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For as long as Quincy Pulliam could remember, he gazed up at the sky to watch the airplanes fly by at his mother’s beauty salon. Located in Euless, Texas, it was perfectly positioned near Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to watch planes land and take off.

It was also at that salon where Quincy formed strong connections that led him to discover his passion for aviation and find support through lifelong mentors and where he began his journey to become a pilot. His mentors introduced him to the CR Smith Museum Aviation STEM Summer Camp and the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP) that supported him on his journey to success at American.

Quincy, now a captain at American Airlines, is determined to pay it forward by inspiring the next generation of aviators to pursue their dreams.

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Read advice on how to support your aviation dreams from Quincy on our CR Smith Museum blog.

September 22, 2023 /3BL/ – Major U.S. companies and business groups are celebrating the new collaboration and commitments among more than two-dozen U.S. governors, who have pledged to work together to advance strategies that eliminate emissions from buildings and collectively quadruple heat pump installations by the end of the decade.

Following the announcement today by the 25 governors in the U.S. Climate Alliance at Climate Week NYC 2023, more than a dozen companies, institutions, and trade groups released a letter supporting new state-to-state collaboration. The signatories to the letter include several building solutions leaders, such as JLL, Johnson Controls, NAESCO, Schneider Electric, Sealed, Siemens, Trane Technologies, and ZenniHome, as well as other major businesses such as Burton, CommonSpirit, DSM, Grove Collaborative, Legacy Vacations and Resorts, Mass General and San Francisco Airport.

“Bold action by state leaders is urgently needed to send clear, long-term economic signals to manufacturers, developers, building and business owners, and residents alike. Building decarbonization is essential to our ambitious climate goals and overall air quality and public health,” the letter reads. “We strongly support the execution of multi-state collaborative approaches to develop and implement market-enabling initiatives that unlock the long-term savings, and climate and clean air benefits of building decarbonization.”

Residential and commercial buildings are responsible for 40% of annual energy consumption, making it a leading cause of climate and air pollution. Energy efficiency and building electrification policies are critical to reducing pollution and its harmful effects.

The signatories of the letter emphasized support for state policy efforts that incorporate specific building sector initiatives within their climate action plans, including gas transition planning, expanding energy efficiency and electrification programs, accelerating heat pump adoption, and approving more ambitious energy codes, equipment standards, and building performance standards. Companies recognize these policies are vital both to reduce the risks that climate change poses to their facilities, supply chains, and workforces, and to enhance efficiency and electrification efforts that lower energy costs.

“Clean, energy efficient buildings can provide important cost saving benefits for households and businesses, while reducing pollution that harms communities and the climate,” said Savannah Bertrand, policy outreach manager, Sealed. “Sealed supports innovative policies that help people make their homes more comfortable, healthy, and sustainable, and we are excited that so many of the nation’s governors are committed to advancing these solutions.”

“As a climate innovator, Trane Technologies understands the financial and environmental benefits of sustainable energy efficient solutions for heating and cooling of the built environment. We applaud governors across the U.S. for working together on programs and policies that will help enable policy certainty,” said Paul Camuti, executive vice president and chief technology and sustainability officer of Trane Technologies. “We remain committed to working with these states, and we look forward to providing them with critical insights from our industry to help drive adoption of best practices.”

As recent federal climate legislation — highlighted by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — sparks increasing investment into climate solutions across the U.S., state policy is proving instrumental to ensure new programs are properly implemented and to maximize private-sector activity within their states. With federal funding available to states for energy efficiency and other clean building programs, it is especially important for states to design robust policy frameworks that ensure a strong return on investment in the building sector.

“State policy is critical to accelerating the adoption of technologies that are good for the climate and good for business. Companies support initiatives that encourage collaboration across state lines to develop best practices that tackle the climate crisis,” said Alli Gold Roberts, senior director of state policy, Ceres. “Ceres and the companies we work with applaud U.S. governors for their efforts to cut pollution from the building sector and look forward to collaborating on ambitious solutions to tackle this important sector.”

About Ceres

Ceres is a nonprofit organization working with the most influential capital market leaders to solve the world’s greatest sustainability challenges. Through our powerful networks and global collaborations of investors, companies and nonprofits, we drive action and inspire equitable market-based and policy solutions throughout the economy to build a just and sustainable future. For more information, visit ceres.org and follow @CeresNews.

