Danish cable company NKT is now powering all its cable manufacturing with electricity from renewable sources.
NKT said the move has reduced in carbon dioxide emissions from energy consumption by 66% compared with last year, a saving of 48,000 tonnes of CO2.
The change in energy supply has been made by entering agreements with local utilities to ensure that certificates are in place to verify that the power supply originates from renewable energy sources for the NKT’s manufacturing sites in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland and Czech Republic.
NKT president and chief executive Alexander Kara said: “We are taking our responsibility seriously as a key contributor to the infrastructure needed for the green transformation.
“Running our manufacturing on green electricity is yet another milestone in our ambition to reduce our carbon footprint to ensure that the development of the global power grids is based on the technologies with the lowest environmental footprint possible.”
The company said it is focussed on reducing the environmental impact of its operations and solutions as a natural part of being at the centre of the transition to renewable energy.
Kara said: “As a company committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and with a clear vision of contributing to the transition to a future powered by renewable energy, we are constantly reducing our own environmental impact.
“I am very pleased that we now cut our CO2-emissions substantially and we will continue to run our business in a sustainable and responsible manner.”
Other initiatives the company is following include recycling of materials such as XLPE and metals from the production of power cables and dedicated projects to increase the energy efficiency of its cable manufacturing.