On March 23, 2024, over 4,700 Jollibee Group stores and facilities in the Philippines, China, North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia will turn off their lights in solidarity with over 190 other countries to raise awareness about the negative effects of climate change on the environment.
The following restaurants will donate an hour for the Earth: Highlands Coffee in Vietnam; Tim Ho Wan, Yonghe King, and Hong Zhuang Yuan in China; Jollibee, Smashburger, and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in North America and Canada; and Mang Inasal, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Panda Express, Yoshinoya, Burger King, and Common Man Coffee Roasters branches in the Philippines. until nine thirty p.m. (local time), as they will all turn out their lights at the same time, including their billboards and signage.
Pepot Miñana Jr., Jollibee Group’s Chief Sustainability and Public Affairs Officer, emphasized: “We believe that all actions count in helping ensure a sustainable future. While participating in Earth Hour starts with turning off the lights, it serves a bigger purpose of being a visible and important reminder that we can take deliberate steps to make a profound difference on the planet.”
Energy management priority
Energy Efficiency is one of the major focus areas under the Jollibee Group’s Sustainability Agenda called Joy for Tomorrow. Under this priority area, the Company has set reduction goals and initiatives that are aligned with and contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly “Affordable and Clean Energy” (Goal #7) and “Responsible Consumption and Production” (Goal #12).
The Jollibee Group has implemented several energy-saving measures in its stores and commissaries to manifest this goal. This year, the Company will continue increasing the total number of solar-paneled stores to 64, on top of solar installations in its facilities.
After powering up an extensive 6,300 solar panel installation in its Canlubang Baking Facility last January, the Jollibee Group’s supply chain will mark another milestone by solarizing its two remaining sites, C3 and Jollibee Worldwide Services Logistics, by the second quarter of 2024.
After achieving a 28.2% reduction in energy consumption ratio in 2023, these manufacturing and logistics locations aim to further increase their energy reduction by the end of the year in order to continue supporting the Company’s expanding sustainable business practices.
Every year on the final Saturday of March, Earth Hour is observed in about 190 nations and territories. It encourages millions of people to take action by turning down their lights for one hour in order to limit their consumption of natural resources.
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