in Slovakia
people were actively involved
in our preventive
programmes in the Czech Republic
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SR
13.8 %
Our commitment to inform consumers "Proud to be Clear"
We list the alcohol volume and energy content (calorific values) of our alcoholic and
non-alcoholic products on all bottles and cans sold in the European Union. In addition,
the entire nutritional profile (the Big 7) is shown on the secondary and tertiary packaging.
All alcohol-containing products in our portfolio also carry at least one of three voluntary
labels promoting responsible behaviour on their packaging.
Non-alcoholic
drinks
Share of non-alcoholic beverages in
the Prazdroj product portfolio in 2023
2022
2023
Proud To Be Clear
In 2023, Birell introduced new limited-edition radlers with Mango
& Lemon, Blueberry & Cranberry, Tangerine & Yuzu, Pear &
Quince and Apple & Plum flavours. All variants have a reduced
sugar content and, like all Birell drinks, are made without the
use of artificial sweeteners, colours or preservatives.
Birell is often the first
choice for many adult
consumers looking for
a refreshing drink not
only while driving, but
also while PLAYING SPORTS
or sitting with friends.
CR
11.5 %
SR
14.2 %
CR
11.5 %
The sales volumes of our non-alcoholic portfolio products remained the same in both markets as in the previous
year. The slight decline in the share in Slovakia was due to the recovery of the traditional beer market after
the covid hiatus.
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For the production of
non-alcoholic Birell beer,
specially cultivated yeasts are
used which have a naturally
lower ability to produce
alcohol during fermentation.
This yeast type only produces
a minimal amount of
alcohol, but at the same time
creates the characteristic
beer aroma and taste. The
fermentation is CARRIED OUT
at lower temperatures and
under strictly controlled
conditions to ensure that
the alcohol content remains
below a set limit.
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Breaking down prejudices
on soft drinks 
At Prazdroj, we are committed to responsible drinking, and one of our goals is to oppose prejudices
against people who opt for non-alcoholic variants of adult alcoholic beverages. In the
non-alcoholic Birell campaign, which we launched in 2023, we promote the attitude that fun
doesn't have to be associated with alcohol consumption and can be fully enjoyed even without
drinking alcohol.
1/2
 The results of our survey show
that nearly 50 % of the population
have encountered social
pressure making them drink.
To resist this pressure, people
make up socially acceptable
lies in front of their friends or
try to ignore their comments.
Some prefer not to go out
at all.
The interest of the Czech market
in flavoured non-alcoholic beers
is growing, their share has doubled
over the last five years and
now accounts for 8 % of packaged
beer sales. In Slovakia, the
demand in this area has been relatively
stable over recent years,
with flavoured non-alcoholic
beers accounting for around 13%
of sales. A significant contributor
to this growth is represented
by new flavours, which attract
customers who have not tried
flavoured non-alcoholic beer
before.
source: NIQ
8 %
This initiative is to address people who prefer a healthier lifestyle and
contribute to changing the perception of soft drinks in society. With the
campaign, we attend various sporting and social events, engage influencers
and work to deliver on our promise to give experiences to and
promote meaningful networking among people through our products.
fun doesn't
have to be
associated
with alcohol
consumption
and can be
fully enjoyed
even without
drinking
alcohol.
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communitiesWE CONNECT PEOPLE IN THE REGIONS WHERE OUR BREWERIES
ARE LOCATED. WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY LIFE, MAINTAIN
OLD TRADITIONS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION
OF NEW ONES. WE DEVELOP BEER CULTURE AND IMPROVE
OUR SURROUNDINGS. WE TRAIN PUB AND RESTAURANT
OWNERS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE BEST BEER POSSIBLE
AND THAT THEIR BUSINESS WORKS AS IT SHOULD.
XI
Our big heart is here for everyone.
We are
un
ited
byaffec
tion for
ourcraft.
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PARTNERSHIPS
164
PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ
FUND
165
BREWERY
VISITOR RATES
166
DEVELOPMENT OF CZECH
BEER CULTURE
169
STAR
FOR BREWERS
170
FRESH
OUTLET
PARTNERSHIPS WITH CITIES
AND REGIONS
Plzeňský Prazdroj has long been embedded in the regions
in which it operates its breweries. These partnerships include
various cultural and environmental activities that
the brewery organises or participates in.
As in previous years, the brewery signed a declaration of
cooperation with the city of Plzen in 2023. Thus it can participate
in projects such as the Festival of Freedom, Sportmania,
Pilsner Fest, Plzen Day in the Senate and more.
Many events were also held in the Velké Popovice region.
In the spring, for example, the brewery held a celebration
in honour of the brewery's founder, Baron František Ringhoffer.
On this occasion visitors had an opportunity to explore
the Baron Ringhoffer Landscape educational path
and take part in the traditional local pork feast. The programme
included the introduction of the brewery's new
mascot, Rosa the Kid Goat. Further events held in Velké
Popovice included two streetfood festivals and a Sausage
Fest. The Radegast brewery organised the Radegast
Feast and the Radegast Day. In Slovakia, the Šariš brewery
participated in a cultural event at Šariš Castle and in
a downtown sporting event, and supported an international
sculpture symposium. Events of this type represent
our continuous efforts to maintain local traditions and
strengthen the community spirit in the region.
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Last year we revitalized the Brewery Park in Velké Popovice.The park was pruned, some trees
had to be cut down due to their age and disease and replaced with new plantings respecting
the historical character of the park and the native plant species that are at home there.
In addition to trees, decorative shrubs and perennial flower
beds were planted. We also built new paths to make it
easier for visitors to move around. Furthermore, the old
gatehouse, which no longer served its purpose, was renovated
and now offers refreshments and drinks to tourists,
cyclists and locals, who can now enjoy them in the beautiful
landscape of the park. A new enclosure for goats was
built close to the gatehouse by the brewery's coopers.
In Plzen, there is a developing project of a cycling path,
which the Prazdroj brewery is building on its land and
which will connect to the cycling paths of the city and the
region.
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PLZEŇSKÝ PRAZDROJ FUND
In 2023, Prazdroj decided to simplify its grant activities
and united the public-benefit projects around its breweries
- Prazdroj lidem (Prazdroj for the people), Kozel lidem
(Kozel for the people), Radegast lidem (Radegast for the
people) and Šariš ľuďom (Šariš for the people) into a new
Pilsner Urquell Fund.
IN ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION,
THE FUND SUPPORTED
PROJECTS WITH CZK 1.6 MILLION
IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
AND EUR 16,000 IN SLOVAKIA.
We have strengthened our cooperation with the towns and villages around our breweries,
which allows us to seek out projects that are longer-term in nature and bring
significant positive change to these municipal communities. The grant committees
now meet up to three times a year so they can respond more flexibly to current community
needs. The fund supports a  wide range of projects, from environmental
initiatives via restorations of tourist attractions to community events that revitalise the
public space. The decisions are made by a team of three judges, always led by the manager
of the brewery in question, who knows their region well.
BREWERIES AND THEIR
VISITORS
Tourists from all over the world enjoy visiting the Plzeňský
Prazdroj premises in Plzen. In 2023, the brewery was visited
by approximately 530,000 tourists, which was an increase
of 13% compared to the previous year. Growing
interest in sightseeing routes and cultural
events in the brewery area, as well as in
the Brewery Museum and the Pilsen Historical
Underground, seen by more than
67 thousand visitors, was recorded. Traditionally,
the biggest tourist flow was
directed to the Pilsner Urquell route, but
the tour route of the Gambrinus brewery
also saw a big increase in visitor rates.
The Velké Popovice brewery recorded
125,000 visitors last year, which is 35%
more than in 2022. The most frequent visitors
were Czechs, Hungarians and Germans,
while tourists from South Korea also
returned after the covid hiatus. In addition
to special tours showing the brewery history,
visitors can also take part in the traditional
Kozel Beer Days.
The growing trend in 2023 was supported by the renewal
of organised tourism after covid and an increased number
of tourists from Asia. Nevertheless, most visitors still
came from the Czech Republic, followed by Germans, Taiwanese
and South Koreans. Last year´s numerous groups
of foreigners also included tourists from America, Italy
and Poland.
The brewery also hosts various events, such as the traditional
Summer at Prazdroj and food festivals. In 2024,
Prazdroj plans to offer a new sightseeing tour as part of
the Industry Open festival. It will allow visitors to take
a glimpse into the industrial section of the brewery and
get acquainted with the production technologies.
530,000
tourists from all over the
world visited the Plzeňský
Prazdroj premises in Plzen
in 2023
35 %is the increase in
visitors to Velké
Popovice brewery
in 2023
13 %is the increase in
visitors to Plzeňský
Prazdroj in 2023
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BARRELS AND COOPERS
In the cellars of the Plzen brewery, where Pilsner Urquell
matures just as it did 181 years ago, the traditional pitching
of large lager barrels takes place. This process of disinfecting
the wooden barrels, which have a capacity of up
to 40 hectolitres and weigh 800 kg, is carried out twice
a year by a team of eight coopers. The applied pitch ensures
that the beer does not take on unwanted aromas
and flavours from the wood. The beer kept under the historical
conditions is then not only used by our brewers for
regular comparisons with the beer produced in the modern
facility, but also can be tasted during brewery tours.
WE DEVELOP CZECH BEER CULTURE
Our growth, and thus the growth of our partner restaurants and pubs, has been significantly
supported by our long-term cooperation with owners and operators and by our efforts
to develop the Czech food service sector. We provide free of charge tapping technology
to businesses, including tanks, glassware and outdoor seating equipment. We help
with exterior renovations and interior transformations to make them more welcoming
and to inspire guests to come back.
We also have several development programmes for different
types of businesses. Our Beer Gastro Academy (BGA)
is the largest and most sophisticated training program for
pub and restaurant operators in the Czech Republic. This
two-day programme offers training to restaurant owners
and operators in areas such as economy of operation,
current food service trends, digital marketing and people
management. Taproom staff receive training in tapping
and beer care, including communication with guests,
while chefs receive training in current culinary trends, efficient
food preparation and understanding food costs. In
the six years of the program's existence, which includes
a two-year online hiatus during the pandemic, the BGA
has been held live in approximately 450 pubs and restaurants,
providing training to some 1,350 food service pro-
fessionals.
BGA participants report significant improvements in
their operations, including an approximately 10% increase
in beer sales, a  gross profit increase of 12%
due to a  change in sales mix and proper menu design,
and 10% savings in food costs due to efficient
use of ingredients and properly designed menus.
The program also leads to a 23% increase in the number
of social media followers, which helps build their relationship
with the business and attract new customers.
