Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Bog slide during wind farm construction due to peat instability exacerbated by forestry and construction practices.
• Potential for further bog slides due to peat instability and weather patterns.

Mitigation Strategies

• Geotechnical investigations and recommendations for modified construction practices.
• Drainage improvements to stabilize the site.
• Ongoing monitoring for further ground movements.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events

Opportunities

• Renewable energy generation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7 (Affordable and clean energy)
• Goal 13 (Climate action)
• Goal 15 (Life on land)

The wind farm aimed to contribute to renewable energy and climate action, but the bog slide highlighted the conflict with protecting peatlands and biodiversity.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Water pollution from agricultural nitrates

Environmental Achievements

• Development of an online viewer for nitrates report data
• Reduction of 29% in the total number of saline water monitoring stations between 2008 and 2015 (partially corrected with additional stations)

Social Achievements

• Our Baltic conference: Ministers committed to reducing nutrient pressure in the Baltic Sea

Governance Achievements

• Nitrate Action Programme Information system (NAPINFO) made available to the public

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increased nutrient pollution from agriculture exceeding safe planetary boundaries
• Uneven implementation of the Nitrates Directive across Member States
• Insufficient data reporting by some Member States
• Inadequate monitoring of saline waters in some Member States
• High percentage of groundwater stations exceeding nitrate limits
• Widespread eutrophication of surface waters
• Insufficient consideration of eutrophication in designating polluted areas
• Inadequate addressing of climate change impacts on nutrient pollution
• Variability in action programmes and ambition levels
• Economic barriers to using advanced manure processing technologies

Mitigation Strategies

• Development of an integrated nutrient management action plan
• Strengthening enforcement of the Nitrates Directive
• Promoting best practices through NAPINFO
• Encouraging the use of water quality forecasts
• Incorporating climate change projections into action programmes
• Promoting the use of processed manure (RENURE)
• Making funding available through CAP, State Aid, Interreg, and National Recovery and Resilience Plans
• Investing in research and innovation through Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Droughts leading to increased nutrient pollution
• Flooding leading to high risk of nutrient losses

Opportunities

• Development of manure processing technologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 15 (Life on Land)

Reducing nutrient pollution contributes to cleaner water, mitigating climate change impacts, and protecting biodiversity.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Processed manure (RENURE)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Economic Sustainability
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Sustainability
• Innovation

Environmental Achievements

• Improved GHG emissions intensity of milk production
• Decline in average ammonia emissions across all systems

Social Achievements

• Increased agricultural education rates
• Decreased household vulnerability in some farm types

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increasing GHG emissions from dairy farms due to larger herd sizes
• Maintaining food production while reducing emissions
• Household vulnerability in cattle and sheep farming
• High age profile in cattle, sheep, and tillage farms

Mitigation Strategies

• Increased adoption of low emission slurry spreading
• Methodological refinements in GHG and ammonia emission estimations
• Focus on improving N and P management

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IPCC

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed