Carbon Neutral by 2030
At MayHawk, we’re working toward a major step of bringing our net emissions to zero across our entire carbon footprint by 2030 and being net beneficial in the longer-term.
A shared planet. Our commitment.
We have a target to be carbon neutral for all corporate emissions including our worldwide supply chain by 2030.
We’re committed to achieving carbon neutrality across our entire company footprint.
To do this, we’ve measured how and where our operations are directly or indirectly responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, and since 2021 we have chosen to take full responsibility for these areas to become carbon neutral as a company by 2030.
Using Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 categories, we’ve developed action plans to reduce or offset emissions across all three categories. For those that can’t yet be avoided, we are investing in high-quality projects that remove greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere.
Scope Categories
To tackle our emissions effectively, we must first measure where they come from:
Scope 1 covers emissions from sources MayHawk directly owns or controls, such as fuel used in our transport vehicles.
Scope 2 relates to emissions from the energy we purchase to power our facilities and production lines.
Scope 3 includes all other emissions from activities not owned or controlled by MayHawk, such as the environmental cost of growing ingredients, manufacturing packaging materials, and third-party shipping and logistics.
Reducing Emissions
After studying the Scope report we’re now focused on cutting carbon from our four largest emission sources: electricity generation in manufacturing our products, the farming of supply chain ingredients, packaging material production and transport.
This means working with lower-impact suppliers, improving manufacturing efficiency, transitioning to cleaner energy, and focussing on shipping and logistics to avoid high-carbon transport methods.
Every choice we make is being measured against its carbon footprint, bringing us closer to achieving true net zero.
How We Hold Ourselves Accountable
Our path to carbon neutrality started in 2021 with transforming how we power our operations. Wherever possible, we are phasing out fossil fuels and expanding our use of renewable electricity from solar, wind, and biomass—both on-site and via certified suppliers.
Now 60% of our electricity comes from renewable sources, but our long-term goal is simple: to ensure every stage of production – from cacao roasting, conching and tempering, to lighting and heating etc. – runs entirely on clean, low-carbon energy.
Transport Initiatives
Logistics remain a key contributor to our carbon footprint.
For some of our materials we’re shifting towards lower-emission freight methods, such as ocean transport instead of air cargo, which can cut emissions by up to 95%.
We also collaborate with delivery partners who are committed to best practices in reducing fuel use, and we are exploring other options like electric vehicles for some activities.
Having a plan goes a long way to having a solution. This keeps us focused on our goals and always moving in the right direction.
Offsetting
Through ‘offsetting’, we support projects that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere and help repair the natural ecosystems.
60% of our electricity is powered by renewables — solar panels, local wind turbines, and a nearby biomass facility. Avoiding and reducing emissions will always come first, but for any that remain, we are already investing in proven carbon offsetting projects.
At MayHawk, we get involved ourselves — planting acorns every year in a nursery on our UK production site. Over the last decade more than 70 new oak saplings have been grown by us from local acorns and planted out near our facility, each one a small step towards restoring the balance.
We also support The Woodland Trust (UK) and the Rainforest Alliance (Global), organisations involved in large-scale tree planting schemes. Together, these efforts capture carbon, protect biodiversity, and help rebuild the natural ecosystems that sustain us all.
Our production facility is in a location that grows maize on the fields as a renewable biomass fuel and has wind turbines nearby contributing to the national grid.
Small cocoa-tree saplings in Madagascar ready to be planted out to ensure a new generation of trees.
MayHawk 2030 is our pledge to make every product carbon neutral. We’re focused on reducing scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions across our operations and supply chain. Transitioning from fossil fuels to clean energy is central to this effort, and for the emissions we cannot yet eliminate, we are investing in high-quality carbon removal solutions. This is how we make chocolate, without costing the Earth.