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The Sustainability assessment for Burcon NutraScience Corp indicates the company's transparency towards the United Nations SDGs. The page contains a questions and answers section about Burcon NutraScience Corp. The report of Burcon NutraScience Corp leverages information from across the internet and also from public documents by Burcon NutraScience Corp.
Burcon NutraScience Corp in the Specialty Chemicals industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 5.7; made up of an environmental score of 3.2, social score of 8.0 and governance score of 6.0.
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147 | EQUATE Petrochemical | 5.9 | High |
155 | Hansol Chemical Co Ltd | 5.8 | High |
156 | Burcon NutraScience Corp | 5.7 | High |
156 | Ashland Global Holdings Inc | 5.7 | High |
156 | Innospec Inc | 5.7 | High |
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379 | Zhuzhou Feilu High-Tech Materials Co Ltd | 0.0 | Low |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp have an accelerator or VC vehicle to help deliver innovation?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose current and historical energy intensity?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp report the average age of the workforce?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp reference operational or capital allocation in relation to climate change?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose its ethnicity pay gap?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose cybersecurity risks?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp offer flexible work?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp have a long term incentive (LTI) executive compensation plan based on a measure of return on capital?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose the number of employees in R&D functions?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp conduct supply chain audits?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose incidents of non-compliance in relation to the health and safety impacts of products and services?
Is there a statment that there is no plan to expand their cement production? (for example: 'We have no current plans to add additional cement making capacity')
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp conduct 360 degree staff reviews?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose the individual responsible for D&I?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose current and historical air emissions?
Is there a statment that there is no plan to expand their coal usage? (for example: 'We have no current plans to add additional coal powered electricity generation')
Is executive remuneration linked to climate performance?
Does the Board describe its role in the oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose current and / or historical scope 2 emissions?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose water use targets?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp have careers partnerships with academic institutions?
Did Burcon NutraScience Corp have a product recall in the last two years?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose incidents of discrimination?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp allow for Work Councils/Collective Agreements to be formed?
Has Burcon NutraScience Corp issued a profit warning in the past 24 months?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose parental leave metrics?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose climate scenario or pathway analysis?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose current and / or historical scope 1 emissions?
Are Operating Expesnses linked to emissions reduction?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose the pay ratio of women to men?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp support suppliers with sustainability related research and development?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose the number of operations that have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessments?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp reflect climate-related risks in its financial statements?
Is there a statment that there is no plan to expand their carbon intensite energy assets? (for example: 'We have no current plans to carry out further drilling for oil,')
Is Burcon NutraScience Corp involved in embryonic stem cell research?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose GHG and Air Emissions intensity?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose its waste policy?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp report according to TCFD requirements?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose its policies for bribery, corruption, whistle-blower, conflict of interest?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose energy use targets?
Does Burcon NutraScience Corp disclose its Renewable Energy targets?

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Burcon NutraScience Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops plant proteins and ingredients for use in the food and beverage industries in Canada. The company's products include Peazazz, a pea protein for use in dairy alternatives, ready-to-drink beverages, dry blended beverages, bars, baked goods, and meat substitute products; and Peazac and Peazac 850, a pea protein for plant-based meat alternative products, ready-to-mix powders, ready-to-mix beverages, dairy alternatives, and nutrition bars, as well as other applications requiring the most neutral flavor and moderate viscosity. It provides Puratein, a canola protein isolate for use in meat alternatives, such as burgers, sausages, and nutrition bars; Supertein, a canola protein that is a light-colored powder for use in non-dairy frozen desserts, egg alternative, plant-based marshmallows and ready-to-mix beverages, whipped toppings, and plant-based bars; and Nutratein, a canola protein comprising a mixture of globulin and albumin proteins for use in meat and egg alternatives, and other plant-based functional foods. In addition, the company offers Nutratein-PS and Nutratein-TZ, a blend of Peazac pea protein; and CLARISOY, a soy protein for use in sports nutrition beverages, citrus-based drinks, fruit-flavored beverages, lemonades, powdered beverage mixes, and other foods and nutritional products. Further, it provides MeritPro, a nutritional protein blend, including allergen-free, gluten-free, non-dairy, non-GMO, and vegan. The company was formerly known as Burcon Capital Corp. and changed its name to Burcon NutraScience Corporation in October 1999. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.