450
pubs and
restaurants have
been trained by
our Beer Gastro
Academy
CHARITY AUCTION OF BEER-MADE DRESS
Pilsner Urquell held its traditional charity auction, which raised almost CZK 520,000 to
support the Paraple Centre charity, which helps people with spinal cord injuries. The most
expensive item in the auction was a dress made of beer worn by Anya Geisler at the Karlovy
Vary Film Festival (sold for CZK 126,242). The funds raised were used to provide a residential
social rehabilitation service and to expand it by field service. The auction was held
for the twelfth year and Prazdroj contributed almost CZK 22 million to wheelchair users.
PROUD BREWERY
IN MOVEMBER
In 2023, we continued our
successful cooperation
with the Men Against Cancer
Foundation, which runs
the international Movember
awareness campaign
in the Czech Republic.
Our non-alcoholic Proovan
beer from the experimental
Proud brewery was
again available with a limited-edition
label showing
the moustache symbol
of Movember. With every
pint sold, we donated
CZK 5 to support the prevention
of prostate and
testicular cancer. The total
amount raised was
CZK 86,828.
THE COOPER'S
CRAFT IS
REGISTERED ON THE
NATIONAL LIST OF
INTANGIBLE ASSETS
OF TRADITIONAL
FOLK CULTURE.
800
kilograms is the
weight of
one wooden
barrel
22
million crowns have
been donated to the
Paraple Center since the
beginning of our
cooperation with
the charity
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2% FOR THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR
Slovak companies can use the opportunity to support the non-profit sector with two percent
of their income tax. The largest part of the donation has traditionally gone to the
Velký Šariš Community Foundation, the Prima civic association, with which we implement
the Respect 18! project, and organizations dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis
and therapy of FAS (fetal alcohol syndrome). Further support was received by the Hradba
Šariš civic association and the fund under the Ekopolis Foundation, which focuses on adaptation
measures in agricultural landscapes.
HELPING NATURE AND COMMUNITIES
In autumn 2023, we engaged in volunteer activities in the Czech Republic
and Slovakia to help nature and human communities. A total of
62 Czech and 23 Slovak colleagues took part in cleaning up the natural
landscape and making public spaces more beautiful. These activities
included for example the Clean Up the Czech Republic and Clean Up
Slovakia events. Volunteers focused on cleaning up the area around
rivers and ponds, where they picked up hundreds of kilograms of
waste. There was also the traditional event in Pustevny and we also
helped in the social centre in Prešov and the Devínská Kobyla facility,
where we helped restore biodiversity for goat breeding.
FIRST AT SOURCE
According to a survey by Plzeňský Prazdroj, one in three pubs
is not sure of its continued existence. The educational portal
First at Source is trying to help bring guests back to pubs and
restaurants. This set of educational video courses offers advice
on all aspects of running a pub – from beer tapping, via economics,
cost savings and sustainability in operations and marketing
to staff training. The program, with Zdeněk Pohlreich as
its ambassador, had 2020 unique users in the Czech Republic in
2023. The program was also newly launched in Slovakia, where
341 people were trained in its first year.
SUPPORT FOR TRADITIONAL VILLAGE PUBS
According to our data, the number of village pubs has fallen by 15% in the last four years.
To help, we run the Villages programme, which has invested nearly CZK 28 million over
six years to support endangered village pubs. Pubs can use the support to improve their
interior decorations and equipment, or to fund activities that will attract guests to them.
Pubs are often the only meeting and social event venues in smaller rural communities and
therefore their preservation is essential to local community life.
STAR FOR BREWERS
Once again, we awarded the prestigious Brewers Star award to pubs and restaurants that
provide excellent beer care. Our inspectors regularly evaluate the entire process, from
storage via cleanliness of the beer lines and glassware, to proper tapping techniques. In
2023, a record 748 pubs and restaurants in the Czech Republic won this award, which is
162 more than last year. In Slovakia, 165 pubs were awarded, 48 more than in 2022.
28 MILLION
CROWNS
We strive to make quality tap beer available to as many pub and restaurant visitors as
possible. And not only in cities, but also in villages. Therefore, we strive to help operators
and staff, through long-term and systematic support and training programs, improve their
service and thus better win over their competitors. Last year alone, we trained the staff of
1,700 pubs and restaurants.
The largest increase in the number of businesses awarded the Brewers Star was in
towns and villages with 5 to 20,000 inhabitants, where the number increased by 43%
to a total of 144 establishments. Almost 60 pubs were awarded in villages with up to
5,000 residents. The Brewers Star not only acknowledges excellent work of pub keepers,
but also helps guests find the best pubs, giving selected establishments a significant
competitive advantage.
43 %
Increase in
award-winning
businesses in small
towns and villages
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Plzeňský Prazdroj was
founded one hundred and
eighty-two years ago thanks
to the initiative of the Pilsen
townspeople themselves. They
were not satisfied with the
quality of the local beer and
were not going to accept it.
So they joined forces, put
together the necessary funds
and founded a brewery that
later made their town famous
all over the world.
Whenpeo
p
le
get together, they can
do
morethantheycan
ev
en
imagine.
Fresh Outlet
REDUCING VISUAL SMOG
Thanks to the Fresh Outlet programme, Plzeňský Prazdroj has helped transform the
appearance of 6,000 pubs and restaurants, significantly reducing visual smog and
increasing their attractiveness, since 2020. The project focuses on improving the exteriors
of businesses by removing unnecessary advertising and illuminated banners,
resulting in energy savings and reduced plastic consumption. The new illuminated
pub designations have already saved pub operators almost 580,000 MWh of electricity
over the project lifetime, which roughly equals the electricity consumed by
200 households in 12 months.
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it's work that has to be done.
Every litre, kilogram, hectare, kiloJoule we consume or produce is transparent. IN OUR REPORT WE REFER TO SELECTED INDICATORS OF THE
INTERNATIONAL REPORTING STANDARDS OF THE GLOBAL REPORTING
INITIATIVE (GRI). IN PREPARATION FOR THE NEW EUROPEAN
CSRD DIRECTIVE, WE HAVE ALSO ADDED SOME INDICATORS
ACCORDING TO THE ESRB STANDARDS.
Standards
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GRI index (content index)
STATEMENT
ON THE USE OF
STANDARDS
Plzeňský Prazdroj reports information listed in this GRI Content Register for the period
1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023 with reference to GRI standards.
GRI STANDARD VERSION 1
GRI 1: Foundation 2021
SECTOR
GRI STANDARDS
None
GRI STANDARDS INDICATORS INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
GENERAL DISCLOSURES (GRI 2)
ORGANISATION AND REPORTING
GRI 2-1 Organisation data
About Us, About the Report,
Annual Reports CZ and SK
GRI 2-2
Entities included in the sustainability
report
About Us, About the Report
GRI 2-3
Reporting period, reporting cycle and
contact details
About this Report 1 January - 31 December 2023
GRI 2-4
Modifications to previously published
information
Carbon neutrality, GRI data - Emissions
GRI 2-5 External verification About this Report
ACTIVITIES AND STAFF
GRI 2-6
Activities, value chain and other
business relationships
Introduction, About Us, Behind the
Gates of Breweries, Ingredients,
Communities
GRI 2-7 Staff People, GRI data - People
2-7 b III - workers without fixed working
hours are reported as other workers
under GRI 2-8.
GRI 2-8 Other workers GRI data - People
ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
GRI 2-9
Structure and composition of
organisation administration and
management
About Us, Strategy,
Annual Reports CZ and SK
GRI 2-12
The role of the supreme administrative
and management body in overseeing
impact management
Strategies
GRI 2-13
Delegated responsibility for impact
management
About Us, Strategy
GRI 2-14
The role of the supreme administrative
and management body in
sustainability reporting
About this Report
GRI 2-17
Collective knowledge of the supreme
administrative and management body
Strategies
GRI 2-18a
Supreme management body
performance evaluation
Strategies
GRI STANDARDS INDICATORS INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
STRATEGIES, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
GRI 2-22
Sustainable Development Strategy
Statement
Introduction, About Us, Strategy
GRI 2-23 Commitments to Policies
About Us, Strategy, People,
Responsibility
https://www.prazdroj.cz/nas-pribeh/
dulezite-listiny
GRI 2-24 Applying Commitments to Policies
About Us, Strategy, People,
Responsibility
GRI 2-25 Processes to remedy negative impacts About Us, Responsibility
GRI 2-26
Mechanisms for consultation and
communication of suggestions
People - Ethics, Responsibility -
Commercial
Communications
https://www.prazdroj.cz/nas-pribeh/
dulezite-listiny
GRI 2-27 Compliance with laws and regulations About Us
There were no breaches of legislation
during the reporting period.
GRI 2-28 Membership in associations About Us - Stakeholders
STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT
GRI 2-29 Approach to stakeholder involvement
About Us - Stakeholders,
Responsibility, Communities
GRI 2-30 Collective Bargaining People
The Collective Bargaining Agreement
applies to all employees of Plzeňský
Prazdroj, a.s. and Plzeňský Prazdroj
Slovensko, a.s.
MAJOR TOPICS (GRI 3)
GRI 3-1 The process of identifying major topics Strategy, About us
Further analysis of topic significance
will already follow the principle
of double significance and ESRS
standards.
GRI 3-2 List of major topics
About Us - Materiality Matrix, Strategy
- Pillars of Strategy
GRI 3-3 Management of major topics Strategies, text of chapters
The approach to management of major
topics is described in the relevant
chapters of this report.
ECONOMICS
MAJOR TOPIC: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE (2016) (GRI 201)
GRI 201-1
Direct economic value created and
distributed
About Us, Annual Reports CZ and SK
Key financial indicators can be found in
the Annual Reports.GRI 201-3
Compulsory contributions to pension
funds and other contributions to
supplementary pension schemes
Annual Reports CZ and SK
GRI 201-4 Financial support from the state Annual Reports CZ and SK
MAJOR TOPIC: MARKET PRESENCE (2016) (GRI 202)
GRI 202-2
Proportion of managers recruited from
local communities
For the Czech and Slovak Republics,
the ratio is 75% for company
management and 95% for senior
management.
MAJOR TOPIC: INDIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACTS (2016) (GRI 203)
GRI 203-1
Infrastructure investments and
supported services
Ingredients, Communities
GRI 203-2 Significant indirect economic impacts
Ingredients, Packaging, People,
Communities
MAJOR TOPIC: PURCHASING PRACTICES (2016) (GRI 204)
GRI 204-1 Share of expenditure on local suppliers Ingredients, Packaging
99% of packaging material suppliers
are from the EU, 1 supplier is from the
UK. 100% of barley and 88% of hops
come from domestic suppliers in the
Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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GRI STANDARDS INDICATORS INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
MAJOR TOPIC: MEASURES AGAINST CORRUPTION AND ANTI-COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOUR (2016) (GRI 205, 206)
GRI 205-1
Activities assessed for corruptionrelated
risks
About Us - Company Ethics
https://www.prazdroj.cz/nas-pribeh/
dulezite-listiny
GRI 205-2
Communication and training on anticorruption
measures
People - Ethics
GRI 205-3
Confirmed cases of corruption and
action taken
There were none.
