Agriculture and food
Rising populations and temperatures require the agriculture sector to protect the long-term productivity of our food systems. From farm to fork, we bring the sector together to reduce emissions, promote climate-smart agriculture, and build resilience in the face of climate change.
For more sustainable, fairer and resilient food systems
Lower yields. Soil erosion. Changing consumer expectations. New regulations. The agricultural sector faces significant pressures from climate change and must adapt in response. We work with farmers, innovators, manufacturers, funders and retailers to transform our food system into one that sustains both people and planet.
Net Zero challenges
By 2050, we will have an extra two billion people to feed while facing the challenges of a warming climate that threatens traditional food production methods. To ensure food security without increasing unnecessary pressure on land and natural resources, all players need to rethink our food systems. Driving collective change, however, isn't easy – especially in an industry as fragmented and complex as agriculture. We adopt an integrated view of sustainability to help you address key challenges:
Our work in agriculture
How we can help
A more sustainable, climate-resilient food system requires all parties to transform. We are on hand with solutions across value and supply chains, energy efficiency and sustainable finance to help organisations at each stage of the food chain. And since we work with organisations across public and private industries, we foster cross-sector collaboration that is essential for wider transformation. Our experts have a deep understanding of the sector’s latest developments and can help with Net Zero transition plans:
- Footprinting: Part of the technical working group of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol’s dedicated Land Sector and Removal Guidance, we deeply understand the sector’s unique data requirements and can help you navigate tighter regulations and rising expectations.
- Target setting: We have a deep understanding of the requirements for setting targets aligned with the latest climate science. We participate in the Technical Advisory Group of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)1 contributing to the development of technical projects and can help you understand the implications for your sector and company as well as advise on how to meet the requirements for SBTi validation.
- Climate risks and opportunities: With two decades of experience in carbon consulting, we understand how business models evolve in response to climate change. We help clients assess climate risks and opportunities, to build the internal case for climate action, protecting and growing business value.
- Climate finance: We partner with financial institutions, multilateral organisations, and development banks to create and implement finance programmes that are directed towards climate-smart agriculture.
- Communication: The Carbon Trust label is the most recognised product carbon footprint label in the world.2 It helps you communicate the carbon impact of your products - and efforts to reduce it - to your customers.
- Innovation: We work with corporates, governments, innovators, and industry experts to accelerate the development of innovation across the full value chain and bring solutions closer to customer and market needs.
We have long valued the Carbon Trust’s standing as an independent expert on climate action and have been working closely together for several years. The team’s extensive knowledge of Scope 3 emissions has been invaluable in helping us progress on our climate goals with accuracy, transparency, and confidence.
In 2021, Grupo Bimbo announced our commitment to become a Net Zero company by 2050 with objectives validated under the Science Based Targets initiative. In order to achieve this ambitious goal, we established a comprehensive decarbonization plan that started from the complete calculation of our global footprint. Thanks to the collaboration with the Carbon Trust, we know that we have validated progress measurements in each line of action towards meeting our goal.
As we strive to expand our sustainable finance programme, we rely on expert voices such as the Carbon Trust’s to guide us. We especially valued the team’s ability to be that bridge between us and our finance partners, AFD and the European Union. We can now prove the robustness and impact of our loans, which further solidifies our commitment to Mexico’s agricultural transition.
WBCSD partner
We are proud to be a knowledge partner on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s (WBCSD)'s Climate Drive. Through this global, open access platform, our Net Zero Intelligence Unit and experts in agriculture contribute practical, targeted advice to help the agriculture industry mitigate emissions. Discover some of our latest insights below on:
1 The Technical Advisory Group has an advisory role, and decisions on final technical resources will be made by the Technical Council or the Executive Board of the Science Based Targets initiative.
2 Source: YouGov, 2023, 11 global markets.
