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Financial Statements
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Other Information
Water stress
Water balancing
Water balancing projects
Refers to the ability, or lack thereof, to meet human and ecological
demand for water. Compared to 'water scarcity', 'water stress' is a more
inclusive and broader concept. It considers several physical aspects
related to water resources, including water scarcity, but also water quality,
environmental flows, and the accessibility of water. Every five years, we
assess current and future risks arising from the watersheds in which our
breweries are located. In 2015, we undertook a water risk assessment
with WWF International across our total operational footprint - fully
consolidated as well as Joint Ventures - and on our barley-sourcing areas.
Production sites identified as potentially located in a water-stressed area
need to complete a Source Vulnerability Assessment (SVA). This enables
us to obtain a clear picture of the local water situation, identify relevant
stakeholders and explore the need for activities that increase water
retention or promote the health of ecosystems. The outcomes serve as a
basis for local Source Water Protection Plans, which includes the plans for
water balancing. The outcome of the assessment can also indicate that
water risks are negligible and that no further actions are required
Redressing the balance in water-stressed areas between the amount of
water we source from the watershed and the amount that is not returned
because it is used in our products, and through evaporation. One of
the challenges is mobilising stakeholders, particularly at a government
level. To help us, in February 2015, we entered into a partnership with
the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
HEINEKEN and UNIDO are jointly organising three-day stakeholder
engagement workshops to develop a shared vision on the most
important water issues and on collective efforts needed to redress
them in priority locations
Projects that aim to conserve or restore water quantity or quality
in the local watershed and/or improve access to clean water for the
local communities. We consider a balancing project started once
a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with one or
more partners
Carbon footprint
Our carbon footprint includes CO2 emissions by all the activities linked
to making and selling our products, through the entire value chain.
Our model incorporates six phases in the life cycle of a beverage:
agriculture, malting and adjuncts, beverage production, packaging,
logistics, cooling. This enables scope 1,2 and 3 emissions to be included
in the calculation of our carbon footprint
Quantity of renewable electrical energy use (kWh) divided by total
electrical energy use (kWh). Sources can be:
- Own renewable production all electricity generated from renewable
resources on-site (wind, solar, biogas)
- Imported electricity under green certificates all electricity streams
for which certified green electricity is purchased
of thermal energy coming Quantity of renewable thermal energy use (MJ) divided by total thermal
from renewable sources energy use (MJ). Sources are: biomass, biogas, solar thermal and
imported heat (with 100% renewable and 0 g CO2/MJ)
of electrical energy coming
from renewable sources
CO2 emissions in
production (Scope 1
and 2, GHG Protocol)
CO2 emissions in distribution
(Scope 3, GHG protocol)
This indicator includes CO2-eq emissions caused by:
- direct emissions from combustion of fuels
- indirect emissions from imported heat and electricity
- emissions from refrigerant losses
The reduction in CO2 emissions is being achieved by improving our energy
efficiency for both thermal and electrical energy (as part of our TPM
framework), and by using more renewables and replacing high CO2 fuels
such as fuel oil with lower-emission fuels such as natural gas
This indicator refers to CO2-eq emissions from outbound distribution
of finished goods and returns of empty packaging material. It includes
domestic and export transport by road, rail and sea. Excluded is
inbound transport.
We focus our actions on reducing the distance we drive, improving fuel
efficiency with our transport partners, switching from road to rail and
water, and using more carbon-efficient vehicles. As the majority of our
transport is outsourced, we work in collaboration with our transport
service providers and also with peer companies, customers, fuel providers,
industry groups and other key stakeholders
CO2 emissions from fridges This indicator refers to CO2-eq emissions as a result of the electricity used
(Scope 3, GHG protocol) by beverage fridges (branded and non-branded) invoiced to HEINEKEN
in the reporting year