GRI 206-1
Penalties for infringements of
competition rules
There were none.
MAJOR TOPIC: TAXES (GRI 207)
GRI 207-1 Approach to tax payment About Us
https://www.asahigroup-holdings.
com/en/company/policy/tax_code_of_
conduct.html
GRI 207-4 in-house Amounts of taxes paid About Us, Annual Reports CZ and SK
ENVIRONMENT
MAJOR TOPIC: MATERIALS (2016) (GRI 301)
GRI 301-1
Material consumption by weight or
volume
Ingredients, Packaging, GRI data -
Materials
GRI 301-2 in-house
Share of packaging made from
recycled materials
Packaging, GRI data - Materials
We monitor an alternative indicator
- the proportion of packaging made
from recycled materials - which is more
relevant for beverage producers.
GRI 301-3
Take-back of products and packaging
materials
Packaging
The return rate of barrels and crates is
almost 100%. The return rate of glass
bottles is 98%.
MAJOR TOPIC: ENERGY (2016) (GRI 302)
GRI 302-1
Energy consumption within the
organisation
Carbon Neutrality - GRI data - Energy
In addition to the summary, we also
provide a breakdown by brewery and
malthouse.
GRI 302-3 Energy Intensity Carbon Neutrality - GRI data - Energy
We monitor energy consumption
separately for malt and beer.
GRI 302-4 Reduction of Energy Consumption Carbon Neutrality
MAJOR TOPIC: WATER (2018) (GRI 303)
GRI 303-1
Interaction with water as a shared
resource
Water
GRI 303-2
Managing impacts associated with
wastewater discharges
Water, GRI data - Water
GRI 303-3a Water Consumption Water, GRI data - Water
GRI 303-4a Wastewater Discharge GRI data - Water
GRI 303-5 in-house Water consumption per product unit Water, GRI data - Water
We report water consumption in the
form of our in-house indicator in the
conversion to 1 hl of beer produced
and m3 per ton of malt.
MAJOR TOPIC: BIODIVERSITY (GRI 304)
GRI 304-1
Operations in or near protected areas
and areas of high biological value
None in th region.
GRI 304-3 in-house Protection of Biodiversity Water, Ingredients
It is not about protection or
remediation at operation sites, but a
voluntary activity to protect valuable
areas in the surrounding area or in our
value chain.
MAJOR TOPIC: EMISSIONS (2016) (GRI 305)
GRI 305-1
Direct greenhouse gas emissions
(Scope 1)
Carbon neutrality, GRI data - Emissions
GRI 305-2
Indirect greenhouse gas emissions
from energy generation (Scope 2)
Carbon neutrality, GRI data - Emissions
GRI STANDARDS INDICATORS INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
GRI 305-3
Other indirect greenhouse gas emissions
(Scope 3)
Carbon neutrality, GRI data - Emissions
GRI 305-4 Greenhouse gas emission intensity Carbon neutrality, GRI data - Emissions
GRI 305-5 Reducing greenhouse gas emissions Carbon Neutrality, Packaging
MAJOR TOPIC: WASTE (2020) (GRI 306)
GRI 306-1 Waste and related impacts Packaging, Waste
GRI 306-2 Waste-related impact management Packaging, Waste
GRI 306-3 Waste generation Waste, GRI data - Waste
GRI 306-4 Waste for reuse Waste, GRI data - Waste
GRI 306-5 Waste for disposal Waste, GRI data - Waste
MAJOR TOPIC: SUPPLIER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (2016) (GRI 308)
GRI 308-1
Evaluating environmental criteria for
new suppliers
Since 2021, all new suppliers over
€100,000 have been accredited
through a Supplier Risk Assessment,
which includes ESG criteria.
GRI 308-2
Negative environmental impacts in the
supply chain and measures taken
There have been no emergencies or
major accidents that might have adversely
affected the environment.
COMPANY
MAJOR TOPIC: EMPLOYMENT (2016) (GRI 401)
GRI 401-1 Staff hiring and fluctuations GRI data - People For this indicator we report counts.
GRI 401-2
Benefits provided to full-time employees
that are not provided to fixed-term
or part-time employees
People
GRI 401-3a, b, c Parental leave People, GRI data - People
We report a-c data on maternal and parental
leave drawing, starts and returns
to work. We do not calculate return
and retention rates (d, e).
MAJOR TOPIC: EMPLOYEE-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS (GRI 402)
GRI 402
Minimum time limits for notification of
operational changes
The notification period is one month
before the decision on the organisational
change is issued. It is stated in the
collective agreements. (Newly added.)
MAJOR TOPIC: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (2018) (GRI 403)
GRI 403 in-house
Approach to occupational health and
safety
People, About Us
The requirements for describing the
management approach under GRI
Indicators 403-1 to 403-8 are too broad
for the purpose of this report. We
present our approach here in a brief
form, supported by the full internal
OHS documentation.
GRI 403-1
Occupational health and safety management
system
People
GRI 403-2
Hazard identification, risk assessment
and incident response
GRI 403-3 Employee health care
GRI 403-4
Employee involvement and consultation
in the OHS management and
communication system
GRI 403-5 Occupational health and safety training
GRI 403-6 Support for employee health
GRI 403-7
Prevention and minimisation of
OHS-related impacts in business rela-
tionships
GRI 403-8
Workers included in the OHS management
system
GRI 403-9 Occupational injuries GRI data - People
Points c, d are addressed by the OHS
management system.
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GRI STANDARDS INDICATORS INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
MAJOR TOPIC: TRAINING AND EDUCATION (2016) (GRI 404)
GRI 404-1
Average number of hours of training per
employee
GRI data - People
GRI 404-2
Programmes to improve employee skills
and promote sustainable employability
People
GRI 404-3
Percentage of employees who undergo
regular performance and career
development reviews
Regular annual performance and career
development reviews apply to all fixedterm
and permanent staff.
MAJOR TOPIC: DIVERSITY, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND NON-DISCRIMINATION (2016) (GRI 405, GRI 406)
GRI 405-1 Diversity in governing bodies and staff
People, GRI data - People,
Annual Reports CZ and SK
The data reported here refer to the
management - directors jointly for CZ
and SK. The members of the individual
statutory bodies are listed in the annual
reports.
GRI 405-2
The ratio of basic pay and remuneration
for women and men
People - Equal Salary
Certification
Summary information without breakdown
by category.
GRI 406-1 Cases of discrimination and action taken There were none.
MAJOR TOPIC: HUMAN RIGHTS (2016) (GRI 407, GRI 408, GRI 409, GRI 410, GRI 411, GRI 412)
Human Rights - in-
house
About Us - Company Ethics,
People - Ethics
GRI 407-1
Freedom of Association and Collective
Bargaining (2016)
We are committed to protecting and
respecting human rights in all these areas.
We require the same from our suppliers.
For details, see the Business Ethics Policy
at https://www.prazdroj.cz/nas-pribeh/
dulezite-listiny.
GRI 408-1 Child Labour (2016)
GRI 409-1 Forced and Compulsory Labour (2016)
GRI 410-1 Security Practices (2016)
GRI 411-1
Protecting the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples (2016)
GRI 412-1
Human Rights Protection Assessment
(2016)
GRI 412-2
Staff training on human rights and related
regulations and procedures
People - Ethics
MAJOR TOPIC: LOCAL COMMUNITIES (2016) (GRI 413)
GRI 413-1
Operations involved in local communities,
impact assessment and development
programmes
Communities
GRI 413-2
Operations with significant actual or
potential negative impacts on local
communities
We are not aware of any actual or potential
negative impacts of our operations on local
communities.
MAJOR TOPIC: SUPPLIER IMPACT ASSESSMENT (2016) (GRI 414)
GRI 414-1
Evaluation of social criteria for new
suppliers
Since 2021, all new suppliers over
€100,000 have been accredited through a
Supplier Risk Assessment, which includes
ESG criteria.
MAJOR TOPIC: CUSTOMER HEALTH AND SAFETY (2016) (GRI 416)
GRI 416-1
Assessment of product and service impact
on health and safety
Responsibility
GRI 416-2
Violations of regulations in the area of
product and service impact on customer
health and safety
There were none.
GRI STANDARDS INDICATORS INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
MAJOR TOPIC: PRODUCT MARKETING AND LABELLING (2016) (GRI 417)
GRI 417-1
Information and labelling requirements for
products and services
Responsibility, Communities
GRI 417-2
Cases of infringement in the area of
provision of information and labelling of
products and services
There were none.
GRI 417-3 Marketing communication infringements There were none.
MAJOR TOPIC: CUSTOMER PRIVACY (2016) (GRI 418)
GRI 418-1
Legitimate complaints about customer
privacy breaches and personal data leaks
There were none.
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STANDARD
ESRS STANDARD AND THE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENT NAME
COVER-
AGE
INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
E1
E1.SBM-3 (ESRS 2 related) - Significant impacts, risks
and opportunities and their interrelationship with
strategy and business model
marginally
Carbon Neutrality
This chapter includes relevant
information, but does not yet
meet all of the ESRS requirements
for structure and content
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
E1
E1-2 - Climate change mitigation and adaptation
policies
About Us - Focus on Quality;
Carbon Neutrality
Integrated Management System
(IMS), ISO 14001 Environmental
Management System, ISO
50001 Energy Management
System; Asahi Europe & International
Group Sustainability
Policy
E1
E1-3 - Actions and resources in the context of climate
change policies
Strategy - What happened in
2023; Carbon Neutrality
Photovoltaics, Transition to
renewables, Manufacturing,
Transport & Logistics, Packaging,
Agriculture & Ingredients,
Cooling (Smart Taproom)
INDICATORS AND TARGETS
E1
E1-4 - Climate change mitigation and adaptation
objectives
Strategy - Our Sustainability
Commitments;
Carbon Neutrality
E1 E1-5 - Energy consumption and energy mix
Carbon Neutrality - Energy consumption
and carbon footprint
in manufacturing;
GRI data - Energy (GRI 302)
"For the purposes of the GRI
indicators, we report consumption
in GJ. We also report
the information broken down
between breweries and malt
houses, and in terms of hectolitres
of beer and tonnes of malt
produced (our own indicator)."
E1 E1-6 - Gross Scope 1, 2, 3 and total GHG emissions
Carbon Neutrality - Energy consumption
and carbon footprint
in manufacturing, Emissions in
our value chain, Absolute direct
and indirect emissions, Emissions
categories;
GRI data - Emissions (GRI 305)
In the GRI data section we present
Scope 1 and 2 emissions,
including a breakdown breweries
and malt houses(AR 41),
and in terms of hl of beer and
tonnes of malt produced (our
own indicator).
