RE100 response status and challenges of manufacturing export companies

As the importance of climate change is emphasized and response to carbon neutrality is recognized as a key element of corporate survival and growth, the number of companies voluntarily declaring carbon neutrality and practicing decarbonization is increasing.. bmw, Apple, Including Google 428Companies participating RE100(Renewable Electricity 100%)This representative example, the company 2050of electricity used up to 100%It is a voluntary global campaign promising to switch to renewable energy..

RE100 In the beginning, the United States, There was a lot of participation from British companies, but2020As the participation of Asian companies has increased rapidly since 2008, the U.S.(23.1%), japan(20.2%), uk(11.1%), korea(8.5%), taiwan(7.5%), germany(4.2%)Participation is highest in the order of. Our company 2020year 6Starting with the opening words 2024year 3Total as of month 36Several companies are participating. RE100 Participating companies 2022The annual renewable energy consumption is 240 TWhof total power 50%is being procured from renewable energy., Procurement of renewable energy mainly involves purchasing certificates.(41%)Power purchase agreement with(PPA)(31%)It was analyzed that this is being used. RE100The use of renewable energy by Korean companies participating in 9%It was very low compared to major countries., This is due to the high proportion of manufacturing industries that use a lot of electricity and insufficient renewable energy sources. The price is expensive, Procurement systems such as green premium are delayed compared to major countries. 2021Because it has been prepared since.

Recently, global manufacturing companies have been actively promoting the transition to renewable energy. RE100It is noteworthy that the proportion of manufacturing companies that have joined is steadily increasing.. As demand from customers to acquire carbon-neutral competitiveness, including the supply chain, increases.RE100 As participating companies actively request the use of renewable energy by their partners in the supply chain, procurement of renewable energy is becoming an unavoidable task directly linked to export competitiveness..

In fact, our manufacturing export company’s 16.9%is receiving requests to use renewable energy from buyers and supply chain contractors., among them 41.7%It was found that companies are under pressure to use renewable energy starting this year or next, which is acting as a burden that companies must address immediately.. Additionally, submit data related to greenhouse gas emissions.(44.7%)As this is also being demanded, an all-round response from export companies is needed.. however RE100Companies that know about 45.2%It’s just, Among manufacturing export companies 8.7%Only uses renewable energy, More than half of companies have no plans to use it now or in the future. 52.8%occupied. Among export companies 14.6%go RE100I’m implementing, The larger the size and export amount of the company, the more RE100 The rate of use of implementation tools was high. RE100 means of implementation(Multiple responses)By ‘self-generation(60.7%)’The most used, to the next ‘green premium(34.8%)’, ‘Renewable Energy Certificate(REC) purchase(30.3%)’ Appeared in order. Comparatively, self-generation response rate of mid-sized companies(65.8%)This is believed to be because many factories and office buildings have solar power facilities through the government’s renewable energy distribution project.. RE100When implementing ‘Cost burden‘, ‘Various regulations and systems·Policy uncertainty‘class ‘Lack of incentives and support‘It turned out that one thing was causing trouble..

Meanwhile, From business partners RE100 When requested, manufacturing export company 28.2%Is RE100Relocate your business or look for another business partner without responding., They even responded that they would stop trading, making it necessary to provide intensive support to them.. especially exports 500Small businesses under $10,000 RE100Rather than actively responding to the, It is urgent to prepare customized support measures for these companies.. Therefore, customized professional consulting targeting small and medium-sized businesses, Detailed guidebook, financing/Detergent/A wide range of practical support measures, including financial support such as subsidies, should be provided..

| RE100 Response status and challenges

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first of all RE100To raise companies’ awareness of renewable energy, promotion and education should be expanded by providing detailed guidelines and operating a consultative body.. In addition, we operate an integrated help desk that provides customized consulting support for each company and prepare a plan for small and medium-sized businesses to jointly respond. RE100 It is an urgent task to urgently resolve the difficulties in response.. Incentives and financial support will be strengthened to compensate for the costs of purchasing renewable energy, which is still a large burden on export companies., It is also important to continue efforts to expand the supply of renewable energy and expand infrastructure.. Companies should also quickly prepare a plan to purchase renewable energy from the perspective of going beyond short-term cost savings and improving market share and enhancing eco-friendly image by meeting domestic and international renewable energy use standards..

government, Actively utilize various support projects implemented by local governments to reduce costs and increase the effectiveness of response., Green premium, a means of procuring renewable energy, Self-installation, Buy Certificate, Power purchase agreement(PPA) In terms of opportunity cost and profit realization, an optimal portfolio strategy that is most beneficial to the company must be prepared.. In addition, in addition to using renewable energy, carbon emissions information is essential for the process.·Start by measuring carbon emissions in your supply chain, We must actively respond by exploring and constructing the most efficient reduction plan and establishing a step-by-step strategy to put it into practice..