Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCCPI) takes its role as a responsible environmental steward seriously, as it strives to manage its use of water, electricity, energy, and fuel in all its manufacturing facilities.
PCPPI is committed to observe the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in creating a positive impact on society with programs focused on environmental sustainability, nation-building, and inclusive development.
“For water, our target is to reduce usage by 10 percent, while for fuel, energy, and power, our goal is to reduce them by 4 percent. As of end-July this year, we have already reduced our total energy use by 1.5 percent, keeping us on track with our targets,” said PCCPI director for manufacturing Walton Firmeza.
PCPPI’s resource management policies follows the 3Rs approach to manage water consumption – reduce, re-use, and recycle – through the company’s Luntiang Yaman program.
PCPPI is working to reduce its carbon footprint by using solar panels in select manufacturing facilities for the program’s first phase. With the shift, PCPPI is looking reduce use of grid electricity in select plants by as much as 30 percent, and by 8 percent on its total grid electricity usage.
“We assess our organizational priorities based on where we can make the most impact. Among the initiatives we have in place addresses our use of water and energy for our returnable glass bottles (RGB),” Firmeza said. “Our bottle washers consumes most of a facilities’ energy. As such, we ensure that we use energy-efficient washers, conduct proper and regular maintenance, and train our teams on how they can help support our productivity goals,” Firmeza added.