Water
specific water consumption
What we said
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Our objectives
Our strategy
Activities in 2007
Performance in 2007
What we will do in 2008
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of beer by 2010
Heineken needs water to brew and pack beer.
We use water from a variety of sources: municipal
grid, well water and surface water. Due to changing
climate patterns, pollution, increasing populations
and competition from other sectors, fresh water is
becoming increasingly scarce in some parts of the
world. To secure our future operations, both water
availability and quality are of the utmost importance
to our company. However, we also release water
once it has been used in the brewing process. This
water requires treatment in order to minimise any
possible environmental impact. Thus, managing,
treating and reducing consumption of this most
valuable of the Earth's resources is a high priority.
The data in this section relate to breweries and
soft drink plants over which Heineken has technical
control. The data though exclude our facilities in
Bad Brambach, Chemnitz, Karlsruhe, Rosenheim
and Wiirzburg (Brau Holding International,
Germany) and our soft drink plant in Gastein
(Austria, in 2007) that did not submit a report.
Collectively, these facilities represent less than 1
per cent of the total group volume. Data from our
maltings units can be found in Appendix 3.
Our objectives
We aim to continuously decrease the amount
of water we need to brew our beers and to limit
any potential negative environmental effects
of the discharge of waste water. To achieve our
objectives, we have set the following targets:
All breweries to use a maximum 7 hi of water
for every hectolitre of beer brewed
By the end of 2010, the average water
consumption should be below 4.6 hi for every
hectolitre of beer brewed
By 2012 complete the installation of the 16
waste-water treatment plants in the region
Africa Middle East.
Completion of our waste water treatment
construction programme for Africa by 2012
at the latest.
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Heineken N.V. Sustainability Report 2007
