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LET’S ENSURE WE
HAVE A PLANET TO
BREW BEER ON
BREWDOG HAS
COME A LONG WAY.
We’ve grown, andwe’ve grown up.
We have always believed thatbusiness should be a force forgood and that brave thinking andbold actions are the only way tomake real impact.
Today, we are in the middle of aclimate crisis. It is a crisis of ourown design, driven by big business.
We recognise our contribution andthe limitations of our industry.

CHANGE ISN’T
HAPPENING FASTENOUGH.

NOW IS THE
TIME TO BE RADICALIN EVERYTHING
WE DO.
Climate change is close
to a tipping point.
We created this problem, and now,
it is time for us to solve it.

ACTIONS NOTPROMISES.
Our mission has evolved to provide
a blueprint for modern business;
one which puts the planet first in
every decision we make.

BREWDOG TOMORROW

THERE’S PLENTY OF HOPE,
BUT ONLY IF WE ALL GET MOVING.

The climate news has been dreadful this year; heatwaves, floods and fires
across Europe, North Am
erica and Africa. Ocean
temperature records ha
not just been broken butvesmashed by a whopping
quarter of a degree. This
August saw an incredible
11% less Antarctic sea ice
for the time of year thanat any time since records began. The Canada wi
ldfi
res alone added around
4% to the whole world’s
greenhouse gas emission
s – just one example of ho
the effects of rising tempw
eratures can trigger evenmore climate change.
If I thought that we werebeyond hope, I would not do the work I do. But wealso need to be realistic.
Whatever we do now, the symptoms of climate
breakdown are going to
get worse before they sta
bilise. It is inevitable that
there will be even more
severe floods and fires,
devastated harvests an
many more ‘climate migrdants’. But if we take strong action it still looks likelythat we can avoid the wo
rst global consequences
and most people may
even be able to live better than ever before.
Since I’ve been working
with BrewDog, there has been a magnificent ca
cutting effort. Here arerbon
a few examples of many
; the brewing operation
now runs highly efficiently and on renewable ele
ctricity; despite teethin
troubles, the new anaerogbic digester will soon me
an that BrewDog produc
more gas than it uses; boesttles have mainly been replaced by cans – bringing
a surprisingly large carb
on saving; tasty plant ba
sed meals in the bars ar
gaining profile and popuelarity; the excellent new
solar energy project at
BrewDog’s warehousing
in Glasgow. But most of
the carbon cutting easie
wins have now been hard and BrewDog is still along way off its hugely
ambitious targets. We are going to have to lookharder for the next rounof savings. And, althougdh we are not there yet, we
may even find a limit to
the amount of carbon it
is possible to take out ofeach pint.
Meanwhile BrewDog’s reforestation and nature recovery work at the Lost
Forest has been a joy tosee (do visit if you can)and they continue to fundsustainable afforestation work internationally th
at takes more carbon ou
the air than BrewDog’st oftotal carbon footprint. (Note that we don’t call it
offset because there isanreally no such thing.)
Looking forwards, we are going to have a deeper
think
about wider ways of infl
uencing the climate agenda. Whatelse can be done to help
bring about the systemi
c changesthat we need to get on to
p of the climate crisis? Th
e nextchapter could be even more exciting.
Professor Mike Berners-L
eeLead Scientific Advisor

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A NOTE FROM BREWDOG’S CAPTAIN

Dea r people of the world

AT BREWDOG, WE BELIEVE IN RADICAL
TRANSPARENCY. AND WITH THIS MEGAREPORT, WE ARE PUBLISHING OUR
MOST UP TO DATE EMISSIONS DATA. IT
IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS STILL PLENTY
OF OPPORTUNITY FOR IMPROVEMENT,AND AS A BUSINESS WE ARE FOCUSEDON THE MOST IMPACTFUL PROJECTSWITH LONG TERM POTENTIAL.
2020 was about low hanging fruit.
Cutting emissions where we’d previously
overlooked our impact on the Planet.
2021 was about adopting a fresh attitude
to emissions and looking at long-term
investments that will have a moresignificant effect overall. 2022 was about
implementing those projects and startingto generate results.

