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| BAT Sacheon Factory in South Gyeongsang Province / Courtesy of BAT |
BAT strengthens investments in green manufacturing to advance its 'A Better Tomorrow' strategy
By Kim Jae-heun
British American Tobacco (BAT) has completed the construction of eco-friendly solar power facilities at the BAT Sacheon Factory in South Gyeongsang Province, marking the commencement of its green energy operations.
Solar panels have been installed over the entire roof of the factory building as part of its reusable power generation project, one of the company's environmental initiatives.
The tobacco firm plans to expand the entire eco-friendly energy-generation facility to cover parking lots, where it will operate solar power modules with a total area of 16,000 square meters.
The BAT Sacheon Factory looks forward to a revolutionary carbon reduction effect by operating a solar power facility, which produces up to 1,435 kilowatts of electricity annually.
It is expected to reduce carbon emissions by a total of 781 tons. This is equivalent to transplanting 55,784 pine trees or lowering the use of oil for energy production by 1,930 drums.
In line with this eco-friendly strategy, the BAT Sacheon Factory is also expanding investment in the environment sector, such as recycling factory wastewater and so on.
"A year after announcing the solar energy project, we are happy to fulfill our important environmental pledge," a BAT official said. "We will continue our efforts to advance our A Better Tomorrow ambition, as we are implementing various environmental activities, such as carbon reduction, water resource stewardship and waste reduction."
BAT Group recently signed up to participate in the U.N.-backed Race to Zero global campaign and committed to set science-based targets aiming for net-zero value chain emissions by 2050.
Meanwhile, BAT Group has been included in the World Index of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for 20 consecutive years.
BAT is the highest-scoring tobacco company in 2021, with industry-leading scores in 11 of the 24 categories assessed, while achieving a top score of 100 percent in six categories.
This achievement further demonstrates BAT's continued commitment to its purpose, to build "A Better Tomorrow" by reducing the environmental impact of its business.
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