P&G commissions its first in-house solar plant in Hyd facility
20 Apr 2021
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Editorial Team
Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced the commissioning of its first in-house solar plant at the company鈥檚 Hyderabad manufacturing site. This is P&G鈥檚 first site in India and only the fifth manufacturing site globally to house a solar plant.
Spread over 16,000 sq m and comprising nearly 3,000 panels, the in-house solar plant is said to have a capacity of 1 MW clean energy production and aims to reduce P&G鈥檚 carbon footprint by an estimated 1,030 metric tonne (mt) annually.
Sachin Sharma, Plant Head at Hyderabad manufacturing site, P&G India said, 鈥淲e are committed to reducing our impact and accelerating our progress on sustainability. All our sites in India are zero manufacturing waste to landfill and in 2020, we achieved 100% recycling of multi-layered plastic waste as part of our extended producers鈥� responsibility. We are building partnerships with external organisations, in India, like Circulate Capital, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, and waste management organisations to find sustainable business solutions. In 2019, we also announced vGROW Environmental Sustainability fund of Rs 200 crore to invest in sustainable solutions with partners and suppliers.鈥�
The Hyderabad site is P&G鈥檚 largest manufacturing plant in India focused on producing its fabric care brands Ariel and Tide, personal care brand Gillette and baby care brand Pampers.
P&G serves consumers in India with brands, including Vicks, Ariel, Tide, Whisper, Olay, Gillette, AmbiPur, Pampers, Pantene, Oral-B, Head & Shoulders and Old Spice.
Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced the commissioning of its first in-house solar plant at the company鈥檚 Hyderabad manufacturing site. This is P&G鈥檚 first site in India and only the fifth manufacturing site globally to house a solar plant.
Spread over 16,000 sq m and comprising nearly 3,000 panels, the in-house solar plant is said to have a capacity of 1 MW clean energy production and aims to reduce P&G鈥檚 carbon footprint by an estimated 1,030 metric tonne (mt) annually.
Sachin Sharma, Plant Head at Hyderabad manufacturing site, P&G India said, 鈥淲e are committed to reducing our impact and accelerating our progress on sustainability. All our sites in India are zero manufacturing waste to landfill and in 2020, we achieved 100% recycling of multi-layered plastic waste as part of our extended producers鈥� responsibility. We are building partnerships with external organisations, in India, like Circulate Capital, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, and waste management organisations to find sustainable business solutions. In 2019, we also announced vGROW Environmental Sustainability fund of Rs 200 crore to invest in sustainable solutions with partners and suppliers.鈥�
The Hyderabad site is P&G鈥檚 largest manufacturing plant in India focused on producing its fabric care brands Ariel and Tide, personal care brand Gillette and baby care brand Pampers.
P&G serves consumers in India with brands, including Vicks, Ariel, Tide, Whisper, Olay, Gillette, AmbiPur, Pampers, Pantene, Oral-B, Head & Shoulders and Old Spice.
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