Decarbonizing Our Operations

In 2021, we set ambitious science-based goals to reduce emissions from our operations (Scopes 1 & 2) by 42% by 2030. To achieve this, we are implementing programs to drive operational efficiencies and increasing our use of renewable and carbon-free energy.

Renewable and Carbon-free Energy

Renewable and carbon-free energy is critical to decarbonizing our operations. In the U.S., we have partnered with a local utility company to acquire off-site renewable energy through initiatives such as the 200 MW Big Star solar project, which enables McCormick to power our Dallas manufacturing plant and distribution center with 100% renewable electricity. Renewable energy, either onsite or contractual, continues to assume a larger role across our global facilities. A 2MW solar array recently went online at our Maryland Logistics Center (MLC) in the USA. In 2023, solar arrays were installed at both our Shanghai and Wuhan facilities in China, following the installation of solar panels at the Guangzhou plant in 2016. Other sites that use onsite arrays are located in the U.S., El Salvador, the U.K., and Poland.

Driving Efficiencies

McCormick is pursuing viable options to decrease the energy used throughout our operations. We drive energy efficiencies through environmentally friendly building designs and investment in energy-efficient equipment. Summarized below are some of our global initiatives.

Global Headquarters

McCormick’s global headquarters in Hunt Valley, MD is LEED Gold-certified and was constructed in 2018 to replace three smaller buildings with one new green building that has already significantly lowered our energy and water usage. The construction used locally sourced materials and the building has many sustainable features, including a green roof, chemical-free furniture made of recycled material, and a centralized waste management system.

Amata, Thailand

Our LEED Silver-certified manufacturing facility in Thailand’s Amata Nakorn Industrial Estate uses 100 percent LED lighting, highly efficient utilities, and distribution systems that are optimized to reduce losses. The plant was also constructed sustainably, with a construction waste diversion rate of 90 percent.

Maryland Logistics Center

Our Maryland Logistics Center (MLC), spanning over 1,800,000 square feet, is at the forefront of innovation through supply chain modernization and optimization. The mechanical systems include a high efficiency chiller/boiler plant for air conditioning and heating, high volume low velocity fans and a high-speed variable air compressor plant. The lighting design for the building includes 100% LED fixtures and optimized lighting controls. The high efficiency chiller plant and high-efficiency water fixtures significantly reduce water consumption within the building.

Peterborough, UK

In Peterborough, UK, McCormick's most recent manufacturing site used the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework, utilizing a methodology of building less, building clever, and building efficiently. McCormick’s actions have reduced the site’s construction carbon emissions by 38 percent* from an estimated 72,000,000 lbs CO2 eq. initial baseline figure to the final embodied carbon figure of 22,201.

*These interventions supported the reduction of the site’s construction carbon emissions by 38% from an initial baseline estimate of 36,000 tCO2e to 22,201 tCO₂e. This was achieved using a number of design measures including low carbon concrete and recycled construction materials. The embodied carbon of the project was calculated to be: Cradle to Post Construction (Modules A1-5 of UK Green Building Council -UKGBC) = 22,201 tonnes CO2e

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