Water consumption across
Poland HEINEKEN's five
breweries was 2.95 hectolitres
of water for each hectolitre
of beer produced, making it a i i
very water-efficient operation.
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Summary Sustainability Report 2012
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Total specific energy
consumption 155 MJ/hl
We achieved 157MJ/HI;
we did not achieve
our target, due to
the acquisition of
new businesses
Average greenhouse
gas emission 8.5 kg
COz-eq/hl for breweries
in scope
We achieved
8.4 kg COz-eq/hl
Specific water
consumption 4.3 hl/hl
We achieved 4.2 hl/hl
Read more about these and
other topics such as waste
recycling and sustainable
buildings in our online report.
Energy
The total energy needed to produce
1 hectolitre (hi) of beer, soft drinks,
cider and water improved by 1.3% from
159 MJ/hl in 2011 to 157 MJ/hl in 2012.
Total specific energy consumption
MJ/hl beer soft drink cider water
2012
2011
159
2010
166
2009
170
2008
175
Diversifying the energy mix
We improved our performance in
greenhouse gas emissions with a
reduction from 8.8 kg COï-eq/hl in
2011 to 8.9 kg COï-eq/hl in 2012. This
is primarily the result of energy-saving
activities at our production units.
We are also working on renewable
energy projects at a number of our
breweries. These include wind turbines
in the Netherlands and solar energy
in Portugal and Spain. In 2012,
renewable energy became a fixed
item on the monthly reporting
agenda of all breweries.
Specific greenhouse gas emissions
kg COï-eq/hl beer soft drink cider water
2012
891
2011
8.8
2010
93
2009
9.8
Water: a comprehensive strategy
Water is essential for both our operations
and the communities in which we
operate. We have therefore developed
a comprehensive water strategy based
on five drivers:
1. Reducing the amount of water
used for production
2. Responsible discharge of
brewery effluent
3. Reducing the amount of water used
in the rest of our supply chain
9. Protecting our water resources
in water-scarce and water-
distressed areas
5. Compensating for water not returned
to the local water cycle in a treated
way ('water balancing').
We have set a water consumption
target of 3.7 hi of water to produce
1 hi of beer, cider, soft drinks and
water by 2020. In 2012, our specific
water consumption decreased to
9.2 hi from 9.3 hi in 2011.
Specific water consumption
hl/hl beer soft drink cider water
2011
2010
For this and other case studies
relating to Green Brewer, see
our online report.