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For more than 20 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) annual Green Power Leadership Awards have recognized America’s leading green power users for their commitment to using renewable electricity and advancing the nation’s green power market. This year, the EPA presented Home Depot with a Green Power Leadership Award for outstanding clean energy initiatives and impact on the green power market.

“We are proud to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for our efforts to help realize a clean energy future. It’s essential for our organization to lead the way on green power and show others that it’s an affordable, accessible choice that can help reduce the risks of climate change.”

– Ron Jarvis, chief sustainability officer at The Home Depot

Green power is electricity generated from environmentally preferable renewable resources, including wind, solar, geothermal and biogas. The Home Depot is currently using nearly 409 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough to meet 15% of the organization’s overall electricity use. Using green power helps advance the American green power market, which accelerates the development of these resources in the United States.

To enable residential consumers to generate clean energy at home, the company offers a range of home solar, EV charging, and battery systems to its customers. In 2022, the company provided retail access to solar panels for more than 7,000 homes and recorded sales of over 4,000 EV chargers. The Home Depot has also developed solar panel buying guides that educate homeowners on the key components, types of panels and installation options.

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Todd Brady, chief sustainability officer at Intel, joins Mandi McReynolds for the final episode in the ESG Talk Climate Week series. Todd sheds light on Intel’s pursuit of net-zero emissions, emphasizing the importance of energy efficiency and how technology fosters disclosure and accountability for a more sustainable world.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., September 22, 2023 /3BL/ – AISES is celebrating Marlene Watson as the winner of the 2023 Ely S. Parker Award, the highest professional honor AISES confers. Recipients of the award notably follow the example of Ely S. Parker, a 19th-century Seneca Nation chief who broke multiple racial barriers while establishing an enduring legacy that continues to inspire today’s Indigenous leaders. Watson says, “I am very touched by receiving this honor to represent AISES with this prestigious award. It speaks to the dreams, values, and aspirations of so many Natives that being successful in the STEM fields is innate to who we are as Indigenous people. It has been an honor and blessing to be part of so many lives of the AISES family and supporters from establishing AISES student chapters, professional chapters, to mentoring, all involving community outreach. I am grateful my journey has led me to the Architectural and Engineering fields to build sustainable communities. This award is precious to me because I share this honor with all of you, we share a common goal to reach, inspire, and create great opportunities for many to follow.”

AISES Board Chair Gary Burnette says, “Marlene has been an Indigenous STEM ambassador her entire career. She is an exceptional leader who shows that education and the promise it holds offers infinite possibilities and experiences as seen in her own rewarding life and career. No doubt she has given her all by supporting students’ access to STEM, educating others about diversity in STEM, and leading by example. We congratulate Marlene for being this year’s Ely S. Parker Award recipient. We are grateful for Marlene’s inspiration and vision to help people and communities realize their dreams and equally impressed in her mission to create positive in the world.”

Watson is a passionate advocate for Indigenous people in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math). A Sequoyah Fellow, she is a longtime AISES member who has amply demonstrated her commitment to the organization’s mission. She held a seat on the Board of Directors from 1995 to 1997, helping to guide the AISES headquarters transition from Colorado to New Mexico. She later filled other AISES roles including chair of the Membership Committee and secretary of the Board of Directors from 2009 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2015. She also served on the Editorial Advisory Council for Winds of Change magazine, the premier AISES publication, and as vice president of AISES Publishing, Inc., from 2014 to 2015. She has often assisted in the coordination and facilitation of National Conference sessions for student advisors and as a presenter at National and Regional Conferences.

A principal focus for Watson at AISES has been professional and student chapter development, and she has extended herself as a Full Circle mentor. She co-founded the first California AISES Professional Chapter in 1993, and when she relocated to Pasadena, Calif., she co-founded the Southern California AISES Professional Chapter and served as president.

Watson, who is Navajo (Diné) from Wide Ruins, Arizona, and Tohlakai, N.M. , was raised in Oakland, Calif. Her clans are Kinlichii’nii (Red House People), and Nakai Diné (Mexican Clan People). Her record of academic achievement is impressive. She holds three master’s degrees: a Master of Divinity (Fuller Theological Seminary, 2012), an MS in Civil Engineering , Construction and Engineering Management (UC Berkeley, 1992), and an MA in Architecture (UC Berkley, 1991; two bachelor’s degrees: a BA degree in Christian Ministry (2004) and a BA in Architecture (UC Berkeley, 1985); and an AA in Biblical Studies (2002).

