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Kraft Foods Philippines’ Gold Award for Environmental Excellence was handed by Hon. Mayor John Yap of Malay, Aklan (center) and Atty. Michael Frederick Musngi (right) Undersecretary for Special Concerns of the Office of the Executive Secretary, The Office of the President of The Philippines, to the Company’s Communications Officer Caitlin P. Punzalan (left) during the 4th Global CSR Awards.
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‘Go Green,’ Kraft Foods Philippines’ (KFP) program to help
save water and energy and reduce carbon emissions was given the Gold Award for
Environmental Excellence at the 4th Global CSR Awards 2012.
The Awards Program is organized by The Pinnacle Group
International based in Singapore and recognizes companies for outstanding
programs, which demonstrate ongoing commitment to respect for individuals,
communities and the environment in the way they do business. Held April 19,
2012 in Boracay, the Global CSR Awards prides itself as Asia's most prestigious
recognition awards program for corporate social responsibility (CSR).
This is the 5th award that Kraft Foods has received for its
‘Go Green’ program in two years. Kraft Foods aims to help in the preservation
of the environment by ensuring that reducing, recovering and recycling precious
resources is part of its business. ‘Go Green’ is aimed at reducing Kraft Foods’
use of water and energy and lessening its carbon emissions. One way which Kraft
Foods helps Mother Earth through ‘Go Green’ is the recent upgrading of its
water recycling facility.
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Kraft Foods’ new water recycling facility. This allows the Company to use treated or recycled water for many other purposes. Previously only used for maintenance tasks, the water that Kraft Foods recycles is now being used for cleaning inside its manufacturing facility.
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In March of this year, Kraft Foods inaugurated its improved
water recycling facility for its Sucat, Parañaque manufacturing plant. This
upgraded facility utilizes reverse osmosis and ultraviolet light to treat the
water that Kraft Foods uses in its production activities.
To ‘treat’ means to remove impurities the water has acquired
through use. The goal of treating is to ensure that the water returns as close
as possible to its natural state. By treating the water it has already used,
Kraft Foods is able to use less fresh water and help in preserving this natural
resource.
“I am personally very pleased to share that with this
improvement initiative, Kraft Foods will be able to make a significant
reduction to its water consumption,” says Sudip Mall, Kraft Foods Philippines’
General Manager. The amount of water that Kraft Foods hopes to reduce with this
new facility is equivalent to filling up 4 Olympic-sized swimming pools or
581,000 5-gallon containers of water!
He continues, “Our programs like ‘Go Green,’ don’t just make
sense for our business. We also work to protect resources for future
generations. I would like to add that it is truly remarkable the way our
employees have relentlessly focused on driving our environmental initiatives, of
which this facility is an example. We are very proud of the award bestowed upon
us and this new phase of our program for the planet’s betterment.”
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Kraft Foods recently inaugurated its improved water recycling facility for its Sucat, Parañaque Plant. The new facility aims to help reduce and recycle the water Kraft Foods uses for its manufacturing activities. This initiative is part of Kraft Foods’ 5-year ‘Go Green’ program aimed at reducing not only its water use but its energy use and carbon emissions as well.
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Making every drop reusable. For many years, Kraft Foods has
had a wastewater recycling program inside its plant. Before, the water the
Company treats was used only for watering plants or other maintenance tasks.
This new facility ensures the treated water can be used for much more.
This is because this specific process ensures that the
treated water meets the high quality standards that Kraft Foods needs for its
manufacturing activities. Instead of using fresh water to clean inside its
production area, the treated water is now used instead.
“We have been a community partner of Parañaque for almost 50
years, since our plant opened in 1963,” shares KFP’s Operations Director Gautam
Pal. “This improved water recycling facility is another way of helping our
community. By using less water, and using it smartly, we are able to contribute
to our community’s efforts to save our water resources.”
In the future, Kraft Foods is looking at installing biomass
boilers, or those, which use alternative energy sources, to reduce its carbon
footprint even more. To find out the other ways Kraft Foods makes today
delicious, visit www.kraftfoods.ph.
