Assurance Report of the Independent Auditor
Our conclusion
O Drop the C - reducing CO2 emissions
O Q,
Heineken N.V. Annual Report 2018Ï 16
Report of the Executive Board
Report of the Supervisory Board
Financial Statements
Sustainability Review
Other Information
To the Annual General Meeting and other stakeholders of Heineken N.V.
We have reviewed a selection of sustainability data included in the accompanying Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2018 ('the sustainability data') of Heineken N.V ('the Company'), based in Amsterdam.
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the sustainability data of the Company is not prepared in all material respects, in accordance with the internally applied
Reporting Criteria.
The objective of the review was to provide limited assurance on the following sustainability data ('KPIs'):
Every drop - protecting water resources
Average water consumption in breweries (hl/hl) No. of sites without water treatment plant
Average water consumption in water-stressed
areas (hl/hl)
Total water withdrawal per source (m m3
reduction in relative CO2 emissions
from production
of electrical energy coming from
renewable sources
Sourcing sustainably
of our main agricultural raw materials from
sustainable sources (estimated)
of agricultural raw materials locally sourced in
Africa and the Middle East (estimated)
O Advocating responsible consumption
of operating companies who achieved 10%
target for annual EHR investment
Number of operating companies that have
an active and relevant partnership to address
alcohol abuse
No. of production units in water-stressed areas
that started to implement their action plan for
Water Balancing
of thermal energy coming from
renewable sources
reduction CO2 emissions in distribution across
Europe (including Russia) and Americas
operating companies compliant with four-step
Supplier Code Procedure
of ingredients and nutrition information on pack
and online for all our European beer and cider
brands and on pack or online for the beer and cider
brands of the rest of the world (estimated)
O Promoting health safety
of Life Saving Rules (LSR) compliance (in the
breweries and in projects, commerce, distribution
and other areas outside production)
Total number of fatalities (personnel
and contractors)
O Growing with communities
Corporate income tax per region (Euro)
Values and behaviours
Gender representation at Senior
Management levels
Carbon Footprint
Carbon footprint (2017 data)
The information in scope of this engagement needs to be read and understood in conjunction with the
Reporting Basis and Criteria non-financial indicators as included in the Annual Report 2018 on page 145.
Total number of accidents (personnel
and contractors)
Lost days of company personnel
Accident frequency
Accident severity
Total tax contribution per category (Euro)
Total number of different nationalities at
Senior Management
