Core carbon neutral status offers key eco-boost for Puratos
Global ingredients group, Puratos, has marked a key milestone in gaining carbon emissions neutral status for core scope one and two categories, which has made significant progress in improving environmental performance, writes Neill Barston.
The business, which has been especially active in supplying the premium chocolate, as well as bakery markets, has made continued strides towards its overall sustainability goals.
As the firm asserted, it has evolved its strategy through a renewed commitment to renewable energy, as well as cutting emissions per ton produced by nearly 50% compared to the 2016 baseline.
Since 2023, all electricity sourced across its operations has been 100% renewable. This achievement is further strengthened by responsible offsetting initiatives, including tree-planting projects across its supply chain that help compensate for residual emissions and support long-term ecosystem restoration.
Carbon neutrality was unveiled in Puratos’s newly published 2025 Sustainability GRI Report, which also highlights other commitments and progress the company has made across its global manufacturing sites. The company invested €4.9 million in 38 energy efficiency projects last year alone, including on-site solar panel coverage, which now spans 105,834 m². Puratos’s new wind turbine at its Lummen, Belgium site, one of the company’s ten largest facilities, already covered half the site’s needs in 2025. Currently, 10% of Puratos’s total electricity requirement is generated on-site through solar panels and wind energy. 20 of its production facilities around the world now proudly carry official carbon neutral certification.
The achievement of this goal marks an important milestone in Puratos’s overall carbon reduction journey. It reflects the company’s broader strategy to reduce its environmental footprint by accelerating the transition towards even greater energy efficiency, cleaner energy sources, and deeper decarbonisation across the value chain.
This includes broadening the scope of action to Scope 3 emissions, which are mainly linked to raw materials such as cocoa, dairy ingredients, sugar and wheat. In fact, in early 2026, Puratos submitted Net Zero science-based targets to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
“Reaching carbon neutrality in our direct operations is a proud achievement for Puratos, as the entire food industry works to reduce its environmental impact,” comments Francesca Angiulli, Sustainability Director at Puratos.
“It represents years of investment, innovation and commitment from teams across the business. We believe we have an important responsibility to help build a more sustainable future for the sector. This ambition is embedded in our product development, our sourcing decisions and the way we support our customers in developing more sustainable bakery, patisserie and chocolate products. Looking ahead, our focus is on reducing Scope 3 emissions too – where collaboration with suppliers, farmers and customers will continue to be essential.”
As the company added, the latest performance report noted continued progress in responsible sourcing. For instance, Puratos now sources 38.2% of its cocoa through Cacao-Trace, its proprietary certified sustainable cocoa programme.
This initiative supports 31,795 cocoa farmers across key growing regions while advancing quality and sustainability standards throughout the cocoa supply chain. The company also obtained 37.3% of fruit in 2025 through Field to Fork, its local and transparent sourcing program, which strengthens partnerships with growers while promoting greater traceability and more sustainable fruit sourcing practices.
Last year also saw Puratos introduce a new regenerative agriculture commitment focused on wheat sourcing. The company is aiming for 50% of its global flour volumes to support the transition to regenerative agricultural practices by 2030, alongside a targeted 30% reduction in associated carbon emissions.
