Carbon Footprint & Sustainable Nutrition
Did you know that one bowl of chilli could help save the planet?
Planet
Healthy Planet
Two of the biggest issues facing the world today are the growing health problems related to obesity, and the threat of climate change. It is now well established that excessive meat consumption and its intensive production are significant contributors to this situation. We want to help consumers in developed countries find ways to reduce meat consumption by 50% by 2050, in line with scientific evidence from experts.
Sustainability Calculator
It might surprise you how much of an impact going meat free can have on our planet and your health. It's not just the amount of calories and saturated fat you'll save, but your carbon footprint too.
2 people going meat-free for 1 meal would save
Reducing our environmental impact
We don’t start where everyone else does with protein production – and we’re proud about that. Rather than use animals, we use fermenters to grow and harvest the protein. This natural process makes our protein production much better for the environment, as it is more water efficient, produces less Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and takes less land.
Quorn® is the first global meat-alternative brand to achieve third party certification of its carbon footprint figures, with over 50% of our products proudly achieving the Carbon Trust Footprint.
The Carbon Footprint of Quorn Mince is more than 90% lower than that of beef
In 2016 our sites’ Carbon Emissions from energy ‡ showed a reduction of 27% compared to our 2010 baseline
‡ Per tonne of production
Sustainability
Read about the things we’ve achieved so far and find out more about the exciting developments and innovations helping to make Quorn even more sustainable.
Find Out MoreSustainable Palm Oil
Palm oil is a versatile ingredient that’s good to use because it only needs half the land of other oil producing crops. But in some parts of the world, illegal and irresponsible palm oil practices are a clear driver of deforestation, social conflicts and human rights issues. This cannot be allowed to continue.
We are members and supporters of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
We use only certified sustainable palm oil, and have done since 2014
We are 'leading the way' on the use of sustainable Palm Oil as classified by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Protecting Water Resources
In many parts of the world, water is a scarce resource and under increasing pressure as the global population grows.
† Global average, ‡ Per tonne of production
Sustainability Videos
Did you know that one bowl of chilli could help save the planet? Watch our series of sustainability videos and discover how changing what we eat can make a real difference.
Planet Emissions & Sustainable Nutrition
Did you know that simply swapping beef mince for Quorn mince once a week could help to save our planet?
Water Consumption & Sustainable Nutrition
Did you know that swapping one beef mince meal to Quorn Mince saves the water equivalent of over 21 showers?
Global Population & Sustainable Nutrition
Did you know that producing Quorn Mince uses 90% less land than producing beef mince?
