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Streamlining sustainability reporting: How Thomas Foods International slashed the time taken to submit to the CDP
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries
- Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases
- Energy Management System
- Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services
- Data Science Services
The Challenge
Thomas Foods USA, a meat processing company, was facing challenges in sustainability reporting. The company imports meat from around the world and prepares it for food retailers. Sustainability is crucial in this sector due to the high greenhouse gas intensity of meat, the low-profit margin of the industry, and the increasing demand from customers for decarbonisation. The company was asked to submit to both the CDP and Walmart’s Project Gigaton, an initiative to reduce scope 3 emissions in Walmart’s value chain. This led Jonathan, a representative of the company, to look for ways to drive efficiencies in these applications.
About The Customer
Thomas Foods USA is a meat processing company that imports meat from various parts of the world and prepares it for food retailers. The company operates in a sector where sustainability is of utmost importance due to several reasons. Meat is a product with a high greenhouse gas intensity, and this intensity can vary significantly, especially when adjusting the upstream supply chain. The meat processing industry also operates on a low-profit margin, meaning any efficiencies found in production can have a substantial impact on the company's bottom line. Furthermore, large retailers like Walmart, who are under significant pressure to decarbonise, are passing on this pressure to their suppliers, including Thomas Foods USA.
The Solution
To centralise and streamline sustainability reporting, Jonathan decided to collaborate with Emitwise, a carbon management platform. This platform has significantly streamlined the process of inputting data into application forms. Jonathan is now using Emitwise to align with Walmart’s Project Gigaton, where they must set emission reduction targets and report on them over time. With the aggregated data visualised in the Emitwise platform, Thomas Foods is taking action to tackle carbon hotspots.
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