Environmental Data

Transparency with our environmental performance

Post believes that transparency of environmental performance data is core to being a responsible company. Our company is committed to the ongoing collection of relevant data and monitoring of environmental performance based on energy sourcing and usage, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water usage, wastewater and waste generation and recycling from our owned and operated production facilities all located in North America and the United Kingdom.

Post also monitors environmental performance data for owned and operated offices, warehouses and distribution centers, and joint ventures.

MetricUnitFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
Purchased Electricity AbsoluteMWh687,013707,131724,617717,148
Purchased Electricity Intensity (Production Volume)MWh/million pounds of
product
181173166162
Purchased Electricity Intensity (Net Sales)MWh/million USD net
sales
146142124103
Total Energy ConsumptionMWh2,372,4722,574,2152,617,495
Total Energy Consumption Intensity (Production Volume)MWh/million pounds of
product
582589590
Total Energy Consumption Intensity (Net Sales)MWh/million USD net
sales
476440374
Scope 1 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e314,639300,108330,916338,848
Scope 1 GHG Emissions Intensity (Production Volume)mtCO2e/million pounds of
product
83747476
Scope 1 GHG Emissions Intensity (Net Sales)mtCO2e/million USD net
sales
67605749
Scope 2 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e331,882295,787281,408282,311
Scope 2 GHG Emissions Intensity (Production Volume)mtCO2e/million pounds of
product
88736364
Scope 2 GHG Emissions Intensity (Net Sales)mtCO2e/million USD net
sales
71594840
Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e646,521595,895612,324621,159
Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions Intensity (Production Volume)mtCO2e/million pounds of
product
171146140140
Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions Intensity (Net Sales)mtCO2e/million USD net
sales
13712010589
Scope 3 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e4,952,2505,633,5385,716,982
Scope 3 GHG Emissions Intensity (Production Volume)mtCO2e/million pounds of
product
1,2141,2891,288
Scope 3 GHG Emissions Intensity (Net Sales)mtCO2e/million USD net
sales
994963818
Scope 3 Category – Purchased Goods and ServicesmtCO2e3,826,1824,380,6654,499,819
Scope 3 Category – Capital GoodsmtCO2e168,395220,885210,062
Scope 3 Category – Fuel and Energy-Related ActivitiesmtCO2e148,570136,124134,722
Scope 3 Category – Transportation and DistributionmtCO2e404,103466,151460,371
Scope 3 Category – Waste Generated in OperationsmtCO2e13,96910,3998,032
Scope 3 Category – Use and End of Life of Sold ProductsmtCO2e369,495397,654403,977
Water Withdrawal Absolutemillion gallons2,6262,9063,0102,675
Wastewater Discharge Absolutemillion gallons1,5331,5701,7691,642
Water Use Absolutemillion gallons1,0931,3361,2411,033
Water Use Intensity (Production Volume)gallons/pound of product0.290.330.280.23
Water Use Intensity (Net Sales)gallons/USD net sales0.230.270.210.15
Production Sites in Regions with High Baseline
Water Stress
Percentage3%3%3%2%
Production Site Water Use in Regions with High Baseline
Water Stress
Percentage5.4%5.5%5.5%<1%
Production Site Water Use in Regions with High Baseline
Water Stress
million gallons59736810
Distribution Sites in Regions with High Baseline
Water Stress
Percentage2%2%3%3%
Non-Hazardous Waste Disposedmillion pounds87.877.487.580.9
Non-Hazardous Waste Disposed Intensity (Production Volume)pounds/pound of product0.0230.0190.0200.018
Non-Hazardous Waste Disposed Intensity (Net Sales)pounds/USD net sales0.0190.0160.0150.012
Landfill Diversion Percentage84%92%90%88%
Production Volumemillion pounds3,7904,0804,3694,438
Net Salesmillion USD4,7114,9815,8516,991
Enterprise-wide Environmental Sustainability Data

The above data represents current accuracy as tracking allows with values adjusted from previously disclosed data based upon identified corrections, enhanced data management methodologies and adjustments to our organization from acquisitions and divestitures. In March 2023, Post released a data correction for Scope 1 GHG emissions due to identified errors with natural gas calculations for two production sites, which changed the above performance data compared with our 2022 ESG report. The above data includes our owned and operated production locations for Bob Evans Farms, Crystal Farms, 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Michael Foods, Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, and our corporate offices. Acquisitions that have not been owned or operated for a full fiscal year have been excluded from current fiscal year environmental values. Net sales values as reported in the Post Holdings Annual Report. Our Scope 3 GHG Emissions baseline was estimated using The Scope 3 Evaluator Tool, developed by The Greenhouse Gas Protocol, using the spend-based method with data from Bob Evans Farms, Crystal Farms, 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Michael Foods, Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, and Post Holdings, Inc.