SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025 | 9 8 | SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2025 Each year, we work to streamline the calculation of our greenhouse gas emissions and improve data quality and visibility. In 2025 we worked with consultants to calculate our Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions to develop our FY 2024 baseline. Since the establishment of our baseline, we are now able to identify emission trends, determine hotspots, and ultimately develop an abatement road map. Our Scope 1 emissions rose slightly, 5%, in 2025 from the 2024 baseline, largely due to the addition of two new production sites; whereas our Scope 2 location-based emissions decreased by 3%, largely due to emission factors improving and energy reduction initiatives at our St. Ansgar mill. Reduce OU R C O M PA N Y A N D S U P P LY C H A I N F O O T P R I N T C O M M I T M E N T 1 βIt is important to calculate Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions to establish a baseline, set goals, and track progress. This process also helps identify where the most impactful abatement projects can be implemented.β - Amy Veliz, Sustainability Analyst G OA L 1 STREAMLINE SCOPE 1, 2, & 3 ACCOUNTING *FY 2024 Scope 1 emissions change FY 2024: This has been lowered from our 2024 report because of an incorrect unit conversion that was found while reviewing our processes. **Scope 2 Market-Based emissions change FY 2024: This has been increased as the way the RECs received from the electricity provider were being calculated was reevaluated. The RECs reported currently reflect the actual amount of retired energy credits in megawatt-hours (MWh), whereas they were previously calculated using an estimated percentage of electricity. *** Scope 2 Market-Based emissions FY 2025: This includes estimated RECs β the final certificate has not been issued yet. S C O P E 1 A N D 2 E M I S S I O N S IN METRIC TONS OF CO2e IN FY 2024 AND FY 2025 Scope 2 - Location-Based Scope 2 - Market-Based Scope 1 FY 2024 FY 2025 23,446* 56,028 52,625** 24,682 54,283 55,436*** SCOPE 1 & 2: GREENHOUSE GAS FOOTPRINT In 2025 our Scope 1 emissions rose by 1,236 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), approximately a 5% increase. About 2% of this 5% increase can be attributed to the addition of two new facilities in our network, one of which is our new flax processing plant in Delise, Saskatchewan. Our location-based emissions decreased by 1,745 metric tons of CO2e in 2025, a 3% decrease. Our St. Ansgar facility had an 1% decrease in Scope 2 location-based emissions as the result of new energy efficiency improvements. For our Scope 2 market-based emissions we had been given renewable energy credits (RECs) in the past through our Iowa energy provider, but this program ended in 2025; as a result, our market-based emissions rose by 2,811 metric tons of CO2e, a 5% increase from 2024. All calculations are in alignment with the GHG Protocol Corporate Standard. If you would like to know more about any of our emissions calculation methodologies and the assumptions taken, please reach out to GMISustainability@grainmillers.com
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