Foodservice category overviewFoodservice deep diveFoodservice data tablesHealthier planetHealthier people need a healthy planet. At Britvic, we’recommitted to achieving net zero carbon emissionsby 2050, in line with global efforts to restrict globaltemperatures rising by no more than 1.5°C. We were the昀椀rst UK soft drinks producer to have this goal approved bythe Science Based Targets initiative. So far, we’ve cut ourScope 1 and Scope 2 market-based emissions by 32.6%since 2017.8We’re continuing to make progress. With the supportof the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero’sIndustrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), we invested£8m in a heat recovery system at our Beckton site (theIETF provided approximately half of this funding). Thiswill cut emissions by an estimated 1,200 tonnes a year– about the same amount as the energy used by 11,500homes a year.19Last year, we worked with solar energy provider AtratoOnsite Energy and Squeaky Energy, to generate anddeliver clean energy exclusively for our sites in GreatBritain via a 10-year agreement. This agreement covers75% of the electricity Britvic gets from the National Gridin Great Britain – powering current operations, includingits Beckton and Leeds factories, which can produce 2,000recyclable bottles per minute.We want to continue to invest in renewable energysources and energy e昀케ciency projects, to reach net zerothroughout our operations, as well as stepping up effortsto become more e昀케cient in terms of packaging and wateruse and protecting biodiversity.20Britvic has teamed up with The Rivers Trust to fundwetland restoration projects and using our volunteer daysto support litter picks, clearing rivers and tree planting.In 2023, our employees in Great Britain and Irelandcontributed more than 6,300 hours to community causes,including those aimed at protecting and improving thenatural environments and biodiversity.20As a business that primarily relies on sales of packagedsoft drinks, we continue our support for the roll out of aUK-wide deposit return scheme (DRS), a move that willincrease recycling rates, reduce littering and ensure greateravailability of quality recycled PET plastic. We welcomedthe April announcement that a nationwide DRS will go liveacross England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales inOctober 2027. This is a crucial step in building a truly circulareconomy in which packaging never becomes waste.18 https://sciencebasedtargets.org/target-dashboard;Britvic plc Sustainability Performance Datasheet 202319 IETF Phase 2, Autumn 2021: competition winners - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)20 Britvic plc_Sustainability Performance Datasheet 2023- 788 volunteering days astaken by Britvic employees. Assuming an eight hour working day: 788 x 8 = 6,304 hoursSUSTaINaBIlITy11
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