Energy
y
improved energy efficiency
What we said
Our objectives
Our strategy
Activities in 2007
Performance in 2007
What we will do in 2008
07
07
08
09
11
by 2010 compared with 2002
Energy is important to us. We need to brew and
package our brands and to heat, cool and light our
offices around the world. Energy comes at a cost.
Saving energy reduces our costs and increases our
profitability. But energy is also a global challenge
for society, both in terms of short-and long-term
availability and in terms of its contribution to
global warming caused by the emission of
greenhouse gasses. We realise that as a company
that uses energy throughout its value chain, we
have a responsibility to ensure that we do not
waste this scarce resource.
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,
Würzburg (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 malting
units can be found in Appendix 3.
Specific energy consumption 15 per cent
lower by 2010 compared with 2002, while
simultaneously reducing our C02 emission
Greater employee involvement in the energy-
saving programme.
Heineken N.V. Sustainability Report 2007
