Climate Change Data

Tosca Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:169,771 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:20,008 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:12,618 tCO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:137,145 tCO2e
Renewable Energy Share:36%
Total Energy Consumption:28,052 MWh
Water Consumption:228,770 m3
Waste Generated:184.06 tons
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Customer Partnership
  • Operational Excellence
  • Team Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced corrugated cardboard use by 1.9 million metric tons since 2000.
  • Achieved 100% diversion of plastic asset waste from landfill; mostly reused to create new Tosca assets.
  • Reduced transportation costs by 25% for meat customers by maximizing cube utilization.

Social Achievements

  • Increased female representation from 17% to 33% across the organization.
  • Launched a global internship program and a trainees program in Europe.
  • Implemented a company-wide talent review process to analyze annual progress and identify support needs.

Governance Achievements

  • Revamped the Code of Conduct to be more universally applicable.
  • Finalized a global anti-corruption, anti-bribery and sanctions-compliance policy.
  • Published the first UK Modern Slavery Statement.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase asset durability by 50%
  • Include over 30% recycled content in products
  • Achieve 42% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions
  • Achieve zero-waste-to-landfill at 100% of our facilities
  • Establish anti-modern-slavery programs internally and with 100% of our high-risk suppliers
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Limited supply of food-grade recyclate, especially in specific colors.
  • Balancing customer waste-reduction needs with requirements to ensure cleanliness (shrink wrap).
  • Increasing retention rate of team members with over five years’ tenure.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Working with customers, suppliers, and organizations to find cost-effective solutions for improving segregation and certification of food-safe, post-consumer plastics.
  • Exploring alternatives to shrink wrap, such as recyclable plastic banding.
  • Implementing targeted training for team members through a new Learning Management System (LMS), expanding benefits, and reinstituting engagement activities.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual self-assessments from critical suppliers

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes around plastic use
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, GRI

Certifications: ISO 22001, BRCGS, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 16

Tosca's initiatives contribute to these goals through reusable packaging, employee development, water conservation, energy efficiency, ethical sourcing, and anti-corruption measures.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • NeRa pallet
  • RPCs for seafood

Awards & Recognition

  • Sustainability Recognition Awards

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:11,369 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:12,121 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:118,977 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:51.4% of electricity from grid
Total Energy Consumption:315,437 GJ/year
Water Consumption:275,000 m3/year
Waste Generated:6,185 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Customer Partnership
  • Operational Excellence
  • Team Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • 284,000 metric tons of cardboard diverted away from the supply chain in 2023
  • 37.8% reduction in emissions intensity by revenue from 2022
  • 19% reduction in gigajoules (GJ) of energy use from 2022
  • 28% reduction in overall GHG emissions intensity by revenue and 26% reduction in overall GHG emissions by Full Time Employees from 2022
  • Ecovadis ISO Platinum standard accreditation in EMEA for 2023

Social Achievements

  • 5+% lower recordable work-related injury rate year-over-year
  • 100% of staff attended one or more skills trainings
  • One in three senior leadership positions held by women
  • $94,000+ donated to support charitable causes

Governance Achievements

  • Ecovadis ISO Platinum Award recognition for sustainability initiatives in EMEA

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero emissions by 2030 (Scope 1 & 2)
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 100% renewable energy sourcing where available by 2030
  • Certify 100% of Tosca facilities as net-zero-waste-to-landfill by 2030
  • Achieve equal gender representation across workforce by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Increase recycled content in all products to >30% by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions
  • Increasing costs for energy, water and waste disposal
  • Shortage of available workers
  • Plastic theft
Mitigation Strategies
  • Expanded EMEA depot network and implemented new transportation management system (TMS) software
  • Process improvements in layer pad washing operations
  • Increased automation
  • Improved asset tracking and management
  • Stronger backup and recovery capabilities to IT systems
  • Stronger vulnerability scanning and domain protection measures

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • Focus on locally based raw material/recycled material suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, UNGC

Certifications: ISO 22000 (NA), Ecovadis Platinum (EMEA)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 2
  • SDG 4
  • SDG 5
  • SDG 6
  • SDG 7
  • SDG 8
  • SDG 9
  • SDG 12
  • SDG 16

See Appendix for details

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Tosca Asset IQ™
  • Next-generation egg crate
  • Circular pallets

Awards & Recognition

  • Ecovadis ISO Platinum standard accreditation in EMEA for 2023
  • Ecovadis ISO Platinum Award recognition for sustainability initiatives in EMEA