75% of the electricity used to make Britvic in Britain now comes from the sun

75% of the electricity now used to make Britvic soft drinks in Great Britain – from Fruit Shoot to Tango, Robinsons to J2O – is coming from a 160-acre solar farm in Northamptonshire. Providing clean energy to factories in Rugby, London and Leeds, the ten-year solar power agreement covers three quarters of Britvic’s electricity needs in this country – with the aim of reaching 100% solar powered operations in the near future. The solar site, commissioned in January 2024 and operational from today, will generate 3.1 Gigawatts of power, enough…

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Britvic to collaborate with suppliers to cut Scope 3 carbon emissions

Leading soft drinks business, Britvic, is inviting key European suppliers to update contracts to align to sustainability targets and significantly cut carbon emissions. This is a huge step towards Britvic’s Healthier People, Healthier Planet 2025 targets which will seek to reduce Scope 3 emissions by 35%, strive for all priority raw materials to be 100% sustainably sourced, and have increased supply chain mapping for high-risk materials. As a first step, over the next year suppliers will be requested to sign up to sustainability platforms such as Sedex and EcoVadis, helping…

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Britvic and The Rivers Trust strengthen water stewardship partnership with two wetland restoration projects in Great Britain

Britvic is helping to prevent flooding and restore biodiversity with two new water stewardship projects in partnership with The Rivers Trust. Britvic will be supporting the projects with £125,000 which, over the course of three years, will see experts and volunteers undertake river and wetland restoration near two of Britvic’s factories in Leeds and Beckton. The Chellow Dene and Wanstead Park wetland projects are crucial to improving biodiversity, water quality and mitigating flood risk. Alex Adam, Deputy Director of Strategic Development and Water Stewardship at The Rivers Trust, said: “The…

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Robinsons ready to drink, Lipton Ice Tea and drench move to 100% recycled plastic bottles following Britvic’s £5M investment support in Esterform Packaging Ltd

This summer, Robinsons, Lipton Ice Tea and drench 500ml bottles are moving to 100% recycled plastic (rPET). The 500ml on-the-go bottles are the first to use recycled plastic from a new rPET manufacturing facility in North Yorkshire. The facility, built by Esterform Packaging Limited following Britvic’s £5m investment support in 2019, is powered by 100% renewable energy and provides Britvic with a secure supply of quality food-grade rPET in the UK. Mark Tyne, Esterform’s Managing Director, said: “Our £20 million project to produce 42,000 tonnes of recycled food grade PET…

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Britvic announces move to 100% recycled plastic bottles in Great Britain by the end of 2022

Britvic has announced its intent for all plastic bottles in GB to be made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET) by the end of 2022 – three years earlier than originally planned, and ahead of the previous target of 50%. This will cover the entire GB portfolio of Britvic-owned and PepsiCo brands, and demonstrates both companies’ commitment to sustainability and to a healthier planet. This is the latest in a series of sustainable business measures, including Britvic’s recent move in Ireland to rPET for Ballygowan 500ml bottles and Fruit Shoot Hydro…

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