Climate change
The effects of global warming pose a direct threat to our business. Unpredictable weather events, increased drought, flooding, storms and forced migration pose a threat to our facilities, our employees, our supply chain in the UK and overseas, and our consumers.
The raw materials for our products - potatoes, corn, wheat, oats and oranges - rely completely on the environment. As the planet warms, and local climates change, we are likely to face increased droughts and floods - alongside increased costs and fluctuating yields. We know that we need both to mitigate our business impact on climate change and to help our business and our supply chain by adapting to its effects.
Our pledges on climate change
- All energy used in PIUK manufacturing and distribution to be from renewable sources within 15 years
- Increase total share of PIUK electricity from renewable sources from 8% to 14% within 3 years
- Reduce PIUK energy use by a further 20% per kg of production within 3 years
- Replace PIUK distribution fleet with the latest low-emissions vehicles, and reduce harmful pollutants by 60% within 10 years
- Use waste frying oil from Walkers as a 5% mix biofuel in our UK distribution fleet
- All our British manufacturing sites to be ISO 14001 accredited by the end of 2008
Key achievements on climate change
- PIUK reduced its carbon intensity (CO2e per kg of production) by 5.9% during 2007
- Walkers Crisps energy use per kg of production reduced by 32% between 2000 and 2007
- Quaker Oats manufacturing is powered by 100% renewable electricity
- Launching the world's first Carbon Reduction Label, with the Carbon Trust, on Walkers Crisps packets in March 2007 and holding Supplier Sustainability Summits to galvanise our supply chain
- Founder partner of Carbon Disclosure Project's Supply Chain Leadership Collaboration, gathering environmental data from suppliers
- Sourcing 100% British potatoes for Walkers Crisps
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