In Perpetuum was appointed to advise the Heineken bottle supply chain and help produce a “Heineken zero” bottle with near zero environmental footprint.
The glass was 100% recycled.
In Perpetuum advised on replacing fossil fuel sources with a waste source fuel to fire the furnace during the reduction run.
In Perpetuum covered all activities from fuel selection, fuel procurement and system preparation for fuel switchover.
The project delivered Heineken zero bottles with very low carbon impact, scoring well against the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
| SDG | Impact |
| 1 | retaining jobs in the supply chain by enabling a switch to renewable sources |
| 2 | No impact on food supply chains and reusing used cooking oil |
| 3 | Meeting all health and safety needs of all parties in the supply chain |
| 4 | Training operators with the skills to adopt the renewable fuels |
| 5 | Mentoring and coaching all employees throughout the project |
| 6 | Meeting site discharge limits in the supply chain for impact on drains and water courses |
| 7 | Working with stakeholders, including government agencies yo secure grant support to cover additional short term costs of switching to renewable energy solutions. |
| 8 | Underpinning key worker jobs in supply chains during Covid pandemic to maintain economic activity |
| 9 | Applying innovative thinking to enable a smooth transition to renewable energy |
| 10 | Open stakeholder project process to fit the right skills with each activity |
| 11 | Working with supply stakeholders to minimise impact on communities, use local skills as far as practicable |
| 12 | Using waste oils from the food chain to replace fossil fuel sources in an energy intensive supply chain |
| 13 | Reducing supply chain carbon emissions by more than 90% |
| 14 | Managing supply chain involvement to adopt sustainable logistics solutions |
| 15 | Avoiding emissions to land and avoiding land impact by reusing waste arisings to replace primary fossil energy sources |
| 16 | Maintaining compliance with local regulatory requirements and national frameworks |
| 17 | Working in partnership with all supply chain stakeholders to deliver real improvements |
