Farmlands measures big cut to emissions Three years into a carbon reduction programme, Farmlands has shaved another 7 percent off its emissions, dropping a further 1,006 tonnes of carbon (tCO2e) since 2020 and 3,127 since the base programme began in 2019. With further emission reduction developments in the pipeline, Head of Sustainability and Land Use Katie Vickers is confident Farmlands will
overall emissions in New Zealand and we want to be leading the way for our shareholders, customers and suppliers.” Toitū’s carbonreduce certification is based on international standards. Toitū carbonzero and Toitū carbonreduce certification marks are recognised in over 60 countries, making it ideal for companies working in global supply chains or exporting products.
surpass the 30 percent by 2030
Toitū has supported Farmlands in
reduction target set out in the initial
accurately measuring the co-operative’s
Toitū Envirocare carbonreduce
greenhouse gas emissions and has
certification in 2019.
helped put in place strategies to manage
The 7 percent drop can be partially
and reduce impacts.
attributed to lower travel levels due to
Compliance with the programme is
COVID-19 and concentrated efforts to
independently verified annually to
improve the efficiency of the supply
maintain certification.
chain and Farmlands’ vehicle fleet. Freight deliveries account for 55 percent of Farmlands’ emissions and 25.4 percent can be attributed to fleet fuel.
Katie says the numbers over the last 2 years are a testament to the co-operative’s commitment to the
The feedmill diesel boiler accounts for
reduction targets.
5.9 percent, electricity for 5.2 percent
“Based on our current figures,
and waste accumulated at 3.1 percent.
we are in the position where we
While the total 18 percent drop from the
can re-evaluate our targets and
first certification is significant, Farmlands
get tougher on what is deemed
is pushing for further reductions.
acceptable in our day-to-day practices
Sustainable packaging guidelines and
when it comes to sustainability.
carbon-neutral shrink wrap are on the way. Assisting agrichemical recycling company Agrecovery in hosting sites for its new LDPE plastic bag programme will also provide support for shareholders in reducing plastic on-farm. “Toitū offers a word-renowned
“Our Farmlanders are committed to driving sustainable change and we have initiatives starting to kick off, from creating a single-use coffee cup free zone in our Christchurch Support Office to reviewing the packaging of our bags.”
Toitū ... holds us to account to measure, manage and report on our emissions.” Head of Sustainability and Land Use Katie Vickers
EMISSIONS IN CONTEXT: Farmlands’ 2020 emission reduction of 1,006 tCO2e is equivalent to: • The volume of 4,703 Olympic swimming pools. • Driving from Auckland to Wellington in a medium-sized petrol engine car 7,318 times.
certification and it holds us to account
Farmlands remains committed to
to measure, manage and report on our
hitting emission reduction targets
emissions,” Katie says.
and to supporting shareholders and
• 49 times the average New Zealand household emissions per year.
“We have a serious responsibility as
customers in achieving their own
• Burning 412,980 litres of petrol.
a business to do our part in lowering
sustainability goals along the way.
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