PLZ ESG REPORT 2021 RESULTS
SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS
Efficiency Upgrades A vast majority of our manufacturing facilities have implemented a wide range of efficiency upgrades over the years including things like switching to LED lighting with occupancy sensors. When our facilities have the need to replace or retrofit assets such as HVAC, boilers, chillers, cooling towers, compressors, or dehydrators, we strive to source equipment with increased efficiency and sustainable attributes. Our Indianapolis manufacturing facility sources 100% of its energy from wind power generated from Indiana and other Midwestern wind farms via the local utility. We are currently exploring opportunities for more manufacturing facilities to source renewable energy through utilities where viable as well as understanding whether certain manufacturing facilities are good candidates for other renewable energy projects.
We’re also in the process of performing energy assessments to identify opportunities for improvements. We’re starting with our Missouri manufacturing facilities, where we consume the most energy, with the goal to continue rolling out those efforts to additional manufacturing facilities in our portfolio.
FORWARD-LOOKING GOALS
All the above activities are in support of our primary goal around carbon, which is:
• Achieving a 15% reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions related to energy consumption, per unit of product produced, company-wide from baseline year 2021 by 2025
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