NIRAS Partners with Heineken to Support Carbon Reduction Efforts at Breweries

NIRAS has officially joined HEINEKEN’s Net Zero Production program (i-NZP), partnering alongside Arcadis and Royal HaskoningDHV to accelerate HEINEKEN’s global efforts to reduce carbon emissions. This strategic collaboration aims to cut scope 1 and 2 emissions at HEINEKEN’s breweries by 30% by 2030, reinforcing the company’s broader ambition of achieving net zero emissions in these scopes by the same year.

The i-NZP program plays a critical role in HEINEKEN’s sustainability agenda, focusing on reducing energy consumption at production and logistics sites and transitioning to renewable energy sources. NIRAS, with its extensive experience in sustainable solutions, will work closely with HEINEKEN to implement a range of industry-proven carbon reduction initiatives across its global brewery network, spanning Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Magne Setnes, Chief Supply Chain Officer of HEINEKEN, expressed the significance of this partnership.

“Our partners bring us expertise in their field, knowledge of the best available technology solutions, and an outside-in view of the problems we are trying to solve – skills that are paramount to helping HEINEKEN achieve our ambition. Reaching Net Zero in Scope 1 & 2 by 2030 cannot be accomplished in isolation. Collaboration with experts like Arcadis, NIRAS, and Royal HaskoningDHV is essential to reach this milestone at the speed and scale we need.”

NIRAS has a longstanding relationship with HEINEKEN and is committed to supporting the brewer’s decarbonization journey.

“We are delighted to be able to support HEINEKEN in their i-NZP program and continue our longstanding cooperation,” said Thomas B. Olsen, Executive Vice President of NIRAS. “Sustainability is key to NIRAS, and we have invested in building knowledge in this area for many years. By combining this with our deep insight and experience within brewing, we look forward to supporting HEINEKEN’s global ambitions to reach net zero on scope 1 and 2.”

The i-NZP program targets 88% of HEINEKEN’s scope 1 and 2 emissions, which are directly tied to beverage production. Together with Siemens, Arcadis, NIRAS, and Royal HaskoningDHV, HEINEKEN is redesigning energy systems across multiple brewery sites. Over 40 locations are already part of the program, with plans to expand by 2025.

In 2023, HEINEKEN’s net zero and FLAG (Forest, Land, and Agriculture) targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), making HEINEKEN the first global brewer to achieve this significant sustainability milestone.

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