Climate Change Data

Jorge, S.L.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:111,626 tCO2eq
Renewable Energy Share:approximately 50%
Total Energy Consumption:1,434,018 GJ
Water Consumption:4,526,354 m3
Waste Generated:50,753,504.5 kg

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions by 7%, from 120,039 tCO2eq in 2022 to 111,626 tCO2eq in 2023. This reduction is due to obtaining guarantees of origin for electricity, thus reducing scope 2 emissions by half compared to the carbon footprint of the previous year.
  • Obtained ECOVADIS Silver Medal certification.
  • Renewal of the RSA seal (Social Responsibility Plan of Aragon) for 2024.
  • Recovery of 96.3% of waste generated in meat complexes.
  • Increased renewable energy production to 611.15 GWh in 2023 (vs 420 GWh in 2022).

Social Achievements

  • Increased average workforce by 4.7% to 4,355 employees (2022: 4,105).
  • Conducted 1,117 training courses (12,177 hours) (2022: 641 courses, 5,545 hours).
  • Allocated €564,482 to social projects (2022: €256,411).
  • Allocated €124,246 to sponsorships (2022: €58,196).

Governance Achievements

  • Board of Directors with 40% women.
  • Renewed adherence to the United Nations Global Compact.
  • Renewed Sustainable Strategy (SDG) certification (first Aragonese company).

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net-Zero decarbonisation plan for 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 6.6% in the period 2019-2026.
  • Reduce tonnes of CO2 emitted/tonnes of production to 0.237 in 2026 (22.4% reduction compared to 2019).
Short-term Goals:
  • Obtain Zero Waste certification in three meat complexes by the first half of 2024.
  • Implement ISO 14001 in Mollerusa meat complex by 2025.
  • Build and start up several self-consumption electricity plants (5.5 MWp) in 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • High price of live pigs impacting meat company performance.
  • Lower than average wind power production.
  • Reduced demand for pork from China and lower purchase prices.
  • Low pork prices in America impacting Asian exports.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Increased livestock through acquisitions to reduce external dependence.
  • Installation of self-consumption photovoltaic plants.
  • Seeking greater sales in Europe to maintain export quota.
  • Efforts to reduce operating costs in the energy sector.
  • Entering into a swap to sell energy at a fixed price for five wind farms.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Specific contractual clauses including commitment to Code of Ethics.
  • Supplier approval and validation protocols.
  • Preference for local suppliers where possible.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and processes.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ECOVADIS Silver, ISO 14001, RSA Aragón, IFS, BRC, Welfare Quality, Interporc Animal Welfare Spain, QS, KIWA-PAI, FSC, PEFC, Chain of Custody, ISO 22000, Zero Waste

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 2
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 6
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 13

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these goals.

Awards & Recognition

  • ECOVADIS Silver Medal
  • Aragón Circularity Certificate