Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthy and sustainable dietary patterns
• Sustainable business operations and internal processes
• Sustainable supply and value chains
• Good corporate citizenship
• Climate change
• Biodiversity
• Sustainable food production
• Water stewardship
• Waste reduction
• Animal welfare
• Undernutrition
• Labor rights
• Resource rights
• Community engagement
• Corporate governance
• Taxation
• Anti-corruption

Environmental Achievements

• Not disclosed

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Lack of consensus on key principles defining an “SDG-aligned” business.
• Existing frameworks overlook critical aspects of stakeholder engagement, value chains, and policy maker interactions.
• Many standards focus on policies and codes of conduct, insufficient to tackle poor practices.
• Companies can cherry-pick reporting criteria, ignoring less convenient SDGs.

Mitigation Strategies

• Development of a Four Pillar Framework for corporate SDG alignment.
• Assessment of sustainability reporting standards against the Four Pillar Framework.
• Proposal of an SDG indicator framework for business, using GHG emissions as an example.
• Recommendations for sustainability standards, companies, policymakers, and investors.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Robust requirements for suppliers to guarantee respect for human rights, labor rights, and resource rights.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, CDP, DJSI, B Corp, SASB, ATNI, UN Global Compact, WBCSD, OECD-FAO, WBA, FSC, RSPO

Certifications: FSC, RSPO

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Nutritious products & services
• Encouraging healthy diets
• Climate change
• Biodiversity
• Sustainable food production
• Water
• Food waste & loss
• Plastics
• Animal welfare & antibiotics
• Human rights

Environmental Achievements

• Supermarkets are publishing more clearly defined targets and disclosing more performance data than other sectors, especially for climate change, biodiversity, sustainable food production, food waste, plastics and animal welfare.

Social Achievements

• Caterers perform better on nutritious products and services.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Companies need to set clearer targets and improve reporting for sales of healthy and sustainable food, Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions, land use conversion-free soy in animal feed, sourcing from suppliers using recognised environmental management practices, sourcing from water-stressed regions, eliminating single-use plastics, ensuring human rights are respected across their supply chains.
• The biggest challenge is how to enable and accelerate the transition in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mitigation Strategies

• Comprehensive, aligned and evidence-based assessments of food companies’ targets and progress.
• Government action to mandate public reporting by companies against key metrics, and a coordinated policy approach.
• Improved data for companies to base their decision-making on and communicate their progress to stakeholders.
• Private sector investments that have conditions attached to the provision of capital.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Food Systems
• Climate Change
• Employee Well-being
• Consumer Confidence
• Sustainability
• Health and Wellness
• Social Justice
• Food Safety
• Forced Labor
• Food Waste
• Forest Protection
• Decarbonization

Environmental Achievements

• Kroger working towards zero hunger and zero waste commitments
• Unilever adopting renewable energy and regenerative agriculture, saving the company money
• Magnit adopting stringent food waste and CO2 reduction goals
• Companies committing to decarbonisation with clear transition pathways
• Carrefour taking steps to support forest positive efforts: working on all links in the supply chain, collaborating with suppliers and others, and promoting transparency through public, regular reporting
• Companies adopting digital solutions to improve traceability and reduce waste

Social Achievements

• Kroger stores becoming Covid-19 vaccination sites and offering a million-dollar lottery for one recipient every week for five weeks
• A.S. Watson appointing “Chief Smile Officers” within the company, who spread information about mental health through social media and other venues
• Procter & Gamble making the workplace diverse and inclusive
• Boxed.com providing full scholarships for their children’s college tuition; up to $20,000 towards weddings; and other perks that go well beyond US standards
• CHL leading an online platform that promoted healthy, affordable home cooking and live-streamed tutorials
• Walmart focusing on keeping its employees safe and fed; investing in impacting the communities where employees and suppliers live and work
• Companies addressing health disparities and reaching underserved populations
• Tesco donating 60 million pounds of food in 2020, twice as much as they had the previous year
• Companies working to end forced labor in their supply chains

