O European environmental performance
This report concentrates on the environmental efforts made in connection with our
core activities of brewing, malting and the production of soft drinks in our European
operating companies. Heineken's European operations extend to 42 production
facilities, of which 30 are breweries, 2 are maltings and 2 are soft drink production
plants. The remaining 8 production facilities provide accommodation for a number of
activities. The following table contains a summary of the production facilities (see
also Annex 5).
Number of production units
42
Single purpose:
breweries
maltings
soft drinks
34
30
2
2
Multiple purpose: 8
breweries soft drinks 2
breweries maltings 4
breweries, maltings soft drinks 2
Precise figures are available (measured) on the total water and energy consumption
of each production facility. Information about the water and energy consumption
is also available for each of the individual activities (brewing, malting, or soft drink
production).
Information about the overall figures for the other environmental parameters (such
as emissions to the air, effluents in wastewater and the production of solid waste) for
each production facility are partly measured and partly estimated. The apportion
ment of these figures to the various activities is also partly based on estimates.
The figures for the consumption of raw materials and energy make a distinction
between the total and the specific consumption. The specific consumption refers to
the quantity required per product unit (the efficiency of the process). Consequently,
an increase in the production capacity can result in an increase in the total consump
tion, whilst improvements in the efficiency will lead to a reduction in the specific con
sumption.
The following section begins with a review of the specific water and energy consump
tion of the breweries, malting plants and soft drink production facilities, as well as the
emission of NOx and SOx. Total consumption for these parameters can be found in
Annex 4. The report will then deal with the other environmental parameters from the
production units.
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THE FOCUS AND SCOPE OF THIS in Europe. This report pertains to
REPORT the European activities.
In 1999 the Heineken Company's In the future the Heineken Environ-
worldwide sales of beer amounted ment Report will be supplemented
to 67.7 million hi of beer, of which with information about the activ-
49-8 million hi were produced ities in other regions. Appendix 2
contains detailed information on and 1999. The data incorporated in
the collection of data and the focus this report concern the years 1997,
and scope of this report. This sec- 1998 and 1999.
tion of the report concentrates
on environmental management
and the results it achieved in 1998
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