Watson has had a distinguished and varied career spanning 38 years. Currently a civil engineer with the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs, Watson leads a technical administrative team responsible for program and project management of the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP). Beyond engineering, her background includes a list of diverse roles: training specialist, chaplain, architectural designer, civil designer, job captain, and project manager. This versatile professional is trained in disaster management, homeland security, and emergency management and serves as a Brigade Chaplain with the Alaska State Defense Force, with the rank of Captain.

Watson has participated in the clinical pastoral education (CPE) chaplain residency program for seven semester units at Providence Alaska Medical Center and volunteers at the award-winning Alaska Native Medical Center. As a clinically trained chaplain, she works with an interdisciplinary team to provide the best care to Alaska Native and American Indian people from across the largest state in the U.S.

The Ely S. Parker Award is one of her many impressive honors, which include the Alaska Humanitarian Service Medal (2023), the Alaska Community Service Medal (2023), and the Alaska Native Commendation Medal (2019). Her list of awards reflects her strong leadership in serving others. In 1992 she was instrumental in launching the first Indigenous Peoples’ Day declaration in the City of Berkeley, Calif., where she was part of the Indigenous Peoples’ Day committee. Last year — 30 years later —she worked with the original Indigenous artist to contribute innovative artwork for the Turtle Island Monument Project in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. The monument commemorates the lasting history, beauty, and resilience of the Native nations of Turtle Island.

Watson will be honored as the 2023 Ely S. Parker Award winner at the AISES National Conference Closing Banquet on Saturday, October 21, in Spokane, Wash.

About AISES

Founded in 1977, AISES is focused on substantially increasing the representation of North America’s Indigenous people. This robust nonprofit currently supports individual student and professional members across the U.S. and Canada in critically needed STEM disciplines. Through chartered college and university chapters, tribal chapters, professional chapters, and affiliated Pk-12 schools, members benefit from diverse STEM-focused programming that supports careers and promotes students’ success and workforce development. To learn more visit: aises.org.

U.S. Department of Interior Tribal Transportation Program Alaska Region

The Transportation Branch, Alaska Region, provides management and oversight of the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP). Transportation-related program activities are pursued through Government-to-Government program agreements, compacts, and self-determination contracts with the 229 federally recognized Alaska Native Tribes. Program activities include planning, design, construction, road and bridge maintenance, safety, transit, operations, and more. To learn more, visit the TTP Alaska Region website.

A tweak to Ele.me’s interface cut single-use cutlery by 648% between 2019-2020: studyAcademics urge widespread adoption of such green nudges to reduce plastic waste

Small lifestyle changes can make a big impact when adopted at scale. In China, the country of big numbers, the results can be dramatic when consumers make greener choices.

Economists explored how businesses in the world’s second-biggest economy can gently “nudge” online shoppers to become eco-friendlier without losing out to polluting competitors.

The study focused on reducing plastic and deforestation as urgent concerns. In 2021, more than 400 million metric tons of plastic waste were produced worldwide. In 2022, the world lost 22.8 million hectares of tree cover, roughly the size of Romania.

The team worked with China-based Ele.me to study how turning the default option on app to “no cutlery” would alter consumer behavior when they ordered a food delivery. A set of utensils in China typically includes a plastic fork, spoon, a pair of wooden chopsticks and a napkin, creating plastic waste and consuming trees.

Ele.me’s nudge succeeded in pushing up the share of utensil-free food deliveries by 648% versus a control group, all at a minimal cost to Ele.me, a unit of Hangzhou-based Alibaba Group.

The study estimated that if the entire food-delivery industry in China nudged consumers in a greener direction it would save over 21.75 billion sets of single-use cutlery annually, equal to 3.26 million metric tons of plastic waste and 5.44 million trees.

“Nudges can be a powerful tool to change behaviors,” concluded the study, which appeared in Science magazine this month.

Shaping Habits

“Great acts are made up of small deeds,” a quote attributed to Chinese Taoist philosopher Laozi, captures the thinking globally among policymakers and in boardrooms on our collective task of cutting pollution.

