The Carbon Trust Global has certified the Danone Wexford, Ireland facility as carbon neutral — making it the first baby formula plant in the world to achieve this certification. A variety of steps were taken to attain the certification, including the installation of a biomass boiler, switching to 100% renewable electricity, and offsetting the plant’s remaining direct carbon emissions, as well as emissions from employee commutes, with Gold Standard certificates purchased through the Livelihoods Fund.
The result has been a 10,000-ton reduction in CO2 emissions compared to the plant’s emissions in 2010.
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