Global brewer Heineken has hired Arcadis, Niras and Royal HaskoningDHV to help it reach net zero in scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030.
Scope 1 emissions come from sources that an organisation owns or controls directly, while scope 2 emissions come from where the energy it purchases and uses is produced.
The company previously engaged Siemens to help it decarbonise brewing operations.
Now it aims to redesign energy systems on many sites.
Arcadis said it will draw up a roadmap for immediate opportunities such as solar panels and moving from gas boilers to heat pumps.
It will then provide detailed engineering for the changes before implementing them with Honeywell and monitoring outcomes for two years.
The brewer wants to cut around 90% of its scope 1 and 2 emissions from beverage production by setting up a team of internal experts and external suppliers.
It plans to cover residual emissions with permanent carbon removal and storage.
Some 40 Heineken sites are already part of the programme.
In 2023 Heineken’s became the first global brewer to have its net zero and ecology targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
“Reaching net zero in scope 1 and 2 by 2030 cannot be accomplished in isolation,” said Heineken’s head of supply chain Magne Setnes.
“Collaboration with experts like Arcadis, Siemens, Niras, and Royal HaskoningDHV is essential to reach this milestone at the speed and scale we need.”
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