The challenge is figuring out how to shape consumer behavior. Research suggests choices do not always result from knowledge but also from habit and surroundings.

Ele.me’s approach was to change the user journey. It set the default option in a pop-up window on its interface to “no cutlery” and awarded points to users who stuck with the setting. Users could redeem the points via a project run by Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Group, whereby the points grow into a virtual tree on the user’s app, which Alipay matches by planting a real tree.

The study compared the behavior of 197,062 randomly selected Ele.me users’ monthly food-ordering history. The exercise spanned Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin between 2019 and 2020, where the “nudge” was applied, against a group of seven control cities before and after the introduction of nudges.

When the results came in, the researchers found they had detected a potentially game-changing business strategy. The nudges, on average, increased an individual’s share of no-cutlery orders by 20.1 percentage points, a 648% increase relative to the baseline group.

While parsing the numbers for insights, they found that green nudges incentivized a large portion of individuals to somewhat change their behaviors rather than encouraging only a small portion to change their behaviors substantially. The study also found that women, older generations, frequent food-delivery service users, and the wealthy were more responsive to a nudge.

The study estimated that the nudges reduced cutlery use by over 225.33 million sets in 27 months. This implies the nudge may have prevented the generation of 4,506.52 metric tons of waste and saved 56,333 trees. Further, if all the green points rewarded were used to plant trees, 112,665 additional trees could have been planted by Alibaba.

Please refer to https://www.alizila.com/esg/ for additional information about Alibaba’s sustainability efforts.

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OVERLAND PARK, Kan., September 21, 2023 /3BL/ – Andrea Bernica, who was Black & Veatch’s lead employment and corporate counsel before serving as Chairman and CEO Mario Azar’s chief of staff, has been named Chief People Officer of the global critical infrastructure solutions leader.

A lawyer by trade and an existing member of Black & Veatch’s leadership team, Bernica as a new president will lead all elements of the company’s global human resource strategy while managing talent and organizational capability, cultivating an inclusive, high-performing work environment with professionals from diverse backgrounds.

Bernica, who joined the entirely employee-owned company in 2011, previously served as its vice president and lead employment and corporate counsel, overseeing corporate compliance and enterprise risk management functions. Most recently as chief of staff, she collaborated with Azar on companywide strategic objectives, helped prioritize and track progress of companywide initiatives, and shepherded follow-through on decisions and actions for the Black & Veatch Board of Directors. She also has served as assistant secretary to the board.

“Change is a constant in an evolving and growing business, and transformation is a living process,” Azar said. “In her new role, Andrea will remain instrumental in keeping us on our exciting trajectory of growth, opportunity and innovation for our clients, communities and employee-owners.”

The company has expanded its workforce by 31 percent since January 2022 as it addresses some of the world’s most-pressing megatrends, including sustainability, water supply, connectivity and a dynamic energy transition.

Acknowledging that “our employee-owners are the heart of everything we do at Black & Veatch,” Bernica said she is honored to serve “a diverse workforce committed to excellence, innovation, integrity and community engagement.”

“Our strategy is more than just a plan for growth; it’s a commitment to our employee-owners,” she added. “By inspiring and elevating our talent, cultivating innovation that solves our clients’ challenges and positively impacting our communities, we will continue to attract and retain top talent that shares our values and seeks to make a positive impact on the world.”

Katie Werner, a senior vice president who joined Black & Veatch in 2000, succeeds Bernica as the new chief of staff to Azar. She most recently served as vice president and lead human resources partner for the company’s energy and process industries business sector, which serves clients in power, oil and gas, mining and other process industries such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and food and beverage. She previously directed operations and talent development for the company’s former oil and gas business.

Editor’s Notes: 

Bernica has served on the Nelson-Atkins Business Council and actively serves on the advisory board of the United Way of Greater Kansas City’s Toqueville Society, the advisory board for KC Global Design, and on the board for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Johnson and Wyandotte counties, most recently as the child advocacy group’s chair and now as an advisory member.For a high-resolution image of Andrea Bernica, click here.

About Black & Veatch 
Black & Veatch is a 100-percent employee-owned global engineering, procurement, consulting and construction company with a more than 100-year track record of innovation in sustainable infrastructure. Since 1915, we have helped our clients improve the lives of people around the world by addressing the resilience and reliability of our most important infrastructure assets. Follow us on www.bv.com and on social media.

