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Dawn Meats targets a 30% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030

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The targets have been made under the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) which ensures emissions reduction is verified and documented against a scientific baseline.

Posted on Dec 11 ,09:47

Dawn Meats targets a 30% reduction in GHG emissions by 2030

Dawn Meats is working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30% until 2030, according to a press release from the company. In May 2019, the Irish producer, who owns Dunbia in the UK, signed up to SBTi becoming the first European beef and lamb processor to make such a commitment.
In collaboration with the Carbon Trust, Dawn Meats Group has developed a pathway for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions and is working on solutions for Scope 3 emissions, with 2030 targets now validated and approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Dawn Meats Group has committed to a 30% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 2030 from a 2016 base year. Scope 1 emissions are direct emissions from owned or controlled sources and Scope 2 are indirect emissions from the generation of purchased energy. Significant progress has already been made in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reduction in the period up to 2016, through the installation of heat recovery systems, district heating systems and the use of wind and solar-powered renewable energy. This work will accelerate in the years to 2030 as technologies improve and the rollout program is completed across the enlarged group.

Dawn Meats Group has further committed to reduce Scope 3 GHG emissions of its purchased goods and services by 28% per tonne of finished product by 2030 from a 2016 base year. Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions that occur in the value chain of the company, both upstream and downstream, and are from sources that are not owned or controlled by the target setting company. In the case of beef and lamb processing, livestock and meat products constitute the largest share of Scope 3 emissions and therefore present the greatest opportunity to demonstrate improvement over the next 10 years.

"We have been working for more than 10 years to reduce emissions internally and more widely across our supply chain and we recognize the urgency to adopt even more aggressive measures to reduce emissions. We are working with stakeholders in collaborative projects to accelerate progress in this critical area. Achieving reductions of up to 30% in our greenhouse gas emissions poses a considerable challenge, but it is vital that Dawn accelerates the rate of change in the environmental footprint of its business," stated Dawn Meats Group CEO Niall Browne.

The targets have been made under the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) which ensures emissions reduction is verified and documented against a scientific baseline. The commitment comes in the wake of the COP25 UN Climate Change Conference in Madrid where political, business and NGO leaders sought to coordinate a collective response to global warming.
The Science Based Targets initiative is a collaboration between the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), World Resources Institute (WRI), and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments. The SBTi champions science-based target setting as a powerful way of boosting companies’ competitive advantage in the transition to the low-carbon economy.

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