Dear John,
Few sectors need to address their contributions to the climate crisis more than the food sector, which is responsible for about 1/3 of global GHG emissions. Over the past few years, ambitious commitments from big name companies like Starbucks have grabbed headlines and boosted public confidence in the ability of the food sector to confront this problem at scale.
Last year, Ceres announced Food Emissions 50, a new engagement with 50 of the highest-emitting food companies in North America. This new effort is accelerating progress towards a net zero global economy in the food and agriculture sector by disclosing emissions, setting targets, and implementing credible climate transition plans aligned with the Paris Agreement.
Seven months into the initiative, we're releasing brand new benchmark data that shows 13 top food companies are making progress in addressing scope 3 emissions—the largest source of emissions for companies in this sector. Yet many others are lagging on even basic disclosures. Ceres is releasing the updated benchmark next week on Tuesday, February 15th. |
| Join Ceres experts and investors on February 17th to review the results and key takeaways from the new Food Emissions 50 benchmark. |
Thank you,
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Julie Nash, Ph.D.
Program Director,
Food and Forests
Ceres |
P.S. Stay tuned for more updates about how we’re engaging other sectors of the economy to reduce their climate impacts and help tackle the climate crisis. |
