32 Sustainability Report 2024 | Environment


Investment and carbon reduction in India


Through 2023, the Crown Worldwide Group team in India invested over $750,000 across a range of initiatives which reduced carbon emissions by more than 684 CO2


e tons across the year. This included:


• Diesel vehicles, owned by the company, being replaced by electric and compressed natural gas vehicles at Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi and Bangalore, achieving a carbon reduction of 33.5 CO2


e tons.


• Facilities in Chennai and Ahmedabad deploying energy saving initiatives such as new sky-light roof panels, installing LED lamps, and installing a variable refrigerant flow (VRF) cooling system, for reduced electricity consumption, all contributing led to an annual reduction of almost 17 CO2


e tons.


• New rooftop solar panels at the Chennai facility also contributed to a saving of 122.4 CO2


e.


At the Mumbai branch, more than $600,000 was invested, saving over 511 CO2


e tons. This investment included:


• The installation of refurbished warehouse racking, instead of new.


• The introduction of a radiant cooling system in our storage vault, leading to faster cooling and longer retention of temperature.


• The use of a more environmentally friendly IG541 gas suppression system in the storage vault.


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