We're expanding our use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) - used cooking oil - across our supply chain, in partnership with Stobart. It is estimated that this will save an additional 13,000 tonnes in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the end of 2024[1].
Our Walkers crisps will now be transported from our Leicester site to retailers using five million litres of HVO to fuel over 11 million miles of UK HGV truck journeys across the reminder of this year. Every kilometre powered by HVO generates 85% less GHG emissions[2] when compared with conventional diesel, reducing the impact of these journeys on the planet as our packs of Walkers make their way to customers.
It is the latest in a series of green initiatives over the past two years to expand the use of sustainable HVO fuel across the business. HVO has already replaced diesel on trucks travelling between the Quaker Oats mill in Cupar and Walkers’ home in Leicester, alongside routes between British farms and Leicester.
This means that low carbon HVO is now being used to power 40% of transportation used to make and deliver Walkers crisps, with our total miles running on HVO fuel equating to 14 million this year, saving over 16,000 tonnes in GHG emissions.
The initiative forms part of PepsiCo Positive, our transformation programme which includes a goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2040.
“Scaling up our use of HVO-powered trucks to transport our Walkers crisps all over the country is a significant further step in our decarbonisation journey. By continuing to invest in green logistics initiatives with trusted partners, we’re moving even closer to our goal of net zero by 2040.”
SIMON DEVANEY, SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR, PEPSICO UK & IRELAND
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[1] Compared to using conventional diesel to travel the same miles
[2] As certified by the Zemo Partnership