I •AWARE OF WATER' N ACTION ACCESS TO AN ADEQUATE SUPPLY OF CLEAN, FRESH WATER IS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH, TO FOOD PRODUCTION AND THEREFORE TO THE WELFARE AND PROSPERITY OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT - USING WATER WITHOUT DEPLETING THE SUPPLY - HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE UNITED NATIONS AS ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHALLENGES FACING THE WORLD IN THE 21ST CENTURY. HEINEKEN IS A STRONG ADVOCATE OF SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, NOT LEAST BECAUSE WATER IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT OF BEER AND WE, AS A COMPANY, THEREFORE DEPEND ON IT DIRECTLY. HEINEKEN SEES IT AS ITS DUTY TO USE WATER RESPONSIBLY, CAREFULLY AND EFFICIENTLY. THE 'AWARE OF WATER' CAMPAIGN, WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN 1999, IS DESIGNED TO RAISE AWARENESS AMONG HEINEKEN EMPLOYEES. AS PART OF THIS CAMPAIGN, WORKSHOPS ARE ORGANISED TO TRAIN STAFF TO FORMULATE WATER-SAVING PLANS. IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE PLANS HAS ALREADY ACHIEVED SUBSTANTIAL SAVINGS: WATER CONSUMPTION HAS FALLEN BY AROUND 14% SINCE 1999, FROM 6.6 HL/HL TO 5.57 HL/HL IN 2001. GOOD RESULTS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED BY OUR MALTINGS. THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WASTE-WATER TREATMENT PLANTS HAS BEEN BUILT IN AFRICA. TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF €33 MILLION IS PLANNED OVER A SIX-YEAR PERIOD. 19

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