Heineken’s water strategy
Global strategy – local solutions
Amsterdam, Aquatech November 7th
Industrial Leaders Forum
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Ron Bohlmeijer
HEINEKEN Global Supply Chain
HEINEKEN: a global company
> 170 breweries in 71 countries
85,000 employees
Group Beer Volume: 221 mhl
nr 1 in Europe, nr 3 in the world
Beer is
95% water
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Water is crucial in our supply chain
Barley
Malting
Brewing
Containers
hl/hl
hl/hl
hl/hl
hl/hl
100 - 250
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1,0
4,5
0,5 - 8,0
Water scarcity, an emerging global risk
Physical risks
Reputational risks
Regulatory risks
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HEINEKEN’s sustainability strategy
Brewing a Better Future
• 4 focus areas:
Protecting water
resources
Reducing
CO2
emissions
Sourcing sustainably
Advocating Responsible
consumption
Global Commitments 2020 for Water
Water Stewardship HEINEKEN: 5 drivers
1. Reducing amount of water used for production
2. Responsible discharge of brewery effluent
3. Reducing amount of water used in the rest of our supply chain
4. Protecting water resources in water-scarce and - distressed areas
5. Compensating for water not returned to the local water cycle in a treated way (‘water balancing’).
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Water efficiency in our operations
• Benchmarking
• Pilots:
• reclamation treated effluent;
• nutrient recovery by algae;
• caustic recovery.
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23 Priority sites HEINEKEN
Legend
HEINEKEN OpCo
Joint Ventures
Export
Licenses
Priority 1 site
Building a local plan
SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PLAN
Risk Mitigation
Stakeholder Engagement
Plan
Water Balancing Plan
Water Balancing projects
 Create benefits for communities and/or ecosystems.
o biodiversity
o water retention
o access to water
 Realisation by local NGO and stakeholders
 Local implementation
 Watershed-based
 Long-term and sustainable
 Transparent
Mexico:
Partnering in
Monterrey
Water Fund
Improve water
management in the
watershed of the San
Juan River, Monterrey
Goals:
• help mitigate flooding
and improve water
infiltration
• raise awareness about
water
• work alongside the
government to attract
resources in favour of
the watershed
Activities:
• Reforestation
• Erosion barriers
• Fencing
• Retaining walls
• Earth dikes
Thank you
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