Accra Brewery Limited (ABL) has started recycling liquid waste generated by the company’s operations as a measure to reduce environmental degradation.
The company has installed plants that treat waste water from the production process for reuse in other areas, especially cleaning services.
The company has also turned towards energy conservation by embracing renewable energy, using biogas from the treatment plant to support Residual Fuel Oil (RFO) used for production.
The Energy and Fluids Manager of ABL, Mr Felix Ampofo-Ofori, told the Daily Graphic, in an interview that the company was currently using part of the biogas to replenish the RFO used to fire the boilers.
The interview on the World Environment Day last Tuesday was to share information on what the company was doing to improve its interaction with the environment.
As part of initiatives to mark World Environment Day, the Country Director of ABL, Mr Philip Redman, said the company would continue to be environmentally conscious so that its activities would not affect the public.
He said the marking of the day was consistent with ABL’s core social interventions under the ‘Bringing People Together for a Better World’ agenda, an initiative to advocate for environmental conservation.
The initiative is hinged on three thematic areas: a healthier world, a cleaner world and a growing world.’
He added that efforts by the company to align its activities with sustainable waste management models was to help achieve the Africa 2025 sustainability goals, which comprised renewable energy, water stewardship, smart agriculture and circular packaging.
The company last Tuesday worked with the Adabraka Community to undertake clean-up exercises to rid the vicinity of plastic waste.
“We want to reduce dependency on non-renewable energy since it contributes a lot to degrading the environment and also work towards achieving a 100 per cent dependency on renewable energy sources,” he said.
He added that currently, the company was using a dual-fired boiler, which relied on both RFO and biogas, thus reducing the consumption of RFO, which was more costly,” he said.
Mr. Ampofo-Ofori added that already some streetlights at the company were solar powered.
“In treating our effluent, we ensure that we meet the required standards of disposing of waste set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), as well as the our internal standards,” he added.
Touching on solid waste, he explained that waste was segregated and taken to the landfill site, adding that generating renewable energy from solid waste would be considered.
She described a direct farmer as a farmer who has signed a contract with ABL via a local co-operative or intermediary.
To that effect, she said, the government had rebated the company’s taxes for using local raw materials, which had increased the production of local raw materials such as maize and cassava by about 500 per cent between 2015 and 2017.
“Last year, the recipients of our irrigation systems were from Gambibgo and Tindongo, both in the Upper East Region where drought is a serious problem,” she said.
She added that “ABL has greatly improved the livelihood and incomes of over 15,000 small holder farmers since 2015. We plan to double this impact by 2020,” she added.
Stating their circular packaging goals, she said that 100 per cent of their product will be in packaging that was returnable or made from majority recycled content, while ensuring that their suppliers met the criteria for its Approved Vendor List (AVL).
“Before a supplier is approved on the AVL, the supplier must use environmentally-friendly materials for packaging and pass a financial and governance audit of all packaging materials,” she said.
She added that “over 90 per cent of our packaging is recyclable, thus reducing waste, especially plastic waste to the landfill.”
Nana Antwiwaa Asante is our Country People Lead. Antwiwaa holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agric (Hons.) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology; a Juris Doctorate from the Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University; and a Practicing Certificate from the Ghana School of Law. Nana Antwiwaa joined us in 2015 as our Legal and Regulatory Affairs Manager, prior to which she worked as a lawyer at Jan Chambers, a law firm, and as Employee Relations Manager, West Africa, for Standard Chartered Bank. She is a member of the Ghana Bar Association, and was appointed our Chief People Lead in April, 2017.
Nana Antwiwaa’s favourite ABL brand is Beta Malt. Why? Because ‘I just love it!’
Supporting the BU West Finance Director to drive growth and profitability.
Masters Degree in Accounting from the University of Ghana Business School and Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM) from the University of Cape Coast.
Joined in February 2012 as Assistant Accountant. Other positions held for the past years were, Management Accountant, Decision Support Manager, ZBB and Cycle Manager.
