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The aggregated information on our environmental performance which we published for
the first time in our 1998-1999 report was confined to our European operations. In this
report, we are publishing global data on the environmental performance of our produc
tion facilities for the first time. Water and energy use, carbon dioxide emissions, pack
aging, waste and incidents are covered in this chapter. These are the most relevant
parameters for our industry, while the other parameters are generally a derivative of
these. Additional data can be found in Annex 4.
The data for Europe are presented
separately (in Annex 3), to facilitate
comparison with our 1998-1999
report. The specific and absolute
environmental performance
parameters exhibit variations,
both positive and negative, due to
variations in production volume
(related to beer consumption
which in turn is affected by
weather, special events etc.),
weather conditions (affecting
heating and refrigeration) and
other factors. While the factors
underlying these variations are
known to us, it would be beyond
the scope of this report to discuss
them all here. Therefore, only
selected developments/events of
particular interest are covered.
Our breweries achieved the targets as stipulated in the 1998-1999 report for water and
energy consumption in 2001. Our maltings achieved the target for water, but the soft-
drink plants fell short.
This year we also publish our results in the area of safety and health for the first
time. The report on safety covers only the European production units and the report on
health relates only our activities in Africa. We are planning to report on progress with
the implementation of our safety reporting system in countries outside Europe in 2004.
6.1 Production
The main raw materials used in the brewing process are water, malting barley and
hops. Energy is needed for heating, cooling, boiling and filtering. The beer is packaged
in bottles, cans or kegs and is usually transported by road or by water to our cus
tomers. As well as breweries, Heineken also operates a number of maltings and soft-
drink plants.
Production units
(See Annexes 5 and 6)
85
single purpose of which:
61
multi-purpose of which:
24
breweries
maltings
soft-drink plants
55 breweries soft-drink plants
2 breweries maltings
4 breweries, maltings
soft-drink plants
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