Retailers are still failing to take action on livestock methane, according to a report by the Changing Markets Foundation (CMF)
Methane is responsible for around a third of current global warming, with agriculture the largest man-made source at 42%.
The Methane Action Tracker carried out by the CMF shows that dairy and coffee companies that sign up to collective methane commitments score higher on action.
However, none of the 20 organisations assessed have taken any action on livestock methane despite 13 recognising its effect on climate change.
Maddy Haughton-Boakes, Campaign Manager at Changing Markets, said: “Our rankings show that while progress has been made since our last report in May, there are huge gaps in methane action and reporting. There is a real leadership vacuum amongst retailers, none of which even report methane emissions.”
Dairy Methane Action Alliance (DMAA) members are the top performers amongst dairy and coffee companies, scoring an average of 61.4%, which is up from 45.9% in the last edition.
Non-members scored just 22.3%, which decreased from 23.5%. Now, 14 out of the 23 DMAA companies have a livestock methane action plan since the CMF’s last report. But only two have set reduction targets aligned with the Global Methane Pledge.
The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive was adopted earlier this year. From 2027, Member States must enforce laws and regulations to comply and in 2028, large food companies will be under closer regulatory and investor scrutiny of their emissions.
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