Reducing Direct Emissions

Nichols has a strong track record in reducing carbon emissions across our Scope 1 and 2 emissions, and we have an ambitious target to reduce our Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 80% by 2030, in order to reach net zero by or before 2050.

Key Progress in 2023

This year we reduced our UK scope 1 carbon emissions by 17% vs. 2022. Our scope 2 emissions remained at net zero as we continued to purchase 100% renewable energy.

Overall, in 2023 we exceeded our scope 1 and 2 reduction 2025 target by almost 5%, reducing our direct carbon emissions by almost 30% from our 2018 baseline.

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Decarbonising our Supply Chains

Reducing our Scope 1 and 2 emissions is important, but we know the majority of our emissions in the UK are created by the various supply chains that help us create quality products and deliver them to our customers (known as Scope 3 emissions).

Reducing our Scope 3 emissions is vital if we are to really reduce our carbon footprint and reach our decarbonisation targets.

Key Progress in 2023
This year we developed our UK roadmap to Net Zero carbon across all three scopes. Additionally completing short term actions to reduce our carbon footprint in our scope 3 hotspots identified last year (packaging and ingredients).

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Responsible Water Usage

We recognise that with both the need to reduce emissions from water transport and the risk of increased water scarcity in some of our markets, it is more important than ever to ensure sustainable water use.

That is why a focus for us will be to develop a clear water strategy that encompasses all of our impact in the UK.

Key Progress in 2023
This year we completed our water footprint for the UK, including gathering data from our co-manufacturing partners. This data will inform our plans on how to reduce the intensity of water usage across our UK sites.

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