Heineken UK makes
ethical purchasing
a priority
Start roll-out in Asia Pacific
We conduct most of our business in the Asia Pacific Region
through our joint venture Asia Pacific Breweries (APB). In
2009, we had two fully owned Operating Companies in the
region (Multi Bintang Indonesia and Grande Brasserie de
Nouvelle Caledonie, New Caledonia), who will be
integrated into APB in the course of 2010.
Finalise pilot in Indonesia and conduct pilot
in Nigeria (originally planned for 2008)
We did not follow up on the activities of Multi Bintang
Indonesia as they will no longer be part of the Heineken
Group in 2010 and thus are no longer bound by the
Heineken policies. The pilot in our Nigerian operating
company has been delayed due to restructuring of the
local organisation. The pilot is now planned to take place
in 2010 and full implementation is foreseen for the end
of 2010.
Start roll-out in the Americas and Africa
and the Middle East
We have started the roll-out of the Heineken Supplier Code
in the Americas and in the Africa and Middle Eastern
Region. We aim to conclude this by the end of 2010.
Set long-term targets for supply chain responsibility
for 2010 - 2020
You can read about our new sustainability framework and
programmes in the chapter A New Approach for a New
Decade (page 36 and 37).
United Kingdom
Community
Ruth Bromley
Head of Procurement
In 2009, Heineken UK launched a new supply chain code of
conduct and focused on improving its responsible supply chain
performance by further educating staff on ethical procurement.
"One of the first steps we took to improve ethical purchasing was
to increase awareness and knowledge of sustainability issues
among our Procurement team," explains Ruth Bromley, Head of
Procurement at Heineken UK. "Our ethical procurement
standards now exceed the minimum expectations of Heineken's
Supplier Code."
Business in the Community - a network of 850 businesses
committed to improving their impact on society - held a series of
workshops at the request of Heineken UK. These sessions helped
to familiarise staff with ethical procurement concepts and raised
awareness of the social, environmental and economic risks that
exist within the supply chain.
Heineken UK has 4,000 suppliers and as such, the workshops also
prompted staff to consider the opportunities available through
working in partnership with them.
"We hope that this increased focus on responsible procurement
in 2009 has empowered and motivated staff to think about the
role they can play in ethical purchasing," says Ruth. "Furthermore
we're developing our new supply chain code of conduct to
ensure that we lead the way on delivering a world class
procurement performance in everything we do.
"Responsible sourcing is a critical component of our sustainability
targets, and we will continue to raise our standards to ensure it
remains at the heart of our business," adds Ruth.
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