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Raise the bar on sustainability and responsibility
Social
Bringing our purpose to life in the
communities
Walking the talk on the path to an
inclusive, fair and equitable world
Forbes ESI
Embrace inclusion and diversity
A fair and safe workspace
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We are raising the bar to create a fair and safe
workplace and to promote diversity, equity and
inclusion. This means achieving gender balance at
senior levels, paying our employees a fair wage and
demanding fair living and working standards for
third-party employees and brand promoters. Our
safety, health and well-being strategy aims to embed
a leading safety culture and our social impact
initiatives are aligned with the UN Sustainable
Development Goals.
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To reach this goal, our plan is to set up DEI councils
across all operating companies to fully embed DEI.
Council members work with the local managing
director to support the delivery of the global DEI
strategy. By the end of 2023, 75% of our operating
companies had a DEI Council in place.
We are levelling the playing field for women and men
through global initiatives, including:
- WIN (Women Interactive Network), a leadership
development programme that aims to level the
playing field for women at HEINEKEN. To this date,
We think inclusion starts with courageous leadership
and that we all have a role to play to champion a
culture of belonging.
In 2023, 99.8% of our managers completed the All-
Inclusive Leadership e-learning, which is an important
step to empower our leaders to set an example.
Embracing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is the
right thing to do for our people and our business. We
have grown from 19% women in our senior leadership
in 2017 to 28% in 2023 (2022: 27%). Our aim is to
reach 30%. by 2025 and 40%. by 2030.
On our path to a fair and safe workplace, 100% of our
direct employees now earn a fair wage according to
the Fair Wage Network, reaching our 2023 goal. We
continue to make progress in providing fair living and
working standards for third-party employees. Our
safety, health and well-being strategy reflects our
company value of Care and is focused on shaping a
leading safety culture. We do our utmost to ensure
every colleague and contractor returns home safely at
the end of the day.
‘Worlds Together’ is HEINEKEN's social impact
campaign, developed in collaboration with The Social
Gastronomy Movement, The Human Library, and local
partners. In a world that is becoming increasingly
disconnected, polarised and lacking in trust, we want
to bring people together over a beer and a meal, who
would otherwise not likely meet or even speak.
This campaign was launched in Amsterdam and
effectively nurtured authentic togetherness. Eight
operating companies and head office hosted 12
events, bringing together a total of 1,144 people
- In Haiti, we partner with three women's organisations
to provide microcredits to women in rural areas,
enabling them to start small businesses where they
lacked access to funding.
Our goal is that 100% of markets will have a social
impact initiative in place each year. We want to make
a positive difference based on what matters most for
each community.
By the end of 2023, 100% of all our markets globally
in scope had a social impact initiative in place. For
example:
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done on sustainability and social
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We have been recognised by Forbes World's Best
Employers ranking as one of the top five best places to
work in the industry and 78th (out of 700) best
employers in the world. This is a result of more than
170,000 workers from more than 50 countries that
were polled, asking them about their experiences at
work and with their employers.
from different walks of life to foster connection
and understanding.
