Cereal innovator Silvery Tweed Cereals has entered into a partnership with environmental consultants Beyondly to help reduce its carbon footprint and achieve its sustainability goals.
Berwick-upon-Tweed-based Silvery Tweed processes, manufactures, and supplies premium-quality cereal and seed ingredients to many of the leading names in the baking and cereals industries throughout the UK and Europe. It consists of two manufacturing and warehouse sites and the family farm, The Mead.
With reaching net zero being of increasing importance, it is expected that most businesses will need to make significant adjustments to meet reduction targets. This is particularly relevant to the food industry, which is currently responsible for a quarter of all global greenhouse gas emissions.
The family-owned and run company has instructed Beyondly to assess its direct carbon emissions and assist in setting clear reduction objectives.
Beyondly is a leading B Corp certified UK compliance scheme and consultancy, empowering companies to make confident environmental choices. They will be consulting with Silvery Tweed on scope 1 and 2 emissions, which are the direct emissions caused by the company and energy indirect emissions (i.e. those from purchased electricity) that are a consequence of the company’s activities.
Robert Gladstone, managing director at Silvery Tweed Cereals, says: “Sustainability and caring for the environment has always been high on the agenda for Silvery Tweed. We source the majority of our grain within a 40-mile radius and our farm is now part of the countryside stewardship scheme.
“That said, we are aware there is always more that can be done, especially on the processing side of our business and we want to ensure we are always operating in the greenest way possible. We’re excited to partner with Beyondly and use their extensive knowledge to make the best environmental decisions we can.”
Susanna Jackson, lead consultant at Beyondly, adds: “We’re delighted to be working with Silvery Tweed Cereals to enable them to reach their sustainability goals. Our first steps will be to collate data on onsite operations to provide a carbon footprint baseline, and then carry out an audit to identify where energy can be saved, and emissions reduced.
“It’s great to have businesses on board that has a proactive approach to net zero, and we are here to facilitate and empower any business that wishes to start the journey to a lower carbon future.”
Find out more about Beyondly, here.