Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced exciting progress for the Energize supply chain decarbonization program, on behalf of the program’s sponsors. The first buyers’ cohort from the Energize program brings eight companies together to procure renewable energy through seven new solar projects in Spain with two developers.

Together, three sponsors of the Energize program, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, and UCB, along with five industry suppliers, have signed a multi-buyer PPA with developers Zelestra and Bruc adding more than 280 MW of new solar capacity to the European grid.

This multi-buyer PPA exemplifies Energize’s mission of increasing access to renewable electricity for the pharmaceutical and healthcare supply chain, while mitigating the overall environmental impact of the industry.

Five new sponsors – Almirall, Bayer, Kenvue, Sandoz, and Schott – have also joined Energize this year. The group of 24 sponsoring companies has extended their commitment to the program until 2028.

About Energize

The Energize program is a supply chain renewables initiative designed and delivered by Schneider Electric Sustainability Business and endorsed by the PSCI.

Current sponsor companies include: Almirall, Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Bristol Myers Squibb, Charles River Laboratories, Chiesi Group, GSK, Haleon, Johnson & Johnson, Kenvue, Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada), Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, Roche, Sandoz, Sanofi, Schott, Takeda, Teva, and UCB.

To learn more, please contact energize@semcom.

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