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Wastewater management at Heineken

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Wastewater management at Heineken

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Project SDGs:
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Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Project Tags:
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Domestic Wastewater
Progress to Date: 97% Percentage of water treated before discharge
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partner: Other
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2020  »  Ongoing
Project Website: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ungc-production/attachments/cop_2...
Contextual Condition(s): None
Additional Benefits: None
Beneficiaries: None
Planning & Implementation Time: 1-3 years
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Project Challenges: None
Project Source: CEO Water Mandate
Profile Completion: 80%

Project Overview

"Our brewery processes generate wastewater which contains organic materials and cleaning agents. We are committed to treating all of our wastewater before we return it to nature, and we have invested heavily in wastewater treatment plants at the majority of our operations.At the end of 2020, 97% of our wastewater volume was treated before discharge (2019: 97%). The number of sites without a wastewater treatment plant remained the same 10, representing 2.5% of beverage produc…

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"Our brewery processes generate wastewater which contains organic materials and cleaning agents. We are committed to treating all of our wastewater before we return it to nature, and we have invested heavily in wastewater treatment plants at the majority of our operations.At the end of 2020, 97% of our wastewater volume was treated before discharge (2019: 97%). The number of sites without a wastewater treatment plant remained the same 10, representing 2.5% of beverage production volumes (2019: 10 sites, 2.4% volume).We will work closely with these remaining sites to ensure basic conditions of wastewater treatment plants are addressed and 100% of our wastewater volumes are treated in the coming years"
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: None
Project Benefits: None
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: None
Months & Implementing: 1-3 years
Primary Funding Source: Corporate funding
Challenges: None

Partner Organizations


HEINEKEN is the world's most international brewer. It is the leading developer and marketer of premium beer and cider brands. Led by the Heineken® brand, the Group has a powerful portfolio of more than 250 international, regional, local and specialty … Learn More

Jan-Willem Vosmeer
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