Spectrum: Solar rooftop to cut Avon’s emissions

BY LENIE LECTURA – APRIL 25, 2022
from Business Mirror

A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has put up a 626.4 kilowatt-peak (kWp) solar rooftop for Avon Philippines’ manufacturing plant in Calamba, Laguna.

The recently completed solar installation has since generated approximately 255,300 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy thereby reducing Avon’s carbon footprint by approximately 160 tons.

The solar rooftop project is expected to generate about 841,100 kWh clean energy on its first full year of operations, translating to 599 tons of carbon footprint reduced or 329,315 trees planted. “As a Meralco company, we are fully committed to make our solutions accessible and affordable to our customers while upholding the highest standards and quality control measures providing our partners with safe and reliable solar solutions. We hope that this will be the first of many solar installations to come for Avon as we push forward to Powering the Good Life,” said Spectrum Chief Operations Officer Patrick Henry T. Panlilio.

Prior to this partnership with Spectrum, Meralco has already been supporting the power requirements of Avon Philippines as an enterprise customer. The power distributor assisted Avon in its shift as a contestable customer under the Retail Competition and Open Access in 2013, allowing the global cosmetics company to negotiate its electricity rates with its preferred supplier.

Avon joins the roster of international and local companies that engaged Meralco and Spectrum to be part of their sustainability journey.

Spectrum offers tailor-fit solutions for industrial, commercial, and residential customers through an in-depth understanding of energy consumption behaviors and strategic partnerships with world-class technology partners.

The solar rooftop project forms part of Avon Global’s efforts to become a more sustainable company by reducing its environmental impact and improving its operational efficiency. With the benefits expected from its first solar project, Avon intends to replicate this initiative locally and globally.

Avon, which has been operating in the Philippines for 44 years and globally for over 135 years, along with Natura & Co., has embarked on a 2030 Commitment to Life sustainability journey through which it targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2030.