Heineken announced a new milestone in its journey to net zero, signing Arcadis, along with additional partners NIRAS and Royal HaskoningDHV, for its global Net Zero Production programme.  

These partners will bring technical expertise to support Heineken’s global ambition to reach net zero in scope 1 and 2 by 2030. 

Heineken will collaborate with Arcadis, NIRAS and Royal HaskoningDHV on long-term decarbonisation programmes, building on the company’s previously announced partnership with Siemens that identified significant energy savings at a typical Heineken brewery. 

Heineken will work with Arcadis across four key project phases, initially focusing on sites in countries where Arcadis has a significant presence, including the UK and France.  

Arcadis’ role will include the development of a roadmap to assess immediate opportunities at key sites, for example the impact of solar panel installation and transitioning from gas boilers to heat pumps.  

Phase two will focus on the basic and detailed engineering needed to implement these changes.  

In phase three, Arcadis will work closely with partner Honeywell to provide an end-to-end approach to decarbonization that will realize the proposed solutions, followed by a two-year monitoring phase to assess outcomes.  

Magne Setnes, chief supply chain officer of Heineken, said: “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 Haskoning-DHV is essential to reach this milestone at the speed and scale we need.” 

Hans Dekker, chief delivery officer at Arcadis, added: “Our approach prioritizes scalability by leveraging the expertise of a core team to lead overall roadmap development and engineering, while our local teams work closely with Heineken to implement solutions on the ground.  

“Our strategy to accelerate a planet-positive future perfectly aligns with Heineken’s mission to brew a better world. Long-term sustainability and continuous improvement are critical when it comes to achieving these goals, and the cyclical approach we are taking with this programme is key when it comes to evaluating the impact of interventions and ensuring a smooth transition to net zero across multiple sites worldwide.”