Unicharm : Installed Solar Power Generation System in Neemrana Plant, India
September 19, 2023 at 01:03 am EDT
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2023.09.19
Unicharm Installed Solar Power Generation System in Neemrana Plant, India
Unicharm Corporation (CEO & President, Mr. Takahisa Takahara) announced that their subsidiary in India, Unicharm India Private Limited(hereinafter as UC India) has installed a new solar power generation system in Neemrana Plant. This solar power generation system will generate approximately 2 million kWh and reduce CO₂emissions by approximately 2,000 tons.
Unicharm Group has introduced renewable electricity* at its plants, following Japan, Brazil, Thailand, Vietnam, The United States, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and China. Through these efforts, we expect to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions from Unicharm Group plants by approximately 65,000 tons per year.
* Electricity generated by natural or renewable energy source such as wind, solar, biomass, and small-scale hydropower.
In October 2020, we announced our medium-to-long term ESG goals, "Kyo-sei Life Vision 2030," and have set "addressing climate changed" as one of the key themes, aiming to switch all electricity used in our business operations to 100% renewable sources by 2030.
Contributing to the 17 SDGs through "Switching to Renewable Electricity"
Unicharm believes that the activity of "Switching to Renewable Electricity" will contribute to the following goals of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015.
7. Affordable and Clean Energy 12. Responsible Consumption and Protection 13. Climate Action
We will continue to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by solving environmental and social issues through our business activities, including the provision of products and services.
Unicharm Sustainability Site https://www.unicharm.co.jp/en/csr-eco.html
Unicharm Kyo-sei Life vision 2030 https://www2.unicharm.co.jp/english/csr/kyoseilifevision/index.html
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Unicharm Corporation, ESG Division, Public Relations Office
Unicharm Corporation published this content on 19 September 2023 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 19 September 2023 05:02:01 UTC.
Unicharm Corp is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of baby care-related products, feminine care-related products, healthcare-related products, clean & fresh-related products, pet care-related products. The Company operates in three business segments. The Personal Care segment is engaged in the provision of baby care-related products including paper diapers, feminine care-related products including sanitary items, as well as healthcare-related products, including incontinence articles for adults and powder puffs. The Pet Care segment is engaged in the provision of pet food products and pet toiletry products. The Others segment offers industrial materials-related products and others. Its brands include moony, Silcot, Wave, Sofy and Lifree.
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