Highlights
- Recorded zero lost time injuries in the refining businesses, Sugar Australia and New Zealand Sugar, for the year.
- Generated over 282,000 Renewable Energy Certificates, the equivalent of taking over 100,000 cars off the road or enough renewable electricity to supply 43,000 homes with power for a year.
- Launched a new ‘Better for you’ range of sugars which includes a natural low GI cane sugar – which has a lower Glycemic Index – developed in association with Horizon science.
- Successfully commissioned an upgrade to the ethanol distillery at Sarina, North Queensland to increase the capacity of renewable fuel grade ethanol from 38 million litres to 60 million litres per year.
- Became the official fuel supplier to the V8 Supercar series, providing E85 – a blend of 85 per cent ethanol and 15 per cent unleaded petrol – to help them to significantly reduce their CO2 emissions.
“We continue to leverage our natural, sustainable operations by providing renewable energy solutions from sugar production. More broadly, we continue to work with all our stakeholders to ensure we operate in a sustainable manner right across the complete value chain.”
