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11 About Strategy and Governance Our People Our Business Our Outcome AppendixProgress HighlightReducing Electricity Consumption in Malaysia %u201cOur team displays passion, commitment, and innovation as it integrates sustainability into our activities.%u201d Narayana Rao, Senior Manager Facility Management, Health, Safety and Environment, DKSH Malaysia Our cold chain facilities play a key role in ensuring the safety of pharmaceutical products, especially in warmer markets. But it takes electricity to keep them cold. Our 230,000-squarefoot Shah Alam Distribution Center in Malaysia, for instance, had an air-conditioning system that was running 24/7 at fixed speeds, regardless of the weather. To optimize operations and lower costs, we recently installed an automated control system using an air-handling unit with an inverter to minimize voltage fluctuation and allow it to run at variable speeds. The new system reduced the distribution center%u2019s total electricity consumption by about 7 % in the first year after installation, equivalent to saving 350 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year. The project also has the potential to be scaled across other healthcare cold chain facilities, creating cost savings and lowering emissions across our global operations. See more:Please read the Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability Strategy chapters to learn more about how we are working to protect our climate and environment.In a Nutshell%u2023 An automated control system has helped improve energy efficiency at a healthcare distribution center in Malaysia.%u2023 Installed in September 2022, the air-handling unit with an inverter reduced total electricity consumption by about 7 % in the first year after installation. This step will decrease the distribution center%u2019s electricity consumption, resulting in annual savings equivalent to 350 metric tons of CO2 emissions. From left: Araven Kumaran Ramasamy, Narayana Rao, and Sivakumar Battumalai from the Facility Management team all helped with the project to maximize efficiency at our healthcare distribution center in Malaysia.