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BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Nov. 10,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation
(NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe,
sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions,
recently forged innovative agreements with the United Nations World
Food Programme (WFP) and the African Centre of Excellence for
Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) to help advance cold
chain development and training in Africa. The collaborations will support
Carrier's focus on expanding the cold chain – in turn improving
health outcomes and reducing hunger, food insecurity and carbon
emissions.
"Collaborative efforts between the public and private sectors
can drive transformational cold chain development and growth," said
Tim White, President, Refrigeration,
Carrier. "We're pleased to partner with ACES and WFP to make a
meaningful difference across Africa, as the potential benefits of these
collective efforts are far reaching and can positively impact the
cold chain from farmers and manufacturers to consumers with
wide-reaching benefits."
Carrier recently agreed to develop a cold chain center in
Kigali, Rwanda with ACES. The
center will provide capacity building for farmers and refrigeration
technicians, skills development for students and supply chain
professionals, and demonstration of best-in-class technology for
the sustainable development of the cold chain across
Africa. Studies show that more than 475 million tons of the
world's food can be saved annually with effective refrigeration,
and more than 50% of all perishable food loss could be avoided by
using cold chain technology.
"Turning food loss into nutritionally available food is
essential for Africa's sustainable
development, as well as building the food systems that are used to
feed people in times of uncertainty," said Toby Peters, Centre for Sustainable Cooling
Director and Professor of Cold Economy, University of Birmingham and Heriot-Watt University. "Global leaders have
recently agreed that the only way to overcome food insecurity is by
working together to create innovative partnerships within the
global community."
Additionally, progress continues on the collaboration between
Carrier, the WFP and other leading companies to build a world-class
Transport Training Centre in Accra,
Ghana aimed at enhancing transport and logistics capacities
across West Africa. The training
centre expects to offer free online and hands-on training for up to
400 people per year from humanitarian organizations, governments
and the local private sector.
"We welcome the opportunity to work with partners like Carrier
to facilitate bringing their extensive knowledge and expertise to
transport actors in West Africa,"
said Alex Marianelli, Director of
Supply Chain, WFP. "This partnership with Carrier, which will
provide both knowledge and cutting-edge materials, will improve the
ability of transporters in the region to safely and securely
transport temperature sensitive items such as medicines and
vaccines, with the potential to have huge impacts on health
outcomes."
The centers are expected to inject new expertise into local
transport markets, equipping them to deliver goods more efficiently
throughout their respective regions. These partnerships are aligned
with Carrier's 2030 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
goals to reduce its customers' carbon footprint by more than one
gigaton and to positively impact communities by alleviating
hunger and food waste.
To learn more about Carrier's commitment to healthy, safe,
sustainable and intelligent cold chain expansion, visit
corporate.carrier.com/healthycoldchain.
About Carrier
As the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and
intelligent building and cold chain solutions, Carrier Global
Corporation is committed to making the world safer, sustainable and
more comfortable for generations to come. From the beginning, we've
led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries.
Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse
workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.
For more information, visit www.Corporate.Carrier.com or follow us
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WFP does not endorse any product or service.
Contact:
Kat Lebo
561-365-1465
Kathryn.Lebo@carrier.com
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