Overview
- Location
Netherlands
- Sector
Food, beverage & tobacco
- Organisation type
- Business
Company Information
Heineken is a publicly listed company, headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Heineken is an international brewer, developer and marketer of premium beer and cider brands. In 2021, Heineken reported a total of 82,257 employees across over 70 countries and a total revenue of 26.6 billion Euro.*
Our progress towards decarbonization
GHG Emissions
North Star
- Heineken NV has a target to reduce absolute scopes 1 and 2 CO2e emissions 90% by 2030 from a base year of 2018
Pledge: Have an officially validated short-medium term science-based GHG emissions reduction targets aligned with a 1.5°C scenario (scope 1+2) in line with the SBTi Criteria and Recommendations
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (22/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
How we want to achieve this – our roadmap
- Have an internal price on carbon
- Have an initiative in place to drive GHG emissions reduction through low-carbon energy consumption
- Have an initiative in place to drive GHG emissions reduction through low-carbon energy generation
- Have scope 1+2 GHG emissions verified through a third party verification or assurance process
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (22/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
Water
North Star
- Heineken NV have a % proportion of wastewater that is safely treated target by 2023 from a base year of 2008 starting in 2013
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (22/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Water 2022
How we want to achieve this – our roadmap
- Heineken NV have a target to increase the proportion of wastewater that is safely treated by 2023 from a base year of 2008 starting in 2013
- Publicly disclose data on water-related impact to investors through a public platform
- Have board-level oversight of water issues
- Integrate water-related issues into the company's financial planning
- Integrate water-related issues into the company's long-term business objectives
- Integrate water-related issues into the company's strategy to achieve long-term business objectives
- Provide C-suite incentives for the management of water related issues
- Regularly monitor and measure key water security metrics at least for 75% of the company's facilities
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (22/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Water 2022
Governance & Strategy
North Star
- Heineken NV have a publicly available 1.5°C aligned low-carbon transition plan
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (22/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
How we want to achieve this – our roadmap
- Publicly disclose climate and environmental data to investors and customers through a public platform
- Have board-level oversight of climate-related issues
- Have a process for identifying, assessing, and responding to climate-related risks and opportunities
- Have an employee engagement strategy to support and contribute to achieving the company's climate and environmental goals
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (22/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
Value chain engagement
Our actions – the Pathway
- Have an ongoing and transparent dialogue with our value chain around climate-related issues
MRV: Pact MRV in place
Status date: Submitted (22/07/2022)
Data source: CDP Climate Change 2022
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