In 2008, Branston became the first company in the food and agriculture sector to be awarded the Carbon Trust Standard. It has since been reaccredited, reaffirming its commitment to focus on long-term sustainability and continuous improvement.
The latest accreditation from the Carbon Trust is in waste management, and Branston was the first company in its sector to receive it thanks to small-scale waste reduction programmes for staff, and larger initiatives including utilising waste on site.
Waste wood is used to fuel a biomass boiler, and outgrade potatoes generate electricity in the anaerobic digestion plant at the Lincoln site.
“We’re delighted to have received the latest standard from the Carbon Trust,” said projects director Vidyanath Gururajan. “We’re proud of our extensive environmental management systems and we do everything we can, at all our sites, to reduce waste. It’s all part of our commitment to our low cost = low carbon strategy, looking after all our resources to improve long-term sustainability.
“The Carbon Trust undertook an extremely thorough assessment of our waste management processes, and our achievement of the Carbon Trust Waste Standard gives us reassurance that we’re doing continuing to make good progress.”
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