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Walgreens Boots Alliance is serving major ‘climate-care’ vibes, making headway on their cut-the-carbon, lessen-the-plastic, and waste-not food goals. They’ve been working that energy efficiency game, reducing emissions by 25% from 2019 levels, and trading dirty diesel for clean alternatives in their transport hubs (imagine fewer greenhouse gases and more green dollar bills!). Plus, with Boots swearing off natural gas in the UK and setting up a crew of Net Zero Leads to keep that footprint slim, it’s like a beauty counter meets climate action mashup—get you a company that can do both!
Walgreens Boots Alliance Advances in Sustainability Goals
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is making headway in achieving its lofty targets for reducing carbon emissions, plastic usage, and food wastage. You can peek at the Environmental, Social & Governance report for all the deets.
WBA connects the dots between our planet’s wellbeing and community health. They’re taking solid actions to curb their environmental footprint, acknowledging that human activities and climate change are two peas in a pod.
WBA’s global emissions reduction targets are ambitious, aiming for a 30% cut by fiscal 2030. Spoiler alert: they’ve already slashed their emissions by 25% compared to 2019 levels.
Key to meeting these targets, WBA is putting energy efficiency at the forefront of its operations, especially within its Walgreens stores. With 8,700 locations in the U.S., every little energy-saving strategy adds up.
Recently, Walgreens dipped its toes into renewable diesel, swapping out traditional diesel at two California distribution centers. This move has the potential to reduce transportation emissions by 75% at these spots.
Over in the UK, Boots is cutting dependency on gas in its stores. They’ve successfully phased out gas from seven stores through HVAC endeavors, limiting reliance on this resource.
Boots UK has also joined forces with other retailers, setting a roadmap to net-zero emissions by 2040. Boots Ireland has pledged to establish science-based carbon reduction targets by 2024.
This year, Boots and the No7 Beauty Company created a network of Net Zero Leads. Their mission? Devise an emissions reduction plan using baseline data and identify opportunities to further lower emissions.
For a more in-depth look at WBA’s energy and emissions initiatives, check out their latest ESG Report.
Original press release available on accesswire.com.
Original Story at finance.yahoo.com
