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Sourcing sustainably
Source raw materials from sustainable sources
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Heineken N.V. Annual Report 2018
Report of the Executive Board
Report of the Supervisory Board
Financial Statements
Sustainability Review
Other Information
2020 commitment
Aim for at least 50% of our main
raw materials12 to come from
sustainable sources13
2018 milestone
Aim for at least 25% of our
main raw materials to come
from sustainable sources
Our progress
On track
Our contribution
to the SDGs:
2.4
Sustainable food
production systems
and resilient agriculture
In 2018, 34%* of our main agricultural raw
materials came from sustainable sources14
(2017: 28%, 2016: 17%)14. Our procedures for
sourcing sustainably cultivated crops are based
on the principles of the Sustainable Agriculture
Initiative Platform (SAI), an organisation of
multinational food companies working towards
a more sustainable food chain.
Almost 100% of our bitter hops are now sustainably
sourced following successful programmes in
Germany and the USA. In the USA, we have
worked with Yakima Chief Hops to develop the
Green Chief sustainability programme for over a
decade. Based on its success, the programme was
rolled out with an approved Code of Practice for all
hop suppliers.
We launched a new project in Canada to enable
farmers supplying the Lagunitas Brewing Company
to become sustainable by 2021. Chinook Arch
Grain has created a Sustainability group to lead
and coordinate 15 farmers in the Alberta region.
They will collaborate with the USA hop growers to
share learning and best practices.
Estimation. At the moment of the publication, contract negotiations were
still in progress.
For more on our Sustainable Agriculture approach and progress,
see our website and case studies.
In Mexico, we started a pilot project in the
Guanajuato watershed, an important agricultural
area under risk of decreasing water availability.
We set up a strong cooperation between our
specialists, farmers, the malting plant, breweries,
and strategic suppliers. The team is working on
improvement of yield, water use, CO2 emissions
and farming practices. They also implemented
a new code of practice with farmers, in line with
the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) and
set targets for water use, rotation, yields, and
revenue increase.
Projects include drip irrigation, aerial monitoring
of crops using drones and use of biological
agrochemicals. Like many other countries, Mexico
still faces challenges in convincing suppliers and
farmers to practice sustainable agriculture or to
use biofertilisers.
This pilot delivered water savings and increased the
yield. We are planning to expand the project scope
in the next two years.
Looking ahead
We developed an action plan to increase
sustainable volume per agricultural material
and reach our target by 2020.
We are increasing our focus on sugar, another key
ingredient of our products, to grow its sustainable
volume in our supply chain.
Brewing a Better World in action
Sustainable bitter hops
Almost 100% of our bitter hops are now sustainably
sourced in the USA. We worked with Yakima Chief Hops
to develop a sustainability programme, which was rolled
out for all hop suppliers.
Sustainable sourcing project in Mexico
A team of our specialists, farmers and strategic suppliers
is working on improvement of yield, water and energy
use and farming practices in Guanajuato watershed
in Mexico.
Brewing a Better World in action
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