Darling Ingredients

Darling Ingredients, headquartered in the US and operating in the animal products sector, has established comprehensive climate commitments. For the reporting year 2024, the company reported a total of approximately 16.2 billion kg CO2e emissions. This figure encompasses Scope 1 emissions of approximately 1.9 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of about 387.5 million kg CO2e (market-based), and substantial Scope 3 emissions totalling approximately 13.9 billion kg CO2e. The primary driver of these Scope 3 emissions is purchased goods and services, accounting for about 12.6 billion kg CO2e.

In 2023, Darling Ingredients' total emissions were approximately 15.4 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 1 at approximately 2 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 at about 406 million kg CO2e (market-based), and Scope 3 at approximately 13 billion kg CO2e.

The company has set ambitious targets to address its climate impact. Darling Ingredients aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. As a step towards this long-term goal, the company has committed to reducing its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 42% by 2030, using 2023 as its baseline year. Furthermore, there is a target to reduce energy consumption by 5% per unit processed by 2025, based on 2020 values, which applies to both Scope 1 and Scope 2. There is also a reported reduction in CO2 intensity by 50% since 2020. Darling Ingredients has a commitment to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 across all scopes.