Good food for everyone
At Growers United, we work together on sustainability. We call it: sustainable together. For us, it means reducing the environmental impact of growing and packing our vegetables. But it also means improving the health and wellbeing of our consumers and our staff.
And we will be raising the bar even higher in the years ahead. Our ambition for 2040 is 100% circular, fair and healthy: this is our speck on the horizon. In 2019, we determined where we are and where we want to go. It was all very specific, and we continuously measure where we stand, for example with the help of the HortiFootPrint; a standardised calculation method to measure our efforts objectively and express them clearly and unambigously in a score. In 2022, we calculated the HortifootPrint for all our growers.
Our ambition for 2040 is
100% circular, fair and healthy
How we approach this
The pillars of our sustainable approach are: Less Impact, Reduce Waste and Healthy People.
Science-Based Targets
Science-based targets define how much and how quickly Growers United needs to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. These targets have been assessed and validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Growers United’s science-based targets were validated by the SBTi on 9 March 2026.
Net-zero Target- 2040
Growers United aims to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across its entire value chain by 2040.
Near-term Target– 2030
Growers United aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 43.05% by 2030, compared with the 2021 base year.
Growers United aims to reduce its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from purchased goods and services by 51.6% per tonne of product sold by 2030, compared with the 2021 base year.
Long-term Targets– 2040
Growers United aims to reduce its absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 90.0% by 2040, compared with the 2021 base year.
Growers United aims to reduce its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from purchased goods and services by 97.0% per tonne of product sold by 2040, compared with the 2021 base year.
For more information, click the link and search for Growers United in the SBTi Target Dashboard.