Environmental Sustainability
We are dedicated to reaching Net Zero, maximising circularity and continue working towards healthy watersheds & nature
HEINEKEN Global’s BaBW strategy sets out both short and long-term approaches to achieving net zero emissions across the entire value chain. Our target is to achieve net zero emissions in Scopes 1 and 2 by 2030 and fully advance Scope 3 initiatives towards net zero by 2040, relative to our 2022 baseline year.
Our strategy to reach net zero across our value chain is built on the four Rs: reduce, replace, remove and report. This involves transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy across our operations and value chain. We have set long-term and near-term targets to achieve this, approved by the SBTi. This ambition aligns with the 1.5°C global temperature limit in the Paris Agreement.
Our Net Zero Glidepath
2030 – Net zero in Scope 1 and 2 2040 – Net zero in Scope 3
TOWARDS HEALTHY WATERSHEDS AND NATURE
Our Ambition: Our 2030 water strategy, ‘Towards healthy watersheds and nature’ is designed to create long-term value in our production processes and go beyond our brewery walls to actively support the health and sustainability of local watersheds.
Our 2030 Water Goals
Water is not only essential to our products – it is an important resource that supports all aspects of our operations. We have made water management a core priority, recognising its importance to our business, communities and the environment. This strategy is built on three key pillars: water in our production, water in our communities where we operate and water in our supply chain.
At HEINEKEN Malaysia, we manage water use in production through a combination of water efficiency improvements, reuse and recycling initiatives and wastewater treatment processes. Our focus is on improving water usage, reusing and recycling water within our operations and promoting best practices beyond our business. We also invest in advanced technologies to improve water management efficiency.
For 2030, we aim to reduce the amount of water we use to produce one litre of our products to 2.6 hl/hl. This target is part of our measurable sustainability goals, which are regularly tracked and reported to ensure we are making progress towards achieving them. All wastewater produced in our brewery is treated to protect the local ecosystem and comply with the Environmental Quality Act 1974 and the Environmental Quality (Industrial Effluent) Regulations 2009 Fifth Schedule (Standard B) by the Department of Environment.
In our communities, we strive to balance the water used in our products through initiatives that incorporate nature-based solutions, including reforestation and rehabilitation projects at our watershed and wastewater discharge. These actions are focused on reducing water loss and improving resilience to climate change impacts.
HEINEKEN Malaysia is committed to conserving our natural resources and reducing the consumption of raw materials by adopting waste circularity within our operations where we reduce material use, redesign materials and products to be less resource intensive, and recapture “waste” as a resource to manufacture new materials and products.
We segregate our waste and aim for zero waste sent to landfill from our operations including our brewery by 2025. HEINEKEN Malaysia has achieved zero waste to landfill since 2017, responsibly recycling and upcycling our by-products and production waste.
