Food Chain - Issue 202 - October 2024 | Page 50

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Quality

assurance at all times
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measure operational effectiveness . This tool offers greater connectivity across the business and brings teams together while finding opportunities for improvement or driving solutions across several functions .”
Having alluded to the company ’ s sustainability commitments within the supply chain , Willie is keen to share initiatives beyond the supply chain . “ We ’ re aiming to be Net Zero across Scopes 1 and 2 by 2040 , with a 42 percent emissions reduction due by 2030 ,” he states . “ For our growing activities within Scopes 1 and 3 , we ’ re aiming to achieve a 30 percent emissions reduction by 2030 and Net Zero by 2035 . On non-growing Scope 3 , we ’ re hoping to have 90 percent of our suppliers signed up to science-based targets by 2027 . We ’ re in a fantastic position to be able to supply clients with primary data around carbon emissions , but we ’ re continuously working behind the scenes to improve how we measure and manage several data points .”
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