ISS Facility Services will work with its client PwC, a leading professional services firm, to collect and re-use waste cooking oil as a carbon-friendly energy source. The oil will power PwC buildings and offices in London.
An estimated 20,000 litres of Used Cooking Oil per annum will be converted into Bio Diesel for PwC. When running at full capacity, this programme will provide up to 25 percent of electricity for PwC’s London facilities such as its main Headquarters.
Each litre of diesel used is calculated to save 2.6kg of CO2. ISS partners with Uptown Biodiesel whose vehicles are powered by Bio Diesel fuel. The collected oil is recycled into UpTown’s Central London facility, further reducing distance travelled and CO2 emissions.
Jon Barnes, PwC Head of Building and Facilities Services commented:
“Our partnership with ISS allows us to constantly source innovative solutions for managing our facilities. This oil recovery initiative will for example power our lighting and electrical devices. The programme gives our people first-hand experience of how we’re all helping to improve sustainability.”
About ISS UK
ISS is a leading global provider of facility services for public agencies and private sector companies, employing over 540,000 people worldwide.
In the UK alone, ISS employs approximately 47,200 employees who are dedicated to delivering high quality support services. ISS UK provide organisations with every facility solution they might require to support their own core activities. Services include facilities management, engineering, catering, cleaning, food and hospitality, front of house, security, consultancy and landscaping.
ISS is committed to doing business the right way and is actively involved in corporate responsibility and sustainability initiatives and, similarly, strives to ensure that all employees are paid a full and fair living wage. ISS formalised these commitments by becoming the first major Facility Management company to sign up as a Living Wage Foundation Service Provider
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