Key figures
- The Master Plan study into energy performance will save 1435 tons of CO2/year.
- The ‘War Room Energie” initiative has identified and validated 67 small-scale, bottom-up projects, saving 631.5 tons of CO2/year.
- The “Quick Wins” project has allowed savings of 1360 tons of CO2/year.
These plans are further boosted by the building insulation plan and the use of AI to further enhance energy efficiency.
However, this is not the time for Sonaca to rest on its laurels, as the targets to be reached by 2030 call for decisive actions and concerted efforts. Sonaca has allocated the necessary resources and recruited a new team member who will work with a data scientist to optimize its operations and further curtail its environmental impact.
The energy transition is underway. As it too is subject to the vagaries of the social, political, and economic climate, Sonaca has taken tangible actions to reduce consumption and turn towards alternative sources. The solar panels installed in 2020 are a good example of the group’s push to reduce the use of fossil fuels.
These kinds of decisions bring in their wake a reduction in direct greenhouse gas emissions from owned or controlled processes, as well as indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy, a pattern that is set to continue thanks to its projected energy consumption and carbon credits.
This green transformation has been achieved through initiatives such as:
- Installing smartleds.
- Promoting more economical vehicles.
- Encouraging carpooling.
- Optimizing rolling processes.
- Reducing scrap.
- Using specific double-deck trailers.
- etc.
A whole array of other repair, replacement, retrofit, recovery, and reduction measures across its plants have been identified, assessed, and applied, involving process owners across Sonaca’s operations and supply chain.
