The First Logistics Project with Zero Carbon & Zero Energy Certification in Asia

On December 8, Unilever announced that Unilever China Hefei Logistics Park had won the LEED Zero Energy and Zero Carbon certification issued by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), which is the first LEED Zero Carbon and Zero Energy dual certification logistics project in Asia.

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It is reported that LEED Zero was formally proposed at the International Green Building Conference in November 2018. As a supplement to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, LEED Zero provides a new framework for LEED projects with global ambitions to achieve the goal of net zero, including LEED zero water consumption certification, LEED zero energy consumption certification, LEED zero carbon certification and LEED zero waste certification.

At present, about 182 countries and regions in the world have participated in LEED certification, and only seven countries, including China, Brazil, the United States and India, have LEED Zero projects.

Unilever China Hefei Logistics Park covers an area of more than 120000 square meters, with a monthly order throughput of 111000 tons, and plays a very important role in Unilever China's supply chain layout.

LEED Zero Energy certification requires that the project must achieve energy balance in the past year. The balance is based on the amount of energy consumed and generated by the project, and the total energy consumption must be less than the on-site/off-site renewable energy. LEED Zero Carbon certification requires that the total carbon production in the past year is less than the total carbon offset.

Unilever said that in the future, it will continue to explore a sustainable business model in line with its business development, integrate sustainability into every link of production, operation, construction, and development, provide consumers with sustainable and high-quality products, and strive to make sustainable life within reach.

"Unilever China is critical to Unilever's success, and we have explicitly and repeatedly called out China as a strategic priority," said Alan Jope, CEO of Unilever.

Source: Unilever