Governance Achievements

• CGF adopting the Coalitions of Action framework, leading to clearer pathways and more tangible outcomes on the CGF’s core priorities
• Companies committing to transparency and traceability through public reporting
• Companies establishing clear pathways to meet ESG commitments

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Long-term impact of COVID-19 and building back better
• Changing consumer behaviours and sentiments reflecting uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis
• Impact on businesses, relationships and the demands of consumers
• Food insecurity and anxiety
• Inequality exacerbated by the pandemic
• Erosion of trust in the supply chain
• Forced labor in global value chains
• Food waste
• Deforestation and forest degradation
• Climate change
• Supply chain disruptions
• Lack of digital integration across the value chain

Mitigation Strategies

• Investing in consumer confidence
• Investing in employee engagement and well-being
• Investing in machine learning and other analytic tools
• Collaboration with the non-profit sector and other partners
• Moving into an omnichannel model
• Adopting stringent food waste and CO2 reduction goals
• Developing digital communication to become trusted sources of health information
• Encouraging preventative health care
• Sharing information about sustainability
• Empowering local operators to make decisions relevant to their regions
• Investing in supply chain resilience
• Developing digital solutions to mitigate pandemic risks and prepare for others
• Applying digital traceability solutions to SKUs in areas of highest regulatory or consumer interest
• Working together to solve forced labor issues
• Redirecting surplus food to those in need
• Removing regulatory barriers to donating food
• Acquiring diverse talent to prevent bias in algorithms
• Leveraging technology to support sustainability goals

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Sustainable sourcing
• Traceability
• Transparency
• Ethical labor practices
• Food safety standards

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Droughts
• Heat stress
• Coastal erosion

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes
• Market shifts

Opportunities

• Development of sustainable products and services
• Investment in renewable energy
• Smart water management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
• SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 15: Life on Land

Initiatives contribute to these goals through various programs and collaborations

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Collaboration for healthier lives
• Human rights
• Forest positive
• Climate/decarbonisation
• Plastic waste

Environmental Achievements

• Plastic Waste Coalition of Action achieved implementation planning of golden design rules among 97% of its members.
• Amcor is converting all its products to recyclable designs.
• Kao Corporation applauded Japan for its high adoption of reuse and refill systems.
• Carrefour noted that consumers in many markets are already demanding circular options.

Social Achievements

• A.S. Watson Group has ramped up its refill programme to help consumers reduce plastic waste.
• Bel Group has committed to paying dairy farmers a higher set price for milk in return for farmers’ commitment to regenerative agriculture practices.
• CHL builds on a decade of work by CGF members to combat lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes by empowering consumers to make healthier choices.

Governance Achievements

• Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change, political conflicts and other disruptions continue to disrupt the supply chain.
• Insufficient data, internal resource constraints, the complexity of solutions and financing, and difficulties involved in aligning strategy and execution in decarbonisation.
• Greenwashing — making sustainability claims that are not backed up by action — can backfire dramatically, even leading to boycotts.
• Gap between what is being planned and what is being delivered in decarbonisation.

Mitigation Strategies

• Collaboration among businesses and across sectors on pre-competitive issues such as decarbonisation and the circular economy.
• The digital transformation in supporting these goals, as well as improving supply chain resilience and efficiency.
• Shift in mindset for decarbonisation: Instead of using your own balance sheet, instead of thinking about simply payback, we need to challenge ourselves to think about what is the total cost of ownership of the system that I’m implementing.
• Companies should provide sustainable options at price points that more consumers can afford.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Regenerative agriculture
• Deforestation and conversion free supplier approach

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Regenerative agriculture

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employee health and well-being
• Human rights in supply chains
• Packaging circularity
• Deforestation-free supply chains
• Net-zero emissions

