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Fast food gorgons McDonald’s aspire to increase energy
efficiency by 20% in company owned stores by 2020.
Earlier this month, McDonald’s published a 116 page report
focusing on corporate social responsibility. The report details a number of
areas in which McDonald’s wish to improve, areas of particular importance were;
sourcing, food, people, community and the planet. One of McDonald’s’ key goals
for 2020 is to achieve a 20% increase in energy efficiency in seven of the
company’s top markets (including the UK).
Although the strategy report is rather vague, it does mention
implementing LED lighting: “We have identified a portfolio of energy-efficient
solutions… such as high efficiency exhaust fans and LED walk-in refrigerator
lighting, with the potential to support our aspirations goal of 20 per cent
increase in energy efficiency in our company owned restaurants by 2020.”
Restaurant in the US have already hopped onto the LED
lighting bandwagon. Currently it is standard practice for US, company owned
McDonald’s restaurants to have LED dining room lighting, LED building signage
and some franchises even have LED car park lighting.
The ‘aspirational goals’ set by McDonald’s only apply to
company owned restaurants, not for its franchises. The top seven markets, to
whom these goals apply to are; Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, the
UK and the US. McDonald’s owns 19% of restaurants within these areas. According
to the report, a framework of goals for franchise restaurants will be developed
by 2016.
For more information on how energy savings can be achieved using
LED lighting visit our website http://theledspecialist.co.uk/ or call the office on 0118 950 7125.
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