Oppy outlines sustainability achievements in new report
The Oppenheimer Group has released the first edition of its sustainability report, which company officials say outlines its accomplishments and vision for the future.
With the report, Oppy identified five specific areas from 2022 to focus on throughout its supply chain, according to a news release. Those areas are:
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
- Food waste.
- Water use.
- Packaging materials.
- Impact on people and communities.
“We are so proud to share this report and where we stand in our commitment to sustainability,” Senior Manager of Innovation and Sustainability Garland Perkins said in the release. “This in-depth report is a culmination of data collection within those five focus areas, celebrating numerous achievements across our organization and setting tangible objectives for what we want to accomplish as we go into the future.”
The release said a few of Oppy’s recent achievements include:
- Implemented multiple energy-savings measures, which resulted in an annual reduction of 292 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.
- Calculated the total climate impact of every Oppy product in 2022 (in CO2 equivalents per year).
- Partnered with additional food repurposing organizations to deliver surplus to people experiencing food insecurity while also mitigating food waste, and establishing a more robust data collection process to track ongoing food waste reduction.
- Generated over $1.3 million in fair trade premiums in 2021, accounting for 11% of total premiums by programs in North America.
Projects for 2023 include a pilot with Tesla electric trucks on routes within the Vancouver, British Columbia, region and a precision irrigation technology trial in effort to decrease water, fertilizer and energy use while also achieving higher yields, the release said.
“We are very deliberate about where we focus our efforts and where we can make a positive impact — being specific about what we are going to achieve and how we will measure that,” Perkins said in the release.
Oppy said it will update the document on an annual basis.
“This is not only a report out, but also a public call for collaboration,” Perkins said in the release. “We recognize that we achieve more when we work together — if you have technology that can elevate the environmental friendliness of our supply chain, please reach out. We look forward to working with our trusted partners and new collaborators in the coming years.”