In 2020, we set a target to reduce ouremissions per HL of beer by 35% by2023 versus our 2019 baseline, and weare still striving towards that target. Ouraims were ambitious (as they should be)
and we’ve made investments in excess of£20 million in the past 3 years, delivering
opportunities for us to recycle and reuse

waste throughout our facility in Scotland.
The Lost Forest is now home to in excess
of 500,000 saplings, half of our total
target figure, as we deliver the UK’s mostambitious afforestation programme. I was
delighted to welcome our Equity Punkcommunity to the Lost Forest last year togive them a chance to help plant native
broadleaf trees, and see their investment
first hand. We also welcomed more of ourcommunity back this summer, and haveplans to host more events soon, too.
While we continue to invest in energy
efficiency, recycling, waste reduction andrationalisation of our operations to reduce
emissions, we also look at how our business
impacts our people and our community. We
continue to give Hopstock shares to ourfull-time salaried employees annually, andhave now issued 2 year’s worth of stock
to our incredible, hard-working teams.
We’ve also invested significantly in mental
health support, neurodiversity assessment
funding, and we’re on track to become amenopause-friendly employer.

It is within all our interests to care deeply and thoughtfully
about our surroundings and our communities. We willcontinue to uphold the highest standards for sustainability
in our business and commit to protecting and supporting
our people and their environment.

James
HOLD FAST,4

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OUR CARBONOUR PROBLEM

When we count 'our carbon', we count all of it; this includes
not just the direct emissions which occur at our breweries
and bars and the emissions from electricity we purchase,
but also the emissions from our entire supply chain, globally.

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35% 2019

WE’RE TARGETING ACOMPARED TO OUR

C02e REDUCTION
PER HL BY
END OF 2023

BASELINE!

**C0₂e, “carbon dioxide equivalent”, covers all the greenhouse gases.
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EACH YEAR WE GAIN MORE OF
AN INSIGHT INTO HOW BEST TOCALCULATE OUR EMISSIONS, WHICH
IS WHY WE PROVIDE UPDATESON PREVIOUS YEARS IN EACHMEGA REPORT WE RELEASE. ANY
CHANGES WE MAKE ARE ALWAYSCARRIED THROUGH TO DIRECTLYCOMPARE THIS YEAR TO LAST,PROVIDING A FAIR AND CONSISTENTNARRATIVE ON OUR EMISSIONS.

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When we talk about our emissions per HL, this is where our data comes from, we don’t count retail in
our manufacturing emissions so we have an accurate, global representation of our brewery impact.

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Because our brewery is designed to keep
up with your beer drinking requirements,
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The metric we use enables us to reflect theemissions in terms of how much beer we make.
If you drink 1HL of our beer (equal to 300 cansof Punk!) that equates to 88.2 kgCO2e, but weinvest in high-quality environmental projects thatkeep carbon in the ground and take it out of theatmosphere, allowing you to drink guilt-free.

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We have been tracking our production efficiencies at HQ and
ensure these are a business priority. With gas now flowing fromour very own BrewDog Bio-Energy plant, the way we use energy
has never been more important!

GAS REDUCED FROM 2019 TO 2022 BY 47%
Gas usage improved from 2021 to 2022 due to ongoing boiler
improvement project34.40 HL/HL

2016

23.89 kWh/HL

2019
2020
2021

18.58 kWh/HL

2022

18.48 kWh/HL

WATER REDUCED FROM 2019 TO 2022 BY 54%

ELECTRICITY REDUCED FROM 2019 TO 2022 BY 42%

Water increased from 2021 due tocommissioning new kit

Electricity increase from 2021 due to commissioning
operations of AD plant

6.60 HL/HL

2016

4.20 HL/HL

2019
2020

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19.86 kWh/HL

15.42 kWh/HL

2019

13.06 kWh/HL

2019

3.13 HL/HL

2020

10.03 kWh/HL

2021

2.99

HL/HL

2021

8.79 kWh/HL

2022

3.08

HL/HL

2022

8.98 kWh/HL

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IN 2020 WE SET OUT WITH A
PLAN TO REDUCE OPERATIONALEMISSIONS FROM OUR ELLON
BREWERY TO ZERO BY 2023.

24 MONTHSTO ZERO16

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WATER WE
GOING TO DO?

