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AB Mauri and ABFI recognise that climate change poses risks to their operations and supply chains, while the transition to a low-carbon economy brings potential opportunities.
The anaerobic digestion facility at AB Mauri's yeast plant in Hull, UK
AB Mauri and ABFI are looking to improve the efficiency and resilience of their operations by aiming to produce more while using less energy and switching to renewable energy sources. They also seek to help customers reduce their greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) emissions.
In 2026, our Ingredients businesses consumed 1,404GWh of energy, a 6% increase compared to 2025, driven by higher production volumes and a more energy-intensive product mix. Efficiency improvement initiatives continued during the year across businesses, helping to mitigate the impact of increased production activity. Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) GHG emissions decreased by 1% compared with 2025, primarily due to increased use of renewable energy. Of the total energy consumed, 28% came from renewable energy sources including biogas, wood and on-site solar generation. Seven sites within the Ingredients segment operate on-site solar installations, accounting for 8% of the total self-generated renewable energy across the Group.
AB Mauri’s approach to GHG emissions is governed by its Environment Policy, which requires its businesses to identify opportunities to reduce GHG emissions and share best practice across the division. While AB Mauri does not have division-wide GHG targets, all its businesses are required to assess the carbon impact of major capital investments, specifically those affecting Scope 1 or 2 emissions, as part of the investment approval process.
To support this, AB Mauri has developed an internal tool to forecast GHG emissions through to 2030. It uses five-year capital plans to model the impact of initiatives on emission levels, changes in production volumes and shifts in electricity grid carbon intensity where data is available. Results are reviewed twice a year by the global leadership team, led by the Head of Environment and regional managing directors.
AB Mauri focuses on reducing energy use and GHG emissions by investing in energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy. Sites have access to a wealth of energy efficiency tools and a shared database of proven carbon reduction initiatives from across the division. A network of regional Energy Champions, with engineering and operational expertise, helps evaluate and implement the most impactful technologies.
Opportunities already identified to reduce both GHG emissions and costs have been implemented at several sites, including on-site renewable energy generation, long-term power purchase agreements with renewable energy suppliers and a range of energy efficiency upgrades. These will be further expanded across the businesses.
During 2026, a number of AB Mauri sites purchased renewable energy from external suppliers, with some sites in Brazil, the Netherlands and Italy using 100% purchased renewable electricity. Seven sites in Italy, Spain, the US and Mexico also now have on-site solar installations. At six of AB Mauri’s yeast plants, biogas created from biological wastewater treatment is turned into a source of heat and/or energy for operations where feasible.
AB Mauri has undertaken a number of projects to reduce Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions across its businesses and geographies. Its yeast plants are focused on energy efficiency, in particular advanced fermentation aeration technology, new highly efficient natural gas boilers, steam distribution optimisation and new heat recovery technologies.
In addition, AB Mauri’s Casteggio plant in Italy has upgraded its yeast driers reducing overall energy consumption per unit of product.
In 2026, AB Mauri continues to map and calculate its Scope 3 emissions.
ABFI’s approach to energy management, GHG emission reduction and renewable energy transition is guided by its Environmental Policy. Given the division’s decentralised operating model, responsibility for reducing energy consumption and emissions sits with individual businesses, which develop roadmaps tailored to their operations, supply chain and local context. During 2026, businesses continued to implement energy efficiency and decarbonisation initiatives, while three sites sourced 100% of their electricity from renewable sources.
At its Hamburg site in Germany, Ohly is progressing its transition from natural gas to renewable electricity while investing in new fermentation and spray-drying facilities. To support this transformation, a new medium-voltage installation has been commissioned, increasing the site’s electrical capacity.
In 2024, AB Enzymes installed a heat recovery system at its Finland facility, capturing waste heat for use in heating and hot water. This initiative reduces steam consumption by around 5,700MWh and avoided approximately 160tCO₂e in 2025 calendar year. The site also sources its electricity from renewable sources, supported by certified Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin under the European Energy Certificate System.
PGP International’s Woodland site in the US implemented targeted process changes to reduce electricity use during peak hours. By optimising production schedules, adjusting equipment use, and increasing energy awareness, the site achieved an 11% reduction in peak-hour electricity consumption while maintaining production performance. A comprehensive energy reduction initiative was delivered across SPI’s Lewes and Seaford sites in the US, with over 95% of lighting converted to energy‑efficient LEDs and motion sensor controls installed. These changes have reduced electricity use at Seaford by 800kWh per month, cutting emissions equivalent to 7,684 miles driven.
In 2026, some ABFI businesses have continued to map and calculate their Scope 3 emissions.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingredients | 1,492 | 1,336 | 1,238 | 1,327 | 1,404 |
| Percentage of total energy | 19% | 23% | 22% | 27% | 28% |
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | 173 | 151 | 135 | 142 | 151 |
| Scope 2 (market-based) | 185 | 107 | 74 | 79 | 67 |
Some Ingredients businesses provide products and services that have the potential to assist others in reducing their carbon emissions, often referred to as carbon enablement. Carbon enablement is integral to these businesses’ customer proposition and a key focus for investment and innovation.
AB Enzymes, an industrial biotech business that specialises in the development of enzymes used in multiple industries for various applications, has enablement at the core of its purpose. Enzymes are biological catalysts that accelerate biochemical reactions, making them a very effective alternative to petrochemical-based products.
AB Enzymes has developed a number of innovative products such as ECOPULP®, COROLASE®, and VERON® that help customers reduce GHG emissions in comparison to using traditional products, with no impact on product performance.
SPI Pharma has initiated product carbon footprinting for certain products to support customers and contribute to industry-wide decarbonisation efforts.
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The pulp and paper industry faces numerous challenges in resource usage and efficiency, as well as reducing emissions. Cellulase enzymes, including AB Enzymes’ ECOPULP®, are seen as part of the solution to these challenges. Findings show at least a 3% reduction in cradle-to-gate GHG emissions when using enzymes in the refining process in carton-board mill.
Lab colleague testing enzymes for pulp and paper at AB Enzymes, Finland
Bread improver manufacturing typically involves blending functional ingredients, such as emulsifiers, enzymes, oxidants and flour-treatment agents, to standardise dough performance, improve volume and extend shelf life in industrial baking. Traditionally, chemical emulsifiers (e.g. DATEM or mono- and diglycerides) play a key role in strengthening dough structure and stabilising gas retention, but these functions can increasingly be achieved with enzymes, enabling a reduction in GHG emissions and cleaner-label formulations. According to AB Enzymes’ life cycle assessment, replacing DATEM in a typical DATEM-based bread improver with enzymes can reduce GHG emissions of that improver by approximately 65%, representing a significant improvement in environmental performance.
At the AB Enzymes baking labs, enzyme solutions are developed and tested for more sustainable baking applications
Traditionally, fish and meat rendering demands significant energy inputs to achieve effective phase separation, concentration and drying. COROLASE® is an easy drop-in solution that optimises the rendering process, improving phase separations and enabling drying cost savings. Key benefits for customers include significant stick water viscosity reduction, increased soluble protein content, improved fat separation, and energy savings. COROLASE® enzyme application can enable around a 10% reduction in GHG emissions in the production process, mainly driven by lower steam consumption in the process.
At AB Enzymes, fish raw material is prepared for application testing to explore how enzymes can support more efficient and sustainable processing
