Heineken Sustainability Report 2008

Appendix 4: Overview environmental performance

Absolute figures

		Heineken Group**			Breweries, cider and soft drink plants			Malting plants
Performance indicator	Unit	2006	2007	2008	2006	2007	2008	2006	2007	2008
Beer production	Mhl	128.2	135.2	158.9	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cider production	Mhl	–	–	3.8	–	–	–	–	–	–
Soft drink production	Mhl	10.2	11.2	15.5	–	–	–	–	–	–
Malt production	ktons	588	612	600	–	–	–	–	–	–
Water	Mm3	74.6	78.1	89.8	72.2	75.5	87.2	2.4	2.6	2.5
Waste water	Mm3	53.4	56.0	64.7	–	–	–	–	–	–
Electricity	GWh	1,380	1,450	1,690	1,310	1,370	1,620	75	77	71
Thermal energy	PJ	15.8	16.0	18.2	14.2	14.4	16.7	1.6	1.6	1.5
CO2 emissions (direct)	ktons	1016	1069	1187	930	982	1115	86	87	72
NOx emissions	tons	1,770	1,810	2,070	1,700	1,740	2,000	73	75	69
SOx emissions	tons	3,220	3,490	3,160	3,160	3,430	3,140	56	60	16
Organic load before treatment	ktons COD	140	150	179	138	147	176	2.7	3.5	2.7
Effluent organic load*	ktons COD	33.7	28.1	30.3	–	–	–	–	–	–
Effluent total nitrogen*	tons N	973	913	1211	–	–	–	–	–	–
Effluent total phosphorous*	tons P	684	548	689	–	–	–	–	–	–
Effluent suspended solids*	ktons d.m.	7.64	6.77	7.20	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total hazardous waste	ktons	1.89	1.51	1.95	–	–	–	–	–	–
Non-recycled hazardous waste	ktons	0.78	0.36	0.74	–	–	–	–	–	–
Non-recycled waste water sludge	ktons d.m.	1.97	2.91	2.22	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total co-products, packaging and industrial waste	ktons	2,590	2,790	3,180	–	–	–	–	–	–
Non-recycled industrial waste	ktons	140	132	151	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH3 in use	tons	935	927	1049	–	–	–	–	–	–
NH3 losses	tons	107	75	95	–	–	–	–	–	–
HC-based refrigerants in use	tons	38.8	37.8	51.4	–	–	–	–	–	–
HC-based refrigerants lost	tons	13.0	16.9	15.3	–	–	–	–	–	–
kg R11 equivalents		925	1,518	1,803	–	–	–	–	–	–
ktons CO2 equivalents		28.2	37.3	37.4	–	–	–	–	–	–
Halons in use	tons	1.15	1.26	1.05	–	–	–	–	–	–
Complaints	number	55	37	74	–	–	–	–	–	–

The data in Appendix 4 have not been subject to assurance, with the exception of data that are also included in the main part of the report.

*

Discharged to surface water.

**

See Appendix 2 for reporting units.

Specific figures: Breweries and soft drink plants

Performance indicator	Unit	2006	2007 Achieved***	2008	2009	2010 Targets***	2011
Water	hl/hl	5.22	5.15	5.06
Targets	hl/hl			4.9	4.8	4.6	4.5
Electricity	kWh/hl	9.46	9.31	9.17
Targets	kWh/hl			9.0	9.0	8.6	8.5
Thermal energy	MJ/hl	103	98	96
Targets	MJ/hl			95	93	89	87
Non-recycled industrial waste	kg/hl	1.01	0.91	0.99
Targets	kg/hl			0.9	0.7	0.7	0.7
Direct CO2 emission	kg CO2/hl	6.72	6.70	6.70
Targets	kg CO2/hl			6.5	6.2	5.9	5.5
Indirect CO2 emission	kg CO2/hl	4.21	3.83	3.65
Targets	kg CO2/hl			3.8	3.8	3.6	3.4
Total CO2 emission	kg CO2/hl	10.9	10.5	10.4
Targets	kg CO2/hl			10.3	10.0	9.6	8.9

Specific figures: Malting plants

Performance indicator	Unit	2006	2007 Achieved***	2008	2009	2010 Targets***	2011
Water	m3/ton	4.11	4.17	4.22
Targets	m3/ton			4.2	3.9	3.8	3.8
Electricity	kWh/ton	127	127	118
Targets	kWh/ton			119	115	112	112
Thermal energy	MJ/ton	2,660	2,592	2,470
Targets	MJ/ton			2,430	2,320	2,240	2,240

***

Performance data of 2008 relate to the companies that were part of the Heineken Group in 2007. The targets for 2008 and beyond relate to the companies that were part of the Heineken Group in 2008.