WATER IN SCOTLAND IS OUR MOST PRECIOUS COMMODITY, AND WE ARE
DOING WHAT WE CAN TO SAVE AND RE-USE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
Our waste water treatment plant processes over 150million litres of water per year
which can be recycled back to our brewery. This is an outstanding improvement andwill have a long-term, substantial effect on our water usage. But, for a craft brewerywith an eclectic roster of beers and a passion for creating exciting new beers every
year, managing the quality of the recycled water is a big ask. So we invested further…

2022

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GREEN GAS CERTS
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Reverse Osmosis is a process that removes heavy contaminants using membranefilters and high pressures. This technology can help get us to a more reliable water
specification than waste water treatment alone, to ensure every BrewDog beer
is made using the best quality water possible.
By the end of 2023, we hope to be reusing water in our process, and by
2024 we hope to be reusing 100%of our recycled waste water
meaning our consumption will
reduce by over 30% across the
BrewDog campus and save afurther 70 tCO2e emissions.

CO2 EQUIVALENT
72 TONNES

2023 H1

2,500 MWH
GAS
GENERATE
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GREENGAS CERTS
1,392 MWH
*Data June – December 2022 only

CO2 EQUIVALENT
400 TONNES

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BIOGAS TRUCKS

GREEN ENERGY

Our two very own CNG or Biogas trucks have
travelled over 13,500 km, saving over 7,300
kgCO2e. They have been moving lightweightcans on extra-long trailers to get the mostmileage and most efficiency out of our brandnew branded trucks.
Oh, any they’ll be running on gas made from ourvery own Biogas facility by the end of the year.

Our investment in wind power has reduced ouremissions by more than 3,200 tCO2e acrossall sites. We recently changed supplier for allsites where we own our own energy contracts,
and negotiated 100% wind supplied renewableenergy as part of this move.

HOPHUB

GREEN GAS

Our distribution warehouse is soon to be solar
powered, generating enough electricity to reduce
our consumption by half!

By using our spent grains, our partners can fueltheir very own AD plant providing BrewDog withgreen gas certificates to reduce our gas impact.

OUR 2022 MASSIVE INVESTMENTS INCLUDE
AMMONIA CHILLER

500HL BREWHOUSENEW CAN LINE

BENEFITS TO BE SEEN IN 2023 NUMBERS!
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KEY
MILESTONESOUR SCOPE 3 BREAKDOWNINGREDIENTS
24%

TRANSPORT &DISTRIBUTION
19%

TRANSPORT REDUCTION OF

6%
14%
16%
*

PACKAGING
31%

GLASS BOTTLE REDUCTION OF**

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COMMUTINGUTILITIESREFRIGERANTSMERCHANDISEWASTE DISPOSAL

BUSINESS TRAVEL

0.2%

0.2%

0.3%

4.7%

1.1%

0.5%

Throughout the past few years, we have made some great progress in reducing transport
emissions by improving efficiency with our logistics partners and introducing biogas trucks. We
have also moved various suppliers north of the border to reduce miles travelled.

CO2 USE DOWN BY

22

OTHER
PURCHASES

We worked closely with our ecommerce 3PL company to reduce packaging inserts tosignificantly reduce cardboard use for online purchases, and investment in UK Barley means weare committing to a greener and more sustainable agricultural supply chain.
We’ve taken huge strides in operational efficiency to reduce our CO2 consumption whilst we wait
for our full CO 2 capture and re-use plant.
BrewDog’s capital projects in 2021 and 2022 have had significant impact on Scope 3 numbers,
which offsets some of the progress made elsewhere in the business, but which will have a longterm positive impact on emissions and sustainability.
*By kgCO 2 **By units ordered

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SUSTAINABLE
BAR BUILDSUK RETAIL FOOTPRINT
Our reporting transparency in food purchases
has greatly increased thanks to work with ourfood partner, Brakes, enabling us to monitor
food purchases and therefore measurecarbon with greater confidence.
We now have the most accuracy we’ve everseen, and a full year of trading for our Bars to
fully open the hospitality industry’s eyes to a
post-Covid carbon footprint.

In 2022 we were thrilled to achieve a
Very Good score from the BREEAM codefor sustainable built environment. This
recognises our focus and attention tosustainable practices and choices when
fitting out our new, landmark venue in
Waterloo, London.

