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With SB 253 reporting deadlines arriving and Scope 3 requirements on the way, food companies are being asked a harder question: can you back up your numbers? HowGood's very own Cate Battey breaks down why supplier collaboration is the real starting point, and why the companies that start now will be ahead when the deadlines hit. Read it in Food Logistics (link in comments).

For most food products, the bulk of emissions occur before they even reach store shelves.   Yet location, land-use history and farming practices mean that the same ingredient can have very different impacts. Building a clearer picture of carbon emissions across fragmented food value chains remains difficult, but it can help businesses target their support, investment and interventions more effectively.    With the GHG Protocol’s Land Sector and Removals Standard bringing land-based emissions into sharper focus, credible product-level data is becoming more important. Together, the Carbon Trust and HowGood are helping strengthen the measurement and assurance of product carbon footprints, giving businesses greater confidence in emissions data across food value chains.   Farm-level measurement can give the proof points businesses need to demonstrate progress, support credible claims and show which interventions are working.    Discover the Carbon Trust's vision ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eSRNNXHA

CPG companies are under growing pressure to reduce their emissions, yet as much as 95% of their footprint can sit across their value chains, well beyond their direct operations. That makes supplier relationships essential. Join HowGood this Wednesday to hear from Mondelēz International, Ingredion Incorporated and Oterra about how the supplier–CPG relationship is changing as companies commit to real Scope 3 reductions. Who should attend: ✨ Ingredient suppliers — Learn a practical playbook for using sustainability data and customer relationships to differentiate your offering, strengthen partnerships, and win business. ✨ CPG + Retail Procurement teams — Learn what to look for in ingredient suppliers that can deliver sustainability value while helping improve business performance and the bottom line. ✨ Sustainability teams — Learn how deeper collaboration with suppliers can help turn Scope 3 challenges into tangible progress toward emissions reduction goals. Reserve your spot here: https://lnkd.in/g5kdXtqq

The best part of my job is the people we get to work with 🌍 At HowGood, that means teaming up with Ahold Delhaize, Danone, Ferrero, Nestlé, WK Kellogg Co, Campbell’s, Conagra, McCormick and more, working together to improve the sustainability of the food we all eat. It’s been amazing to see these partnerships grow, and I’m excited to share that we’re hiring for two roles on our Sales team to keep up: - Sales Director - Sales Development Representative In either role, you’ll help get world-class data into the hands of food companies making real changes to their climate and nature impact. Both roles are remote or hybrid. If you’re curious, read more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/ecWX_k7G

CPG companies are under growing pressure to reduce their emissions, yet as much as 95% of their footprint can sit across their value chains, well beyond their direct operations. That makes supplier relationships essential. Ingredient suppliers that can bring credible sustainability data, insights, and solutions to the table are becoming more than vendors; they’re strategic partners helping CPG customers make progress on their sustainability goals. And the suppliers gaining market share are increasingly the ones leaning into those relationships. In our upcoming webinar on November 4th, we’ll hear directly from Ingredion Incorporated and Oterra about how they are using sustainability data and customer relationships to create commercial value. They’ll share how they engage CPG customers around sustainability, turn data into meaningful insights and solutions, and use those capabilities to differentiate in the market. We’ll explore how the supplier–CPG relationship is evolving—and why sustainability can be a powerful driver of deeper partnerships and growth. Reserve your spot here: https://lnkd.in/g5kdXtqq

How do some brands translate sustainable work into success in the nutraceutical marketplace, while others do not? In today’s world, where the pressure to differentiate and deliver substantiated sustainability claims grows, that question has real merit. In our latest sustainability webinar, Lonza Capsugel's Sofia Sotiropoulou teams up with innovators from HowGood and Puredia to share frameworks that translate sustainability into long-term growth. Check out the full on-demand webinar: https://ow.ly/qJSb50ZYpGu

Did you see the GSTA launch last week?    Here at WRAP, we celebrated a huge milestone last week, officially launching The Global Sustainable Transition Alliance (GSTA) with Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and founding members Schwarz Gruppe, Ahold Delhaize, Mars, Global Changer, Mondra Coalition, Mondra, inoqo, European Sustainable Food Coalition, Systain Consulting, REWE Group, EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG, HowGood, Foodsteps and PACT (Partnership for Carbon Transparency) WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development.    Together, through GSTA’s collaborative approach, we want to create a globally recognised, single footprinting standard for food and beverage products. 🌎🍴   Support for GSTA has been widespread across continents, including a feature in Food Ingredients First, with Hamish Forbes, GHG Senior Specialist at WRAP, Koen Boone, Coordinator Sustainable Value Chains at WUR, and Ethan Soloviev, Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood.     Thank you to everyone for your support and to those that have contacted us to join GSTA.    We’re still looking for new businesses to join GSTA, so get in touch and find out more 👉 https://www.wrap.ngo/gsta

“Two suppliers can footprint the same ingredient and get very different results, depending on which data they choose and which consultant they hire. It makes comparisons ‘apples-to-apples’ and keeps anyone from cherry-picking the data that tells their story best. Without that, the decisions that actually reduce emissions can’t happen.” - Ethan Soloviev, Chief Innovation Officer at HowGood, on why a common standard for product footprinting is needed, and how a food-specific methodology built on existing standards could close that gap https://lnkd.in/gQqByphC

Credible carbon data starts with independence Product Carbon Footprints are only useful if our customers can trust and act on the data behind them. That’s why Oterra is partnering with HowGood, an independent sustainability intelligence platform, to create Product Carbon Footprints for selected products in Oterra’s portfolio. Because when our customers are making decisions that could have an effect on their Scope 3 emissions, they need more than a spreadsheet. They need robust data, a consistent methodology and credible third-party expertise. HowGood and Oterra together means better data, greater transparency so food and beverage manufacturers can make more informed decisions. And, most importantly, a clearer path to reducing emissions across the food and beverage value chain. Carbon emissions are serious business. Measuring them should be, too. Thanks to Rachel Calomeni and Alexander Gillett at #HowGood and Vera Karmeback at #Oterra for putting this great partnership together Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/eE-s3Bh5 #Sustainability #ProductCarbonFootprint #Scope3 #Decarbonization #FoodAndBeverage

"Food companies are under growing pressure to understand and reduce emissions across their value chains. We're pleased to work with Oterra as it expands its sustainability capabilities and provides customers with greater visibility into the environmental impact of naturally sourced color solutions." - Rachel Calomeni, SVP of Growth & Innovation at HowGood, on our exciting new partnership with Oterra, one of the world's leading producers of naturally sourced colors, to provide Product Carbon Footprints (PCFs) for selected ingredients and support customers with more detailed product insights https://lnkd.in/ghDaaM52