Silver Fern Farms

Silver Fern Farms, a New Zealand-based meat products company, reported total carbon emissions of approximately 4.93 billion kg CO2e in 2024. This figure includes Scope 1 emissions of about 47.98 million kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions of approximately 10.46 million kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions of around 4.87 billion kg CO2e. Key contributors to Scope 3 emissions were upstream transportation and distribution at approximately 4.78 billion kg CO2e, and fuel and energy related activities at about 96.26 million kg CO2e.

Looking back, their total emissions were approximately 3.42 billion kg CO2e in 2023, 2.94 billion kg CO2e in 2022, 94.43 million kg CO2e in 2021, and 99.33 million kg CO2e in 2020.

Silver Fern Farms has set ambitious climate commitments. The company has a Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) approved near-term target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 42.7% by 2030 from a 2021 base year. Additionally, they aim to reduce absolute Scope 3 GHG emissions by 32.5% by 2032 from a 2021 base year. Under the SBTi's FLAG (Forest, Land and Agriculture) guidance, Silver Fern Farms commits to reduce absolute Scope 1 FLAG GHG emissions by 36.4% by 2032 from a 2021 base year, and to reduce Scope 3 FLAG GHG emissions from purchased beef by 16% per tonne of fresh weight by 2032 from a 2021 base year. They also commit to no deforestation across primary deforestation-linked commodities by December 31, 2025.

The company is also working towards eliminating coal from its operations, with a target of zero coal use in operations by 2030.