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Louisville’s Russell neighborhood, one of the nine communities of Fifth Third’s Empowering Black Futures program, will soon have a new affordable housing complex called The Eclipse, which is slated to welcome families in late 2024. Fifth Third made a $21.9 million construction loan in support of The Eclipse, which is a project of LDG Development.

The creation and sustainability of affordable housing is one of the goals of Fifth Third’s Empowering Black Futures program, an innovative place-based approach to community development in which Fifth Third works with a lead community organization to achieve local residents’ vision for their neighborhood. Fifth Third’s partner organization in Kentucky is Russell: A Place of Promise.

In a news story on WHAS11 covering the groundbreaking earlier this year, Congressman Morgan McGarvey said the new development will be more than a place to its residents to live.

“If you can have stable housing, you can begin to focus on your healthcare. If you’re not moving your kids around every 8 or 9 months then you can begin to focus on your education. If you have that stable housing, then you can find a job. It is the cornerstone of success,” McGarvey said in the news story.

The Eclipse will be located in an area of the Russell neighborhood where houses had been abandoned or boarded up. The new complex will have 280 units of housing along with a clubhouse, fitness center and other amenities. It also is located three blocks from the first hospital to be built in West Louisville in 150 years. LDG Development has committed to helping residents access educational and apprenticeship program where they can earn and stack credentials in the medical field.

More information about Fifth Third’s Empowering Black Futures program is available here.

From AllianceBernstein’s Chief Responsibility Officer, Erin Bigley: 

“Hi everyone, 

I’m Erin Bigley, AllianceBernstein’s Chief Responsibility Officer. As we kick off Climate Week in New York today, I’ve been reflecting on our teams’ climate-related work over the last year.

We believe that climate change can have a material impact on investment outcomes. As climate-related policies and regulations continue to increase in volume around the globe, we continue to strategize about how AB can prepare our business, and those in which we invest, for long-term success in a lower-carbon world.

A key part of this work is education and partnership. 

AB recognizes the importance of ongoing education of both our investors and our clients on the latest research around climate issues. One way we do this is through our collaboration with Columbia University’s Climate School and its climate scientists. In fact, we are celebrating our fourth anniversary of our partnership with Columbia this week. One of the fruits of this partnership is the Natural Hazards Index Tool which we launched earlier this year alongside Columbia’s National Center for Disaster Preparedness to better examine physical climate risks across the US. This week, we are launching the Climate Academy 2.0 for our clients, an educational series covering several climate-related topics, including carbon markets, emerging markets and the energy transition, and China’s decarbonization challenges and opportunities.

We recognize that there are also material social risks related to climate change which should be managed. To better understand the intersections of these risks, we collaborated with eCornell, Cornell University’s External Education Unit, on an educational training for our investors that included a session on the elements of a Just Transition. We’re also working on a publication with Walk Free—an international human rights organization—on the financial materiality at the intersection of climate change and human rights. 

We are harnessing our climate knowledge to develop our Climate Transition Assessment and Engagement Framework—a tool designed to allow our investment teams to consistently identify material risks and opportunities for high-impact issuers within our clients’ portfolios and to signal where our investors should focus engagements with these issuers over the long term. The goal is to better understand how our investee companies are preparing their businesses to be successful in a lower-carbon economy.

We are also leveraging our climate knowledge to inform how we act as a business. AB is working to reduce carbon emissions in our operations, in part, by working to locate 85% of our employees in greener workspaces by 2025. Doing so will also encourage collaboration and foster engagement and wellness. As of March 2023, with our London office’s move to a greener building, we have met 60% of our goal, and our New York office move will follow in 2024.

At AllianceBernstein, we hope to build upon these efforts as we navigate the energy transition and the effects it will have on both our business and the issuers in which we invest. I’m looking forward to sharing more of what AB has in store. Happy NY Climate Week!” 

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Learn more about AB’s approach to responsibility here

Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report

We are focusing on both increasing our energy efficiency and our use of renewable energy across Mondelēz International – so we can aim to go further in reducing our carbon emissions and reducing our costs.

Driving Down Energy-related Emissions 

We are aiming to keep driving our energy-related carbon footprint down in two key ways – making less and better use of energy and increasingly getting our energy from renewable sources.

