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making their candles a mindful practice for mental health. • Current Electricity Usage (Current practices)
Additionally, LYNK Fragrances uses recyclable packaging and
encourages returns of used bottles for discounts, promoting
reuse and recycling. Customers can feel good about supporting
a company that prioritises ecological responsibility, enjoying a
lovely fragrance while contributing to sustainability.
In summary, LYNK Fragrances integrates sustainability into
its business model by using natural ingredients like RSPO-
certified palm wax and coconut oil. These choices ensure
their products are environmentally friendly and beneficial
for consumers' well-being. Their carefully chosen scents help
reduce stress and improve mood. By lighting their candles,
customers enjoy a lovely fragrance while contributing to a
healthier planet and a more sustainable future.
While LYNK Fragrances is highly dedicated to environmental
and sustainable practices in sourcing and packaging, the
team believes there are additional opportunities to enhance
the production and operation processes. By focusing on
optimising electricity consumption and implementing more
efficient methods, LYNK Fragrances can further improve its
sustainability efforts and reduce its overall environmental
impact.
Table 1: Monthly Electrical Usage
Our team analysed and reviewed Lynk's current operations
and discovered that the company, in general, do not generate Our team discovered that two pieces of equipment that
a lot of waste. Even if it does, it would recycle them as much contributed most to the electrical consumption used in the
as possible. Given such a scenario, our team decided to focus candle-making process are the heat gun and the wax melter.
mainly on the electrical usage of the company to investigate if
there are any areas of the operations which could be reduced. • Current Candle Making Practices
The table below shows the various machinery, appliances and
equipment that contribute the most to the electrical usage. In
general, the total Carbon Emissions produced by the company
monthly amount to 879.53kg.
Figure 1: Current practices
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