Climate Change Data

Spinneys Dubai LLC

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2024)

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:10% (from solar panels)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Eat Well, Live Well
  • Sourcing for the Future
  • Inspired People, Stronger Together
  • No Time to Waste

Environmental Achievements

  • Saved 484 tonnes of single-use plastics annually by eliminating single-use carrier bags.
  • Reduced annual GHG emissions by 22 metric tonnes through locally manufactured recycled plastic packaging.
  • Solar panel program providing 10% of power requirements to owned properties.

Social Achievements

  • Launched Farm to Table Programme, educating over 100,000 individuals on healthy and sustainable diets.
  • Launched Local Business Incubator Programme, listing 26 local businesses.
  • 74 stores donate to food redistribution charities daily.

Governance Achievements

  • Developed Better Together 2030 Sustainability Strategy.
  • Annual strategic reviews of the Better Together programme.
  • Annual performance reports commencing from Q1 2025.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero emissions for own operations by 2040.
  • Zero waste to landfill across Spinneys’ operations by 2040.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 50% renewable energy in owned sites by 2040.
  • Reduce food waste across operations by 50% by 2030.
  • Increase ‘Eat Well’ products within SpinneysFOOD to 50% by 2030.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 20% by 2030.
  • Develop Spinneys Blueprint with requirements for sustainable properties by end of 2024.
  • Increase the use of recycled content in Spinneys private label packaging to a minimum of 25% by 2030.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increasingly global and complex supply chains making end-to-end traceability challenging.
  • Growing public focus on single-use packaging waste.
  • Lower customer perception of the quality of local produce.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Introducing additional supplier sustainability standards, checks and audits.
  • Transitioning SpinneysFOOD fresh fruit and vegetables to the Leaf Marque certification scheme.
  • Using marketing campaigns to drive sales of local produce.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Spinneys’ Private Label Policy
  • Sustainable Sourcing Policy Framework (to be fully established by 2025)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Reporting Standards

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 2 (Zero Hunger)
  • Goal 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)
  • Goal 13 (Climate Action)

Initiatives such as Farm to Table, waste reduction programs, and renewable energy targets contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • SpinneysFOOD plant-based products
  • Refill products
  • Recycled packaging

Awards & Recognition

  • Gulfood Food Waste Management Green Award 2023
  • Responsible Retailer of the Year, at the Retail ME Awards 2022