SDG sub-target 13.1: Setting science-based targets

In early 2021, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved Nutreco’s carbon emission reduction targets. This was in line with the commitment we made in our RoadMap 2025 to manage our carbon footprint responsibly. At that time, Nutreco also joined over 866 companies in their quest to achieve reductions in line with the 2015 Paris Agreement.

  • 30% absolute reduction of our scope 1 & 2 emissions from a baseline year of 2018.

  • 58% economic intensity reduction of our Scope 3 emissions (according to SBTi methodology, scope 3 targets are for 67% of a company’s suppliers. Nutreco’s published target is a 58% reduction for 67% of our scope 3 suppliers, resulting in 39% for all suppliers (i.e., 58% x 67% = 39%).

 

SBTi is a global collaboration between CDP, the World Resources Institute, World Wildlife Fund for Nature and the United Nations Global Compact. 

Scope 1 relates to energy combusted on-site, scope 2 relates to energy purchased and scope 3 covers indirect emissions that mostly occur in our supply chain. 

What makes the SBTi commitment unique is the requirement to influence scope 3 emissions and the domino effect this has in the value chain. It will also prove challenging, given the sometimes-limited influence Nutreco has in encouraging its direct suppliers to reduce their emissions.