Favourate Beer Breand. Club Lager because it is uniquely refreshing
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He holds a Master’s Degree in Accounting and Taxation from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration and a Bachelor of Commerce (Bcom) from the University of Cape Coast. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICA, Ghana) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana (CIT, Ghana)
Maxwell joined ABL in 2013 as the Accounts Payable Manager and was promoted to Country Tax Manager in 2017. He assumed his current role in November 2019. Prior to joining ABL he worked as a Principal Internal Auditor at Ghana Highways Authority.
Maxwell’s favorite ABL brand is Club because it is REFERESHING
Education
– University of Ghana Business School (Master’s degree)
– University of Cape Coast (1st degree)
Qualifications
– EMBA in Entrepreneurial Management
– BSc Biological Science (Chemistry)
Joined ABL in
1st November 2006
Positions occupied
Microbiologist, Taste Coordinator, Safety Coordinator, Laboratory Manager, Unit Manager, Brewing Development Manager, Brewing Manager, Plant Manager
Favorite ABL brand and why
Club Premium Lager because it is a Ghanaian Beer
Chuka Nnaobi is our Country Marketing Lead.
Chuka is Certified Marketer (CM1) General Assembly and is studying for an M.Sc. Research & Public Policy with the University of Lagos. He holds a B.Sc. Computer Science from University of Nsukka.
He joined us from our sister company, International Breweries PLC, where he worked as a Consumer Connections Manager. Prior to this he held the role of an Innovations Manager at International Breweries PLC. He has also worked in different capacities at Procter & Gamble, The Turbo Group, Seamfix, and McCann Erickson in Nigeria.
Kwasi Amoako is our Country Logistics Lead. He holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Education, Winneba, an MBA in Organisational Management from the Cambridge International College, United Kingdom, and a BBA in Management from the University of Education, Winneba. He also holds a Third Level Diploma in Public relations from the LCCI, United Kingdom and is currently a PhD Candidate, Marketing at the Universidad Empresario De Costa Rica.
Kwasi joined ABL as a Trade Marketing Representative in 2004 from where he rose through ranks, holding several roles including Sales Manager, Channels Execution Manager, Trade Marketing Manager, Commercial Manager and District Manager. Before his appointment as Country Logistics Lead, he worked as our National Route to Market Manager. Prior to joining our business, Kwasi worked with the Judicial Service of Ghana, Brong – Ahafo Region as a Registrar and Court Manager. He has also done some part – time radio presenting in the past with Sky FM in Sunyani.
Solomon Yaw Ayiah is our Country Legal & Corporate Affairs Lead.
He holds LLB from GIMPA, Masters in Development Communications from GIJ, B.A in Communications Studies from UG and Diploma in Journalism from GIJ
He joined us from GHACEM Limited were he worked as the Strategy and Corporate Affairs Head. He has also worked as the Marketing Manager, World Vision International, Communications Manager for ABSA (formerly Barclays Bank Ghana Limited), and Assistant Editor of Ghana Television.
Galo is our Country Managing Director. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University “Teconologico de Monterrey” in Mexico and Bachelor degrees in both Economics and Business Management from “UEES University” in Ecuador.
He began his career in the beer industry in 2009 in Ecuador, South America. Galo joined the Route to Market team, and was later promoted as the Sales District Manager, where he was awarded a gold medal at the “MD Award” in 2011 as the best District Manager.
In 2013 he was promoted to Mozambique where he took the role as Country Trade Marketing Manager for 2 years. In 2015, Galo was promoted to the Africa Zone Head Quarters in South Africa to lead Cold & Draught Strategy for Africa. In 2017 he was promoted to Trade Marketing Director of Southern Africa responsible for Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana and Namibia. He held this role until 31st of January, 2020. He joined Accra Brewery Limited as the Country Managing Director in February, 2020.
Galo’s favourite ABL brand is CLUB Beer, because “it’s the true Ghanaian beer.”