E1 E1-8 - Internal carbon pricing Strategy - S-EBITA
ESRS E2 POLLUTION
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
E2 E2-1 - Pollution policies About Us - Focus on Quality
Integrated company policy
(IMS), ISO 14001 environmental
management system, IPPC
pollution prevention
ESRS E3 WATER AND MARINE RESOURCES Water
This chapter includes relevant
information, but does not yet
meet all of the ESRS requirements
for structure and content
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
E3
E3.IRO-1 (ESRS 2 related) - Description of procedures
for identifying and assessing significant impacts,
risks and opportunities related to water and marine
resources
Water
Audits focused on addressing
water supply risks for breweries;
Water Source Vulnerability Assessments
(SVAs) according to
AWS (Alliance for Water Stewardship)
and TCFD standards
E3 E3-1 - Policies relating to water and marine resources Water
Water Management Directive;
Asahi Europe & International
Group Sustainability Policy
E3
E3-2 - Measures and resources related to water and
marine resources
Water - Continuous reduction of
water consumption, Radegast
Brewery water projects, Water
treatment in breweries, Water
saving measures in breweries,
Smart Taproom
INDICATORS AND TARGETS
E3 E3-3 - Targets related to water and marine resources
Strategy - Our sustainability
commitments; Water
majority coverage partial coverage marginal coverage
STANDARD
ESRS STANDARD AND THE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENT NAME
COVER-
AGE
INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
ESRS 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
BASIS FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT
ESRS 2
BP-1 - General basis for preparation of the
sustainability statement
partly About this Report
ESRS 2
BP-2 - Disclosure of information in relation to specific
circumstances
partly About this Report
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION AND
MANAGEMENT
ESRS 2
GOV-1 - Role of administrative, management and
supervisory bodies
About Us - Company Management
and Control Structure;
Strategy - Sustainability Strategy
Management, S-EBITA
ESRS 2
GOV-3 - Incorporation of sustainability-related performance
into incentive schemes
marginally Strategy - S-EBITA
ESRS 2 GOV-4 – Due Diligence Statement About Us - Focus on Quality
Due diligence evaluation before
new product launches
STRATEGY
ESRS 2 SBM-1 - Strategy, Business Model and Value Chain
partly
About Us - Breweries and malt
houses of Plzeňský Prazdroj,
Portfolio of Plzeňský Prazdroj,
How we brew our beers, Results
in 2023, Awards;
Behind the Brewery Gates Diagram
of the supply-demand
chain;
Strategy - Pillars of the strategy,
Our commitment to sustainability,
What happened in 2023;
Strategy implementation
ESRS 2 SBM-2 - Stakeholder interests and views most About Us - We are in dialogue
with all our stakeholders
ESRS 2
SBM-3 - Significant impacts, risks and opportunities
and their interrelationship with strategy and business
model
partly
About Us - Results for 2023,
Awards, Focus on Quality,
Plzeňský Prazdroj's Materiality
Matrix, Slovak Plzeňský
Prazdroj's Materiality Matrix
The materiality analysis is
based on GRI standards. The
themes were assessed in terms
of material impact. We plan to
apply double significance assessment
under the ESRS in the
next period.
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION ON THE
MATERIALITY ASSESSMENT PROCESS
ESRS 2
IRO-2 - ESRS disclosure requirements for information
covered by a company's sustainability statement partly
ESRS overview
This overview provides basic
orientation, it does not yet
meet the requirements for a
full-scope ESRS content index
ESRS E1 CLIMATE CHANGE Carbon Neutrality
This chapter includes relevant
information, but does not yet
meet all of the ESRS requirements
for structure and content
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION AND
MANAGEMENT
E1
E1.GOV-3 (ESRS 2 related) – Incorporation of sustainability-related
performance into incentive schemes
marginally
Strategy - S-EBITA
STRATEGY
E1 E1-1 - Plan of Transition to Climate Change Mitigation margin Strategy, Carbon Neutrality
ESRS index
"This overview provides for orientation in the report in terms of the ESRS standard structure. It does not represent the full scope of the ESRS
content register. It indicates the location of information related to disclosure requirements (rather than the individual data points) without
guaranteeing full coverage of those requirements. We are gradually preparing for reporting under the ESRS requirements, this report is
prepared with reference to the GRI standards and does not yet include all information that will be required from us by the ESRS standards in the
future."
majority coverage partial coverage marginal coverage
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STANDARD
ESRS STANDARD AND THE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENT NAME
COVER-
AGE
INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
S1
S1-2 - Procedures for working with internal workforce
and employee representatives with respect to
impacts
About Us - Dialogue with Stake-
holders;
People - Satisfaction Survey
S1
S1-3 - Procedures for correcting negative impacts and
whistleblowing channels for internal workforce to
voice concerns
People - Well-being, Ethics
You can count on us assistance
programme, Whistleblowing
options
S1
S1-4 - Taking action on significant impacts on internal
workforce and approaches to managing significant
risks and exploiting significant opportunities related
to internal workforce and the effectiveness of these
actions
Strategy - What happened in
2023;
People - Diversity and Inclusion,
Education, Well-being, Volunteering,
Young Talent Development
and Support, Health and
Safety
E.g., adoption of new guidelines,
collective bargaining
agreement, Equal Salary certification,
programs described in
the subchapters by major topic
INDICATORS AND TARGETS
S1
S1-5 - Objectives related to significant negative
impact management, positive impact promotion, and
management of significant risks and opportunities
People Gender balance in management
S1 S1-6 - Characteristics of the company's employees
GRI data - People (GRI 2-7, GRI
401, GRI 405)
S1
S1-7 - Characteristics of non-employees in the enterprise's
internal workforce
GRI data - People (GRI 2-8)
S1
S1-8 - Collective bargaining coverage and social
dialogue
People - Collective agreement
and other guidelines
S1 S1-9 - Diversity indicators GRI data - People (GRI 405)
S1 S1-13 - Training and skills development indicators GRI data - People (GRI 404)
Average number of hours of
education
S1 S1-14 - Health and safety indicators GRI data - People (GRI 403)
S1 S1-15 - Work-life balance indicators GRI data - People (GRI 401-3) Taking parental leave only
S1
S1-16 - Remuneration indicators (pay gap and total
remuneration)
People - Equal Salary: a fair
remuneration system
So far without quantitative
indicators calculated according
to ESRS
S1
S1-17 - Incidents, complaints and serious human
rights impacts
GRI Index
ESRS S3 AFFECTED COMMUNITIES Communities
This chapter includes relevant
information, but does not yet
meet all of the ESRS requirements
for structure and content
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
S3
S3-2 - Procedures for working with affected communities
to address impacts
About Us - Dialogue with Stake-
holders
S3
S3-4 - Taking action on significant impacts on affected
communities and approaches to managing significant
risks and exploiting significant opportunities
related to affected communities and the effectiveness
of these actions
Communities
Partnerships with cities and
regions, Plzeňský Prazdroj Fund,
Breweries and their visitors,
Beer culture, Craft, Non-profit
sector, Volunteering, Pub support,
Fresh outlet (reducing
visual smog)
ESRS S4 CONSUMERS AND END USERS Responsibility
This chapter includes relevant
information, but does not yet
meet all of the ESRS requirements
for structure and content
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
S4 S4-1 - Consumer and End-User Policies Responsibility
Integrated Company Policy
(IMS), ISO 22000 Food Safety
Assurance System, FSMS HACCP;
Code of Commercial
Communication; Asahi Group
International Commitments
S4
S4-2 - Procedures for engagement with consumers
and end users with regard to impacts
Responsibility - Prevention of
underage drinking
majority coverage partial coverage marginal coverage
STANDARD
ESRS STANDARD AND THE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENT NAME
COVER-
AGE
INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
E3 E3-4 - Water consumption Water; GRI data - Water
The information is further broken
down into breweries and
malthouses(AR 30) and in terms
of hl of beer and tonnes of malt
produced (AR 31).
ESRS E4 BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEMS
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
E4
E4-3 - Measures and resources related to biodiversity
and ecosystems
Strategy - What happened
in 2023; Ingredients - Barley,
Blossom for Hops
FOR HOPS, FOR BARLEY, Blossom
for Hops, building ponds
by Radegast projects
ESRS E5 RESOURCE USE AND CIRCULAR ECONOMY Ingredients; Packaging; Waste
These chapters include relevant
information, but do not yet
meet all of the ESRS requirements
for structure and content
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
E5
E5.IRO-1 (ESRS 2 related) - Description of procedures
for identifying and assessing significant impacts,
risks and opportunities related to resource use and
circular economy
Packaging - Life Cycle Analysis
E5 E5-1 - Resource use and circular economy policies
About Us - Focus on Quality;
Ingredients; Packaging; Waste
Integrated Company Policy
(IMS), ISO 14001 Environmental
Management System, Waste
Management Guidelines, GMP+
Feed Safety Certification
E5
E5-2 - Measures and resources related to resource
use and circular economy
Strategy - What happened in
2023; Ingredients - FOR BARLEY
CZECH / SLOVAK PROJECT,
FOR HOPS, Blossom for Hops
projects; Packaging – Reduced
use of disposable packaging,
Returnable packaging, Cans,
Returnable packaging system,
Glass, Sorting line, Paper;
Waste - Reduced landfill, Secondary
materials from production,
Returnable glass and cups
at festivals
INDICATORS AND TARGETS
E5 E5-3 - Resource use and circular economy targets
Strategy - Our Sustainability
Commitments;
Ingredients; Packaging; Waste
Ingredients from sustainable
agriculture, Recyclability/circularity
of packaging; Zero waste
to landfill
E5 E5-4 - Resource Inflow
Ingredients; Packaging;
GRI data - Materials (GRI 301),
Waste (GRI 306)
E5 E5-5 - Resource Outflow Waste
ESRS S1 INTERNAL WORKFORCE People
This chapter includes relevant
information, but does not yet
meet all of the ESRS requirements
for structure and content
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
S1 S1-1 - Internal Workforce policies
About Us - Focus on Quality;
People - Diversity and Inclusion,
Education, Well-being, Young
Talent Development and Sup-
port
Integrated Company Policy
(IMS), Occupational Health and
Safety System ISO 45001;
Diversity Charter (European,
Czech, Slovak);
Directive: Equal Treatment and
Protection against Discrimination
(Asahi Europe & International
Group), Compensation
and Employee Benefits, Employee
Training and Development,
Occupational Health and Safety
and Fire Protection, Hazardous
Substances Management, Whis-
tleblowing;
Collective Agreement
majority coverage partial coverage marginal coverage
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GRI data - People
PEOPLE 2-7
Staff Number and Structure
CZ 2020 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 754.3 666.3 88 722.5 31.8
Men 1411.2 1292.5 118.7 1409.3 1.9
TOTAL 2,165.5
SK 2020 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 167.3 138.8 28.4 164.1 3.2
Men 399.6 353.7 45.9 399.6 0
TOTAL 566.9
CZ 2021 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 742.5 667.5 75 709.6 32.9
Men 1420.7 1317.4 103.3 1417.3 3.3
TOTAL 2,163.2
SK 2021 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 168.8 148.4 20.3 166.2 2.6
Men 388.8 357.2 31.6 388.7 0.1
TOTAL 557.6
CZ 2022 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 766 649.5 116.5 727.6 38.4
Men 1420 1297.9 122.3 1416.7 3.6
TOTAL 2,186
SK 2022 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 173.8 141.1 32.8 169.9 0
Men 400.1 353.6 46.5 400.1 3.9
TOTAL 573.9
CZ 2023 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 810.4 599.1 211.3 789.7 20.7
Men 1720.3 1471 249.3 1716.1 4.2
TOTAL 2,530.7
SK 2023 INDEFINITE PERIOD FIXED TERM FULL-TIME PART-TIME
Women 224.1 169.5 54.6 218.9 5.2
Men 477.4 389.6 87.8 477.4 0
TOTAL 701.5
All data are calculated as the average number of employees (1 January - 31 December of the current year).
