Case Study
Maple Leaf Foods makes remarkable environmental utility audits
MARKET: Food Manufacturing LOCATION: Canada SERVICE: Utilities auditing — water, energy, and at-source pollution prevention NUMBER OF AUDITS: 33 AVERAGE SAVINGS IDENTIFIED: $60,000– $150,000/facility AVERAGE PAYBACK: 0.83 years CHALLENGE: Achieve 50% corporate environmental footprint reduction by 2025 (energy, water, and solid waste per metric tonne of production). SOLUTION: Maple Leaf Foods engaged Enviro-Stewards’ environmental engineering team to thoroughly audit 33 manufacturing plants across Canada and report back with a specific action plan for each facility to achieve environmental benchmarks as well as corporate ROI. BENEFITS: • Consistent process and reporting • Higher environmental standards • Significant utility cost savings • Impressive Return on In