Marion bay chicken products are certified carbon neutral

We’re proud to say that from July 2024, all Marion Bay chicken products are certified as carbon neutral through Climate Active Carbon Neutral standard for products and services.

What is carbon neutral?

Carbon neutral means taking action to reduce and remove as much carbon (and other greenhouse gases such as methane) from the atmosphere as making our products puts into it.

This includes all emissions resulting from producing Marion Bay chicken, from raw materials for feed, to growing, processing and transporting the feed, to rearing, transporting and processing the chickens, to selling through our supermarkets partners and even what happens to the packaging once products are sold to consumers. A full list of activities included can be found in our Public Disclosure Statement on the climate active website

We build upon our own emissions reduction strategy by purchasing certified carbon credits that offset the remaining product carbon footprint. Offsets are projects that reduce, remove or capture emissions from the atmosphere such as reforestation, renewable energy or energy efficiency

What is climate active carbon neutral certification?

Climate Active is a government-backed program that enables businesses, government and the community to reduce carbon emissions. The Climate Active Carbon Neutral standard for products and services is a voluntary standard to manage greenhouse gas emissions, achieve carbon neutrality and to seek Climate Active certification. It provides best-practice guidance on how to measure, reduce and report emissions data for the creation, use and disposal of a product or service.

Reducing our footprint

At Marion Bay, we’re reducing our impact by making changes to the way we do business.

to reduce our waste we have

Reduced waste to landfill through optimising processing operations and maximising recycling of packaging and organic matter.

To improve energy efficiency we have

Switched
progressively to
LED lighting.

Upgraded and installed
a new spin chiller for
greater efficiency.

Installed an additional
refrigeration system, with
heat recovery used to
make hot water.

Installed an innovative heat recovery system at our hatchery at our Tasmanian hatchery to recycle heat released by the embryos during the incubation process.

Our projects

We invest in projects around Australia and around the world that reduce or remove carbon from the atmosphere to offset the emissions that we cannot eliminate. Many of these projects also have additional environmental and social benefits. We aim to support projects that support sustainable forestry, agriculture and food and waste management.

to reduce our emissions we have

australian forest for a cleaner climate #1

This project in Tasmania sequesters carbon by converting an existing short rotation plantation forest to a long rotation plantation forest. Certified as Australian Carbon Credit Units.

Poultry litter based power project in ranga reddy district, andra pradesh

This is a poultry litter-based power project in India. Certified under Gold Standard for the Global Goals.

avoided methane emission through aerobic composting at vietstar municipal solid waste treatment facility

This project will reduce emissions by establishing and operating composting facilities to treat organic matter. Certified under Gold Standard for the Global Goals.

emissions reduction

For more information about Carbon Neutral, please see the Climate Active website: www.climateactive.org.au