Identifying sourcing alternatives to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions through regenerative agriculture opportunities

Geography

Global

Context

As part of its sustainable development strategy, our client committed to reducing its GHG emissions through its value chain in the geographies where they operate its sourcing. Their emissions mostly come from agriculture raw materials – especially poultry, and pork meat sourcing, which footprint mainly comes from animal feeding such as soy, wheat, etc.

Solution

To meet this ambition, InclusEO proposed to research the players (competitors, suppliers, wholesale distributors, major retailers, and coalitions) in the meat production industry to identify best practices to implement in their sourcing. Following the delivery of our first report, InclusEO supported the preparation of our client’s strategic plan for regenerative agriculture.

InclusEO’s work was structured around 2 main steps:

• In depth-research on the industry:
  • Identification of the main standards to reduce GHG emissions within the meat industry.
  • Benchmark study of major players’ commitments and best practices.
• In depth-research on regenerative agriculture practices:
  • Analysis of B2B main suppliers’ commitments and regenerative agriculture practices.
  • Identification of several innovative technologies supporting the transition toward Regenerative Agriculture.
  • Reviewing coalitions and relevant institutions facilitating the adoption of a common regenerative agriculture framework.

Expected outcomes

• Adopt a new strategy to transition toward regenerative agriculture in their sourcing practices.
• Set up innovative projects that reduce our client’s GHG emissions in their tier 3.