Our priorities
Actions and results
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20% REDUCTION
IN WATER
CONSUMPTION
SINCE 2008
In Mexico, HEINEKEN joined the
Monterrey Metropolitan Water
Fund, for the preservation of the
watershed that supplies more
than U million people in and
around Monterrey.
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Summary Sustainability Report 2013
Reduce the amount of water used in production
Protect our water resources in water-scarce and water-
distressed areas
Compensate for the water that is not returned to the
local water cycle: 'water balancing'.
For each site we set up a Source Water Vulnerability
Assessment to determine how vulnerable a local area is
in terms of water risk. A Source Water Protection Programme
is then completed, providing a step-by-step method for
evaluating and implementing water protection measures.
Reducing water consumption
In 2013, we needed 41 hectolitre (hi) of water to produce
1 hi of beer, cider, soft drinks and water. This is a 20%
reduction compared with 2008, the baseline year. This
means we are well on the way towards our 2020 target.
Without the newly acquired sites, the water consumption
would be 40 hl/hl.
Specific water consumption
hl/hl beer soft drink cider water
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
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Protecting water resources
In order to use our resources most effectively, we have
mapped and prioritised 23 production sites around the
world in terms of water-related risk, including operations
from our newly acquired Asia Pacific Breweries.
In 2013, the programme was under way at 18 facilities
in six different countries: Mexico, Spain, Egypt, Ethiopia,
Nigeria, and Indonesia.
Water balancing
To protect our water resources in water-scarce and water-
distressed areas, we work to redress the water balance by
financing and supporting local projects that aim to:
conserve or restore water quantity, quality or biodiversity
in the local watershed; and/or
improve access to clean water for the local communities.
In 2013, we joined a multi-stakeholder consortium in
Mexico to establish the Monterrey Metropolitan Water
Fund. In addition we launched with several partners
a water-balancing project in the Ethiopian region of
Flarar. One of the objectives: providing access to water
for 25,000 people in rural areas by building sand dams
for sustainable groundwater storage.
For this and more in-depth
information about our
water stewardship activities,
see our online report.