With the cost of third-party goods (such as
guest beer in our bars) rising above inflation,
our overall emissions per revenue metrichas increased. In addition we also worked
tirelessly to build and fit out our jaw-dropping
flagship bar at Waterloo Station in London
which opened in late August 2022 – a large
capital investment which affected ouremissions metric for 2022.

VEGAN MENUTHE
BREAKDOWN
2022 METRIC

0.37kgCO₂e/£

WASTE DISPOSAL

DELIVERIESCOMMUTING

MARKETING

EQUIPMENT

BUSINESS TRAVELOTHERSTAFF SERVICES

412 tCO2e

488 tCO2e

531 tCO2e

737 tCO2e

Our menus in BrewDog bars are 50% (or more) vegan andvegetarian options, and our #1 best selling dish across all
BrewDog Retail venues is our vegan Buffalo Cauliflower ‘wings’!

329 tCO2e

297 tCO2e

121 tCO2e62 tCO2eENERGY TIMERS

UK RETAIL 2022
EMISSIONS TOTAL (tCO2e)

We’ve installed energy timers on all ourequipment that is in continuous use, such as
refrigerators and small kitchen equipment.
This ensures that they are turned off when not
in use, or when optimal efficiency is achieved,
reducing our energy consumption overall.

25,725

UK RETAIL 2022
EMISSIONS TOTAL (tCO2e)
MINUS BREWDOG BEERS

22,805UTILITIES

1,419 tCO2e

BUILDINGS

6,525 tCO2e

FOOD &
DRINK
14,776tCO2e

TOO GOOD TO GO
We partnered with
Too Good To Go to prevent our
short-date beers going to waste!

MEATLESSMONDAYS
Every Monday, worldwide in all ourbars, we offer 2-for-1 on all plantbased menu items! This initiative
has been really well received, withmany people making the switch tolower carbon options.

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OUR 9,308 ACRE SITE IN
BEAUTIFUL AVIEMORE IS WELLON ITS WAY TO BECOMING
ONE
OF
THE
FASTEST
AFFORESTATION PROJECTS IN
EUROPE. WE’VE PASSED ALL
REGULATORYMILESTONES,& HAVE PLANTED OVER HALF
A MILLION TREES ALREADY.

Our carbon is our problem, and reducing ouremissions as far as possible is our #1 priority.
But our Lost Forest project adds a further
benefit to our community as we look to plant
1 million trees and restore acres of peatland in
this stunning site in Scotland.

Our Equity Punks were on the ground helping
us plant the first saplings in 2022, and wewelcomed them back this summer for acloser look at our tree-planting initiatives.

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LOST FOREST

RECLAIMING THE STUNNING SCOTTISH LANDSCAPE FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS IS AT THE HEART OF OUR DECISION TO ACQUIRE LAND IN
AVIEMORE FOR REFORESTATION AND PEATLAND RESTORATION. WORK HAS
BEEN PROGRESSING REALLY WELL.

PEATLANDRESTORATION
Peatland restoration commenced in Autumn 2021,
and work has been hitting all target dates so far.
190ha of peatland restoration has been completed
to date, and over the next 2-3 years there is a further
300ha of potential peatland to restore, all of which will
effectively sequester carbon from our atmosphere.

WOODLAND CREATION
Following the extensive survey and consultation work
completed over the past two years, an afforestation
scheme was designed specifically for the 9,308 acresof land we have acquired in Aviemore. This was split
into two phases for implementation, and the planting,natural regeneration and maintenance will take many
years to implement.
Phase one was approved by Scottish Forestry in June
2022. This was for a total of 426ha of new woodland
creation, including 102ha through natural regeneration.
Tree planting commenced on schedule in March2023 and at the time of going to press, over 500,000
trees had been planted in the Lost Forest. A minimumof 40,850 trees are to be established by naturalregeneration, although we expect this figure to behigher as the afforestation projects develops.
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The areas identified for new woodland throughnatural regeneration have been based on soil types
and proximity to potential seed source.
Phase two was submitted to Scottish Forestry in
February 2023, and works commenced Summer
2023, after completion of Phase one. This is a totalof 434ha of new woodland creation, including
34ha through natural regeneration. The naturalregeneration component is smaller, as the existingtrees are more sparse. The initial planting work willbe split over two years to be completed Spring 2025.

