{"id":12737,"date":"2024-09-25T10:15:33","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate.haier-europe.com\/?post_type=press-release&#038;p=12737"},"modified":"2024-09-25T10:22:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T08:22:08","slug":"haier-europe-receives-the-i-rec-certificate-for-the-sustainability-of-its-operations-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/press-release\/haier-europe-receives-the-i-rec-certificate-for-the-sustainability-of-its-operations-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Haier Europe receives the I-REC Certificate for its sustainable operations in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haier Europe announces a new milestone in its sustainability journey with the achievement of the <strong>International Renewable Energy Certificate<\/strong> (I-REC), attesting that <strong>100% of the electricity<\/strong> used in the company\u2019s manufacturing and administrative operations in Turkey <strong>is now generated from renewable sources.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This significant achievement covers <strong>the entire 2024 calendar year<\/strong> and marks a major milestone in the company\u2019s ongoing commitment to mitigate its environmental impact and contribute to global efforts to combat climate change.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The I-REC certificates are issued whenever one megawatt-hour (MWh) of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Haier Europe has successfully redeemed the total amount of certificates that cover the totality of its operations in Turkey.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/corporate.haier-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/I-Rec-Renewable-Energy-Certificate-16-9-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/I-Rec-Renewable-Energy-Certificate-16-9-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/I-Rec-Renewable-Energy-Certificate-16-9-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/I-Rec-Renewable-Energy-Certificate-16-9-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/I-Rec-Renewable-Energy-Certificate-16-9-1536x807.png 1536w, https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/I-Rec-Renewable-Energy-Certificate-16-9-2048x1076.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>We have the ambition of achieving 60% renewable energy across all the company\u2019s-controlled sites by 2025. Receiving the I-REC certificate demonstrates our continuous efforts to reduce carbon emissions in all our operations and our commitment to this goal<\/em>\u201d said <strong>Karim Bruneo, Corporate Communication and Sustainability Director at Haier Europe.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haier Europe\u2019s sustainability efforts extend beyond renewable energy consumption. Earlier this year, the company installed solar panels at its dishwasher factory in Turkey, covering approximately 60% of the energy needs for its dishwasher and tumble dryer production facilities. Additionally, Haier Europe has successfully recycled or recovered 98% of the total waste produced at its Turkish manufacturing sites, as part of its commitment to achieving \u201c<em>Zero Waste to Landfill<\/em>\u201d certification.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These initiatives are part of Haier Europe\u2019s broader sustainability strategy, which includes a long-term vision for reducing emissions, enhancing energy efficiency, and driving operational performance. Haier Europe is actively involved in the <strong>Science Based Targets Initiative<\/strong> (SBTi), working towards achieving <strong>at least 60% renewable energy at all its global sites by 2025<\/strong>, demonstrating its leadership in environmental stewardship.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haier Europe announces a new milestone in its sustainability journey with the achievement of the International Renewable Energy Certificate (I-REC), attesting that 100% of the electricity used in the company\u2019s manufacturing and administrative operations in Turkey is now generated from renewable sources.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":12742,"parent":0,"menu_order":36,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"Haier Europe receives the I-REC Certificate for its sustainable operations in Turkey","_seopress_titles_desc":"Haier Europe announces a new milestone in its sustainability journey with the achievement of the International Renewable Energy Certificate (I-REC), attesting that 100% of the electricity used in the company\u2019s manufacturing and administrative operations in Turkey is now generated from renewable sources.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"press_releases_categories":[86],"class_list":["post-12737","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","press_releases_categories-sustainability"],"acf":{"attachment":"","brand":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/12737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12737"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/12737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12752,"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/12737\/revisions\/12752"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press_releases_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-corporate.haier-europe.com\/en-gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases_categories?post=12737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}