United States. Honeywell and 7-Eleven Inc. announced the adoption of Honeywell Solstice N40 (R-448A) refrigerant as the store standard for remote condensers supporting their refrigeration cabinets installed in the United States and Canada.
7-Eleven also selected Honeywell's lower global warming potential (GWP) alternative for retail refrigeration in Japan last year, becoming the first retail chain in the country to adopt the refrigerant.
7-Eleven set measurable corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals in 2016 to reduce its environmental footprint. The company's CSR mission has three focus areas: planet, products, and people. Using 2015 as a baseline, 7-Eleven committed to continuing to reduce its carbon footprint and increase community engagement in the U.S. and Canada by focusing on energy, packaging, and philanthropy.
"In recent years, we have implemented several innovative measures, such as LED lighting, energy management systems, wind power in select stores, and high-efficiency HVAC units to reduce our CO2 emissions," said Ann Scott, 7-Eleven's director of energy. store engineering and planning. "The use of Solstice N40 is an environmentally preferable alternative to 7-Eleven. Joining forces with Honeywell, which also adopts a mindset and goal to serve as stewards of the environment, was a natural fit."
7-Eleven, which aims to reduce its in-store energy footprint by 20 percent by 2027, has already invested in several energy and sustainability programs to increase efficiency and reduce waste and resource consumption. In recent years, the company has implemented several innovative measures such as LED lighting, energy management systems and high-efficiency HVAC units to reduce its CO2 emissions.
"7-Eleven has responsibly chosen to adopt Solstice N40 to help reduce its carbon footprint, save energy and meet regulatory requirements without making massive changes to its systems," said Sanjeev Rastogi, vice president of Honeywell Fluorine Products.
