Ingham's commits to reducing carbon emissions

In a statement released on March 7, Australian poultry company Ingham’s will be committing to the Science–based Targets initiative (SBTi) in an effort to reduce the company’s impact on climate change.

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Eco friendly industry concept. 3d rendering of green factory icon on fresh spring meadow with blue sky in background.
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In a statement released on March 7, Australian poultry company Ingham’s announced that it will be committing to the Science–based Targets initiative (SBTi) in an effort to reduce the company’s impact on climate change. 


According to the statement, “the SBTi is a partnership between CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project), the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute and the World Wide Fund for Nature.” The goal is to help companies who commit to the initiative reduce carbon gas emissions.


“Sustainability is core to Ingham’s strategy and is the right thing to do by our people, our animals and our planet,” said Ingham’s Chief Executive Officer Andrew Reeves. 


The company’s three main steps to reduce its carbon footprint are:

  • To reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 43%

  • To reduce water usage by 20%

  • And to reduce waste to landfill by 20% by 2030 


In committing to this initiative, Ingham’s will also be joining the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Race to Zero and will be taking on the task of reaching net zero global emissions by 2050. 


“There is no time to lose. The transformation to a net-zero economy is unavoidable,” said Alberto Carrillo Pineda, managing director of SBTi. “To stand a fighting chance of maintaining a habitable planet, we urgently need more companies to act on climate science and to decarbonize our economy.”


According to its announcement, Ingham’s has already taken some steps toward sustainability:

  • It installed LED lights across facilities.

  • It monitors all site’s energy efficiency.

  • And the Te Aroha site in New Zealand, Ingham’s is using bore water heat recovery in its processing facility to reduce the natural gas usage.


The overall end goal of climate change initiatives like SBTi and the Paris Agreement is to limit global warming to -1.5°C.

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