Mars to shift to 100 percent renewable energy for its Australian operations

“Confectionery maker Mars is to shift entirely to renewable energy for its Australian operations in just over a year as part of a company goal to reach carbon neutrality from its global operations by 2040. Mars has signed a 20-year power purchase deal that will support development of the Kiamal Solar Farm near Ouyen in northern Victoria, due for completion in mid-2019. It will also support a second renewable energy project planned by the developer, Total Eren, in New South Wales. The move by the company, which runs six factories and two sales offices around Australia, is part of the Mars group’s $1 billion global investment to reduce its environmental impact. The shift to fully renewable energy brings local operations in Australia in line with those in the US, the UK and about nine other of the 80 nations it operates in.”

FULL STORY published May 31, 2018 via Sydney Morning Herald