Supply chain responsibility
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Improvements in our value chain, both in
terms of ethics and the environment, are
having a positive effect on our cost base and
on the goals we set within our sustainability
agenda.
Partnership and relationships bring improvements
Working alongside our suppliers to help build improvements
in our value chain is now an established and important
approach within Heineken. We work together to address both
ethical considerations as well as the environment. It is a key
element in establishing a joint commitment to sustainability
with our suppliers. In turn this is having a positive effect on
the goals we set within our sustainability agenda. We believe
our approach to supply chain responsibility helps
differentiate Heineken from its competitors.
What we said we would do and what we delivered
Continue implementation in Western Europe
and Central and Eastern Europe
The roll-out of the Supplier Code in Western Europe and
Central and Eastern Europe is well under way. In almost
60 per cent of our Operating Companies in the two regions
implementation is ongoing. We expect to achieve full
implementation by all Operating Companies by the
end of 2010.
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