How Vestey Holdings gained group-wide carbon visibility
& accelerated emissions reductions.
Who is Vestey?
Vestey Holdings is a UK-headquartered, family owned business, primarily engaged in global food supply and distribution with 16 companies operating across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Their operations include procurement, manufacturing, packaging, storage, transportation and distribution, presenting complex sustainability challenges.
The Challenge:
Vestey faced complexity in consolidating carbon data from diverse businesses with varying operational sizes and emission profiles.
Key challenges included:
- Setting organisational and operational boundaries for accurate emissions reporting
- Managing emissions data across acquisitions and multiple geographies
- Tracking and comparing emissions intensity and reduction targets between businesses
- Ensuring consistent methodology and data accuracy for group-level reporting and decision making
The Goals:
- Establish a unified, accurate view of carbon emissions across all businesses and regions
- Set and monitor science-based emissions reduction targets tailored to each business unit
- Ensure emissions data reflects geographical and operational differences for precise reporting
- Integrate supplier carbon data to advance Scope 3 emissions measurement and engagement
- Streamline data management processes to reduce resource burden and improve reporting efficiency
- Empower leadership with actionable insights to prioritise carbon reduction initiatives effectively
The Solution:
51toCarbonZero delivered a comprehensive solution tailored to Vestey’s complexity:
- A flexible platform structure reflecting Vestey’s corporate hierarchy, enabling emissions tracking at both business and group levels
- Access to a library of over 3,000 geographically specific emission factors to ensure accurate footprint measurement
- Customisable intensity target setting and over-time visualisation tools to monitor emissions changes across businesses
- Integration of supplier carbon data to support Scope 3 emissions measurement and reduction efforts
Helen Ford, COO, Vestey Holdings
The Results:
With 51toCarbonZero’s platform and advisory, Vestey Holdings has:
Achieved clear visibility of emissions across all subsidiaries and geographies
Enabled data-driven comparison of reduction progress and target setting across business units
Improved accuracy and consistency of emissions reporting through geography-specific factors
Empowered the businesses to identify and prioritise emissions hotspots and reduction opportunities
Streamlined sustainability data management, saving significant time and resources
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