Ardo CSR rapport 2024 - Flipbook - Page 88
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Examining the evolution of our hotspot Scope 3 categories from FY22/23 to FY23/24,
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
E1-7 — GHG removals and GHG mitigation projects financed through carbon credits
we observe an overall decrease in Scope 3 emissions (minor categories have not been
recalculated this year). This can be attributed to several factors, including specific
Ardo currently does not engage in GHG removals or storage through projects within its
efforts, such as the phase-out of animal-based proteins, as well as improved calculation
own operations or across its upstream and downstream value chains. Additionally, we do
methodologies. These methodologies have been adapted to enhance accuracy,
not finance or purchase carbon credits to support GHG emission reductions or removals
incorporating higher-quality data and improved emission factors compared to the previous from climate change mitigation projects outside our value chain.
year, leading to a few unexpected decreases or increases in specific categories.
Specifically, we have observed the following changes:
E1-8 — Internal carbon pricing
• Purchased Goods and Services: Animal-based proteins have been phased out, resulting
in a reduction of approximately 38k T CO2eq in emissions. Additionally, transport of
Ardo plans to include an internal carbon price in its CAPEX approval tool to support
purchased food, which was previously included under this category, is now reported
our decision making and incentivise the implementation of climate-related policies and
under Upstream transportation and distribution.
targets.
• End-of-life emissions have significantly decreased as we changed cardboard emission
factors to a FEFCO emission factor, from cradle to grave, thus accounting for cardboard
EOL in the Purchased Goods and Services category.
• Waste generated in operations: We observe a decrease as a combination of local efforts,
E1-9 — Potential financial effects from material physical and transition risks and
potential climate-related opportunities
improved data quality and more accurate emission factors compared to last year.
Ardo chooses to omit the information prescribed by ESRS E1-9 for the first year of
preparation of its sustainability statement.
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