Kalera
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)
Reporting Period: 2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Water Stewardship
- Climate
- Nutrition & health
- Developing 21st century farmers
Environmental Achievements
- Zero incidents of non-compliance concerning the health and safety impacts of products
- Zero product recalled
- Audits identified zero major non-conformances and a minor non-conformance rate of 2 per audit. Corrective actions have been carried out for all non-conformances
- 95% reduction in water consumption compared to traditional field farming
Social Achievements
- Zero fatalities
- Zero high consequence injuries
- Two recordable injuries
- Two work-related ill-health incidents
- Food donations to three charities in Orlando (Second Harvest, Catholic Charities, and United Against Poverty), support for Atlanta Food Bank, and regular donations to Houston Food Bank and Brighter Bites
Governance Achievements
- Zero cyber security or data breaches
- Development of formal enterprise risk management process
- Implementation of Safe Quality Food (SQF) program with Excellent rating for three farms (Orlando, Atlanta, Houston)
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Achieve carbon neutrality by 2030
- Phase out peat-based grow media by replacing it with biodegradable media by 2030
- Totally eliminate landfilling of organic waste generated by our farms by 2030
- Achieve a ~97% reduction in water consumption compared to traditional farming methods by 2030
- Use only widely recyclable packaging, with all paper and board to come from certified sustainable sources by 2030
Environmental Challenges
- Use of peat-based grow media
- Packaging and single-use plastics
- Global food waste levels
- Need for suitable, cost-effective and sustainable alternatives to peat-based grow media
Mitigation Strategies
- Working with industry partners to identify suitable, cost-effective and sustainable alternatives to peat-based grow media
- Exploring biodegradable packaging alternatives
- Piloting alternative channels for waste product, including repurposing unsold product as animal feed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: SASB, GRI, UN SDGs
Certifications: SQF