KUALA LUMPUR: Nestle (Malaysia) Bhd aims to fully transition to 100 per cent renewable electricity across all its operations by January 1 next year.
This will allow the company to reduce emissions by 75,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent every year.
With this move, Nestle Malaysia said it was leapfrogging and fulfilling its earlier commitment to have 100 per cent of its electricity coming from renewable energy sources by 2025.
"This move has been made possible by the Green Electricity Tariff (GET) programme, launched by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in partnership with TNBX Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Tenaga Nasional Bhd, at end-November 2021," it said.
Nestlé Malaysia is one of the nine companies that pledged the adoption of this programme and is among the first to have completed the approval process.
With this, all operational sites of the company in Malaysia will utilise renewable electricity.
Nestle Malaysia chief executive officer Juan Aranols said as it strived to shape a greener future for all, the company continuously works to minimize its environmental impact.
Aranols said by adopting the green tariff programme, the company can now supply all its electricity needs from solar and hydroelectric power supplied by TNBX.
"This change will allow access to Malaysia Renewable Energy Certificates (mRECs), contributing to our commitment to halve our greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2050. We are also contributing to Malaysia's national vision to accelerate the development of Renewable Energy," he said.
TNBX managing director Ir Nirinder Singh Johl said it was pleased to have a global company such as Nestlé Malaysia supporting the GET programme.
This would provide access to clean energy to incentivise Malaysians to go green and reduce their carbon footprint for electricity consumption, said Johl.
"It will certainly contribute to the nation's sustainable development agenda, and we hope that other companies will similarly follow suit," he added.