'Meaningful progress': Weetabix sets new science based emissions targets

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Weetabix has targets validated by Science Based Targets Initiative, as it reveals how 30 million biscuits were made using wheat from low carbon farming trials

The Weetabix Food Company has this week updated its emissions targets, setting a new goal to reduce direct Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 54.6 per cent by 2033 as it confirmed its plans have been validated...

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