Plukon Food

Plukon Food, a poultry processing company headquartered in the Netherlands, reported its total greenhouse gas emissions for 2025 as approximately 5.21 billion kg CO2e. This figure represents the sum of its Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions.

Delving into the specifics:

• 2025 Emissions:
  • Scope 1 emissions were around 326.77 million kg CO2e.
  • Market-based Scope 2 emissions stood at approximately 116.53 million kg CO2e.
  • Scope 3 emissions, the largest category, were about 4.75 billion kg CO2e, with significant contributors including purchased goods and services (approximately 3.41 billion kg CO2e), capital goods (around 43.73 million kg CO2e), waste generated in operations (about 52.08 million kg CO2e), fuel and energy-related activities (around 27.50 million kg CO2e), and upstream transportation and distribution (approximately 62.24 million kg CO2e).

For comparison, in 2024, Plukon Food's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 348.74 million kg CO2e, market-based Scope 2 emissions were around 89.28 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions were about 5.10 billion kg CO2e.

Climate Commitments and Targets: Plukon Food Group has set ambitious Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) aligned goals to reduce its environmental impact. These targets are cascaded from Plukon Food Group B.V. and include:

• Near-term Target (Energy & Industry): A commitment to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42% by 2030, using 2022 as a base year. This target is consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
• Near-term Target (Scope 3): A commitment to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 25% within the same timeframe (by 2030 from a 2022 base year). This encompasses emissions from purchased goods and services, capital goods, fuel- and energy-related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, business travel, employee commuting, and investments.
• Near-term Target (FLAG): Plukon Food Group also commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 3 Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) GHG emissions by 30.3% by 2030 from a 2022 base year. This target includes FLAG emissions and removals. Furthermore, the company commits to no-deforestation across its primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 31, 2025.

In 2022, Plukon Food's Scope 1 emissions were approximately 282.16 million kg CO2e and market-based Scope 2 emissions were around 80.54 million kg CO2e, serving as the baseline for their reduction targets.