There were no significant year-on-year fluctuations in staff numbers.
STANDARD
ESRS STANDARD AND THE DISCLOSURE
REQUIREMENT NAME
COVER-
AGE
INFORMATION LOCATION NOTES
S4
S4-3 - Procedures for correcting negative impacts
and whistleblowing channels for consumers and end
users to voice concerns
Responsibility
S4
S4-4 - Taking action on significant impacts on consumers
and end users and approaches to managing
significant risks and exploiting significant opportunities
related to consumers and end users and the
effectiveness of these actions
Strategy - What happened in
2023;
Responsibility
Responsible consumption,
Commercial communication,
Prevention programmes, Soft
drinks in the portfolio, Fighting
stereotypes
INDICATORS AND TARGETS
S4
S4-5 - Objectives related to significant negative
impact management, positive impact promotion, and
management of significant risks and opportunities
About Us – Our Sustainability
Commitments;
Responsibility
Engagement in prevention programmes,
Share of soft drinks in
the portfolio
ESRS G1 BUSINESS CONDUCT
MANAGING IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES
G1
G1-1 - Business conduct and corporate culture pol-
icies
About Us - Ethics, Focus on
Quality; Strategy - Our Mission,
We Educate
G1 G1-2 - Supplier Relationship Management
About Us - Responsibility and
Suppliers; Ingredients
Projects aimed at supporting
ingredient suppliers
INDICATORS AND TARGETS
G1 G1-4 - Cases of corruption or bribery GRI Index
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PEOPLE 401-3 a, b, c
TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES,
WHO DREW PARENTAL LEAVE
2020 2021 2022 2023
CZ ON LEAVE START RETURN ON LEAVE START RETURN ON LEAVE START RETURN ON LEAVE START RETURN
Women 133 33 26 138 39 32 122 27 20 146 73 38
Men 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1
TOTAL 137 33 28 139 39 32 124 27 22 147 74 39
SK 2020 2021 2022 2023
Women 35 11 10 26 2 3 30 8 8 23 4 8
Men 3 1 0 4 3 0 15 12 0 20 13 17
TOTAL 38 12 10 30 5 3 45 20 8 43 17 25
All data are calculated as cumulative staff numbers (1 January - 31 December of the current year).
PEOPLE 405-1
DIVERSITY - COMPANY MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
Percentage of employees per employee category in each of the following categories:
a) Company management*
CZ/SK 2020 < 30 30-50 > 50 2021 < 30 30-50 > 50 2022 < 30 30-50 > 50
Women 15.3 % 0 14.6 % 0.6 % 21.4 % 0 21.4 % 0 31.25 % 0 31.25 % 0
Men 84.7 % 0 65.6 % 19.1 % 78.6 % 0 50.0 % 28.6 % 68.75 % 0 50.0 % 18.75 %
80.2 % 19.8 % 71.4 % 28.6 % 81.25 % 18.75 %
CZ/SK 2023 < 30 30-50 > 50
Women 35.29 % 0 35.29 % 0
Men 64.71 % 0 47.06 % 17.65 %
82.35 % 17.65 %
* For the purposes of calculating employees, male and female directors CZ/SK.
PEOPLE 2-8
Number and structure of non-employee workers
Contracts for Work and Contracts for Service are concluded for jobs that are not covered by permanent employment contracts,
e.g. seasonal production work,
in Craft and Heritage department, temporary jobs, internships, etc.
CZ 2020 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK 2021 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK 2022 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK 2023 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK
Women 130.8 253.5 111.8 241.8 115.5 272.6 155.3 345.1
Men 109.3 256.2 98.7 250.7 100 274.7 119.8 315.9
TOTAL 749.8 240.1 509.7 703 210.5 492.5 762.8 215.5 547.3 838.5 275.1 661
SK 2020 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK 2021 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK 2022 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK 2023 CONTRACTS
FOR SERVICE
CONTRACTS
FOR WORK
Women 0.9 5.4 0.9 4.7 1.3 18.3 15.4 5.3
Men 2.1 32.2 2 31.4 1.1 32.3 5.3 31.1
TOTAL 40.6 3 37.6 39 2.9 36.1 53 2.4 50.6 53.8 20.7 36.4
All data are calculated as the average number of employees (1 January - 31 December of the current year).
PEOPLE 401-1a
New hires
CZ 2020 < 30 30-50 > 50 2021 < 30 30-50 > 50 2022 < 30 30-50 > 50 2023 < 30 30-50 > 50
Women 115 49 53 13 90 49 40 1 162 76 79 7 96 46 44 6
Men 189 88 88 13 155 76 63 16 238 100 117 21 143 63 69 11
TOTAL 304 137 141 26 245 125 103 17 400 176 196 28 239 109 113 17
SK 2020 < 30 30-50 > 50 2021 < 30 30-50 > 50 2022 < 30 30-50 > 50 2023 < 30 30-50 > 50
Women 18 10 8 0 14 7 7 0 39 21 16 2 23 7 14 2
Men 71 37 28 6 61 34 21 6 79 35 36 8 47 24 18 5
TOTAL 89 47 36 6 75 41 28 6 118 56 52 10 70 31 32 7
All data are calculated as cumulative staff numbers (1 January - 31 December of the current year).
PEOPLE 401-1b
Staff turnover (figures include all resignations)
CZ 2021 < 30 30-50 > 50 2022 < 30 30-50 > 50 2023 < 30 30-50 > 50
Women 101 39 46 16 109 43 47 19 96 25 56 15
Men 293 65 89 39 199 70 88 41 140 45 63 32
TOTAL 394 104 135 55 308 113 135 60 236 70 119 47
SK 2021 < 30 30-50 > 50 2022 < 30 30-50 > 50 2023 < 30 30-50 > 50
Women 17 9 6 2 44 11 25 8 31 10 15 6
Men 61 29 27 5 78 25 35 18 77 32 29 16
TOTAL 78 38 33 7 122 36 60 26 108 42 44 22
All data are calculated as cumulative staff numbers (1 January - 31 December of the current year).
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PEOPLE 404-1 TRAINING
Average number of training hours per year per employee
Includes statutory, mandatory and developmental training
CZ 2021
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS OTHER
TOTAL 10.1 12.7 22.1 15.2 8.2
Women 7.6 14.3 20.0 12.3 5.9
Men 11.5 12.3 22.9 17.2 9.6
SK 2021
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS OTHER
TOTAL 10.7 7.2 17.5 19.6 9.0
Women 10.4 4.0 15.3 15.5 8.9
Men 10.8 8.8 18.6 23.5 9.1
CZ 2022
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS OTHER
TOTAL 16.2 23 31 26.9 13.4
Women 15.2 22.1 24.7 27.6 12.7
Men 16.7 23.2 33.8 26.4 13.7
SK 2022
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS OTHER
TOTAL 18.8 9.4 41.4 30.2 16
Women 20.2 7.8 47.6 33.5 16.2
Men 18.3 10.5 38.5 28.3 15.9
CZ 2023
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS OTHER
TOTAL 19.4 44.9 41.0 29.9 15.9
Women 18.4 46.4 45.6 28.5 14.7
Men 20.0 44.6 38.8 30.8 16.6
SK 2023
SENIOR
MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS OTHER
TOTAL 18.7 28.6 31.6 29.5 16.2
Women 18.3 20.5 19.6 30.2 16.1
Men 18.9 31.3 37.8 29.1 16.2
MANAGEMENT CZ/SK 2022 2023
TOTAL 11.6 10.6
Women 10.25 9.2
Men 15.5 11.0
All data are calculated as cumulative staff numbers (1 January - 31 December of the given year).
This rate was calculated based on the number of training hours and the number of workers in the given category.
The differences in hours are mainly due to the form of training in the covid and postcovid periods.
Data for management are not available for previous years in this breakdown.