TIMESCALE(INDICATIVE)D
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WOODLANDCREATION

APR 2021 —MAR 2022

PHASE 1

APR 2022 —JUN 2023

JUL 2023 —MAR 2024

APR 2024 —MAR 2025

PHASE 3

PHASE 2IN PROGRESSPHASE 1IN PROGRESSPHASE 4

PHASE 2

Our projects will be registered on the UK Land Carbon Registry. Jointly they are estimated to sequester 308,122 t CO2e
(Woodland Pending Issuance Units in total over 100-year period).

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POSITIVE

PLANET
In 2022, we achieved the Positive Planet carbon negative
accreditation as a testament to our reduction in emissions
and carbon removals for the emissions we’re unable to
avoid. This accreditation is only granted after rigorous
verification of our emissions data, as well as evidenced
proof of purchase for our carbon removals activity.
Since being granted the accreditation, we have applied
the badge to our packaging enabling our customers
to confirm with confidence that our environmental
credentials are third-party verified.
We recognise that, unfortunately, greenwashing is
becoming more common in some industries, andwe understand the negative effects this can haveon influencing climate change. We work closely withProfessor Mike Berners-Lee and his team at Small
World Consulting to ensure the deepest most granularand effective work is done to analyse and report on
our emissions. But we also recognise the importanceof validating our findings with a third party, to bring fulltransparency to our claims.

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BREWDOG
IS CARBONNEGATIVE
ALONGSIDE OUR AFFORESTATION WORK AT OUR LOST FORESTPROJECT IN SCOTLAND, WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH PARTNERS AND
PROJECTS WHICH HAVE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF ACCREDITATIONON CARBON REMOVALS. ALL PROJECTS HAVE BEEN ADDITIONALLYVETTED BY THE TEAM AT SMALL WORLD CONSULTING FOR THEIRWIDER ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN BENEFITS, AND WE CONTINUETO SUPPORT REMOVALS FOR MORE CARBON THAN WE EMIT.

This is not only a part of oursustainability strategy, andis core to our belief thatbusinesses cannot achieve
reduced emissions overnight
and must work to recoveremissions elsewhere in themeantime, but it is also arequirement of the Positive
Planet accreditation weachieved in 2022. We’re
proud to be aiming for asecond year’s certification.

SUSTAINABLE
GLOBALGARDENSIn 2022 we donated a
portion of the profits
from our POP Soda
to Sustainable Global
Gardens, supporting
tropical tree-planting.
Around 25,000 trees
are expected to beplanted as a result ofour donation, including
multiple indigenous
trees, saplings, fruits,
and bamboo stems
in Kenya.

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We recently released our latest Blueprint,
detailing all the latest initiatives from acrossour business from brewing to distilling, retailto people, planet and beyond. Two stand-out
announcements in this release included ourappearance in the esteemed Sunday Times‘Best Places to Work’ list, acknowledging ourraft of benefits and career opportunities for ourcrew, as well as our ‘Top Employer’ accreditation,a showcase of our dedication to a better world ofwork, proven via our exemplary HR policies andpeople practises.
We also unveiled our new-look BrewDog boardof directors, with Chair Allan Leighton joining
in 2021 and Giny Boer taking a seat as NonExecutive Director in 2023. Giny’s contribution
will enable our directors to access ideas andapproaches from other industries, as well as
strengthening the overall make up of the board.
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A FORCE FOR GOOD

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NEURODIVERSITY

We are aware that the assessment journey anddiagnosis for many neurodiverse conditions can belong and difficult, so
we have begun offer
ing a fully
funded referral, screening and assessment with an
external clinical partner for ADHD and/or
Autismdiagnosis, for any staff
who have been on an
NHS
waiting list for six months or more.

EMPLOYEEREPRESENTAT
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GROUP

Our people are
central to our st
rategy, being
one of the threepillars of our busi
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such, we commit to including th
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ill impact them.
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meets every qua
rter, and they are
consulted on
upcoming changes and concep
ts that might
impact their colle
agues. Their fee
dback is thenshared with sen
ior teams to influ
ence the pathforward, and wehave made signifi
cant changes
to our plans as aresult of their comments.
Nominated teammembers are alsoable to field
requests from the teams they rep
rese
to raise further qntuestions
and discussion
topics at
the regular ERG
meetings.
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who are the front line ofour business ha
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is enabling us toreach allcorners of the company as
we grow.

