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Sustainability Review (continued)
Reduced emissions from distribution in Europe and the Americas
Lower emissions from our fridges
Report of the
Report of the
Financial
Sustainability
Other
Introduction
Executive Board
Supervisory Board
Statements
Review
Information
Heineken N.V. Annual Report 2017
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2020 commitment
Reduce CO2 emissions from distribution by 20% in
Europe and the Americas6.
2018 milestone
Reduce CO2 emissions from distribution by 16% in
Europe and 16% in the Americas7.
Our progress in 2017 Ontrack
We have reduced emissions from distribution by
9.7% since 2010/11 across Europe and the Americas
combined (2016: 7.7%).
Emissions in Europe (including Russia) went down
0.2% from 2016 and 13.6% compared to baseline
year, putting us on track to meet our commitment
forthe region. Excluding Russia, emissions decreased
by 16.1%. In Russia, a change in footprint (closure
Kaliningrad brewery) and external market factors
(including new regulations and limited low-carbon
alternatives for transport) saw emissions increase.
Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Poland have already
achieved the 2020 commitment of 20% reduction.
Emissions in Americas went down 4.1% from 2016
and 12.2% compared to baseline. USA has already
surpassed the 2020 target.
We signed the Sustainable Fuel Buyers' Principles,
which provide a framework to catalyse development
and uptake of sustainable fuels. We are also piloting
sustainable biofuel in a number of countries for road
and water transport.
For more on how we reduce CO2 emissions from distribution,
see our website and case studies
6 Baseline year 2010for Mexico and
Netherlands, 2011 for all other HEINEKEN
operating companies.
7 We raised the milestone for Americas from
0% to 16%, based on progress and outlook for
this region.
Looking ahead
Forthe coming two years we commit to setting
science based targets for 2030.
Having stepped up our fuel management
programme in Spain, we plan to introduce the
approach in more markets in 2018.
Smart shipping in
the Netherlands
Inauguration of electric inland vessel
BON JOVI (renamed Gouwenaar II).
It consumes 25% less fuel than similar
vessels and is able to carry more
containers of beer. To cut the vessel's CO2
emissions to virtually zero, there are plans
to replace the generators by a hydrogen
cell in the future.
2020 commitment
Reduce the CO2 emissions of our fridges by 50%8.
2018 milestone
100% green fridges purchased.
Reduce the CO2 emissions of our fridges by 47%.
Our progress in 2017
On track
Almost 100% of our 137,818 new fridges in
2017 had one or more green features: use of
hydrocarbon refrigerant, LED illumination, an energy
management system and energy efficient fans.
CO2 emissions per fridge were almost 48% less than
in 2010, putting us ahead of target in reaching our
2020 commitment (2016:46%).
We are a strong supporter of phasing out
Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which contributes
significantly to global warming today. Saving energy
also means our customers incur less costs in
their business.
For more on how we reduce CO2 emissions from our fridges,
see our website and case studies
study
online
HEINEKEN UK's
SmartDispense
In the UK, the SmartDispense cools beer
as it leaves the keg, rather than refrigerating
the entire cellar. This saves 20% of the
energy used by traditional systems.
On top of this, it reduces the need to clean
beer lines from once a week to every four,
cutting water and chemical use by 75%.
More than 4,500 pubs are using this
system, rolling out to 10,000.
Looking ahead
For the coming two years we
commit to setting science
based targets for 2030.
We are exploring the
opportunity to introduce an
energy reduction programme
for Draught Beer Equipment.
We are exploring the
possibilities of developing
a more efficient, circular
business model, based on
cooling as a service.
