Unilever, van gerwen

Ir. RenĂŠ (R.J.M.) van Gerwen Unilever Engineering Services En wat nu?

De visie van een grote eindgebruiker: Leiderschap naar duurzame groei

Unilever is a truly global company

171,000 employees 50 Billion Euro annual turnover

Operations in over 100 countries Sales in over 190 countries Over 60 % of sales in D&E countries

5th IIR Ammonia Refrigeration Conference – Ohrid, Macedonia, 2013

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UNILEVER CATEGORIES BY MARKET LEADERSHIP

World Number 1

World Number 2

Local Strengths

Savoury Dressing Tea Ice Cream Spreads Deodorants Mass Skin

Laundry Daily Hair Care

Oral Care Household Cleaning

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2010 –

THE UNILEVER SUSTAINABLE LIVING PLAN

3 KEY FEATURES

All brands All countries

Lifecycle impacts

Not just the environment

Short History of Refrigerants HCs NH3 CO2 HFC (HCFCs) Kyoto Protocol 1997

HFC

(CFC) HCFC NH3 Montreal Protocol 1987

NH3 CO2 HCs (HFOs?)

Future?

NH3 CO2 HCs

HFO 2008

Natural

methyl-chloride CO2 SO 2 NH3 HCs

1834 ethyl-ether (R610) 1930

1990

CFC NH3 CO2 HCs

HCFC

CFC 1950 NH3

Professor Risto Ciconkov

HFC Substitutes by Sector: Air Conditioning

Image Source: USA EPA

HFC Substitutes by Sector: Refrigeration

Image Source: USA EPA

SO WHAT SHOULD A LEADING END-USER DO? • Take Leadership • Be courageous • Collaborate with Key Suppliers to Drive faster Innovation • Collaborate with Peers & NGOs

UNILEVER STATEMENT (2001) No HFC in new Ice Cream Cabinets by 2005 Where alternatives are economically viable and legally allowed Focus on Propane 2013: > 1.5 Million Unilever Cabinets with Propane Refrigerant USA: EPA SNAP Approval achieved

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SHOW LEADERSHIP WHERE IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

2013: 3 million HFC-free refrigeration units

Global initiative of companies (2004) Replacing F-gases only with

natural refrigerants point-of-sale refrigeration Clever cooling vs. global warming

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SHOW LEADERSHIP WHERE IT CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE 400 global consumer goods manufacturers and retailers $2.8 trillion USD (2,1 trillion Euros).

Board Resolution on sustainable refrigeration (2010)

Begin phasing-out HFC refrigerants by 2015

Replace with non-HFC refrigerants (natural refrigerant alternatives) where legally allowed and available for new purchases of point-of-sale units and large refrigeration installations

Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally!

Naturally!

Learnings so far: Five Golden Rules for Successful Implementation of Natural Refrigerants

Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally!

Naturally!

• Rule 1: Start with a Simple, Realistic but Ambitious Public Goal Statement Unilever (2001): => To only purchase HFC-free ice cream cabinets by 2005, where commercially viable alternatives can be legally used

Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally!

Naturally!

• Rule 2: Allocate Sufficient Resources Unilever (2001-2014): 1 Research:

HC is best suited for ice cream cabinets

2 Deep dive studies on HC safety: Acceptable risk levels 3 Service & Maintenance: => Development of Technician Training

Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally!

Naturally!

• Rule 3: Actively Engage with Equipment Suppliers on the basis of longer-term commitments Unilever (2003-2014): - Active collaboration with few key equipment suppliers => Key suppliers invested significantly => HC Cabinets > 10 % more energy-efficient than HFC equivalents

Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally!

Naturally!

• Rule 4: Keep long-term Track & Momentum Unilever (2001-2014): - Focus on equipment development & country-by-country rollout => Closing local rollout gaps (i.e. USA-EPA SNAP) ďƒžContinuous 10+ Year Long Momentum

Refrigerants, Refrigerants, Naturally!

Naturally!

• Rule 5: Share Technical Expertise & Experience Unilever (2002-2014): => Co-Founder of Refrigerants Naturally! =>Co-driver in Consumer Goods Forum => Collaborate with Greenpeace and UNEP => Share service technician training material => Active participation in specialist workshops, conferences etc. => Informal Networks

INDUSTRIAL REFRIGERATION (PROCESS, COLD STORES):

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Packaged Chiller with Ammonia =>Collaboration with Key Suppliers =>Comparison with HFC (R134a) Investment +34 % 20-Years TEWI -14 %

COP +13 %

Respect Ammonia Safety!

Payback 3.2 Years 20-Y ears Lifecycle Costs -8 %

EN WAT DOEN DE MIDDELGROTE EN KLEINE EINDGEBRUIKERS?