Energy Management Award for CCL Secure

CCL Secure has won an Energy Management Award, together with its sustainability partner Verco, at the 23rd Energy Institute Awards ceremony, which was held on 23 November in London.

CCL Secure’s Wigton site in the UK was recognised for its remarkable efforts in its sustainability journey, achieving a 26% reduction in CO2 emissions, 31% reduction in energy consumption and 40% reduction in water usage per tonne of product since 2018.

With the support of sustainability consultants Verco, CCL Secure has reduced its manufacturing emissions across all three scopes of greenhouse gases, excluding carbon offsets and market-based instruments.

These results have been achieved with a multi-point approach, says CCL Secure. A rigorous aM&T (automatic monitoring and targeting) system, developed by its engineering team, maximises efficiency through the reduction of baseload energy. There has been on-site optimisation and smart scheduling of steam, gas and electricity usage, as well as LED lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC).

CCL Secure also reduced emissions significantly from the incoming transportation of goods to Wigton, achieving a 90% reduction, and not using air transport in 2021.

‘Our journey has been significant, but we don’t rest on our laurels. Other initiatives we have invested in is the in-house manufacture of previously sourced raw materials. We are also on track to achieving zero waste to landfill by the end of the year,’ said Gary Frizell, Engineering and Sustainability Manager at CCL Secure.