Heineken is a Dutch multinational brewer founded in 1874, headquartered in Amsterdam.
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Heineken has credible science-based targets and is delivering on emissions reductions, particularly Scope 1&2. But heavy reliance on single-use packaging (61% of volumes), incomplete supply-chain deforestation verification, and water stress expanding in 41 sites reveal structural sustainability gaps beneath the headline numbers.
Heineken scores 45/100 (Below expectations) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places Heineken joint 258th of 847 companies scored, and 17th of 46 in Food & Beverage (non-meat).
Where Heineken sits among food & beverage (non-meat) peers.
Among the 46 major food & beverage (non-meat) brands we've scored, Heineken sits 17th of 46.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
2024 total emissions of 16.65 MtCO₂e appear above 2022 baseline, partly due to expanded reporting from 9 to 13 categories, introducing measurement uncertainty.
Quantified nature footprint and deforestation-free certification across full supply chain not yet confirmed.
The full reasoning is in the ten questions below.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Targets & Commitments and Carbon Footprint — Operations (9/10, 8/10). Weakest on Emissions Trajectory and Nature & Biodiversity Impact (6/10, 6/10).
The 3 companies in the sector scoring nearest above Heineken.
CCEP's Scope 1, 2 and 3 targets are SBTi-validated and its emissions data carries EY limited assurance.
See the breakdown →Diageo has cut its climate targets significantly—halving Scope 3 reduction from 50% to 26% and pushing net-zero operations from 2030 to 2040—while claiming validation against 1.5°C science.
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See the breakdown →The formula and all 21 sources.
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale21 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
16 of 21 sources are independent of the company.
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Heineken is a Dutch multinational brewer founded in 1874, headquartered in Amsterdam. The company operates globally across beer production, distribution, and retail. As a major beverage manufacturer, it faces significant exposure to water, agricultural, and packaging impacts typical of the sector.
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