Bradford bakery sets 2040 net zero target to tackle its greenhouse gas emissions

A major European bakery company that employs 450 people in Yorkshire has made a firm commitment to tackle its greenhouse gas emissions by setting a target year of 2040 to achieve net zero.
Lizzie Murphy
By Lizzie Murphy
Published 28th Jun 2023, 16:45 BST

Baker & Baker, which has a manufacturing site on Cutler Heights Lane in Bradford has also set an interim target of a 42 per cent reduction in industrial emissions and 27 per cent in agricultural emissions by 2030.

Baker & Baker has already undertaken a detailed carbon footprint exercise for its European Group activities, and has defined its baseline carbon emissions for the year 2021.

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The business is currently mapping progress against this baseline year to calculate its emissions for 2022.

John Lindsay, chief executive of Baker & Baker Products UK. Picture: Mark Waugh.John Lindsay, chief executive of Baker & Baker Products UK. Picture: Mark Waugh.
John Lindsay, chief executive of Baker & Baker Products UK. Picture: Mark Waugh.

As a food manufacturer, more than 95 per cent of Baker & Baker’s total emissions are indirect and fall within scope three, and are largely attributable to its ingredients portfolio.

John Lindsay, Baker & Baker chief executive, said: “Setting a net zero target is a significant milestone for Baker & Baker.

“Our net zero target of 2040 is line with many of our customers’ commitments as well as the Food & Drink Federation and demonstrates our ambition to decarbonise our business operations whilst contributing positively towards tackling the climate emergency.”

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Baker & Baker supplies a range of doughnuts, muffins, brownies, cookies and cakes to customers in the retail, food service, wholesale and artisan bakery sectors.

The business employs around 1,350 people in the UK across four sites.

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