Heineken enters into agreements to strengthen its global net zero production programme
Magne Setnes, chief supply chain officer Heineken and Sabine Bink, global director industry and buildings Royal HaskoningDHV.
Royal HaskoningDHV, NIRAS, and Arcadis have become the newest collaborators to participate in Heineken’s net zero production initiative.
These partners will bring technical expertise to support Heineken’s global ambition to reach net zero in scope 1 and 2 by 2030. Heineken has defined this goal as a 90% emissions reductions across scope 1 and 2. A maximum of 10% residual emissions that cannot be eliminated otherwise must be covered with permanent carbon removal and storage solutions
Heineken’s strategy to reduce emissions in its operations focuses on reducing the energy demand at production and logistics sites and transitioning to renewable energy.
The collaboration between Heineken and Royal HaskoningDHV will focus on reducing breweries’ energy demand, redesigning energy systems, and transitioning to renewable energy.
Recognising that energy needs and resources vary significantly from one country to another, Royal HaskoningDHV is utilising its dedicated team of engineers, data scientists, and financial specialists to determine the best solution for each brewery within the programme.
Magne Setnes, chief supply chain officer of Heineken, recognised the skills the partners bring with expertise in their field, knowledge of the best available technology solutions and an outside-in view of problems.
“Reaching Net Zero in Scope 1 & 2 by 2030 cannot be accomplished in isolation,” Setnes noted. “Collaboration with experts like Arcadis, NIRAS and Royal HaskoningDHV is essential to reach this milestone at the speed and scale we need.”
Sabine Bink, global director industry and buildings Royal HaskoningDHV was happy to support Heineken’s efforts to reduce the CO2 footprint of its production sites.
“Having designed many of Heineken’s sites, we know their processes well,” Bink said of the longstanding relationship between the two. “We will start by collect energy usage data, advise on feasible reductions, and create tailormade roadmaps per brewery to help realise their 2030 goals.”
The Integrated net zero production programme was launched to help tackle the 88% of Heineken’s Scope 1 and 2 emissions that come from beverage production, with the aim of establishing a cross-functional team of internal experts and external suppliers to drive progress.
Together with Siemens, Arcadis, NIRAS and Royal HaskoningDHV and other strategic partners, Heineken will redesign the energy systems of many of the breweries. More than 40 Heineken sites are already part of the programme, with a plan to involve more sites by 2025.
In 2023 Heineken’s net zero and FLAG (Forest, Land and Agriculture) targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), becoming the first global brewer to pass this sustainability milestone. For complete details on Heineken or’s science-based targets, see SBTi’s website.
