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The Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) announced on Monday that it made a significant investment in a decarbonization project at its main UK manufacturing facility at Histon in Cambridgeshire, UK.
Notably, Histon is the production site of many of the company’s most popular brands, including Hartley’s jams and jellies, Robertson’s, Frank Cooper’s, and Rose’s marmalades, as well as Clarks maple syrup.
The investments at Histon include a major upgrade of the anaerobic digestion plant at the site, which processes fruit waste to create biogas. This in turn is used to generate electricity through an efficient combined heat and power unit, with the heat used to produce hot water for use on site, creating an efficient ‘closed loop’ energy system with fruit at its core. The new AD plant is anticipated to more than double the energy being produced from waste fruit. This will take the total green energy generated onsite to 25% of the facility’s total electricity requirements.
“After seeing the initial positive results and improvements, we are delighted to be installing a second combined heat and power system to generate even more sustainably sourced electricity on-site,” highlighted Hain Celestial (HAIN) Sustainability lead Benjamin Jeffery.
The initiative is seen as contributing to the company’s goal to reduce GHG emissions by 42% in its facilities globally by 2030. The Histon site is also seen representing a significant step forward in Hain’s (HAIN) overall commitment to reduce its environmental impact and enhance sustainability across global operations.