0
32%
1,355
€15m
3.5 hl/hl
3.2 hl/hl
94.2m m3
Sustainability Review (continued) 1
Every Drop - protecting water resources
Reduce water consumption in our breweries
Total water
withdrawal,
including sources
O Q,
Heineken N.V. Annual Report 2018
Introduction
Report of the Executive Board
Report of the Supervisory Board
Financial Statements
Sustainability Review
Other Information
2020 commitment
Reduce average water
consumption in our breweries to
3.5 hl/hl and in our breweries in
water-stressed areas to 3.3 hl/hl4
2018 milestone
Reduce average water
consumption in our breweries
to 3.6 hl/hl
Our progress
On track
Our contribution
to the SDGs:
6.4
Substantially increase
water-use efficiency
We decreased average water consumption in
our breweries to 3.46 hl/hl in 2018, meeting our
2020 target.
In water-stressed areas, the average water
consumption remained at 3.2 hl/hl, surpassing
the 2020 target.
Water consumption still remains high at some sites.
30 sites used above 5.0 hl/hl in 2018, representing
5% of our volume (in 2017: 36 sites, 8%).
We continue to invest in technology to reclaim
and recycle water in our production processes,
especially at our sites in water-stressed areas.
Effluent reclamation plants are now in operation at
our breweries in Tangerang (Indonesia), Vialonga
(Portugal), Singapore and are being planned in
Meoqui and Tecate (Mexico), Sedibeng (South
Africa), Kilinto (Ethiopia) and Vung Tau (Vietnam).
Looking ahead
As part of our new water strategy, Every Drop,
we aim to further reduce water use of our breweries.
The new strategy will be announced in the course
of 2019.
For more on our water stewardship approach and progress,
see our website and case studies.
Our 2020 target I
Water consumption (global average)
(Hl/hl beer, cider, soft drinks and water)
Water consumption -
breweries in water-stressed areas
Our 2020 target
2018
3.2
2017
3.2
2016
3.3
2015
3.6
2014
3.8
decrease in
water consumption
(hl/hl) compared
with 2008
Olympic-sized pools -
the equivalent volume
of water we saved in
2018 compared to 2017
saved through water
efficiency since 2009
52%
Groundwater
15%
Surface water,
including water
from wetlands,
rivers, lakes
and oceans
33%
Municipal water
supplies or other
water utilities
Brewing a Better World in action
Water Treatment Plant in Singapore
Our new €1.2 million water treatment plant will recycle
11% of the water we use in Singapore brewery, saving
66,750 m3 of water each year. The plant was built in
a joint development project between our operating
company in Singapore, Public Utilities Board (PUB) and
National University of Singapore (NUS).
