As a global leader in manufacturing world-renowned ovens, Unox UK is continuing to offer its customers transparency when it comes to sustainability. Now armed with insightful environmental data from its CHEFTOP MIND.Maps™ PLUS combi oven model, Unox UK is delighted to share the embodied carbon data for their most popular combi oven ranges.
Unox has undertaken TM65 mid-level assessments for models within the MIND.Maps™ PLUS range, which details the total amount of carbon emissions produced during the entire lifecycle of a product. This includes the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released from the stage of raw materials being extracted from the ground, through to the manufacturing, use and disposal at the end of a product’s lifespan.
Unox is keeping this momentum piping hot by joining forces with the third-party environmental agency ImpactLoop. To officially launch the partnership, Unox UK welcomed the ImpactLoop team to its headquarters in Camberley to host one of many ongoing sustainability workshops, with a focus on building a roadmap to drive their joint sustainability mission forward. As part of these workshops, Unox has invited dealers, kitchen designers, consultants and customers to join in the conversation, ensuring a holistic approach to sustainability.
Ongoing commitment
“We are incredibly proud to be one of the first combi oven manufacturers to complete a Life Cycle Assessment,” says Unox UK’s managing director, Scott Duncan. With our ongoing commitment to working directly with ImpactLoop, we look forward to providing more insightful reports to help businesses across every foodservice sector build more data-driven strategies to help them operate more sustainably.
“As a manufacturer we recognise we have a responsibility to provide the foodservice industry with sustainable solutions, as our carbon footprint has a direct impact on operators’ Scope 3 emissions. Our partnership with ImpactLoop has not only been put in place to benefit Unox, but our end-users, dealers, and kitchen designers we work with as well. Although we may sit in different stages of the supply chain, we are all connected and therefore must work together to create positive change. We intend to do our part by making ourselves accountable and creating the most energy-efficient ovens on the market.”
Radhika Chadwick, CEO at ImpactLoop, adds: “We’re excited to embark on this journey with Unox to drive real progress in product decarbonisation. As a decision intelligence platform, ImpactLoop empowers businesses with AI-driven sustainability insights at asset level that enable smarter, data-backed choices. With our technology, Unox will gain unparalleled visibility into the carbon footprint of its product, powering a more effective decarbonisation strategy and unlocking huge financial savings. Our partnership is about more than just reducing emissions; together, we are driving change within the commercial foodservice industry as we push for a greener, more responsible future.”
With smart features already built into the manufacturer’s combi ovens, Unox’s equipment has been built to be sustainable by design. Where Unox takes it to a whole new level is with its ground-breaking DIGITAL.ID platform which provide real-time feedback and prompts end-users cook in the most energy efficient way. But, what’s more, the smart feature also enables end-users to communicate directly via the oven through its digital interface. From product training to running maintenance diagnostics, this puts Unox service teams in contact with end-users at the click of the button where they can access the oven remotely. Not only does this benefit customer relationships by enabling fast and efficient remote access, but this innovative software has also reduced travel mileage which has reduced the company’s overall carbon footprint. For example, it has been calculated by ImpactLoop that – on average – a roundtrip in Unox’s electric Tesla Model X from our headquarters in Camberley to Manchester uses 24kg of CO2e, and for a diesel-run Mercedes Vito Van, the same trip would – as an estimate – equate to 310kg of CO2e usage.
“To truly champion sustainability we believe that the manufacturing process must also play its part alongside our business strategies – from technical support and training to our headquarters being made from carbon-neutral materials, using 100% renewable energy,” says Duncan. “It’s really important that we show our customers how we are constantly striving to be better year on year with a proven track record for reaching our sustainability targets. With our limitless investment in R&D and NPD, the new partnership with ImpactLoop, and our fantastic TM65 mid-level assessment results, we’re ready to drive the industry forward into a greener future.”
Further details:
Unox has been collating data from its state-of-the-art models to provide a clear picture of the equipment’s energy efficiency and how this can be used by its customers. Customers, dealers, and partners can now view an example of this data by visiting https://app.impact-loop.com/models/M0000000053-01
For more information about the products and services offered by Unox UK please visit www.unox.com or call +44 (0)1252 851 522.
