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Mutual Beef

Mutual Beef, a prominent player in the US beef industry, is headquartered in the heart of the country, with significant operations across various regions. Founded in the early 2000s, the company has established itself as a leader in premium beef production, focusing on sustainable practices and high-quality products. Specialising in a range of beef cuts, Mutual Beef is renowned for its commitment to excellence, ensuring that each product meets rigorous quality standards. The company’s unique approach to sourcing and processing beef has garnered a loyal customer base and positioned it as a trusted name in the market. With a strong emphasis on innovation and customer satisfaction, Mutual Beef continues to achieve notable milestones, reinforcing its status as a key player in the meat industry.

DitchCarbon Score

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3

Industry Average

Mean score of companies in the Cattle Farms industry. Comparing a company's score to the industry average can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

3

Industry Benchmark

Mutual Beef's score of 3 is lower than 82% of the industry. This can give you a sense of how well the company is doing compared to its peers.

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Mutual Beef's reported carbon emissions

In 2019, Mutual Beef reported significant carbon emissions totalling approximately 1,875,018,000 kg CO2e across all scopes. This includes about 625,006,000 kg CO2e from Scope 1 emissions, which encompass direct emissions from owned or controlled sources, and an equal amount of approximately 625,006,000 kg CO2e from Scope 2 emissions, related to indirect emissions from the generation of purchased electricity, steam, heating, and cooling. Additionally, Scope 3 emissions, which account for the entire value chain, also reached about 625,006,000 kg CO2e, primarily driven by purchased goods and services. Despite these substantial figures, Mutual Beef has not disclosed any specific reduction targets or climate pledges aimed at mitigating their carbon footprint. The absence of defined initiatives highlights a potential area for improvement in their climate strategy, especially within an industry increasingly focused on sustainability and emissions reduction.

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2019
Scope 1
625,006,000
Scope 2
625,006,000
Scope 3
625,006,000

Industry emissions intensity

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Some industries are more carbon intensive than others. Mutual Beef's primary industry is Cattle, which is very high in terms of carbon intensity compared to other industries.

Location emissions intensity

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The carbon intensity of the energy grid powering a company's primary operations has a strong influence on its overall carbon footprint. This request for Mutual Beef is in US, which has a low grid carbon intensity relative to other regions.

Reduction initiatives & disclosure networks

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Mutual Beef is not participating in any of the initiatives that we track. This may change over time as the company engages with new initiatives or updates its commitments. DitchCarbon will update this information as it becomes available.

Science Based Targets Initiative
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Climate Pledge
UN Global Compact
RE 100
Climate Action 100
Race To Net Zero
Reduction Actions

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