Biorigin has maintained the Gold Seal in its geenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory for the eighth consecutive year. The achievement has highlighted the company’s commitment to adopting responsible and transparent practices essential for a more sustainable future.
This recognition was granted for disclosing the emissions inventory for Scopes 1 and 2, verified by a third party by the ISO 14064-3:2007 standard (SGS).
Earning the Gold Seal validates Biorigin’s creation and production of natural-origin ingredients focused on the health and well-being of people and animals. Additionally, it underscores their commitment to sustainable social, environmental, and economic practices.
The results of Biorigin’s GHG emissions inventory for the 2023 cycle are available on the Public Emissions Registry’s online platform.
The importance of the GHC Protocol
The GHG Protocol is an essential tool for understanding, quantifying, and managing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
In 2008, the Centre for Sustainability Studies of the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and the World Resources Institute (WRI) adapted the method to the Brazilian context in partnership with the Ministry of the Environment, the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), and 27 founding companies, thus initiating the Brazilian GHG Protocol Program.
The programme aims to promote a corporate culture of GHG emissions inventory in Brazil, providing instruments and international quality standards for the accounting and publishing of emissions and inventories. These actions are fundamental for organisations to address climate change effectively.
Biorigin and the commitment to sustainability
For over 20 years, Biorigin has specialised in biotechnological processes, manufacturing natural-origin ingredients for human food, pet food, and livestock feed.
Understanding the importance of contributing to the well-being of people, animals, and the environment, Biorigin has adopts measures to minimise its environmental impact; it ensures traceability, sustainability, and quality throughout production, from raw materials (with sugarcane supplied by Zilor) to the final product.
Additionally, it uses only renewable sources for electrical and thermal (steam) energy.
Biorigin operates with two carbon cycles: the biogenic cycle, originating from the fermentation of sugarcane used in the production of yeast and yeast extract, where the CO2 released is reabsorbed by the plantation, forming a neutral cycle, and the non-biogenic cycle, related to the use of fossil fuels in transportation, which is part of Biorigin’s industrial processes and global distribution.
