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Flowers Foods
Food Product ManufacturingUnited StatesNYSE: FLO
Last verified 1 year agoflowersfoods.com
Flowers Foods, Inc., often simply known as Flowers Foods, stands as a prominent American baking company with its headquarters strategically located in the US. Operating primarily within the "food products not elsewhere classified" industry, the company is a leading producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods, serving markets across the United States.
Established in 1919, Flowers Foods has built a rich legacy, evolving into one of the largest baking companies in the nation. Their extensive portfolio includes a diverse range of breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas, marketed under well-known brands like Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, and Wonder. These products are distinguished by their commitment to quality and freshness.
With a strong market presence and a robust distribution network, Flowers Foods continues to be a significant player in the competitive baked goods sector. They are dedicated to delivering high-quality, delicious food products to consumers nationwide.
23
DitchCarbon score
+6 vs industry average
Flowers Foods’s score of 23 is higher than 50% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.
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Industry Intensity
Very High
Food Product Manufacturing is among the most carbon-intensive industries
Industry performance
0.397
20182025
The Food Product Manufacturing industry has reduced its overall emissions by 22% since 2018
Emissions trajectory 2020 – 2027
20202021202220232024202520262027
Reported emissions
Scope 1
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Scope 2
•••kg CO₂e
Scope 3
•••kg CO₂e
Total reported
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Scope 3 accounts for ••• of total emissions.
Flowers Foods's reported carbon emissions
Flowers Foods, a US-headquartered company in the food products industry, reported its most recent carbon emissions for 2024. Its Scope 1 emissions were 136,266,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 128,187,850 kg CO2e. There is no publicly available Scope 3 emissions data for 2024. The total reported emissions (Scope 1 and 2) for 2024 were approximately 264.5 million kg CO2e.
Looking back, Flowers Foods's combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions have generally shown a downward trend since 2018. In 2023, Scope 1 emissions were 146,473,000 kg CO2e and Scope 2 emissions were 132,846,000 kg CO2e. In 2022, these figures were 157,885,000 kg CO2e for Scope 1 and 133,428,000 kg CO2e for Scope 2.
Flowers Foods has set climate commitments to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The company aims to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 20% per metric tonne of product by 2030, using a 2020 baseline. This follows an earlier target to reduce manufacturing greenhouse gas emissions by 11% per metric tonne of product for both Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions between 2015 and 2020.
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Flowers Foods’s Climate Goals (2030 & 2050)
2025
Near-zero scope 1 & 2
Target to achieve near-zero emissions for direct operations and purchased energy
On track94%
2030
62% reduction in total GHG
Vs 2019 baseline. Validated by SBTi. Includes full supply chain.
At risk48%
2040
50% reduction in Scope 3 intensity
Across purchased goods and services and logistics.
Behind target22%
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Scope 3 top emissions categories
No scope 3 category breakdown has been disclosed yet.
Climate initiatives
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Emissions comparison with industry peers
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