NUTRI-CO2OL

NUTRI-CO₂OL^® is our independently verified model that enables us to quantify the carbon footprint for any individual product. It provides site-specific carbon footprints for our 13,000+ grades from source to Origin’s site gate.

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NUTRI-CO₂OL^® has been developed to provide customers, farmers and the food supply chain with carbon footprint data to help make more informed decisions. NUTRI-CO₂OL^® is the first independently verified UK carbon footprint model for blends, and accounts for changes in raw material sourcing, production and blending location.

VERIFIED BY ADAS

NUTRI-CO₂OL^® has been independently verified by ADAS for its relevance, completeness, consistency, accuracy and transparency against PAS2050:2011 Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services. The verification covers emissions from cradle-to-gate.

REDUCE YOUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

NUTRI-CO₂OL^® provides a specific carbon footprint emission statement for any product that we produce and improves the accuracy for recording and reporting carbon footprints.

NUTRI-CO₂OL^® enables carbon footprint information to be part of the purchase decision, highlighting how fertiliser choice can reduce the end product carbon footprint in the broader food supply chain.

An example carbon footprint for our SELENIGRASS is below.

CASE STUDY - VEGETABLES

A large UK vegetable producer identified in their supermarket audit that fertiliser was a significant part of their carbon footprint and discussed with their agronomist ways to reduce it.

Our NUTRI-CO₂OL^® tool was used to identify how they could match the nutrient requirement of the crop to retain yield and quality, but significantly reduce the GHG from the manufacture of the fertiliser. A small change to the analysis and the raw materials making the grade produced a significant carbon footprint saving.

By reducing nitrogen losses from the system, we ensure more nitrogen is available for crop uptake – leading to potential yield improvements.

Fertiliser Grade	Carbon Footprint kg CO2-eq/kg product	Applied At kg/ha	Fertiliser Production kg CO₂-eq per hectare
Carrot Grade A	0.25	900	225
Carrot Grade B	0.15	900	135
Carbon Footprint Saving	40% reduction		Reduction of 90

CASE STUDY - MALTING BARLEY

We supply prescription fertilisers to key growers producing malting barley.

Significant reductions in carbon footprints were achieved in the mid-2010s through switching to abated nitrogen fertilisers, but what more can be done for the drinks market with an increasing demand for more sustainable crop production practices?

Working with a key customer supplying fertiliser to malting barley growers, our range of enhanced efficiency prescription grades provided a 9% reduction in carbon footprint when compared to a competitor standard complex compound.

Fertiliser Grade	Carbon Footprint kg CO2-eq/kg product	Applied At kg/ha	Fertiliser Production kg CO₂-eq per hectare
Spring Barley Grade A	0.57	400	228
Spring Barley Grade B	0.52	400	208
Carbon Footprint Saving	9% reduction		Reduction of 20

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NUTRI-CO2OL® is our independently verified model that enables us to quantify the carbon footprint for any individual product. It provides site-specific carbon footprints for our 13,000+ grades from source to Origin’s site gate.