Promoting renewable energies through certified climate protection projects
Our contribution to the “Way-2-Zero”
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of our certified climate protection projects:
SDG 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all
SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
SDG 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
We want to make our textile production increasingly sustainable and significantly reduce our company's carbon footprint. In this context, we have been calculating our corporate carbon footprint annually since 2020 and, also annually, supporting selected climate protection projects certified according to international standards that contribute to the “Way-2-Zero” goal, thereby offsetting 100% of our unavoidable emissions.
We have decided to support renewable energy projects because these sustainable energy sources contribute to climate protection in many ways – by avoiding and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The path to “zero emissions”
In addition to reducing CO₂ emissions, these energy sources have a decisive advantage over fossil fuels: solar energy, wind power, and hydropower are permanently available and generate electricity without releasing CO₂.
Furthermore, they do not release any pollutants and thus contribute to a cleaner environment and better air quality.
Renewable energies can often also be used in a decentralized manner, e.g., through solar panels on roofs or smaller wind turbines. These decentralized systems enable more efficient use of energy on site while reducing the need for fossil fuel power plants.
A “green” economy also contributes to social and economic stability while promoting environmentally friendly innovations. This is because the expansion of renewable energies creates numerous jobs in areas such as installation, maintenance, and research.
Renewable energies are significantly more environmentally friendly in comparison. They require less intervention in nature and thus contribute to the protection of biodiversity.
The challenge and goal of “Way-2-Zero”
Through our support, we want to emphasize the central role of renewable energies in the fight against climate change and make a corresponding contribution. This is because they offer precisely the clean, sustainable, and environmentally friendly alternative to fossil fuels that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps us all on the “Way-2-Zero” to slow down global warming.
Our current project selection for offsetting emissions: the “Sapphire 49.5 MW Wind Farm Project”
This 52.8 MW wind farm (originally registered as 49.5 MW) is operated by the Sapphire Group in the Jhimpir Wind Corridor in Sindh, Pakistan. It comprises 33 GE wind turbines that feed clean energy into the national grid and was the first wind project in Pakistan to be financed by the US Development Finance Corporation (DFC).
Impact and benefits of the project
The Sapphire wind power project comprises 33 GE wind turbines and supplies clean energy to the national grid. From November 2015 to March 2024, the project has replaced 966,203 MWh of electricity from fossil fuel power plants in Pakistan. This amount of energy is equivalent to 483,100 tCO2e. The project delivers ~130,000 MWh/year and reduces ~65,000 tCO2e/year.
As a socially responsible company, Sapphire Wind Power Company Limited (SWPCL) is actively involved in various corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, guided by Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 7, 8, and 13.
Learn more about the project and its initiatives here:
Sapphire 49.5 MW Wind Farm Project
(Source: The Gold Standard Foundation)
We are committed to Bangladesh
It has been our key sourcing country for more than 20 years which is reflected in many supplier partnerships and a deep connection to its people.
Some of our 2020 emissions were inevitable. One of the projects we support to compensate for them is an offset project in Bangladesh. Supported by ClimatePartner, we invest in the distribution of clean cookstoves to a large number of families. So far, more than 500,000 families already live healthier lives because they no longer cook on open fires and breathe cleaner air. The clean cookstoves also save a lot of fuel and cut down on carbon emissions.
The Bhondu Chula project is certified against the Gold Standard VER, saving and offsetting 350,000 t CO2 annually.
You can find more detailed information on the project at:
www.climatepartner.com/1093