Consumer Goods • Europe

Heineken

HEADQUARTERS: Russia Strategic Hub • FOUNDED: 1919

DESTRUCTION SCORE 80/100

Corporative Audit Overview

A dominant force in the Consumer Goods sector, Heineken maintains a complex global operation spanning Europe. Recent environmental audits highlight significant ecological challenges resulting from their industrial output and resource extraction methods.

Carbon tracked (CO2) 135 Mt 92 Mt Scope 1/2

Deforestation Index 790 HA Primary forest cleared

Litigated Infractions 1538 Incidents $2427.0M Paid Fines

Climate Lobbying $867.8M Emission opposition focused

Timeline of Global Infractions & Audits

2022 Deforestation Sourcing Link

Supply chain investigations traced raw material purchases back to unpermitted logging of protected primary forest blocks in South America.

2024 Herbicide & Pesticide Runoff

Massive agro-chemical runoff from intensive commercial monoculture farms led to severe eutrophication and toxic algae blooms in freshwater lakes.

Live Sensor Logging Watch

ANOMALY Forest Canopy Loss Alert

Global Forest Watch satellite imagery flagged 279 hectares of unpermitted canopy clearing near Heineken contract supply boundary in France.

2024-05-12

ENFORCEMENT Shipment Suspension Threat

France consumer protection agency threatened to halt commercial shipments due to failure to produce verified deforestation-free certificates.

2024-03-28

DATA_SYNC Forest Degradation Sync

Added 829 hectares of verified, satellite-tracked canopy degradation to Heineken's profile index.

2024-01-15

PROBE Peatland Burning Probe

Civil society groups initiated on-the-ground investigations into slash-and-burn practices by certified palm oil and agricultural suppliers.

2023-11-20

Executive Directors

Linda Rodriguez

Chief Executive

Robert Davis

Head of ESG Strategy

Sub-brands & Subsidiaries

Heineken Consumer Goods Dynamics Global Resource Systems Bio-Tech Logistics