Cal/EPA Agency-Wide Environmental Management System

DRAFT Selection Criteria and Descriptions of Proposed Pilot

Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated

Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (A-BI) is a brewer of beer. Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated and its parent company, Anheuser-Busch Companies, are headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. The company employs more than 24,000 employees in the United States and overseas. Operations at A-BI's Fairfield, California facility include brewing, packaging, and distributing beer. The Fairfield facility has approximately 500 employees.

EMS Scope and Maturity
The Fairfield facility began development and implementation of its EMS as part of A-BI's company-wide initiative in 1992. Since 1992, A-BI has progressively enhanced its EMS through a continual improvement process. A-BI's Fairfield facility has been selected as the pilot plant for A-BI's ISO14001 EMS integration effort. This facility impacts air, water, and natural resources. The EMS that has been developed addresses each of these impacts.

Unique EMS Characteristics
The Fairfield facility was recently ISO 14001 certified. Because of its recent work in aligning the corporate EMS with the ISO 14001 standard, the Fairfield facility can offer significant information and insight regarding the environmental and economic impact associated with establishing a comprehensive EMS.

Stakeholder Involvement
Anheuser-Busch is eager to share its experiences with development of an EMS with other pilot projects and interested parties. Anheuser-Busch is an active member of the Northern California Working Group. This Group was formed to serve as a forum for proposed pilot project participants, stakeholders, and Cal/EPA to learn about the development and impact of EMSs. In support of this goal, Anheuser-Busch has provided a facility tour and made presentations on their EMS. The working group will be advising pilot organizations on the development and continual improvement of their EMSs, evaluating the performance of EMSs, and exploring related public policy issues.

Research Value for California Study
Anheuser-Busch has committed to provide information consistent with the national research protocols as adopted by the Multi-State Working Group. Data categories include environmental performance, regulatory compliance, use of pollution prevention techniques, continual improvement, employee awareness, involvement of interested parties, EMS design and implementation, and costs and benefits. In addition, Cal/EPA will be collecting information about the quality and quantity of public information provided by organizations before and after implementing an EMS. Collection and analysis of this data is an integral part of the Cal/EPA EMS Project.

Contact Information
Please contact Cal/EPA EMS Pilot Project Manager Richard Corey at (916) 323-1079 or by E-mail at rcorey@arb.ca.gov for more information about the Northern California EMS Working Group or the proposed AB-I pilot project.

Evaluation of Proposed Pilot Project
Cal/EPA staff evaluated the proposed pilot project based on the draft selection criteria. In staff’s judgement, this proposed pilot satisfies all the criteria, as tabulated below.

Selection Criteria	Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated
(1) Pilot projects will have an ongoing or planned EMS that can reasonably be expected to produce greater environmental protection than would otherwise be achieved by the existing regulatory process.	Yes Third-party certified to ISO 14001 EMS standard
(2) Pilot projects will engage in a multi-media environmental approach (e.g., air, water, solid and hazardous waste).	Yes
(3) Pilot projects will pursue appropriate pollution and waste prevention opportunities.	Yes
(4) Pilot projects will share information learned from EMS implementation with Cal/EPA, regional and/or local working groups, and the public. Pilot projects agree to provide specific data on the goals, implementation, and performance of their EMS as reported in the national and California supplemental data protocols.	Yes
(5) Pilot projects will participate on the Northern or Southern California EMS Working Group.	Yes Northern California EMS Working Group
(6) Pilot projects will declare to Cal/EPA any current and past (three years) violations cited by environmental regulatory agencies.	Yes
(7) Pilot projects will address known regulatory deficiencies, as required by the appropriate regulatory agency, through their EMS.	Yes
(8) Pilot projects' top management will make a full commitment to participate in the project through a letter of intent.	Yes Corporate authorization and commitment
(9) Pilot projects should represent diversity in terms of location/geography, size, industry type or sector, environmental impacts, and in the range of EMS maturity.	Large brewery in Northern California

DRAFT Selection Criteria and Descriptions of Proposed Pilot Projects