Carbon Trust issue CCm with Certificate of Achievement

CCm Technologies is delighted to have achieved verification from the Carbon Trust of the cradle-to-gate Carbon footprint of its “CCmGrowth^®” 12N-4P-4K fertiliser. The assessment carried out by the Carbon Trust included a review of raw materials, upstream transportation and manufacturing, and is aligned to the international standard ISO 14067;2018 greenhouse gases (GHG). It is based on real data gathered from our principal production site over the last year. The assessment has determined that the cradle-to-gate footprint of “CCmGrowth^®” material equates to:

-0.9 tonnes CO₂e per tonne of product

This means that per tonne of product manufactured, “CCmGrowth^®” holds more biogenic Carbon content than is released during the upstream life cycle stages. The Carbon content is estimated to be equivalent to 1.1 tonnes CO₂e per tonne of product. Following manufacture, the product will then be transported and used in field, at which point a portion of the Carbon is likely to be re-released, based on land management activities.

Professor Peter Hammond, CCm’s Chief Technology Officer, said:

“At its simplest, the Carbon Trust’s assurance confirms that the CCm upstream activities do not contribute to the product’s total Carbon footprint. The negative footprint confirms that “CCmGrowth^®” is an innovation which can support the decarbonisation of the agriculture sector.”

The next stage of CCm Technologies’ decarbonisation journey is to analyse the downstream impacts of the “CCmGrowth^®” product, in order to provide customers with a full life cycle view. Based on initial analysis, there are indications that the CCm product has potential for further positive impacts beyond Carbon, such as reducing fertiliser run-off.