https://www.smart-energy.com/renewable-energy/unilever-announces-global-move-to-100-renewable-energy-use/
Unilever announces global move to 100% renewable energy use
September 16, 2019
The multinational owner of consumer brands like Hellmans, Knorr, Dove,
and AXE has announced its transition to 100% renewable energy supply
across the 5 continents it operates in.
That includes the multinational’s research and development facilities,
factories, offices, data centres and warehouses across North America,
Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The company has installed solar at its facilities in 18 countries but
has secured approximately 38% of its green power from corporate power
purchase agreements (PPAs) and green electricity tariffs, with remaining
capacity secured by purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs),
which are openly-traded and linked to renewable electricity generation.
The company has stated that energy efficiency programmes have played a
significant role in achieving the transition, having halved carbon
emission per tonne of production since 2008, and has helped reduce
energy consumption by 28%.
The transition to renewable power marks a significant achievement on the
company’s journey to carbon-neutrality across all aspects of its
operations, a goal Unilever wants to achieve by 2030.
Marc Engel, chief supply chain officer at Unilever said: “The climate
emergency is one of the most urgent challenges we’re all facing. Our
team have worked hard to secure renewable energy contracts for our sites
across five continents, accelerating the delivery of our 100% renewable
energy targets.
“Of course, there is more work to do but we hope that today’s
announcement will inspire further action elsewhere and help to prove
that it is possible to combat the climate crisis and hold global warming
at 1.5°C. Renewable is doable.”
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