Food and drink giant Nestlé is to power its UK & Ireland operations through renewable sources after landing a major wind power contract.
The company announced today that it had reached an agreement with Community Wind Power to purchase renewable electricity from the new Dumfries and Galloway wind farm when it opens next year.
The 15-year deal is expected to provide Nestlé with around half of the company’s entire electricity demand in the UK and Ireland, accounting for around 125GWh per year.
Dame Fiona Kendrick, chairman and chief executive at Nestlé UK & Ireland, referenced the company joining the Climate Group’s RE100 campaign in April as a driver for the deal.
“It’s a proud moment for us and means we have reached another key milestone in our efforts to become a sustainable business,” she added.
Meanwhile Emily Farnworth, campaign director for RE100, said the deal reinforced “the strong market signal… that business demand for renewables is rising”.
Nestlé is not the first food and drinks company to turn to Scotland’s wind assets for renewable energy. Last month Mars’ UK operations struck a deal with energy supplier Eneco UK to purchase electricity generated at the 60MW Moy Wind Farm which Mars said would help its push to be carbon neutral by 2040.
