27. Reductions in both of these make an important contribution to slowing down climate change and combating price increases (for example, those due to C02 emissions trading). water consumption - important in reducing our dependency on water availability and in neutralising price increases; discharges of waste - to encourage recycling of as much of our residual materials as possible in order to prevent dumping and reduce the cost of waste discharge; the Eco Care Indicator - a complementary parameter that incorporates environmental management, renewable energy use, air emissions, waste water pollution prevention and high value re-use of by-products. We score our performance against each of these five parameters on a scale that ranges from 'poor' to 'best in class' and then aggregate the five results to achieve one final score for our environmental performance. The indicators are visualised in the form of a pentagon, which also shows potential improvements. All scores (except for the Eco Care Indicator) are monitored on a quarterly basis and our production units are required to take action to achieve their targets. Improvement targets are agreed with each production unit as part of the three-year planning process that falls within our World Class Manufacturing Programme. Internal benchmarking and the exchange of best practices helps all our production units to improve their performance. Climate strategy Our climate strategy covers two main objectives: reducing carbon dioxide emissions and reducing the use and emission of ozone-depleting substances. Our total carbon dioxide (C02) emissions have increased slightly from 10.9 kg per hectolitre in 2004 to 11.2 kg per hectolitre in 2005. This reported increase results from a change in definition to include indirect C02 emissions originating from the import of steam. Without this correction the emission would have decreased to 10.6 kg C02 per hectolitre of beer. Our thermal energy consumption has decreased from 114 MJ per hectolitre in 2004 to 108 MJ per hectolitre in 2005, a total which is just above our target of 107 MJ per hectolitre for 2005. The corresponding direct C02 emission went down from 7.65 kg C02 per hectolitre in 2004 to 7.15 kg C02 per hectolitre in 2005. The decrease results in part from the addition of soft drinks to the totals. Savings have been obtained in St. Petersburg (Russia), through the improved operation of a combined heat and power plant, and in's Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, due to improved heat recovery in the new brewhouse. Total C02 emissions equivalents O Direct emission from heat generation on site 63.3% Indirect emission from electricity of national grid 30.6% Indirect emissions from heat import 4.9% Global warming potential from lost refrigerants 1.2% Heineken N.V. - 2004/2005 Sustainability Report

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