Climate Change Data

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