Our Enriching Life Plan

Our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, known as our Enriching Life Plan, encompasses everything we touch, from the products we make to the ingredients we source and the communities we operate in. With our purpose – Enriching Life Through Food – at its heart, our plan highlights our commitment to a more sustainable food system and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Product, Planet and People

Guiding our work to 2030, our Enriching Life Plan is articulated through our three strategic pillars of Product, Planet and People. We have ambitions and targets under each pillar to ensure the food we create helps enable people to lead sustainable, healthier lifestyles.

 

Our 2030 headline targets

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Our products

• More than double sales of products that meet high nutritional standards.

• More than 50% of our products (by Stock Keeping Unit (SKU)) will provide additional health or nutrition benefits.

• Grow sales of plant-based products to £250m per annum.

• 100% of our packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.

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Our planet

• Reduce scope 1 and 2 emissions by 67% and reduce scope 3 emissions by 25% by 2030 in line with our Science-Based Targets.

• Target net zero by 2040 across scope 1 and 2 emissions, and in scope 3 emissions by 2050.

• Deforestation and conversion free across entire supply chain.

• Halve our food waste and support our suppliers and consumers to do the same (against a 2017 baseline).

Our people

• Achieve gender balance in our Executive Leadership Team.

• Provide skills programmes and work opportunities for excluded groups to enable fulfilling careers in the food industry.

• Provide the equivalent of 1 million meals per annum to those in food poverty.

• Be more of a force for good in our communities by volunteering at least 1,000 colleague days a year.

Working in partnership

To help shape a more sustainable UK food system, we are members of many industry-leading groups which facilitate collaboration and accelerate action. By participating in these initiatives, we hold ourselves accountable against industry-wide targets and strive to contribute to wider change. We currently hold steering group positions on the UK Plastics Pact, the Courtauld Commitment 2030 programme, The Food Data Transparency Partnership and the Food Industry Intelligence Network.