More information in the People chapter.
b) Staff
CZ 2020 < 30 30-50 > 50 2021 < 30 30-50 > 50 2022 < 30 30-50 > 50 2023 < 30 30-50 > 50
MANAGEMENT
Women 26.81 % 0 21.88 % 4.93 % 27.41 % 0.67 % 19.95 % 6.79 % 27.71 % 0 21.08 % 6.63 % 22.64 % 0 19.03 % 3.61 %
Men 73.18 % 0 61.54 % 11.64 % 72.59 % 0.18 % 59.07 % 13.34 % 72.29 % 1.20 % 58.43 % 12.65 % 77.36 % 1.81 % 63.15 % 12.4 %
0 83.42 % 16.57 % 0.85 % 79.02 % 20.13 % 1.20 % 79.51 % 19.28 % 1.81 % 82.18 % 16.01 %
SPECIALISTS
Women 38.60 % 5.80 % 26.75 % 6.05 % 38.48 % 4.40 % 27.40 % 6.68 % 38.78 % 3.27 % 29.39 % 6.12 % 34.36 % 6.15 % 23.15 % 5.07 %
Men 61.40 % 3.46 % 43.20 % 14.73 % 61.52 % 3.69 % 42.22 % 15.61 % 61.22 % 4.49 % 41.22 % 15.51 % 65.64 % 5.79 % 46.86 % 12.98 %
9.26 % 69.95 % 20.78 % 8.09 % 69.62 % 22.29 % 7.76 % 70.61 % 21.63 % 11.94 % 70.01 % 18.05 %
OTHER
Women 35.25 % 5.58 % 19.72 % 9.95 % 34.54 % 4.88 % 19.15 % 10.51 % 35.36 % 5.22 % 19.26 % 10.88 % 32.5 % 7.8 % 15.94 % 8.76 %
Men 64.75 % 9.77 % 37.40 % 17.58 % 65.46 % 9.15 % 37.28 % 19.01 % 64.64 % 8.38 % 35.39 % 20.87 % 67.5 % 12.08 % 37.61 % 17.81 %
15.35 % 57.12 % 27.53 % 14.03 % 56.43 % 29.52 % 13.60 % 54.65 % 31.75 % 19.88 % 53.55 % 26.57 %
SK 2020 < 30 30-50 > 50 2021 < 30 30-50 > 50 2022 < 30 30-50 > 50 2023 < 30 30-50 > 50
MANAGEMENT
Women 35.63 % 0 24.14 % 11.49 % 34.35 % 1.39 % 21.88 % 11.08 % 34.15 % 2.71 % 22.49 % 8.94 % 34.93 % 2.51 % 24.9 % 7.52 %
Men 64.37 % 2.87 % 55.75 % 5.75 % 65.65 % 2.77 % 62.88 % 0 65.85 % 2.71 % 62.33 % 0.81 % 65.07 % 0 62.57 % 2.51 %
2.87 % 79.89 % 17.24 % 4.16 % 84.76 % 11.08 % 5.42 % 84.82 % 9.75 % 2.51 % 87.47 % 10.03 %
SPECIALISTS
Women 37.68 % 8.81 % 25.61 % 3.26 % 42.30 % 6.97 % 32.01 % 3.32 % 41.00 % 8.84 % 28.94 % 3.22 % 44.04 % 10.44 % 30.99 % 2.61 %
Men 62.32 % 3.10 % 47.80 % 11.42 % 57.70 % 2.65 % 43.45 % 11.61 % 59.00 % 3.54 % 44.21 % 11.25 % 55.96 % 5.1 % 43.03 % 7.83 %
11.91 % 73.41 % 14.68 % 9.62 % 75.46 % 14.93 % 12.38 % 73.15 % 14.47 % 15.54 % 74.01 % 10.44 %
OTHER
Women 27.82 % 5.11 % 14.75 % 7.96 % 28.23 % 4.50 % 14.95 % 8.78 % 28.38 % 4.63 % 15.01 % 8.74 % 29.93 % 6.32 % 16.79 % 6.82 %
Men 72.17 % 9.75 % 42.79 % 19.63 % 71.78 % 9.19 % 40.58 % 22.01 % 71.62 % 8.98 % 39.95 % 22.69 % 70.07 % 13.05 % 39.06 % 17.96 %
14.86 % 57.54 % 27.59 % 13.69 % 55.53 % 30.79 % 13.61 % 54.96 % 31.43 % 19.36 % 55.85 % 24.78 %
In management we count senior management and management, without the board.
All data are calculated as the average number of employees (1 January - 31 December of the current year).
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GRI data - Materials, Waste
MATERIALS 301-1
Materials purchased for production
Total weight of materials used for the production and packaging of primary products
RENEWABLES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Barley (tonnes)
CZ 168000 136640 143035 152033 146,190
SK 25340 24604 24328 24624 27,884
Hops (kg)
CZ 684296 733480 803096 655196 606,523
SK 28608 39688 34053 44124 43,115
Maize (tonnes)
CZ n/a n/a n/a n/a 89
SK 470 470 555 1114 581
Malt (tonnes)
CZ
4,043
(+7,022)*
3,476
(+5,072)*
3,705
(+6,066)*
5,071
(+6,822)*
3,633
(+9,512)*
SK 247 203 308 338 235
Sugar (tonnes)
CZ 3663 4446 4166 4248 4,087
SK 1767 1165 1166 1307 1,193
NON-RENEWABLE
Auxiliary materials (tons)
(diatomaceous earth, stabilization,
bases, etc.)
CZ 4231 4620 3825 4311 4,471
SK 399 358 325 428 338
* Supplemented by purchases from Plzeňský Prazdroj Slovensko, a. s., for Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.
For more information, see the Ingredients chapter.
MATERIALS USED FOR PURCHASED PACKAGING (tonnes)
NON-RENEWABLE 2019 CZ/SK 2020 CZ/SK 2021 CZ/SK 2022 2023
Glass 27858
33,887
change = 32,219
34,178
change = 31,935
30,288
total for CZ/SK
22,961
total for CZ/SK
Plastics 2761 2092 1299
CZ = 934
SK = 224
CZ = 974
SK = 195
With addition of crates +1458 +578 +1338
+675
total for CZ/SK
+1,241
total for CZ/SK
Aluminium 7767 8989 9687
CZ = 8,941
SK = 2,112
CZ = 8,532
SK = 1,829
Metals 1533 1669 1581
CZ = 1,459
SK = 131
CZ = 1,348
SK = 140
With addition of keg barrels +1891 +409 +616 +0 +0
RENEWABLES
Paper 5355 6058 6226
CZ = 5,198
SK = 762
CZ = 5,343
SK = 759
Wood 5526 2832 4487
CZ = 3,799
SK = 262
CZ = 1,815
SK = 19
In previous years, the internal system did not allow us to track data split between CZ/SK.
PEOPLE 403-9 OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES
a) Staff
NUMBER RATE
2020 2021 2022 2023 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number and rate of deaths due to
occupational injuries
CZ 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
SK 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Number and rate of major occupational
injuries with absence from work
We do not track the number and rate of
occupational injuries with permanent
health consequences (excluding fatalities).
CZ 1 4 1 0 0.054 0.214 0.052 0.000
SK 0 1 0 0 0.000 0.229 0.000 0.000
Number and rate of occupational injuries
with absence from work
CZ 5 3 5 5 0.271 0.161 0.260 0.250
SK 1 1 1 0 0.212 0.229 0.221 0.000
Main types of occupational injuries
finger injuries, leg and
arm injuries, bruises,
muscle injuries, foot
injuries
hand
injuries,
leg
injuries,
head
injuries
hand injury,
shoulder
injury,
dislocated
knee, cut
on the
hand
Number of hours worked
CZ 3695398 3732902 3840145 3,990,508
SK 944483 871962 903895 871,884.3
b) Specialist suppliers - permanent contractors*
NUMBER RATE
2020 2021 2022 2023 2020 2021 2022 2023
Number and rate of deaths due to
occupational injuries
CZ 1 0 0 0 0.112 0.000 0.000 0.000
SK 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Number and rate of major occupational
injuries with absence from work
We do not track the number and rate of
occupational injuries with permanent
health consequences (excluding fatalities).
CZ 0 0 1 0 0.000 0.000 0.142 0.000
SK 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Number and rate of occupational injuries
with absence from work
CZ 1 1 2 0 0.112 0.153 0.284 0.000
SK 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Main types of occupational injuries
finger injuries, leg and
arm injuries, bruises
fractured
arms, leg
injuries
Number of hours worked
CZ 1783402 1307637 1409213 1,450,713
SK 325700 276035 732219 263,133
Rate calculated on the basis of 200,000 hours worked for the equivalent of 100 workers. The data were obtained from internal HR and HSE
systems. The data include all staff over whose activities the organisation controls.
* SPECIALISED CONTRACTORS
' Contractors employed for specific tasks that do not take up a substantial part of their working time and/or who work for multiple employers
(such as annual testing or equipment maintenance).
' Contractors engaged for specific projects/maintenance that are not part of normal operations (such as workers involved in a construction
project).
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WASTE 306-4, 306-5
WASTE TREATMENT (excluding by-products)
100% of by-products are recycled.
TONS 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
TOTAL WASTE EXCLUDING BY-PRODUCTS
CZ 12054 12045 10920 11088 11,124
SK 1181 1028 776 997 994
TONS 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
RECYCLING
diatomaceous earth, bitter sludge, barley dust, glass, paper
and cardboard, plastics, metals, biodegradable waste, hazardous
waste (oils, batteries, electrical equipment), etc.
CZ information is
not available
in this
breakdown
5621 8081 10029 9,999
SK 750 655 927 965
ENERGY RECOVERY
wooden packaging, mixed packaging, mixed municipal
waste, hazardous waste (chemical substance and mixture
packaging,
absorbents), etc.
CZ
information is
not available
in this
breakdown
4142 1381 347 748
SK 182 62 27 29
LANDFILL
mixed municipal waste, mixed packaging,
screen wash-offs, bulky waste, etc.
CZ 2413 2282 1458 713 376
SK 199 96 59 44 0
The proportion of hazardous waste is negligible, therefore we consider this simplified presentation to be sufficiently clear also for the purposes
of GRI 306-4 and 5b, c.
Waste management according to types and subsequent disposal is provided by contractual companies that hold valid permits and
authorizations for waste disposal in the area of waste management according to valid legislation.
For more information, see the Waste chapter.
GRI data – energy – water – emissionS
Data on water, energy, emissions refer to the production sites.
Further consumption is measured at company-owned distribution centres, but this accounts for only 0.4% of the total
consumption.
The Proud mini brewery (on Plzeň premises) is an insignificant source of consumption in terms of performance and energy
consumption.
PRODUCTION IN BREWERIES (millions of hectolitres)
BREWERIES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzen 5.1 4.8 4.6 5.3 4.8
Nošovice 1.9 2 2.2 2.5 2.5
Velké Popovice 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.8
Veľký Šariš 1 1.2 1 1.2 1.2
PRODUCTION IN MALT HOUSES (thousands OF TONS)
MALT HOUSES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzen 82 77 78 88 87
Nošovice 36 35 35 34 36
Veľký Šariš 19 19 19 21 22
MATERIALS 301-2 - PP
SHARE OF PACKAGING MADE FROM RECYCLED MATERIALS
IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PACKAGING MATERIALS USED
CZ/SK 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLASTICS
PET, PSL, pallet stretch film, shrink/container film,
keg, container bags, tank bags, crates
10.5 % 23 % 29 %
CZ = 40 %
SK = 88 %
CZ = 31 %
SK = 88 %
PAPER
Bottle labels, offset tray, flexo tray, offset carton, flexo carton,
MPs, boxes, pallet layer
60 % 66 % 81 %
CZ = 81 %
SK = 89 %
CZ = 77 %
SK = 95 %
ALUMINIUM
Cans, can lids, foils, crown caps
36 % 37 % 43 %
CZ = 53 %
SK = 43 %
CZ = 51 %
SK = 69 %
GLASS
Bottles
67 % 69 % 71 %
CZ = 70 %
SK = 70 %
CZ = 65 %
SK = 65 %
In previous years, the internal system did not allow us to track data split between CZ/SK.
For more information, see the Packaging chapter.
WASTE 306-3
Waste from production sites
Exclusive of waste from distribution centres, administrative centres and technical services, which account for 0.15% by
volume.
