ESG focus in the food and beverage industry
The food and beverage sector is subject to a range of ESG regulations that encompass production and manufacturing, food waste, packaging, supply chain and distribution. Position Green enables industry actors to efficiently collect and report sustainability data from all operations and suppliers and work actively with analysis and follow-up.
At the forefront of the ESG revolution
In the dynamic landscape of the food and beverage industry, ESG challenges have emerged as powerful agents of change. Businesses in this sector face the imperative to address sustainability, social responsibility and ethical governance. From reducing carbon emissions and water usage to ensuring fair labour practices and supply chain transparency, the industry must navigate a complex web of regulations and consumer demands.
Ensuring the data-driven measurement and follow-up of sustainability efforts is essential for regulatory compliance, managing business risks and the trustworthy communication of ESG performance. Position Green blends ESG software and advisory expertise to fuel proactive sustainability measures and embed strategies that improve transparency and impacts.
- Collect reliable, traceable and comparable ESG data from your entire organisation and value chain. Identify areas for improvement, such as food waste prevention, and track emissions reductions linked to concrete measures. Communicate sustainable initiatives to stakeholders and consumers in a credible way.
- Implement a software solution that enables flexibility in what emissions data your suppliers report, while also converting all the reported data into different emission values according to GHG Scope 1, 2 and 3, which enhances comparability.
- Streamline ESG reporting and compliance with ready-made templates and structured data collection in line with regulations and standards relevant to the food and beverage industry, e.g. food labelling legislation, GHG Protocol, ESRS, SBTi.
- Develop a coherent ESG strategy that responds to and manages critical risks, and set realistic targets based on data-driven insights from experienced sustainability experts.
- Conduct Human Rights Due Diligence and assess related risks in your own operations and supply chain. Develop policy documents and procedures, conduct assessments to prioritise human rights issues and identify HRDD compliance gaps.
Position Green works with companies worldwide to help navigate an evolving regulatory landscape, accelerate sustainability performance and sharpen your competitive edge. Find out how Position Green can help fuel your sustainability transformation.
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Success story
Customer Case Study: Mathem
We met with Laura Zacharias, Business Developer at Mathem, to talk about Mathem’s sustainability work and how Position Green’s ESG software has helped them receive a clear and measurable overview of their environmental impact.
Implement our full-cycle ESG Solutions for applicable standards and frameworks
Position Green’s full-cycle ESG Solutions enable food and beverage industry actors to map, collect, analyse and report sustainability data across multiple ESG domains and standards. We guide you through all steps of the journey to help streamline processes, build capacity and develop data-driven strategies that fuel your sustainability performance.
Explore our customised ESG Solutions
European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)
Secure the data integrity, transparency and structures needed to prepare for and comply with the new ESRS and CSRD requirements, including any sector-specific standards relating to food and beverages. Receive hands-on support with Double Materiality Assessment, gap analysis and relevant compliance processes.
Human Rights Due Diligence
Gain a comprehensive understanding of how well you manage human rights and where the risks are within your own operations and value chain. Score your suppliers’ adherence to human rights principles through surveys and data reporting in the software platform.
EU Taxonomy
Ensure compliance, mitigate risk and create value through efficient reporting and proactive alignment with the EU Taxonomy. Food and beverage manufacture could now be eligible to qualify as sustainable under the taxonomy due to its inclusion in the latest draft of the EU’s Environmental Delegated Act.
SBTi – Science-Based Targets
Set science-based targets for GHG emissions in line with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). The Forest Land and Agriculture Guidance from SBTi instructs F&B producers on how to set emissions reduction targets for activities along their value chain that involve forestry, land use and agriculture.
GHG Protocol Corporate Standard
Systematically measure and manage your Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions in line with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. Ensure more complete reporting and management of the indirect emissions that account for a high proportion of those generated by the global food system.
GRI Standards – Global Reporting Initiative
Collect, structure and report your sustainability data in line with GRI Standards to transparently communicate key ESG impacts to stakeholders and investors. GRI 13 is a new reporting standard for all companies involved in the upstream production of crops, animals and seafood.