Sony Europe now powered entirely from renewable energy

by GreenWire.org.uk. Published Thu 02 Jul 2009 21:49, Last updated: 2009-07-02

Sony Europe goes entirely renewable

Electronics giant Sony European has announced that all its 32 sites in the UK and across the Continent are now powered entirely from renewable resources.

The corporate milestone was achieved as part of Sony’s wider global energy saving measures that have resulted in a reduction of 55,216 tons of CO2 emissions last year in Europe alone and 100,000 tons globally.

“Whilst we continually strive to reduce the amount of energy we use, it is a huge achievement that our 32 largest sites in Europe use electricity from 100% renewable sources,” according to Serge Foucher, Executive Vice President of Sony Europe.

“However, we are not complacent. We are well aware that making our products and operations more energy efficient is a key part of reducing our overall CO2 emissions, and this is a key focus for us.

“For example, Sony’s European operations have reduced CO2 emissions by approximately 90% since the turn of the millennium.”

Sony has achieved these reductions by applying “eco-thinking” throughout its business operations. This includes energy saving programmes at all its sites, such as Pencoed in the UK where a 43% energy saving was achieved between 2007 and 2009.

The 32 GEMS certified sites using renewable energy have been independently certified by Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC) to confirm that they used 100% renewable electricity in fiscal year 2008.