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THE SCIENCE BIT.

UK BREWING

USA BREWING

Scope 1 & 2:
Scope 3:

Scope 1 & 2:
Scope 3:2,135 tonnes CO2e70,450 tonnes CO2e

2,470 tonnes CO2e7,350 tonnes CO2e
SCOPE 1

11%

THE METHODOLOGYSCOPE 2SCOPE 1

2022

Any carbon footprint analysis is based on a number of best
estimates and this is not an exact science. We have worked
with Professor Mike Berners-Lee and his team at Small World
Consulting to put these numbers together and we will regularly
update and refine these numbers and share the latest estimatesin each edition of our sustainability report. When we count carbon,
we count all of it. This means we also include all of the carbon in our
supply chain too.

We steadfastly believe this is the only real way to count carbon andcalculate our true impact. We have also broken our business down
into the following categories:

72,584TONNES CO2e

3%

SCOPE 2

<1%

14%

2022

UK
BREWING

9,819
TONNES CO2e

SCOPE 3SCOPE 3

97%

75%

•

UK Brewing (includes BrewDog Distilling)•

USA Brewing•

Germany Brewing•

Australia Brewing

GERMANY BREWINGAUSTRALIA BREWING•

BrewDog Bars (includes all bars worldwide, excluding franchises)

Scope 1 & 2:
Scope 3:

Scope 1 & 2:
Scope 3:137 tonnes CO2e
1,476 tonnes CO2e

USA
BREWING

232 tonnes CO2e
340 tonnes CO2e

BREWDOG’S 2022 CARBON FOOTPRINTSCOPE 2

16%

BUSINESS UNIT

2022 HL OUTPUTSCOPE 1SCOPE 2SCOPE 3

TOTAL

866,175

2,098

37

70,45072,584

UK Brewing
US Brewing

64,767

1,105

1,365

7,350

9,819

German Brewing

18,022

137

-

1,476

1,613

Australian Brewing

4,236

142

90

340

572

n/a

458

1,372

34,691

36,521

3,940

2,864

114,305

121,109

BrewDog Bars
TOTAL (TCO2e)

SCOPE 22%2022 TOTAL EMISSIONS

121,109

SCOPE 1

3%

TONNES CO2e

SCOPE
1, 2 AND 3
EMISSIONS

BARS

AUS
BREWING

12%

3%

4%

GERMANY
BREWINGUK
BREWING

3%USA
BREWING

28%

38

BARS

48%

53%

SCOPE 1SUSTAINABILITY REPORT | 2023

0%

SCOPE 2USA
BREWING

48%

1,613

TONNES CO2e

SCOPE 19%SCOPE 2

<1%

2022

GER
BREWINGAUS
BREWING

572

TONNES CO2e
SCOPE 1SCOPE 325%

91%

SCOPE 359%

BREWDOG BARS
We have over 115
global retail locations
Scope 1 & 2:
1,830 tonnes CO2e
Scope 3:
34,691 tonnes CO2e2022
UK RETAIL

2022
INTERNATIONAL RETAILTONNES CO2e

TONNES CO2e22,805

13,716CARBON CREDITSSCOPE 3UK
AUS BREWING GERMANY
BREWING
BREWING 1%

2022

95%

GERMANY
BREWINGUSA
BREWING

7%

1%

AUS
BREWING

With our finalised numbers for 2022, our total impact was 121,109 tCO2e globally. This means that
we will have retired over 130,000 carbon credits from the Nature Conservancy Canada’s Darkwoods
Project in 2023 to ensure we have removed more carbon from the atmosphere than we have emitted.

<1%

BARS

GLOSSARY30%

SCOPE 3UK
BREWING62%

SCOPE 1

Direct emissions from company owned
vehicles and facilities, including fuelcombustion and emission leaks.

SCOPE 2

Indirect emissions from purchased
electricity, heat, steam and cooling.

SCOPE 3 (UPSTREAM)
Indirect emissions
throughout supply chainsof business activities
and purchases.

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