Improving Energy Efficiency 

We continuously invest in energy management systems and energy efficient technologies in our factories.

Increasing Our Use of Renewable Electricity 

Electricity is one of the largest contributors to our manufacturing footprint and so it is a major focus of our carbon reduction efforts. Indeed, we are aiming to use 100% renewable electricity across Mondelēz International manufacturing sites by 2030. This includes working with governments and suppliers to generate and purchase renewable electricity where we operate.

This transition integrated into the electrification roadmap also can deliver reductions on the consumption of fuels.

In 2022, approximately 39% of the electricity used in our manufacturing sites was renewable, compared to approximately 32% in 2021.

Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan (MENAP) Progress Against End-to-End CO2 e Reduction Goal by 2025 – Renewables 

We signed several agreements across Egypt, Bahrain and Pakistan during 2022 that aim at accelerating the installation of solar. In Pakistan, the hub confectionery plant will become the first MENAP site to commission solar-energy sources. The system is anticipated to be able to contribute to a CO₂e reduction of 79 metric tonnes annually. In Bahrain, we have an agreement to utilize over 4,200 solar panels for both rooftop and carport applications. Once completed, the solar plant is expected to produce 3,820 megawatt-hours of clean energy in the first year of operation, equivalent to reducing carbon emissions by 2,400 metric tonnes, and potentially allowing us to convert 24% of our energy usage into clean energy. In Egypt, we signed an agreement that will seek to convert 11% of the energy in Borg El Arab (BEA) to clean energy.

Recovering Heat from our Biscuits Ovens 

Our factories in La Haie-Fouassière (France) and East Suzhou (China) implemented heat recovery systems in their biscuits ovens. These initiatives are saving natural gas previously used in the same oven or in other equipment. The reduction in fossil fuel consumption from both initiatives is saving more than 6,000 CO₂e metric tonnes per year.

100% Renewable Energy in Brazil 

The business unit reduced it’s CO₂e footprint while growing in volume.

In Brazil, volume increased, so we needed to review our energy strategy to enable sustainable growth. With the focus of contributing 2025 end-to-end carbon reduction goals, the market invested in a new source of energy in order to produce 100% snacks in its factories using renewable energy. This builds upon progress made by the Brazil business unit in 2021.

Investing in Renewables Around the World 

In 2022, two sites in India and all our plants in Argentina moved to securing 100% of their electricity from renewable sources. Several other operations also made important steps in this journey. Our sites in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, for example, are now consuming now consuming between 20% and 33% of their electricity their electricity from renewable sources. In addition, our Montornes factory in Spain installed solar panels on-site. Combined, these initiatives are delivering reductions of more than 25,500 metric tonnes of CO₂e annually.

Converting from Fossil Fuels to Biogas 

Our factory in China East Suzhou partnered with Huan Yan Environment and Towngas to generate biogas out of our food waste. The project is generating more than 5300GJ of biogas from renewable sources every year, turning waste into energy and reducing CO2 e emissions.

Reducing Emissions in Logistics 

On our journey to our net zero emissions goal in logistics, we focus our efforts across these key areas:

Improving the efficiency of distribution networks by optimizing routes, improving truck and container utilization, adopting intermodal solutions, and reducing traveled distances.Investing in new mobility concepts, including electric and hydrogen trucks.Reducing warehouse emissions at both owned and third-party facilities by converting to renewable energy sources.

Over the last months and in partnership with our carriers and third-party logistics suppliers, we have extended our pilots on electric trucks to a variety of markets, including China, Brazil, and India, with promising results and plans to expand and further explore. The pilot programs have been done on short shuttle lanes and outbound transport to customers nearby the distribution centers, with approximately 30-40% reduced CO2 e emissions compared to diesel trucks.

Signing a Renewable Power Agreement in Poland 

We have signed a virtual power purchase agreement with Golden Peaks Capital for renewable energy in Poland. Some of the new solar plants are starting to generate energy in 2023, while full capacity is expected to be reached in 2024. This project is a major step forward in our footprint decarbonization, as our plants in Poland are substantial contributors to our Scope 2 emissions. At full capacity, we expect to be able to eliminate approximately 85,000 metric tonnes of CO2 e.

Read more in the Mondelēz 2022 Snacking Made Right Report