Agriculture
36% of the carbon footprint of a packet of Walkers Crisps comes from agriculture. We want to support the 350 UK farmers that supply us to reduce their carbon and water impact.
Pledges made in 2008
- Collaborate with suppliers and farmer to publish joint carbon reduction strategies within 3 years.
- Quaker to join Walkers in making a carbon reduction commitment across its whole supply chain.
- Tropicana to identify action plans for carbon reduction across its whole supply chain.
- Commission research on oat and potato agricultural and storage practices to identify further savings in greenhouse gas emissions and water use for Quaker and Walkers.
Key achievements
In the first year after our pledges we:
- hosted a series of supplier sustainability summits, and encouraged a broader range of suppliers to take part in the Carbon Disclosure Project's supply chain project;
- commissioned a sustainable potato project, aiming to identify practical on-farm action to reduce our grower's carbon footprint and water impacts.
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