Climate Change Data

ETG Group

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-2023, 2023-04 to 2024-03)

Reporting Period: 2022-2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:176,127 MT CO2-e
Scope 1 Emissions:140,309 MT CO2-e
Scope 2 Emissions:35,818 MT CO2-e
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:35% (at one pulses facility)
Total Energy Consumption:59 MWh
Water Consumption:289 MI consumed, 39 MI discharged
Waste Generated:873 MT total waste produced, 3 MT hazardous waste
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Nature Positive
  • People Positive
  • Business Positive

Environmental Achievements

  • Installed a 1.2 MW rooftop solar array at its pulses processing plant in Khopoli, India, mitigating nearly 30,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
  • Reforested 97 hectares of land with over 105,000 multipurpose trees in Côte d’Ivoire.
  • Distributed 1,078,077 cocoa seedlings and 318,092 shade tree seedlings in Ghana as part of the ASASE project.

Social Achievements

  • Reached around 359,420 farmer households with technical or financial support.
  • Trained 14,308 farmers (5,527 women) in good agricultural practices (GAP) and climate-smart cocoa (CSC) farming practices in Ghana.
  • Launched the Midjo project in Togo, supporting 1,500 cocoa and coffee farmers and empowering women in coffee production.

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Group Sustainability Department with four areas of responsibility: Sustainable Business Development, Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), ESG Compliance, and Strategy and Policy Development.
  • Implemented a stepwise and risk-based approach to identify social and environmental risks across its supply chains.
  • Achieved successful ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications for Pulses facilities in India and Bangladesh; FSSC 22000 certification for facilities in Malawi and Dubai; and BRC & FSSC 22000 certifications for Vamara and Nutrisco facilities.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
  • Onboard 100% of project farmers to digital platforms.
Short-term Goals:
  • Complete all proof of concepts and program designs for ETG Climate Solutions by the end of Q1 2024.
  • Increase farmer participation in cashew project to 10,000 farmers by 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • Balancing short-term commercial objectives with long-term sustainability goals.
  • Addressing deforestation in supply chains.
  • Combating child labor in cocoa and coffee supply chains.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed a Sustainability Framework with three principles and twelve criteria.
  • Implemented Deforestation Risk Assessments (DRAs) to identify and mitigate deforestation risks.
  • Launched initiatives to empower women, increase farmer incomes, and provide education to prevent child labor.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
  • Sustainable sourcing

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Droughts
  • Desertification
Transition Risks
  • Climate change regulations
Opportunities
  • Carbon trading
  • Development of climate-smart solutions

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals, IFC Performance Standards, ILO Declarations and Conventions, UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, FSSC 22000, BRC, GMP+ ISSC, Rainforest Alliance

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Cocoa juice
  • Biochar-based compost and fertilizers

Awards & Recognition

  • Industry Stewardship Champion label

Reporting Period: 2023-04 to 2024-03

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:201,112 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:155,225 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:45,887 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:79.6 MWh/year
Water Consumption:288.6 million litres/year
Waste Generated:1,385 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Nature Positive
  • People Positive
  • Business Positive

Environmental Achievements

  • Planted almost 1.5 million trees across projects.
  • Registered first carbon program (Agroforestry Zambia) under Verra Registry.
  • Developed a world’s first RA-certified cashew.
  • Reforested 185 hectares of land in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.
  • Distributed 569,200+ multipurpose trees to farmers and communities.
  • Distributed 201,112 clean cookstoves.

Social Achievements

  • Reached 50,000+ farmers through farm extension services.
  • Enrolled 826,429+ farmers on ETG One Stop Solution app.
  • Established 85 Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) with 2,251 members (1,425 women).
  • Implemented the Child Labor Monitoring and Remediation System covering 50,000+ households.
  • Strengthened women’s entrepreneurial skills through AFAWA project.
  • Provided 400+ EHS training hours.

Governance Achievements

  • Launched EHS Insight, a digital platform for Environmental and Social performance data monitoring.
  • Launched a collaborative initiative with trade partners in Uganda to monitor social and environmental risks.
  • Developed robust internal processes to ensure compliance with CSRD and CSDDD.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Become carbon neutral by 2050.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Develop a circular cocoa facility in Côte d’Ivoire by 2025.
  • Reach 50,000 cashew farmer households with technical support in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve compliance with EUDR by December 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • Political and economic uncertainty, geopolitical conflicts, supply chain volatility, inflationary pressures, and increasing effects of climate change.
  • Extreme weather affecting farmers and supply chains.
  • Tightening corporate social responsibility regulations globally (e.g., EUDR).
  • High costs and limited access to agricultural inputs for farmers in Malawi.
  • Low market prices for farmers during harvest seasons in Malawi.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed a new Group Sustainability Strategy.
  • Set company targets in decarbonization, deforestation-free sourcing, reforestation, and farmer extension services.
  • Implemented NDPE policy.
  • Scaled deforestation monitoring and remediation in cocoa, coffee, soya, cashew, and cotton supply chains.
  • Expanded partnerships to tackle social inequalities.
  • Increased use of technology (apps, drones, digital marketplaces).
  • Provided extension services to over 400,000 farmers on climate change resilience.
  • Developed robust internal processes to ensure compliance with CSRD and CSDDD.
  • Partnered with CAP to strengthen organic soybean supply in Malawi and improve living standards.
  • Provided direct market access to farmers in Malawi, cutting out middlemen.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 338 EHS audits conducted, 18 certification audits conducted

Responsible Procurement
  • Implementation of NDPE policy.
  • Collaboration with Rainforest Alliance for cashew certification.
  • Support for organic farming practices in Malawi.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events (droughts, floods)
  • Climate change impacts on agriculture
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes (e.g., EUDR)
  • Market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of climate-resilient agricultural practices.
  • Carbon credit generation through reforestation and agroforestry.
  • Biochar production and utilization.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Sustainable Development Goals, IFC Performance Standards, ILO Declarations and Conventions, UN Global Compact

Certifications: Rainforest Alliance, GMP+, ISO 22000/FSSC 22000/BRC, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, IFA - Protect & Sustain, ISO 9001:2015

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)
  • Goal 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
  • Goal 5 (Gender Equality)
  • Goal 1 (No Poverty)
  • Goal 2 (Zero Hunger)
  • Goal 15 (Life on Land)

Initiatives contribute to these goals through reforestation, agroforestry, sustainable farming practices, women's empowerment, child labor remediation, and improved livelihoods for farmers.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • RA-certified cashew
  • Biochar
  • Improved seeds
  • Sustainable fertilizer products