Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions, Industrial  -  February 14, 2025

ForFarmers Receives Validation from SBTi

Agriculture company ForFarmers received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its reduction targets covering CO emissions. 

In autumn 2024, ForFarmers presented its sustainability ambitions, focusing on three pillars: reducing CO2 emissions by a third, increasing the use of circular raw materials by one-third, and minimizing the impact on biodiversity, according to a statement.

The approval by the SBTi means that ForFarmers has scientifically tested and approved emission targets. 

ForFarmers aims to reduce CO2 emissions by a third in 2030 compared to 2022. The plan includes using less energy in its factories and transport and by using green energy as much as possible.

The company is also committed to making procurement more sustainable by, among other things, deforestation-free raw materials, but also by using more circular raw materials and having more attention for the origin of the raw materials we use.

The company also plans to lower emissions on farms by ensuring healthy animals and a good feed efficiency. In addition, feed solutions are needed to reduce methane emissions from cattle. 

ForFarmers has already taken several steps toward reaching its goals.  In 2024, its production sites reduced CO2 emissions by 8% by adding a biomass plant in Lochem and biogas projects such as Oxe gives gas in Deventer.

In the U.K. and Germany, the company significantly expanded its power generation through solar energy projects. Almost all electricity used by ForFarmers in the Netherlands and Germany now comes from clean energy sources.

In Poland, the company almost completely switched from coal to gas by using co-generation.

ForFarmers' Dutch dairy customers have managed to reduce CO2 emissions by one-third in a few years through smart feed solutions and targeted advice.