Impossible Foods Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Environmental
Environmental Achievements
- Impossible Sausage (IS) varieties showed a global warming potential 58% to 73% lower than pork sausage (PS) patties.
- IS varieties showed an aquatic eutrophication potential 52% to 60% lower than PS patties.
- IS varieties showed a land occupation 41% to 71% lower than PS patties.
- IS varieties showed a water depletion 79% to 83% lower than PS patties.
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Long distribution distances for IS to China resulted in higher global warming potential compared to US distribution.
- Data limitations for some processes, particularly older data for coconut production.
Mitigation Strategies
- Sensitivity analysis conducted to assess the impact of varying transportation distances.
- Updated crop yields and fertilizer use data incorporated where available.
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: ISO 14044
Third-party Assurance: CIRAIG (Interuniversity Research Centre for the Life Cycle of Products, Processes and Services)
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Impossible Sausage