Amid these developments, we have also onboarded Britvic, the second-largest acquisition in Carlsberg’s history, into the group – aligning our strategic approach to sustainability as well as ensuring high quality data integration. Our progress this year underscores our long-standing commitment to sustainability and reflects years of progress and partnership.  

Key highlights from the 2025 Sustainability Statement: 

Emissions reductions: Achieved a 12% reduction in absolute emissions at our production facilities and an 8% reduction in absolute near-term value chain emissions since 2024.   

• Our new biomass energy facility in Laos is supplies over 80% of Vientiane Brewery’s steam requirements using locally sourced biomass. This replaces fossil fuels and reduces annual CO2e emissions by 84% – or approximately 15 kt CO2e. 

Renewable energy: We sourced 90% of our total electricity from renewables, with 19% coming from new renewable assets, a major leap from 6% in 2024. 

• We signed 3 new power purchase agreements (PPAs) in Norway, Finland and Sweden in 2025. 

Packaging: Achieved 51% recycled content in our bottles and cans, surpassing our previous 2030 target of 50% five years ahead of schedule.  

Regenerative agriculture: We procured 27,600 tonnes of barley from farmers that have started using regenerative practices – this means that 2% of our raw materials are from farms implementing some regenerative principles - doubling the amount from 2024. Of this, 7,000 tonnes were grown with leading regenerative principles, our strictest category. We continue to expand regenerative farming pilots in France, UK, Finland and Denmark.   

• Brasseries Kronenbourg, our French business, signed an agreement with grains suppliers, ensuring that from 2026, 1664 Blonde beer will be made with 100% traceable barley malt and incorporate regenerative agricultural practices.   

Water: 32% of the water consumed at our production sites in high-risk areas has now been replenished, up 16% from 2024. 

• We replenished 1.46 million m3 of water in areas near our high-risk sites in India, China and Cambodia. We also launched a new partnership with Water.org to enable access to clean water for more than 112,000 people across the Ganges River Basin. 

Inspiring choice: Increased the share of no- and low-alcohol brews to 31% of global sales, up from 28.5% in 2023 and 27% in 2021. 

Our markets continued their engaging partnerships and campaigns for responsible drinking, with Sweden unveiling the world’s smallest alcohol-free beer – the size of a grain of rice – to encourage a conversation about moderation. 

Health, safety & well-being: Achieved a 16% reduction in lost-time injuries since 2024, and 74% reduction since 2015. 

Diversity, equity & inclusion: Reached 34% women in senior leadership roles, up from 30% in 2024. 

In addition to our Sustainability Statement in the Annual Report, we are also sharing our The Human Rights Report for 2025. The Human Rights Report is published bi-annually and sets out our commitment to upholding human rights in our business and throughout our value chain.