Poultry giant Avara Foods has revealed a big reduction in carbon emissions, putting it ahead of its target trajectory for 2030 science-based targets.
Its 2024 Our Planet report revealed that since its 2019 baseline, the company had reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 31% and Scope 3 by 34%.
The company said its sustainability journey had been built on understanding its impact, through science and data, and striving for absolute reductions – prioritising decarbonisation over offsetting.
Developing robust data meant the company could manage and mitigate its impact, it said.
It has reduced greenhouse gas emissions associated with packaging from 2020 to 2023 by 50% and has seen significant reductions in energy and waste consumption.
It is the first poultry business involved in BRC-Mondra coalition’s product level carbon footprinting pilot, which brings together members of the food industry to tackle the challenge of consistent carbon reporting across the value chain.
It is also tracking ahead of its food waste commitment.
“Clearly managing and reducing our footprint is an important aim for us, but not something we can achieve in isolation,” said CEO Andy Dawkins. “Throughout, we’ve endeavoured to align with our customers’ goals, to drive action collectively, enabling us to manage our business and supply chain in a more sustainable way.”
Over the past 12 months, Avara has experienced an unprecedented period of change, completing a comprehensive restructure of its operations.
The company said its continued progress against this operational backdrop showed its commitment to sustainability.
“Our progress is founded on the consistent quality of our data, which is essential to understanding and quantifying our impact, and in creating effective plans to reduce it,” said Andrew Brodie, people and sustainability director at Avara. “We’ve kept focus on improving the accuracy of our carbon emissions data, with 81% now activity based, and key stakeholders recognising it as the best in class.
“We are at the frontline of product level carbon footprinting and have made significant GHG reductions through packaging innovation since 2020.”
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