Heineken

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🍺 Food & Beverage (non-meat)NLBelow expectations

~85,000 employees~€25B revenue16.7Mt CO₂e totalRanked #82 of 322Website ↗

Heineken is a food & beverage (non-meat) company headquartered in NL with total reported emissions of 16.7Mt CO₂e per year. Based on our 10-question rubric, Heineken scores 45/100 — rated as below expectations on sustainability for a company of its size and profile.

SINK Score Breakdown

How we calculated Heineken's score using our formula: (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale Penalty

Base Impact

Food & Beverage (non-meat) industry ceiling

Performance

71/100

10 questions scored below

Scale Penalty

0.7x

emissions volume multiplier

SINK Score

(0.3 × 50 + 0.7 × 71) × 0.7 = 45

Emissions Breakdown

Scope 1

974Kt

Direct emissions

Scope 2

117Kt

Energy (purchased)

Scope 3

14.8Mt

Value chain

Total

16.7Mt

CO₂e per year

10-Question Rubric Breakdown

Click any question to see the reasoning, sources and community challenges.

8/10

Carbon Footprint — Operations

8/10

Carbon Footprint — Supply Chain

6/10

Emissions Trajectory

7/10

Energy Source

6/10

Nature & Biodiversity Impact

6/10

Resource Use & Waste

7/10

Water Impact

9/10

Targets & Commitments

7/10

Transparency & Accountability

Q10

7/10

Controversies & Red Flags

Community Verification

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Last scored: 5 Apr 2026

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