UNIVAR SOLUTIONS
“ Our fleet is roughly 53-54 % of our total emissions. That’ s a lot of trucks, and it’ s a lot of diesel, so we’ re working with the operations and transport team to decarbonise where we can.”
To drive immediate reductions, the company is also incorporating alternative liquid fuels in key regional markets.
“ One area that we’ ve been successful in so far, and credit to the transport team, is the introduction of renewable diesel,” Liam says.“ In the US, we call it R99. In Europe, it’ s often known as HVO. Rolling that out across California, across Texas, into Washington State is resulting in about 7,000 tonnes of CO2 reduction per year. It’ s one step in the right direction, but I think it’ s a very positive one.” Alongside this, Liam explains that Univar Solutions is focusing on improving energy efficiency across its physical facilities.
“ When it comes to electricity, we’ re looking at efficiency first,” he says.“ I think you can look at renewable energy certificates and PPAs, but ultimately it’ s a tax that you place on yourself. The cheapest kilowatt hour is the one that you don’ t use, and that’ s what we’ re focused on.”
Navigating Scope 3 and global regulations While direct operational decarbonisation remains critical, the majority of a company like Univar Solutions’ s carbon footprint lies within its Scope 3 emissions – with Liam saying that the“ vast majority,”
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