Total specific energy consumption
Aware of Energy programme
MJ/hl beer soft drink cider water
210
200
190
170
150
-0%
Commitment
Aware of Energy
15% improvement
Heineken uses a variety of instruments to reduce
and manage the C02 emission risks. The preferred
option is to make use of less carbon-intensive
technologies (58 production units) or to switch to
less carbon intensive fuels (26 production units).
Twenty production units in Europe participate in
the emission trading scheme. We are also active
in carbon sequestration (two production units),
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint
Implementation (one production unit each).5
Specific greenhouse gas emissions,
actual performance and targets
kg C02-eq/hl beer soft drinks cider water
li
10
Restated
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Actual Heineken Group
Actual Heineken Group 2002
Greenhouse gases in production
The performance in greenhouse gas emissions
(the amount of direct and indirect C02 emissions
and refrigerant losses expressed as C02 equivalents
per hectolitre of beer, soft drinks, cider or water
produced) improved from 9.8 kg C02-eq/hl in 2009
to 9.3 kg C02-eq/hl in 2010 primarily as a result of
the energy saving activities of our breweries.
In 2010, as a result of the newly acquired
production units and volume increase, our total
absolute greenhouse gas emissions increased
from 1,327 ktonnes in 2009 to 1,612 ktonnes
C02-eq in 2010 for our beverage plants, of which
409 ktonnes is attributable to new acquisitions.
The performance of our 2008 base of companies
(i.e. excluding recent acquisitions) improved.
Commitment
Brewing a Better Future
40% improvement
2008-2020
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Actual Heineken Group
Actual reported 2008
Natural gas and LPG are the most dominant fuel
in relation to our direct energy consumption,
accounting for 61 per cent of heat generation.
Fuel oil and diesel account for 38 per cent and
nearly 1 per cent of total energy is derived from
renewable fuels (biomass and biogas). We do
not use coal. Our approach to renewable energy
sources is explained later in this chapter.
5Joint Implementation (Jl) and Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)
are the two project-based mechanisms, additional to the Emission
Trading Scheme as key tools for reducing emissions worldwide. Jl
enables industrialized countries to carry out joint implementation
projects with other developed countries, while the CDM involves
investment in sustainable development projects that reduce
emissions in developing countries.
