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Hain Celestial Body Group (Nasdaq: HAIN) announced on Monday that it has made a significant investment in decarbonization projects at its major UK manufacturing site in Histon, Cambridgeshire.
Notably, Histon is the manufacturing site for many of the company’s most popular products Brands including Hartley’s jams and jellies, Robertson’s, Frank Cooper’s and Rose’s jams, and Clarks maple syrup.
Histon’s investment includes a major upgrade to the on-site anaerobic digestion plant, which processes fruit waste to produce biogas. This in turn generates electricity through efficient cogeneration units, with the heat used to produce hot water for on-site use, forming an efficient “closed-loop” energy system with fruit at its core. The new AD plant is expected to more than double the energy generated from waste fruit. This will bring the total amount of green energy generated on site to 25% of the facility’s total electricity needs.
Benjamin Jeffery, head of sustainability at Hain Celestial (HAIN), emphasizes: “After seeing the initial positive results and improvements, we are delighted to be installing a second cogeneration system to generate more sustainable electricity on site.”
The move is seen as helping the company achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its global factories by 42% by 2030. The company has taken a major step forward across its global operations.
