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.

MetricUnitFY2020FY2021FY2022
Purchased Electricity AbsoluteMWh687,013707,131724,617
Purchased Electricity IntensityMWh/million pounds of
product		181.27173.32165.85
Total Energy ConsumptionMWh2,372,4722,574,215
Total Energy Consumption IntensityMWh/million pounds of
product		581.49589.20
Scope 1 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e314,639300,108325,093
Scope 1 GHG Emissions IntensitymtCO2e/million pounds of
product		83.0273.5674.41
Scope 2 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e331,882295,787274,252
Scope 2 GHG Emissions IntensitymtCO2e/million pounds of
product		87.5772.5062.77
Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e646,521595,895599,345
Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions IntensitymtCO2e/million pounds of
product		170.59146.05137.18
Scope 3 GHG Emissions AbsolutemtCO2e–4,952,2505,633,538
Scope 3 GHG Emissions IntensitymtCO2e/million pounds of
product		1,2141,289
Scope 3 Category – Purchased Goods and ServicesmtCO2e–3,826,1824,380,665
Scope 3 Category – Capital GoodsmtCO2e–168,395220,885
Scope 3 Category – Fuel and Energy-Related ActivitiesmtCO2e–148,570136,124
Scope 3 Category – Transportation and DistributionmtCO2e–404,103466,151
Scope 3 Category – Waste Generated in OperationsmtCO2e–13,96910,399
Scope 3 Category – Use and End of Life of Sold ProductsmtCO2e–369,495397,654
Scope 3 Category – Upstream Leased AssetsmtCO2e–1,1351,261
Water Withdrawal Absolutemillion gallons2,6262,9063,010
Wastewater Discharge Absolutemillion gallons1,5331,5701,769
Water Use Absolutemillion gallons1,0931,3361,241
Water Use Intensitygallons/pounds of product0.2880.3270.284
Production Sites in Regions with High Baseline
Water Stress		Percentage3%3%3%
Production Site Water Use in Regions with High Baseline
Water Stress		Percentage5.4%5.5%5.5%
Distribution Sites in Regions with High Baseline
Water Stress		Percentage2%2%3%
Non-Hazardous Waste Generated Absolutemillion pounds990.1988.6866.7
Non-Hazardous Waste Generated Intensitypounds/pounds of product0.2610.2420.198
Non-Hazardous Waste Recycled or Reusedmillion pounds902.3911.2779.2
Non-Hazardous Waste Disposedmillion pounds87.877.487.5
Landfill Diversion Percentage84%92%90%
Production Volumemillion pounds3,7904,0804,369
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. 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.