growth and value to a local community and to the African agriculture space , but how does it measure that it is walking the talk ?
“ We know we can drive tangible value within African agriculture ,” said Hauxwell . “ But we need to be able to demonstrate this , and we have a number of measurement and evaluation processes in place to look at who is within our growth programmes and exactly how we ’ re delivering that growth .”
David Grant , Head of Sustainable Development : Africa Zone , can attest to this drive for growing value within African agriculture . As a brewer , sustainability and agriculture go hand in hand , as the company has a responsibility to create and foster a sustainable supply chain .
“ Sustainability is definitely one of the core values of our business ,” said Grant . “ It ’ s evident in a number of ways – we have grounded strategies surrounding entrepreneurial growth and development , water stewardship , circular economy and our renewable energy drive .”
That renewable energy drive refers to AB InBev ’ s ambitious goal of sourcing all of its electricity from 100 % renewable sources by 2025 and , as Hauxwell noted , the role of procurement has become more and more relevant to the
“ We have to tailor solutions to fit each market . What is successful in South Africa , is not going to work just across the border in Mozambique . It ’ s about working on the solutions that will be successful , and not solutions that look good on paper ”
DAVID HAUXWELL VP of Procurement and Sustainability at AB InBev
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