Tetra Pak, Lausanne, Switzerland, has joined RE100, committing to increase its use of renewable electricity from 20% today to 100% across all global operations by 2030. The announcement was made at the Clean Energy Ministerial forum this past week in San Francisco, Calif., USA.

Charles Brand, EVP, Tetra Pak Product Management and Commercial Operations, said that "signing up to RE100 reflects our on-going commitment to minimizing our climate impact and increasing our use of renewable resources. We have set an ambitious target to ensure carbon emissions across our value chain are capped at 2010 levels through to 2020, and we are making excellent progress. In 2015, emissions were down 15% from the 2010 baseline, despite a 16% increase in production.

 

"Since setting our climate goal, we have maximized our efforts to reduce energy consumption. Committing to a renewable electricity target is a natural next step. By joining RE100 we will benefit from expert guidance and peer-to-peer learning on renewable electricity options in different markets," Brand said.

 

Mark Kenber, CEO of The Climate Group, said at the forum that "the demand push from corporates is as important as supportive government policy—bold action by businesses, cities, and governments sends a strong market signal and means we can hold global warming below two degrees far more quickly.

"The Clean Energy Ministerial is shining the spotlight on RE100 as a model of best practice in galvanizing the switch to renewable energy, and the leadership of influential companies—such as Tetra Pak, which is joining RE100 today—shows the business case for 100% renewables is as strong as ever," Kenber said.

RE100 is a global, collaborative business initiative led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP to drive demand for, and delivery of, renewable power. Tetra Pak's decision to join RE100 once again underscores its commitment to tackle climate change, and comes just six months after the company joined the Paris Pledge for Action at COP21. 

Tetra Pak is one of three companies in the Tetra Laval Group—a private group that started in Sweden. The other two companies are DeLaval and Sidel.