Sustainability.

Making efficient use of natural resources.

As a global business, it is our responsibility to help respond to climate change. We do this by striving to use fewer natural resources, while maximizing efficiency in the use of energy and water, and minimizing waste. The Resource-Efficient Operations pillar of our sustainability strategy aims, over time, to decrease our environmental impact while we continue to grow our business and increase food production.

Carbon neutrality at our Araxá plant: Scope 1 and 2

McCain’s Araxá plant in Brazil has become the first McCain plant globally to achieve carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, receiving PAS 2060 certification (an internationally recognized standard for carbon neutrality) from the British Standards Institution (“BSI”), one of the world’s largest standards certification bodies. This certification does not include Scope 3 emissions, which include all other indirect upstream and downstream emissions that occur in a company’s value chain.

The plant operates on 100% renewable electricity and uses biomass to fuel its boiler process, which also generates energy for the site. To achieve its carbon neutral certification with respect to its 2024 fiscal year, small residual emissions (approximately 1,200 tonnes) were offset by purchasing an equivalent amount of carbon credits.