One of the most popular subjects now, is how agriculture affects the environment. As we know, agriculture has been under immense pressure to change its ways and tackle climate change for a few years now, with many Farm Assurance Providers pledging to include reference to it in their standards. The next big name to make such a pledge is one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains, Morrisons.
They have now pledged that all 3,000 farm suppliers that they use will be net zero by 2030. They are aiming for all British meat, fruit and vegetables to come only from farms that achieve this goal.
In the upcoming months we are expecting more and more retailers to introduce these changes for suppliers and look at making the first steps to become carbon neutral. In fact, other big supermarket chains including Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco have all pledged carbon neutral status by 2040, in line with the NFU’s target.
We think that net-zero standards for carbon will soon become a farming “norm” and will become incorporated in Farm Assurance standards sooner than you think, but we hope that the farms participating in this huge change will be able to talk about their businesses, the changes they have made, and the long term benefits they will receive in return such as long-term profits and allowing their business to be more resilient against upcoming changes.
Once a farm business gets to the stage of sequestering more greenhouses gases than they are producing, we at CXCS would like to encourage them to share their story and let us know how it has affected their business short term but also how the long-term effects will benefit their enterprise. You can share your story with us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, or the old-fashioned way, by picking up the phone and giving us a call!
Equally, if you would like to talk to us about how we can help calculate your carbon footprint, or for advice on how to reach carbon neutral, give us a call today on 01981590514.
Source: https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/environment/morrisons-makes-2030-net-zero-pledge-for-farmers
