Tag: renewable

Henkel Signs Agreement With Shell on Renewable-Based Ingredients for Persil®, Purex® and all® Brands

Stuart Mitchell

Henkel and Shell Chemical LP have agreed to a five-year collaboration to replace up to 200,000 tonnes of fossil feedstocks used in the manufacture of surfactants with feedstocks that are based on renewable raw materials. The renewable-based surfactants will be used in Henkel’s laundry product brands, including many varieties of Persil®, Purex® and all® brands. Surfactants are an ingredient in cleaning products that help lather and lift dirt. “This landmark cooperation significantly advances Henkel’s share of renewable-based ingredients in leading consumer brands in North America,” said Ulrike Sapiro, Chief Sustainability…

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EY announces ambition to be carbon negative in 2021

Stuart Mitchell

EY has announced an ambition to be carbon negative in 2021 by setting targets to significantly reduce its absolute emissions and removing and offsetting more carbon than it emits. In a new statement on sustainability, EY set out the seven key components of its plans to not only become carbon negative but to reduce total emissions by 40% – consistent with a science-based target – and achieve net zero in 2025. The EY commitment to sustainability is an integral part of its NextWave strategy and ambition to create long-term value…

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25% of McCain Argentina Electric Energy Comes From Renewable Sources

Stuart Mitchell

McCain Argentina, the leading company in the production of frozen foods, is supplying its plant located in Balcarce, province of Buenos Aires, with renewable electricity, currently covering 25% of its total demand. This new commitment is part of its +ENERGÍA program launched two years ago, and is framed within the company’s global strategy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 50% by 2030, in part by moving to 100% renewable electricity in all its plants As a leading global producer of frozen foods and a family business with 51 plants worldwide, McCain…

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Anheuser-Busch Transitioning Dedicated Fleet to Renewable Natural Gas as Part of Ongoing Leadership in Sustainable Logistics

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable logistics and reducing carbon emissions, Anheuser-Busch have announced that it is transitioning more than 180 trucks – representing approximately 30% of its dedicated fleet – to Renewable Natural Gas (RNG).  In 2014 and 2015, Anheuser-Busch converted 160 diesel-fueled trucks in Houston and St. Louis to fleets powered by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) engines. As the next step to achieve its 2025 sustainability goal of reducing carbon emissions across its value chain by 25% by 2025, the brewer will be expanding this fleet…

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Britvic moves to 100% renewable electricity in new deal with E.ON

Stuart Mitchell

Britvic is pleased to announce that from October 2018, every Britvic manufacturing site in GB, from its offices to warehouses and factories, will be powered by 100% renewable electricity. The move forms part of a new four-year deal with energy provider E.ON, which will provide power needs for the whole of Britvic’s business operations in Great Britain, including 100% wind generated electricity, sourced from the UK. Britvic’s decision to move to 100% renewable electricity is driven by its ambition to minimise the environmental impact of its operations. The switch to…

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