Carbon Footprint Cont.
Scope 1 & 2 Emissions Study – Summary In 2023, we engaged a third party consultant to review our scope 1 and 2 emissions utilizing the GHG protocol. They also looked at our newly acquired Lombardi Brothers Meats (LBM) facilities. The footprint of our Seattle Fish facilities and operations was very much in line with previous estimates, at about 0.36lbs CO2/lb of product . The addition of the LBM facility increased this to about 0.5lbs/CO2/lb of product. The higher footprint of LBM facility is due to the refrigerants used to cool the plant, and higher electrical usage from the less efficient refrigeration. This will be the subject of further study. Our internal (scope 1 and 2) footprint is significantly lower than scope 3, which is where the majority of the reduction opportunity lies. Scope 3 emissions are those that are created outside our facilities, by others working on our behalf. For Seattle Fish Company, the majority of these come from the production of the products we sell and their transportation to us. In 2023, we took a closer look at the potential scope 3 emissions from our seafood products. Analysis of emissions from the seafood products that we sell* Fresh seafood is a very healthy source of protein and in many cases is very sustainable and may have a low carbon footprint compared to land-produced animal protein. Because of the wide range of catch and production methods, and the variable distances it is transported, there is also a wide range of carbon intensities for different items. Our objective here is to give some idea of the relative carbon footprints of different seafood items we bring to the Rock Mountain West market. To do this we have taken into account the energy requirements for catching, and farming items, as well as the transport to Denver. For production, we have taken median values from academic papers, though in reality there will be a lot of variability even for the same item. For transportation, we have a slightly more accurate picture, though there will also be variation. The big impact here is whether a product is flown, and how far it is flown. Air freight produces more than 6 times as much CO2 per mile as trucking, and more than 100 times as much as ocean freight, so the more fresh seafood we can source within North America and truck the better, and, if it is imported, frozen ocean freight has the lowest footprint. We estimated the average total scope 3 emissions from our seafood items from production and inbound transportation to be 9.8lbs of CO2 per lb of product . Of this total, 7lbs/lb comes from production (fishing and farming) and 2.8lbs/lb is from transportation. 46% of our seafood products come by truck and or ocean freight only. 38% come on intercontinental flights and the rest on short-haul flights. * We do not guarantee the accuracy of the calculations in this section. The numbers are intended to be directional and provide a guide on the relative footprints based on best available estimates of average emissions by product category and transport mode.
2023 IMPACT REPORT
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