Road to net zero
COMMITMENT
Combat climate change and minimise impact on the environment in all aspects of the operations, packaging as well as our value chain.
WHAT TYPIFIES LOTUS BAKERIES?
We don’t conform to ‘doing our best’. No, we want to do what’s scientifically necessary to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Hence the reason why we joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
FOCUS AREAS
Carbon footprint
What we eat, and how that food is produced, affects our health but also the environment. For perspective, about a third of all human-caused GHG emissions is linked to food. Therefore, we set both short-term and long-term reduction targets in line with our SBTi commitment. This applies to our own operations as well as our value chain.
Target: Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across our value chain by 2050 in line with our SBTi commitment
Energy usage
Generating electricity and heat from fossil fuels is by far the largest contributor to global climate change. That means energy is at the heart of the climate challenge. And, consequently, it is also key to the solution, which is why we aim to reduce our energy consumption and use renewable sources for the energy we do need, thus lowering our environmental impact.
Target: Increase renewable electricity and energy efficiency
Sustainable packaging
Adequate packaging keeps our snacks fresh and safe. In that sense, it’s one of the best ways to prevent food waste. But there’s also a flipside, as food packaging has a significant material and carbon footprint. We adopt a more sustainable approach by reducing our packaging needs and making our packaging technically recyclable.
Target: Limit packaging impact
“Our SBTi decarbonisation plan, including targets and future actions across our most important action levers, is the foundation for the next decades. Backed by climate science, we’ll combat global warming with the resources available to us.”
Sabien Dejonckheere, ESG Director
Read all about our Road to Net Zero: Annual Report 2024: pp. 120-155 (ESRS E1).