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CARBON
ENERGY
Through our Planet
Passionate programme we
aim to enable low carbon
buildings, not only in the
operational phase but also in
the upfront and construction
phase. 2021 highlights include:
g The planned introduction of a €70/tonne
internal carbon charge by 2023.
g Electrification and zero carbon manufacturing:
At our new Jönköping site in Sweden, the fully
electrified manufacturing process is powered
by >95% renewable electricity. A rooftop
solar PV system was installed comprising
of 3,500 modules, the system will generate
1,100 MWh of renewable electricity per
annum. This is a pivotal example of how to
construct sustainable manufacturing facilities
today and provides a blueprint for future
Kingspan facilities.
Through the second year
of our programme, the
focus was on designing and
implementing measures and
initiatives that will put us on
a path to reach 60% direct use
of renewable energy by 2030.
g The new renewable energy projects that
came online in 2021 will produce more than
4.55 GWh of energy annually.
g We added 13 new rooftop solar-PV projects
across our business.
g We also made significant progress with our
energy suppliers, converting 36 electricity
contracts to renewable electricity and a
further 3 from LPG to bioLPG.
g We installed an additional 33 new EV
charging stations across our business, with a
further 45 to be commissioned in early 2022.
In addition, we converted 29% of our annual
replacement cars to zero emissions cars.
g A key facet of our carbon ambition
is to reduce our upstream carbon
emissions, particularly as they relate to
our purchased goods and services which,
in 2021, accounted for over 79% of our
total value chain emissions. We have had
significant engagement with our key raw
material suppliers and tracking of their
decarbonisation plans, and we had over 50
meetings on supply chain engagement in
2021. One outcome of this is our investment
in H2 Green Steel which aims to produce steel
with over 90% less embodied carbon by 2024.
This is a clear signal to the market about
what we expect from our suppliers over the
short to medium-term.
In 2021 we further developed our detailed Planet Passionate
roadmap including target specific strategies and timelines.
Key initiatives include the announcement of the introduction
of an internal carbon charge of €70/tonne across the business
by 2023 and creating a blueprint for zero carbon manufacturing.
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