Ivan Tučník, Asahi Europe & International

Ivan Tučník leads the sustainability agenda at Asahi Europe & International, which includes Plzeňský Prazdroj in the Czech Republic. The company operates 19 breweries in eight countries in Europe and North America and covers another 60 export markets around the world as part of the global brewing group Asahi Group Holdings. Until the end of last year, he led sustainability at Plzeňský Prazdroj and coordinated individual initiatives in this area in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. His long-term focus is mainly on decarbonization, packaging circularity, and initiatives in the brewery supply chain. Ivan led the project to implement a deposit system for single-use beverage packaging in Slovakia. He is the initiator of several projects aimed at introducing modern technologies and practices of regenerative agriculture in the traditional hop- and barley-growing sectors, with the aim of helping farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change, as well as projects to reduce the energy intensity of beer cooling in taps.