Danisco reduces C02 emissions again

Despite increased activity and production, Danisco managed once again to reduce its CO2 emissions.

With a reduction of 13% in CO2 emissions and an increased use of renewable energy at 3.6%, Danisco succeeded in using resources better in the past year and at the same time focused on their innovation platforms and product offerings toward a more sustainable future.

These are just some of the conclusions included in Danisco’s sustainability report for 2010/2011, “Focus – Ingredients for a Changing World”, published yesterday. The report, Danisco’s tenth, achieves Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) application level A+ and covers performance during the Danisco May 2010 through April 2011 financial year.

The report chronicles how Danisco brings sustainable solutions to market by using nature’s own materials to design products that reduce impacts throughout the value chain. It focuses on the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to prioritize business direction and to leverage their products’ sustainability benefits in the categories of food, health, chemicals, and energy.

“As our own sustainability strategies have matured, so have those of many of our larger customers, who increasingly expect us to provide data demonstrating sustainability improvements for multiple environmental parameters,” said Danisco Vice President of Corporate Sustainability Jeffrey Hogue.

“Our customers are also our partners and collaborators. We work to understand their aspirations so we can create and deliver products that not only meet their specific ingredient needs, but also address their sustainability commitments.”