TONS 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
BY-PRODUCTS
(spent grains, yeast, wash-offs, malt flower, malt dust,
back barley, etc.)
CZ 160697 164460 159970 172778 172,254
SK 14305 18990 18393 19667 18,291
WASTE
(diacetamous earth, barley dust, glass packaging,
aluminium packaging, paper packaging, plastic
packaging, wooden packaging, mixed packaging,
labels, iron and other metals, biodegradable
waste, mixed municipal waste, discarded electrical
equipment, sludge, construction debris, etc.)
CZ 11927 11901 10821 11016 11,098
SK 1116 1018 773 994 993
HAZARDOUS WASTE
(chemical substance and mixture packaging,
absorbents, engine and mineral oils, oil filters,
laboratory chemicals, fluorescent lamps, solvents,
discarded equipment containing chlorfluorocarbons,
etc.)
CZ 127 144 99 72 26
SK 65 10 3 3 3
TOTAL
188,237 196,523 190,059 204,533 202,665
CZ 172,751 176,505 170,890 183,866 183,378
SK 15,486 20,018 19,169 20,667 19,287
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Electricity and heat consumption, breweries (GJ)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Electricity
Heat
Steam from biomass
(renewable)
380,388
114083
266305
n/a
390,711
112304
278407
n/a
374,879
109551
197620
67708
404,044
119379
0
284665
384,512
116285
0
268227
NOŠOVICE
Electricity
36,773 41,713 41,898 43,751 44,086
VELKÉ POPOVICE
Electricity
39,829 35,430 33,509 33,055 33,662
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Electricity
22,845 24,146 22,830 23,162 21,710
Energy consumption, malt houses (GJ)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
NOŠOVICE
Natural gas
Diesel + light heating oils
Biogas (renewable)
86,755
79035
25
7695
89,888
83768
n/a
6120
87,769
81757
33
5979
84,548
65851
13695
5002
84,958
74137
5976
4845
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Natural gas
40,742 39,135 39,681 42,017 44,412
Electricity, heat and COOLING consumption, malt houses (GJ)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Electricity
Cooling
Heat
Steam from biomass
(renewable)
255,447
29610
8028
217809
n/a 
237,709
26155
4924
206630
n/a 
235,379
26920
6250
143354
58856
250,652
32170
5379
0
213103
241,387
29420
4523
0
207444
NOŠOVICE
Electricity
10,919 10,868 10,700 10,427 11,083
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Electricity
40,742 39,135 39,681 42,017 6,733
ENERGY 302-3
PRODUCT ENERGY INTENSITY
Ratio of energy consumption to total volume of beer production in breweries (MJ/hl)
BREWERIES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzeň 83.16 91.37 91.62 85.67 88.54
Nošovice 76.80 82.29 77.58 69.69 69.19
Velké Popovice 76.54 84.34 84.93 84.08 72.31
Veľký Šariš 77.87 77.42 79.59 72.66 70.87
Ratio of energy consumption to total beer production in breweries kWh/hl
BREWERIES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzeň 23.10 25.38 25.45 23.80 24.59
Nošovice 21.33 22.86 21.55 19.36 19.22
Velké Popovice 21.26 23.43 23.59 23.36 20.09
Veľký Šariš 21.63 21.51 22.11 20.18 19.69
ENERGY 302-1
Values of purchased energy volumes
TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION (GJ)
CZ 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
NON-RENEWABLE 1,084,466 1,084,246 937,029 602,141 597,377
Natural gas 332396 341109 340697 304803 326967
LPG 28637 26563 26341 23652 19732
Diesel + light heating oils 75 141 188 29525 13142
Electricity 231216 226472 222580 238782 234536
Cooling 8028 4924 6250 5379 4523
Heat 484114 485037 340973 0 0
RENEWABLES 27,153 20,285 148,422 514,250 492,315
Biogas 27153 20285 21858 16491 16643
Steam from biomass* n/a n/a 126564 497759 475672
TOTAL 1,111,619 1,104,531 1,085,451 1,116,391 1,089,692
* heat from biomass since October 2021
SK 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
NON-RENEWABLE
Natural gas 99347 106678 106199 109703 105,741
LPG 1649 2140 1641 1644 752
Electricity 29333 30909 28962 29748 28,443
TOTAL 130,329 139,727 136,802 141,095 134,936
Energy consumption, breweries (GJ)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEN
Natural gas
LPG
Diesel
65,818
47235
18583
n/a
61,563
43300
18250
13
64,639
46485
18142
12
65,022
49676
15329
17
59,761
48235
11517
9
NOŠOVICE
Natural gas
Diesel + light heating oils
LPG
Biogas (renewable)
120,837
104812
50
5209
10766
131,944
118336
128
4130
9350
133,157
119284
143
4106
9624
136,975
107948
15813
4467
8747
132,534
113415
7157
4154
7808
VELKÉ POPOVICE
Natural gas
LPG
Biogas (renewable)
114,850
101314
4845
8691
104,701
95704
4182
4815
103,520
93172
4093
6255
87,626
81328
3556
2742
99,230
91180
4061
3989
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Natural gas
LPG
60,254
58605
1649
69,683
67543
2140
68,159
66518
1641
69,330
67686
1644
62,081
61329
752
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WATER 303-3a
Water consumption and source, breweries (m3)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Municipal water distribution system
Company wells
1,677,605
797938
879667
1,598,380
812815
785564
1,549,244
711411
837833
1,650,058
757939
892119
1,522,390
658742
863648
NOŠOVICE
Municipal water distribution system
505,037 524,855 525,246 579,369 569,922
VELKÉ POPOVICE
Municipal water distribution system
Company wells
524,224
214232
309992
465,378
172621
292757
438,701
163975
274726
403,509
154923
248586
465,006
162957
302049
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Municipal water distribution system
295,395 326,289 306,889 338,247 305,158
Water consumption and water sources, malt houses (m3)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Municipal water distribution system
Company wells
350,786
146297
204489
308,319
65299
243020
310,297
24441
285855
317,429
65396
252033
311,577
70574
241003
NOŠOVICE
Municipal water distribution system
Company wells
139,338
46297
93041
135,797
27959
107838
137,899
28442
109457
131,667
21814
109853
132,826
20957
111869
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Municipal water distribution system
Company wells
67,847
17319
50528
70,360
16372
53988
67,430
13757
53673
73,653
21515
52138
83,101
16120
66981
The consumption mix currently varies according to the water situation.
WATER 303-4a
Wastewater treatment, breweries (m3)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Sewerage
River
783,580
746458
37122
772,269
740309
31960
779,185
750433
28752
749,701
747735
1966
717,516
716898
618
NOŠOVICE
Sewerage
River
339,612
339612
0
560527
514821
45706
512,556
450132
62424
502,882
450865
52017
483,250
483250
0
POPOVICE
River
308,321 281,456 242,868 234,825 249,423
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Sewerage
269,079 214,532 188,237 243,191 240,596
* In the Plzen brewery, some stormwater is discharged into the stormwater drainage system/river.
Wastewater treatment, malthouses (m3)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Sewerage
305,379 237,882 239,904 253,595 227,940
NOŠOVICE
Sewerage
88078 n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a*
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a* n/a*
* n/a - water is discharged through breweries
PRODUCT ENERGY INTENSITY
Ratio of energy consumption to total malt production in malt houses (MJ/t)
MALT HOUSES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzeň 2883 2889 2798 2689 2,630
Nošovice 2649 2734 2703 2668 2,594
Veľký Šariš 2504 2387 2397 2280 2,280
Ratio of energy consumption to total malt production in malt houses kWh/hl
MALT HOUSES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzeň 801 803 777 747 731
Nošovice 736 759 751 741 721
Veľký Šariš 696 663 666 633 633
For more information, see the Carbon Neutrality chapter.
The product energy intensity data do not include energy that is consumed within the premises but is not related to the production of beer (e.g.
resales to external entities, experimental brewery, etc.).
WATER 303-5-PP
AVERAGE WATER CONSUMPTION, BREWERIES (hl/hl)
Ratio of water consumption to the total volume of beer produced in the given location
BREWERIES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzeň 3.26 3.35 3.36 3.12 3.16
Nošovice 2.53 2.57 2.41 2.29 2.29
Velké Popovice 2.85 2.97 2.91 2.97 2.66
Veľký Šariš 2.89 2.78 2.79 2.73 2.64
AVERAGE WATER CONSUMPTION, MALT HOUSES (m3/t)
Ratio of water consumption to the total volume of malt produced in the given location
MALT HOUSES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzeň 4.25 3.98 3.95 3.61 3.59
Nošovice 3.9 3.83 3.96 3.83 3.71
Veľký Šariš 3.6 3.66 3.53 3.46 3.70
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Direct emissions Scope 1, breweries (t CO2)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEN
Natural gas
LPG
Diesel
3,841
2617
1224
n/a
3,604
2401
1202
1
3,773
2577
1195
1
3,766
2755
1010
1
3,482
2675
806
1
NOŠOVICE
Natural gas
LPG
Diesel + light heating oils
Biogas (renewable)
6,154
5807
343
4
0
6,790
6508
273
9
0
6,894
6613
270
11
0
6,452
5986
294
172
0
6,893
6101
291
501
0
VELKÉ POPOVICE
Natural gas
LPG
Biogas (renewable)
5,932
5613
319
0
5,587
5312
275
0
5,431
5162
269
0
4,768
4514
254
0
5,257
4973
284
0
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Natural gas
LPG
3,367
3263
104
3,896
3761
135
3,807
3704
103
3,873
3769
104
3,398
3352
46
Indirect emissions Scope 2, breweries (t CO2)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Electricity
Heat
Steam from biomass* (renew-
able)
32,018
9188
22830
n/a
31,800
9160
22640
n/a
24,522
8974
15578
0
9,749
9749
0
0
9,419
9419
0
0
NOŠOVICE
Electricity
3,080 3,515 3,524 3,688 3,706
VELKÉ POPOVICE
Electricity
3,105 2,863 2,722 2,638 2,797
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Electricity
1,048 1,120 1,045 1,064 1,016
* heat from biomass since October 2021
Direct emissions Scope 1, malt houses (t CO2)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
NOŠOVICE
Natural gas
Diesel + light heating oils
Biogas (renewable)
4,381
4379
2
0
4,607
4607
n/a
0
4,535
4533
2
0
4,666
3651
1015
0
4,390
3947
443
0
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Natural gas
2,269 2,179 2,209 2,341 2,477
WATER 303-3, 4 (SUMMARY)
Water consumption and treatment, CZ (m3)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
SOURCE AND CONSUMPTION
Municipal water distribution system
Company wells
3,196,989
1709800
1487189
3,032,730
1603550
1429180
2,961,387
1453516
1507871
3,082,031
1579441
1502591
3,001,720
1483151
1518569
WASTEWATER
Sewerage
River
1,824,970
1479527
345443
1,852,134
1493012
359122
1,774,513
1440469
334044
1,741,003
1,452,195
288808
1,450,189
1428088
250041
Water consumption and treatment, SK (m3)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
SOURCE AND CONSUMPTION
Municipal water distribution system
Company wells
363,242
312714
50528
396,649
342661
53988
374,319
320646
53673
411,900
359762
52138
388,259
321278
66981
WASTEWATER
Sewerage
269,079 214,532 188,237 243,191 240,596
WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PLZEŇ - wastewater to municipal treatment plant, pH neutralization.