Environmental Achievements

• Improved reporting of non-confidential information on key commodities with overall KPI disclosure at 77 percent, up from 64 percent in 2022 (Forest Positive Coalition)
• 100 percent reporting rate on Golden Design Rules (Plastic Waste Coalition)
• First baseline report presenting operational food surplus and waste data from sixteen members (Food Waste Coalition)
• 78 percent of Forest Positive Coalition initiatives invested in by two or more members

Social Achievements

• Launched the CGF’s 2023 ‘Year of Employee Well-being Campaign’ (Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition)
• People Positive Palm project deepened engagement with Malaysia’s recruiters, employers and government (Human Rights Coalition)
• Acquired three prominent industry schemes in social benchmarking (Sustainable Supply Chain Initiative Coalition)

Governance Achievements

• Continued its journey of improved governance; an essential component of food safety management systems (GFSI Coalition)
• Accelerated its plans to improve its oversight of food safety standards (GFSI Coalition)
• Developed and engaged industry working groups with UNEP, FAO, and IDH (SSCI Coalition)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Changing social, environmental, geopolitical, and economic conditions
• Mounting environmental concerns, escalating political conflicts, economic instability and significant humanitarian crises
• Complexity of implementing due diligence across supply chains
• Hundreds of sustainability schemes on the market, leading to challenges in choosing trustworthy ones
• Poor quality product data leading to lost sales and eroded consumer trust

Mitigation Strategies

• Leveraging Coalitions as a catalyst for change
• Refined strategy with five ‘Acceleration Areas’
• Cross-Coalition collaboration and knowledge sharing
• Development of new Environmental Benchmark (SSCI Coalition)
• Accelerated adoption of GS1 standards (Product Data Coalition)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Deforestation and Conversion Free (DCF) supply approach
• Golden Design Rules for packaging
• Human Rights Due Diligence (HRDD)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

• SIRIUS Award in Sustainable Collaboration

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Decarbonisation
• Food Waste Reduction
• Plastic Waste Reduction
• Healthier Lifestyles
• Human Rights
• Forest Conservation
• Circular Economy
• Sustainable Supply Chains

Environmental Achievements

• Launched the Towards Net Zero Coalition of Action
• Developed nine Golden Design Rules for plastic packaging
• Published a report demonstrating the business case for reducing food loss and waste
• Supported initiatives to reduce food waste and promote sustainable agriculture

Social Achievements

• Launched the Collaboration for Healthier Lives Coalition of Action and its Preventative Health Playbook
• Highlighted the importance of human rights due diligence throughout supply chains
• Emphasized the need for responsible marketing to children and youth
• Addressed the issue of food insecurity and its connection to food waste

Governance Achievements

• Facilitated open dialogue and collaboration among industry leaders on ESG issues
• Promoted transparency and accountability in supply chains
• Encouraged companies to integrate ESG considerations into their business strategies and leadership structures

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate change and its impact on supply chains
• Rising food insecurity and diet-related diseases
• Plastic pollution and the need for a circular economy
• Deforestation and unsustainable land use practices
• Slowing financial performance in the consumer goods industry
• Balancing sustainability with affordability for consumers

Mitigation Strategies

• Collaboration across sectors and with the public sector to drive decarbonisation
• Development of healthier product options and promotion of preventative healthcare
• Adoption of the Golden Design Rules for plastic packaging and support for a global plastics treaty
• Multi-stakeholder initiatives to combat deforestation
• Diversification of revenue sources and investment in advanced analytics
• Strategies to reduce food loss and waste throughout the supply chain

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Human rights due diligence
• Sustainable sourcing practices
• Forest conservation initiatives

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Climate change-induced disruptions to supply chains

Opportunities

• Development of sustainable products and services
• Opportunities to reduce costs and emissions through sustainable practices

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 2 (Zero Hunger)
• Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
• Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)
• Goal 15 (Life on Land)

Various initiatives contribute to these goals through actions related to food waste reduction, healthier lifestyles, sustainable packaging, climate action, and forest conservation.