There is a lot of discussion around energy use and emissions from the agriculture and food sectors. There are three types of emissions that various models seek to measure and report. Scope 1 are the direct emissions from a single company – such as manufacturing use of energy and related emissions, or a transportation company’s vehicle fleet. Scope 2 are the indirect emissions that are created in producing energy that a company uses, such as electricity, fuel oil or natural gas for processing or transportation fuel for a transportation company. Then there is the Scope 3 category: these are also indirect emissions – meaning those not produced by the company itself. They differ from Scope 2 as they cover those produced...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
From WPI Consulting
Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.