Climate impacts
In its Group-wide operating policy, Apetit is committed to reducing identified material climate and environmental impacts. Adaptation to climate change and emission reductions targeted across the entire value chain play a central role in Apetit’s strategy. In 2025, Apetit committed to setting science-based emission reduction targets covering the entire value chain.
The greenhouse gas emissions of Apetit’s own operations are mainly caused by the energy used by production plants. Apetit has systematically reduced the emissions of its own operations by investing in the use of renewable energy. In 2025, Apetit’s own operations (Scope 1&2) generated a total of 4,516 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions and have decreased 80 per cent compared to 2019.
In 2025, emissions caused by Apetit’s own operations (Scope 1&2) accounted for approximately two per cent of the Group’s total emissions. The Group’s most significant climate impacts arise in Apetit’s value chain. Apetit’s total emissions (Scope 1-3) were approximately 218,100 t CO2eq in 2025. The largest emissions in the value chain arise from purchased goods and services (87.1%), particularly from the cultivation of raw materials. The other most significant emission categories in Apetit’s value chain include emissions arising from the use of sold products (3.1%), including the computational food waste impact, and upstream and downstream logistics (4.1%).
Reduction of climate impacts
In recent years, the most significant emission reduction measures in own operations were related to investments to increase use of renewable energy.
Developing material efficiency and minimising waste can also affect the climate impact. Apetit actively strives to improve material efficiency and its packaging solutions and to utilise the side streams created in the process as efficiently as possible. The Säkylä frozen foods plant applies the principle of continuous improvement and aims to, reduce the amount of side streams that would be suitable for food use. The side streams from production are utilized for example in production of Kotimainen crushed peas and Säkylän Kasvispyörykkä vegetable ball. In Pudasjärvi, efforts have also been made to reduce waste by better monitoring of waste and by developing the pizza dough, conveyors and cooling capacity. In Kantvik vegetable oil milling plant the largest by‑product, i.e. the straw waste that comes with oilseeds, can be fully utilised in production at the bioenergy plant.
Packaging also plays a significant role in reducing food waste and related climate impacts. The packaging of a food product is primarily intended to protect the shelf life of the product and to ensure product safety. Apetit has replaced all of its packaging materials with recyclable ones, which extends the material cycle. The new bottling line at the Kantvik plant reduces the amount of packaging material required and the need for transport.
With regard to the value chain, the most significant climate impacts arise from the cultivation of raw materials. Ways to reduce emissions from cultivation include developing cultivation methods and yield levels. For field vegetables, cultivation methods are
developed through Apetit farming practices used by Apetit’s contract growers. Apetit is also involved in RypsiRapsi-foorumi, which aims, among other things, to increase the harvest level of domestic oilseed plants and produce new cultivation information through experimentation. The development of cultivation methods, improving soil fertility and increasing crop levels represent concrete measures for reducing the climate impacts of cultivation.
