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Facts & Figures - Environmental impact of foods
We believe that making the agri-food sector and society more sustainable and healthier begins with accurate and clear information. Over the years we have collected a lot of information and carried out many studies into the environmental impact of agricultural produce and foods. We are also frequently asked to share what we have learned – which is why we are happy to publish a number of key figures.
Carbon footprint of Nature's Pride
Blonk carried out a CO2 baseline measurement (carbon footprint) for Nature's Pride, a company based in the Netherlands. Nature's Pride supplies 230 different fruit and vegetable products from 59 countries, including avocados, berries, ginger, and papayas. One of their aims is to make the world healthier and more sustainable. In pursuit of this aim, the company runs various projects on food packaging and food loss reduction. Nature's Pride also supports projects to improve living conditions in communities where they source their products. The results of our baseline study will help Nature's Pride understand how they can best reduce their CO2 emissions and set goals to achieve this.
Environmental footprinting & LCA
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Environmental Footprinting services for the agri-food sector.
Training Land Use Change Accounting
The Land Use Change (LUC) Accounting training is a 4-hour, interactive session around the topic of Land Use Change and how we can adequately account for it. The training offers you context, background information, and critical perspectives on the methodological choices and challenges related to LUC accounting.
FastCrop™ Footprint
Discover FastCrop™ Footprint- a web-based digital solution that provides precise and instant insights into your crop products' environmental impact.
Available currently for various crop cultivation methods like horticulture, orchard and arable farming.
Footprint reduction
Setting science-based targets to reduce GHG emissions in the agri-food value chain.
GFLI database
The Global Feed LCA Institute (GFLI) is an independent organization that focuses on developing a publicly available Animal Nutrition Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) database. Their database contains high-quality datasets for animal feed ingredients. The GFLI database is the leading international source of LCA information on animal feed production and contributes to making the sector more sustainable.
The GFLI database contains environmental impact data on raw feed materials from different geographical areas, comprising regional, sectoral, and branded data. Our Agri-footprint LCA database is the primary source for regional data. Sectoral and branded data are added with every update, continuously expanding the database with the ultimate goal of improving the feed industry's environmental performance.
Better Food. Better Health. Better World.
Mérieux NutriSciences | Blonk is a leading international expert in food system sustainability, inspiring and enabling the agri-food sector to give shape to sustainability. Our purpose it to create a sustainable and healthy planet for current and future generations.
We support organizations understand their environmental impact in the agri-food value chain by offering advice and developing tailored software tools based on the latest scientific developments and data.