Brewery repairs stall Carlsberg UK's progress on carbon cuts

Michael Holder
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Repairs to equipment following fatality at Northampton brewery in 2016 force reliance on diesel generators, driving up relative emissions

Carlsberg UK saw its progress against green goals stall for the second year running in 2018, as vital repairs to brewery equipment forced the beermaker to rely on diesel generators. In its latest sustainability...

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