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Food-related sustainable development goals top list of off-track SDGs

Food-related sustainable development goals top list of off-track SDGs

Current commitments are largely insufficient, yet governments are scaling back agriculture decarbonisation goals.

17 June 2024

Meat and dairy sector ‘mirrors fossil fuel tactics’ to stall EU climate legislation: report

Meat and dairy sector ‘mirrors fossil fuel tactics’ to stall EU climate legislation: report

"Without science-based policies tackling the sector, it does not seem likely that European agricultural GHG emissions will reduce in line with 1.5°C."

29 May 2024

Deforestation-free supply chains are achievable – but still too rare, says CDP

Deforestation-free supply chains are achievable – but still too rare, says CDP

Companies have made the most progress in timber and palm oil supply chains.

21 May 2024

Regenerative agriculture cut ADM’s emissions by more than 300,000 tonnes last year

Regenerative Agriculture

Regenerative agriculture cut ADM’s emissions by more than 300,000 tonnes last year

The company has now expanded its 2025 target from 4 to 5 million acres.

15 May 2024

PepsiCo announces first net zero plant for 2025

Operations & Finance

PepsiCo announces first net zero plant for 2025

The brand has managed to decrease Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 23%, though its Scope 3 emissions have increased by 7%.

10 May 2024

Waitrose joins Tony’s Chocolonely initiative for ethical cocoa supply chain

Waitrose joins Tony’s Chocolonely initiative for ethical cocoa supply chain

Waitrose is paying farmers an additional premium on top of the Fairtrade certified bean price as part of the initiative.

10 April 2024

Tesco teams up with Natwest to support farmers’ energy transition

Operations & Finance

Tesco teams up with Natwest to support farmers’ energy transition

Other retailers have implemented similar programmes to incentivise their suppliers’ decarbonisation – and reduce their own Scope 3 footprint.

02 April 2024

Co-op unveils SBTi-approved climate targets including agriculture emissions

Climate Targets

Co-op unveils SBTi-approved climate targets including agriculture emissions

So far, Co-op has cut operational emissions by 59% from its 2016 baseline, and reduced absolute Scope 3 emissions by 21%.

01 April 2024

How PepsiCo achieved its water efficiency goal two years early

How PepsiCo achieved its water efficiency goal two years early

Rainwater harvesting, standards adoption and a coding adjustment all helped PepsiCo increase water efficiency by 25% two years ahead of schedule.

26 March 2024

Sainsbury’s unveils new 2030 climate targets that include land use and agriculture

Climate Targets

Sainsbury’s unveils new 2030 climate targets that include land use and agriculture

This is the first time the UK retailer has set goals for land use emissions, which come with a commitment to end deforestation across primary commodities by the end of 2025.

19 March 2024