Sysco GB has more than doubled the amount of energy it generates from solar power after major installations of panels at three more UK depots.
The foodservice giant has installed the arrays at its sites in Newhouse, Reading and Warrington, which will generate a total of almost three million kWh per year. When added to the energy already generated at its Aylesford and Harlow warehouses, Sysco will be able to produce five million kWh of energy annually.
Sysco said the three new installations would save around 600 tonnes of carbon each year. It aims to continue investing in cleaner energy and has a target to only use renewable energy across its global operations by 2030.
“As our business grows, we aim to shrink our carbon impact. That’s responsible growth. These investments are the latest step in helping us to achieve our ambition,” said Sysco GB CEO Paul Nieduszynski.
“We’ve invested more than £3m in solar energy this year as the next step in our ambition to transform our rooftops into renewable power stations, and we’ll continue to roll this out wherever possible.”
Sysco’s wider environmental goals include a target of reducing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 27.5% by 2030, and ensuring that suppliers covering 67% of its Scope 3 emissions establish science-based targets by 2026.
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