Sustainable farming

By 2030, our aim is to source an increasing share of the grain we use through sustainable farming contracts. We are also collecting data on the climate impact of grain and expanding practices that support biodiversity across our raw material chain.

Sustainable farming contracts support lower emissions

In the food industry, many climate impacts begin where raw materials are grown. Through our farming contracts, we aim to increase the use of more sustainable farming practices for key raw materials, such as Finnish oats. We have offered sustainable farming contract option to our farmers since 2025.

The measures included in the model are designed to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farming, improve soil health and support carbon sequestration in the soil.

Our target by 2030:

42% of the grain we purchase will come from sustainable farming contracts.

Farm-specific cultivation data helps track emission reductions

Grain is by far the largest raw material category we use. That is why understanding the climate impact of cultivation is essential to making our climate work more effective.

We have been calculating the carbon footprint of oats since the 2023 harvest and have since expanded this work to other grains. By collecting farm-specific cultivation data from farmers, we can calculate the emissions from the grain we use more accurately.

This data helps us identify the factors that drive emissions in cultivation. It also gives farmers practical information they can use to reduce their emissions.

The data also supports our customers’ climate work, as emissions from purchased raw materials and products are part of many companies’ own value chain emissions.

Our target by 2030:

Carbon footprint data collection will cover 40% of the grain we purchase.

Supporting biodiversity across our raw material chain

Biodiversity is shaped especially where raw materials are grown — in fields and other primary production environments. That is why we are developing our biodiversity work together with farmers and raw material suppliers.

As part of our carbon footprint calculations, we are mapping biodiversity in the field ecosystems of our contract farmers. We also consider biodiversity risks in raw materials whose production may be linked to deforestation or impacts on natural habitats.

In 2026, we aim to prepare a comprehensive biodiversity plan. This will define the targets, metrics and key actions for our biodiversity work in more detail.

Sustainable farming