Kimberly-Clark is building a wind farm that will make almost 80% of its electricity consumption renewable.
The on-shore wind farm – located in South Lanarkshire, Scotland – will supply the toilet tissue giant with approximately 160,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy annually.
This represented an emissions reduction of 55,625 metric tonnes of CO2 per year, the equivalent of taking 38,628 passenger vehicles off the road, claimed Kimberly-Clark.
Construction of the wind farm – owned by Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust – recently started and will take between 12 and 15 months to complete.
This was “a first for Kimberly-Clark outside of North America” and “a significant step” towards the company’s goal of halving its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, it said.
It will cover almost 80% of the electricity needs for Kimberly-Clark’s Barrow, Flint and Northfleet manufacturing facilities, which between them produce Andrex toilet rolls, Kleenex tissues, Huggies baby wipes and other personal care products for the UK market.
Kimberly-Clark’s two main UK distribution centres in Chorley and Northfleet will also be supplied with renewable electricity.
“Consumers expect brands to lead change, be purpose-driven and environmentally sustainable,” said Oriol Margó, Kimberly-Clark sustainability leader for Europe, the Middle East & Africa.
“We are constantly innovating to find our next sustainable solution and reduce our environmental footprint,” he added.
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