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🏬 WALMART PROJECT GIGATON · REPORTING YEAR 2025

Northwind Foods Co. — Emissions Disclosure

Sioux City, Iowa  ·  311999 — All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing

Annual Revenue $42M
Employees 180
Reporting Year 2025
EIN 47-1234567
Walmart Supplier Since 2019
Giga Guru Status 🏅 Silver — Eligible
Report Generated June 4, 2026
Platform Emissa Automated Reporting Platform
Total Inventory

Emissions Summary

Scope 1
487.3
tCO₂e
Scope 2
621.8
tCO₂e (location-based)
Scope 3
11,248.6
tCO₂e
Total Emissions
12,357.7
tCO₂e combined

Scope 2 market-based: 494.2 tCO₂e (380,000 kWh offset via Green-e certified RECs). Scope 3 is

GHG Protocol Scope 1

S1 Direct Emissions — 487.3 tCO₂e

Emission Source Quantity / Factor tCO₂e
Natural gas — manufacturing facility
4,820 MMBtu
EPA GHGRP 0.0533 tCO2e/MMBtu
 256.9
Fleet fuel — 14 delivery vehicles (diesel)
47,600 L
EPA MOVES 2.69 kgCO2e/L
 128.0
Propane — forklifts & facility
12,400 L
EPA 1.51 kgCO2e/L
 18.7
Refrigerant losses (R-404A)
28 kg
GWP 3,922 (IPCC AR6)
 83.7
Scope 1 Total
 487.3
GHG Protocol Scope 2

S2 Purchased Energy — 621.8 tCO₂e (location-based)

Emission Source Quantity / Factor tCO₂e
Electricity — Sioux City facility (MidAmerican Energy)
1,842,000 kWh
EPA eGRID MROW 2024: 0.338 kgCO2e/kWh
 621.8
Scope 2 — Market-based (with RECs)
380,000 kWh · Green-e certified RECs · MidAmerican Energy
 494.2
GHG Protocol Scope 3

S3 Value Chain Emissions — 11,248.6 tCO₂e

CAT 1 Purchased Goods & Services
7,728.0 tCO₂e
Primary driver. Grain, packaging, ingredients.
Factor: USEEIO v2.0 Sector 311 — 0.42 tCO2e/$1K spend
CAT 4 Upstream Transportation & Distribution
233.0 tCO₂e
Third-party freight from 6 regional carriers.
Factor: EPA SmartWay TL: 0.082 kgCO2e/tonne-km
CAT 5 Waste Generated in Operations
210.1 tCO₂e
Landfill (62%) + composting (38%).
Factor: EPA WARM: 0.51 tCO2e/tonne (mixed food + packaging)
CAT 6 Business Travel
13.9 tCO₂e
Trade shows, buyer meetings.
Factor: DEFRA 2024 Avg Economy: 0.158 kgCO2e/km
CAT 7 Employee Commuting
207.4 tCO₂e
180 FTEs, 240 working days, 72% drive alone.
Factor: EPA 0.21 kgCO2e/vehicle-km
CAT 11 Use of Sold Products
N/A
Not applicable — food products consumed
CAT 12 End-of-Life Treatment of Sold Products
2,862.8 tCO₂e
Cardboard (44%), plastic film (38%), glass (18%).
Factor: EPA WARM packaging mix: 0.34 tCO2e/tonne
Project Gigaton — Reduction Commitments

Supplier Reduction Roadmap

Northwind Foods Co. has submitted four reduction pledges aligned with Walmart's Giga Guru assessment criteria. Commitments are tracked annually and updated each reporting cycle.

Energy Efficiency
20% reduction in Scope 1+2 by 2030
On track
Baseline: 2023  ·  LED lighting retrofit complete. HVAC upgrades Q3 2026.
Renewable Energy
100% renewable electricity by 2028
In progress (21% covered via RECs)
Baseline: 2024  ·  Power purchase agreement with MidAmerican Energy signed March 2026.
Supply Chain (Cat 1)
15% Scope 3 Cat 1 reduction by 2027
Planning
Baseline: 2025  ·  Supplier survey launched Q2 2026. Top 10 suppliers = 68% of Cat 1 spend.
Freight Efficiency
10% Scope 3 Cat 4 reduction by 2027
On track
Baseline: 2025  ·  Consolidated shipping lanes with 3 carriers. SmartWay Partner enrolled.
Data Quality & Standards

Methodology

  • GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard (Revised Edition)
  • EPA eGRID 2024 — regional electricity grid emission factors (MROW subregion)
  • EPA GHGRP — stationary combustion default factors (40 CFR Part 98)
  • USEEIO v2.0 — US Environmentally-Extended Input-Output Model for Scope 3 Cat 1
  • EPA SmartWay — freight transport emission factors
  • EPA WARM v15 — waste emission factors
  • DEFRA 2024 — business travel emission factors
  • IPCC AR6 GWP100 values for refrigerants
Audit Trail

Verification & Attestation

Verification Status ⏳ Self-reported (Third-party verification in progress)
Third-party Auditor Veritas ESG Partners (engagement letter signed April 2026)
Platform Emissa v2.1
Generated June 4, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC
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