Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Supporting British farmers
• Ensuring food safety, quality and provenance
• Reducing, reusing and recycling plastic
• Reducing operational general waste and carbon emissions
• Reducing food waste
• Looking after our colleagues
• Sourcing responsibly
• Supply chain working conditions
• Helping customers to live healthier lives
• Supporting local communities

Environmental Achievements

• 45% reduction in operational carbon emissions (2005 baseline)
• 9,000 tonnes of plastic removed or made widely recyclable from Morrisons branded products
• 81% recyclable Morrisons branded plastic packaging
• 1,300 tonnes of plastic saved following the launch of our paper carrier bag
• 176m plastic produce bags removed from stores
• 600 tonnes of unrecyclable polystyrene removed from Morrisons branded products
• 99.5% store waste diverted from landfill
• 3.4m meals donated to charities and community groups through surplus food redistribution (2017/18: 1.5m meals)
• 7,710 tonnes surplus food redistributed since 2016/17

Social Achievements

• £5.5m donated to local causes through Morrisons Foundation (2017/18: £10m)
• £3.6m raised for charity partner CLIC Sargent (2017/18: £3m)
• 500 fresh food apprenticeships launched
• 76% colleague engagement score
• Quieter Hour launched
• V Taste vegan range launched
• Little Kitchen range launched
• 2.45bn calories removed from Morrisons branded products
• 140 new local food makers selling products in our stores

Governance Achievements

• Full membership of the Ethical Trading Initiative
• Publication of Nutmeg tier one factory list
• 870 Colleagues trained on Modern Slavery

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change significantly affects our business through its impacts on agricultural yields, food prices and supply
• Increased scrutiny of practices in the meat and dairy sector
• High profile Pret a Manger case on allergen labelling
• Stakeholder pressure to act on plastic
• Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear constitutes around 10% of all marine litter

Mitigation Strategies

• Working with the Carbon Trust to set a science-based target
• Continuous improvements in food safety across our manufacturing operations through our Culture of Excellence audit programme
• Moving towards a circular plastics economy model; reducing, reusing and recycling where possible
• Working with Morrisons branded suppliers on suitable alternatives to plastic straws on cartons
• Supporting members of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 5,000+ supplier visits by our ‘at source’ produce experts

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical Trading Code
• Red Tractor standards
• Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance certified bananas
• RSPO certified palm oil supply chain
• FSC certified timber

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Impacts on agricultural yields, food prices and supply

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Paper carrier bags
• Too Good to Waste boxes
• Eat Fresh boxes
• V Taste vegan range
• Little Kitchen range

Awards & Recognition

• CIWF Good Egg Award
• Retailer of the Year at the Food and Farming Awards

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Food Waste
• Plastic Reduction
• Sustainable Sourcing
• Animal Welfare
• Colleagues
• Communities
• Human Rights

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced operational carbon footprint by 32% since 2017
• Reduced food waste by 13% compared to 2016/17
• Reduced own-brand plastic packaging by 11% since 2017
• Removed plastic bags from eight stores (trial)
• Sold over 100,000 ‘Magic Bags’ through Too Good To Go
• Sourced 27% of cotton used in Nutmeg clothing to the Better Cotton standard

Social Achievements

• Launched Doorstep Delivery service, making over 650,000 deliveries to vulnerable people
• Donated £10m of food to help restock the nation’s food banks
• Guaranteed pay of at least £10 an hour for colleagues
• Invested £5m (450,000 hrs) into Community Champions network
• Signed up to Business in the Community’s Race at Work Charter
• Moved head office colleagues to a four-day working week

Governance Achievements

• Refreshed sustainability governance approach with new Sustain Group and Sub Committee

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change impacts (extreme weather, water scarcity)
• COVID-19 pandemic (supply chain disruptions, increased food insecurity)
• Plastic waste
• Human rights challenges in global supply chains

Mitigation Strategies

• Set target to achieve net zero emissions in own operations by 2040
• Introduced Doorstep Delivery and donated to food banks
• Implemented health and safety initiatives in stores
• Set targets to reduce own-brand plastic packaging and make it recyclable
• Ethical Trading Policy and Code with third-party audits and supplier support
• Capacity-building webinars for suppliers on human rights and worker welfare

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 98% of high-risk supplier sites completed a third-party ethical audit

Responsible Procurement

• Ethical Trading Policy and Code
• Sustainable soy sourcing policy
• Membership of the UK Roundtable on Sustainable Soy

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather
• Water scarcity

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, TCFD

Third-party Assurance: Challenge Sustainability Limited

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• For Farmers range
• Naturally Wonky range
• Healthier Living Icon products
• Nourish range
• Counted range

Awards & Recognition

• Good Calf Award