NOŠOVICE - wastewater is pre-treated in the brewery’s anaerobic system, then it goes to the municipal treatment plant.
VELKÉ POPOVICE - wastewater is completely treated by the brewery in the brewery's wastewater treatment plant.
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ - wastewater to the municipal wastewater treatment plant without pre-treatment.
For more information, see the Water chapter.
EMISSIONS 305-1, 305-2
We follow the GHG protocol for measurement.
We use the National Inventory Report (NIR) https://www.mzp.cz/cz/vypoctove_faktory_emise as the source of emission factors.
The emission factor for electricity and purchased cooling was received from suppliers.
TOTAL SCOPE 1 A 2, CZ (t CO2)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
SCOPE 1
Natural gas
LPG
Diesel + light heating oils
Biogas (renewable)
20,307
18416
1886
6
0
20,589
18829
1750
10
0
20,633
18885
1734
140
0
20,651
16905
1558
2188
0
20,021
17696
1381
944
0
SCOPE 2
Electricity
Cooling
Heat
Steam from biomass* (renewable)
61,439
18861
1192
41386
n/a
58,772
18705
668
39398
n/a
47,122
18474
1105
26828
0
20,445
19708
737
0
0
19,236
19236
0
0
0
SCOPE 1 AND 2 81,746 79,361 67,041 41,096 39,257
TOTAL SCOPE 1 A 2, SK (t CO2)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
SCOPE 1
Natural gas
LPG
5,636
5532
104
6,075
5939
135
6,016
5913
103
6,213
6109
104
5,875
5829
46
SCOPE 2
Electricity
1,365 1,451 1,345 1,386 1,346
SCOPE 1 AND 2 7,001 7,526 7,361 7,599 7,221
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Scope 3 CO2 emissions and Scope 3 CO2 emission intensity per product
by GHG Protocol category
CZ 2023
SEGMENT GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOL CATEGORY
TOTAL EMISSIONS
(T CO2E)
EMISSION INTENSITY
(KG CO2E/HL)
PACKAGING
Total 79,971 8.82
1 Purchase of goods and services 79971 8.82
TRANSPORT
AND LOGISTICS
Total 48,264 5.32
4 Transport and distribution from suppliers 2533 0.28
9 Transport and distribution to customers 45731 5.04
COOLING
Total 71,714 7.91
13 Leased assets at customers 57362 6.32
9 Transport and distribution to customers 14352 1.58
AGRICULTURE
AND INGREDIENTS
Total 25,079 2.76
1 Purchase of goods and services 25079 2.76
INGREDIENT
PROCESSING
Total 5,811 0.64
1 Purchase of goods and services 5811 0.64
PRODUCTION
IN BREWERIES
Total 17,632 1.94
1 Purchase of goods and services 5317 0.59
3 Fuel and energy related activities 12315 1.36
BUSINESS
TRAVEL
Total 1,284 0.14
1 Purchase of goods and services 1284 0.14
TOTAL  249,754  27.53
SK 2023
SEGMENT GREENHOUSE GAS PROTOCOL CATEGORY
TOTAL EMISSIONS
(T CO2E)
EMISSION INTENSITY
(KG CO2E/HL)
PACKAGING
Total 12,529 10.89
1 Purchase of goods and services 12529 10.89
TRANSPORT
AND LOGISTICS
Total 5,358 4.66
4 Transport and distribution from suppliers 325 0.28
9 Transport and distribution to customers 5033 4.37
COOLING
Total 2,941 2.56
13 Leased assets at customers 1184 1.03
9 Transport and distribution to customers 1757 1.53
AGRICULTURE
AND INGREDIENTS
Total 5,396 4.69
1 Purchase of goods and services 5396 4.69
INGREDIENT
PROCESSING
Total 607 0.53
1 Purchase of goods and services 607 0.53
PRODUCTION
IN BREWERIES
Total 3,632 3.16
1 Purchase of goods and services 2840 2.47
3 Fuel and energy related activities 792 0.69
BUSINESS
TRAVEL
Total 326 0.28
1 Purchase of goods and services 326 0.28
TOTAL  30,788  26.75
Indirect emissions Scope 2, malt houses (t CO2)
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
PLZEŇ
Electricity
Cooling
Heat
Steam from biomass* (renew-
able)
22,323
2573
1193
18556
n/a
19,677
2251
668
16759
n/a
14,709
2354
1105
11250
0
3,490
2753
737
0
0
2,382
2382
0
0
0
NOŠOVICE
Electricity
915 916 900 879 932
VEĽKÝ ŠARIŠ
Electricity
317 330 299 322 329
* heat from biomass since October 2021
GHG EMISSION INTENSITY PER PRODUCT 305-4
CO2 emissions SCOPE 1 and 2 to the total volume of beer production in
breweries
CO2 emission intensity (kg CO2e/hl)
BREWERIES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzen 6.97 7.42 6.14 2.56 2.66
Nošovice 4.62 5.04 4.78 4.41 4.26
Velké Popovice 4.92 5.4 5.41 5.45 4.60
Veľký Šariš 4.32 4.27 4.42 3.99 3.84
CO2 emissions SCOPE 1 and 2 to the total malt production in malt houses
CO2 emission intensity (kg CO2e/t)
MALT HOUSES 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Plzen 270.6 254.2 187.4 39.7 27.54
Nošovice 148.1 155.8 156.1 161.1 148.8
Veľký Šariš 137.05 130.5 131.3 124.9 125.09
For more information, see the Carbon Neutrality chapter.
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Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.
Independent Limited Assurance Report
Independent Limited Assurance Report 1
Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.
U Prazdroje 64/7
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301 00 Plzeň
Independent Limited Assurance Report
To the Board of Directors of Plzeňský Prazdroj, a. s.
We have undertaken a limited assurance engagement on the selected sustainability information
of Plzeňský Prazdroj, a.s. („the Company“), listed below under the ‚Scope and Subject Matter‘ section
in the Company’s Sustainability Report that covers the twelve-month period from 1 January to
31 December 2023 („the Report“).
Scope and Subject Matter
Our limited assurance engagement focused on the 2023 sustainability indicators as presented in the
2021 GRI Content Index of the Report on pages 174 to 179 and on the rest of the information in the
Report.
Criteria
The applicable criteria defined by the Company and used to prepare the Report consist of internal group
methodology based on Asahi Group Sustainability Principles and on the GRI Sustainability Reporting
Standards published by the Global Reporting Initiative (“the Applicable Criteria”).
Inherent Limitations
The absence of a significant body of established practice on which to draw to evaluate and measure
non-financial information allows for different, but acceptable, measures and measurement techniques.
In addition, GHG quantification is subject to inherent uncertainty because of incomplete scientific
knowledge used to determine emission factors.
The Company´s Responsibility
The Company is responsible for the selection of the Applicable Criteria and for the preparation and
presentation of the Selected Information based on the Applicable Criteria. This responsibility includes
the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal controls relevant to the preparation of the
information contained in the Report that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or
error.
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Our Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the Report content and on the 2023 sustainability
indicators as presented in the 2023 GRI Content Index of the Report based on the procedures we have
performed and the evidence we have obtained. We conducted our limited assurance engagement in
accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (Revised) “Assurance
Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information” issued by the
International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board. This standard requires that we plan and perform
this engagement to obtain limited assurance about on whether anything has come to our attention that
causes us to believe that the Report content and the 2023 sustainability indicators as presented in the
2023 GRI Content Index are not free from material misstatement evaluated against the Applicable
Criteria.
A limited assurance engagement undertaken in accordance with ISAE 3000 (revised) involves
assessing the suitability in the circumstances of the Company’s use of applicable Criteria as the basis
for the preparation of the 2023 sustainability indicators and report content, assessing the risks of
material misstatement of these sustainability indicators and report content whether due to fraud or error,
responding to the assessed risks as necessary in the circumstances, and evaluating the overall
presentation of sustainability information. A limited assurance engagement is substantially less in scope
than a reasonable assurance engagement in relation to both the risk assessment procedures, including
an understanding of internal control, and the procedures performed in response to the assessed risks.
The procedures selected depend on the assurance practitioner’s judgement.
Independence and Quality Control
We have complied with the independence and other ethical requirements of the International Code of
Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) issued by the
International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code), which is founded on fundamental
principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality, and
professional behaviour.
Our firm applies the International Standard on Quality Control 1 and accordingly maintains a
comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding
compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards, and applicable legal and regulatory
requirements.
Summary of Work Performed
Our limited assurance procedures included, amongst others, the following:
 Assessment of the suitability of the Applicable Criteria in terms of their relevance,
comprehensiveness, reliability, neutrality and understandability and their consistent application.
 Inquiries of Company’s representatives responsible for collecting, consolidating, and calculating
the selected information to assess the process of preparing the data, the reporting system, the
data capture, and compilation methods as well as internal controls to the extent relevant for the
limited assurance engagement.
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 Inspection of the relevant documentation of the systems and processes for compiling, analysing,
and aggregating data and testing such documentation on a sample basis.
 Analytical procedures and inspection of documents on a sample basis with respect to the
compilation and reporting of quantitative data: at the level of Company, analytical procedures to
verify the correct consolidation of the collected data as well as the consistency of their evolution,
contribution of selected entities to the consolidated indicators, interviews to verify the correct
application of the procedures and detailed tests, consisting of checking the correct application of
the definitions and procedures and reconciling the data with the supporting documents.
 Critical review of the statements regarding plausibility and consistency of the Selected
Information with the other information in the strategic documents.
We have not carried out any work on data other than outlined in the Scope and Subject Matter section
as defined above. We believe that the evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our conclusion.
Conclusion
Based on our limited procedures we have performed, nothing has come to our attention that causes us
to believe that the Company’s Report for the twelve-month period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December
2023 is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the Applicable Criteria.
Restriction on Use and Distribution
Our report has been prepared for and only for the Board of Directors of the Company and for no other
purpose. We do not assume responsibility towards or accept liability to any other person for the content
of this report.
Bratislava, 30 September 2024
Mazars Accounting, s.r.o.
Jana Ružická
Sustainability Director
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