Origin Green

Origin Green, based in Ireland and operating in the food products sector, demonstrates a commitment to understanding and managing its carbon footprint. While comprehensive recent total emissions data is not publicly available, Scope 1 and 2 emissions for 2022 were approximately 31,809,000 kg CO2e. For 2019, Origin Green reported total emissions of approximately 125,000,000 kg CO2e, which included Scope 1 emissions of about 45,000,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 30,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of approximately 50,000,000 kg CO2e, with employee commute contributing 15,000,000 kg CO2e. In 2014, total emissions were approximately 2,901,495,000 kg CO2e, comprising Scope 1 at about 495,000 kg CO2e, Scope 2 at approximately 1,856,000,000 kg CO2e, and Scope 3 at around 550,000,000 kg CO2e.

The organisation provides production emission factors for beef and dairy, such as an average beef carbon footprint of 9,220 kg CO2e per tonne in 2021 and 2018, and an average dairy carbon footprint of 910 kg CO2e per tonne in 2021. Origin Green also publishes guidance documents on pathways to net zero, indicating a strategic focus on climate action within the industry. Despite a lack of explicit, recent reduction targets, the reporting of emissions data and the provision of industry-specific carbon footprint information highlight their engagement with climate change mitigation efforts.