Environment

Challenge: To reduce the environmental impact of animal protein production

Environmental stewardship is a key element of our sustainability strategy. Rather than see manure as a ‘waste’ product, we regard it as a valuable natural resource for generating energy or producing crops to feed our animals and helping to increase the storage of atmospheric carbon in plants and soils.

As a global business we have a significant environmental footprint – operating offices and livestock barns in 23 countries. We use energy to carefully manage the climate in our animal facilities for around  112,000 pigs and 1,800 elite bulls and cows to ensure their welfare and productivity. We also transport livestock, embryos and semen around the world using land and air, and produce animal manures which are valuable ‘renewable’ sources of crop fertilizer.

It’s not simply about making a commitment to reduce our GHG emissions. We have a plan to get there, we call it ‘Delta C’, which enables us to measure and report on our progress.

• Validate one year of biogas capture at PIC Aurora to determine additional investment opportunities.
• The Fleet team to prepare a revised business plan for FY26 to FY30 to deliver:
  • US transition to low carbon vehicles; and
  • UK transition to electric vehicles.
• Enter into Power Purchase Agreements (‘PPA’) or Renewable Energy Backed tariffs or North America or EU markets.
• Engage with those suppliers that have a material impact on our Scope 3 emissions to explore areas of co-operation to effect positive change.