Carbon footprint compensated products

Hesburger compensates the carbon footprint of all Double Burgers, VEKE®Soy Veggie Burgers, VEKE® Cheese Veggie Burgers, VEKE® Soy Tortillas and VEKE® Soy Fingers sold in Finland by participating in projects which bind or reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Read more about the projects.

A carbon footprint indicates the volume of greenhouse gases produced by a product during its lifecycle. A carbon footprint is expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents (CO₂e). The carbon footprints of the products have been calculated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland. The calculations are based on data provided by Hesburger and its suppliers as well as average literature data on the production of raw ingredients. Raw ingredient production, processing, logistics, restaurants and the waste management of restaurant waste and packaging are taken into consideration in the calculations. Emissions are compensated in co-operation with Finnish-based Nordic Offset.

Carbon footprints of selected Hesburger products

Double Burger: 3,4 kg CO₂e
VEKE® Soy Veggie Burger: 0,62 kg CO₂e
VEKE® Cheese Veggie Burger: 0,59 kg CO₂e
VEKE® Soy Tortilla: 1,2 kg CO₂e
VEKE® Soy Fingers 4 pcs + dip: 0,52 kg CO₂e
VEKE® Soy Fingers 6 pcs + dip: 0,69 kg CO₂e
VEKE® Soy Fingers 9 pcs + 2 dips: 1,13 kg CO₂e

Annual totals of Hesburger's carbon compensation

2016 (October-December): 8 754 tCO2e
2017: 30 297 tCO2e
2018: 29 452 tCO2e
2019: 29 786 tCO2e
2020: 27 780 tCO2e