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Streamlining sustainability reporting: How Thomas Foods International slashed the time taken to submit to the CDP

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Energy Management System Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	Thomas Foods USA, a meat processing company, was facing challenges in sustainability reporting. The company imports meat from around the world and prepares it for food retailers. Sustainability is crucial in this sector due to the high greenhouse gas intensity of meat, the low-profit margin of the industry, and the increasing demand from customers for decarbonisation. The company was asked to submit to both the CDP and Walmart’s Project Gigaton, an initiative to reduce scope 3 emissions in Walmart’s value chain. This led Jonathan, a representative of the company, to look for ways to drive efficiencies in these applications. Read More
About Customer	Thomas Foods USA is a meat processing company that imports meat from various parts of the world and prepares it for food retailers. The company operates in a sector where sustainability is of utmost importance due to several reasons. Meat is a product with a high greenhouse gas intensity, and this intensity can vary significantly, especially when adjusting the upstream supply chain. The meat processing industry also operates on a low-profit margin, meaning any efficiencies found in production can have a substantial impact on the company's bottom line. Furthermore, large retailers like Walmart, who are under significant pressure to decarbonise, are passing on this pressure to their suppliers, including Thomas Foods USA. Read More
Solution	To centralise and streamline sustainability reporting, Jonathan decided to collaborate with Emitwise, a carbon management platform. This platform has significantly streamlined the process of inputting data into application forms. Jonathan is now using Emitwise to align with Walmart’s Project Gigaton, where they must set emission reduction targets and report on them over time. With the aggregated data visualised in the Emitwise platform, Thomas Foods is taking action to tackle carbon hotspots. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Energy Management System

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

Thomas Foods USA, a meat processing company, was facing challenges in sustainability reporting. The company imports meat from around the world and prepares it for food retailers. Sustainability is crucial in this sector due to the high greenhouse gas intensity of meat, the low-profit margin of the industry, and the increasing demand from customers for decarbonisation. The company was asked to submit to both the CDP and Walmart’s Project Gigaton, an initiative to reduce scope 3 emissions in Walmart’s value chain. This led Jonathan, a representative of the company, to look for ways to drive efficiencies in these applications.

About Customer

Thomas Foods USA is a meat processing company that imports meat from various parts of the world and prepares it for food retailers. The company operates in a sector where sustainability is of utmost importance due to several reasons. Meat is a product with a high greenhouse gas intensity, and this intensity can vary significantly, especially when adjusting the upstream supply chain. The meat processing industry also operates on a low-profit margin, meaning any efficiencies found in production can have a substantial impact on the company's bottom line. Furthermore, large retailers like Walmart, who are under significant pressure to decarbonise, are passing on this pressure to their suppliers, including Thomas Foods USA.

Solution

To centralise and streamline sustainability reporting, Jonathan decided to collaborate with Emitwise, a carbon management platform. This platform has significantly streamlined the process of inputting data into application forms. Jonathan is now using Emitwise to align with Walmart’s Project Gigaton, where they must set emission reduction targets and report on them over time. With the aggregated data visualised in the Emitwise platform, Thomas Foods is taking action to tackle carbon hotspots.

Impact #1	The automation in Emitwise cuts the time it normally takes to submit to the CDP by 50%.
Impact #2	Minimised reporting inaccuracies with automation
Impact #3	Centralised data for all reporting types

Impact #1

The automation in Emitwise cuts the time it normally takes to submit to the CDP by 50%.

Impact #2

Minimised reporting inaccuracies with automation

Impact #3

Centralised data for all reporting types

Benefit #1	It takes TFI 50% less time to report the CDP

Benefit #1

It takes TFI 50% less time to report the CDP

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Streamlining sustainability reporting: How Thomas Foods International slashed the time taken to submit to the CDP

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