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Colgate-Palmolive Accelerates Net Zero Carbon Emissions Goal

Virtual power purchase agreement with Texas solar farm is expected to produce the equivalent of 100% of the company’s US-based operational electricity needs.

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By: Lianna Albrizio

Associate Editor

Colgate-Palmolive has signed a 20-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for a solar energy farm outside of Waco, TX.   The new 209-megawatt Markum Solar Farm will be a long-term source of clean, renewable energy in the United States. With start-up anticipated in 2025, the project is expected to produce the equivalent of 100% of the company’s US-based operational electricity needs.   This news follows the company’s 2022 announcement that it was the first large multinational...

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