Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• All electricity for the snack factory and bakery comes from renewable sources.
• Reduced food miles by 42,000 miles annually by moving the bakery to the same building as the snack factory.
• 88% of all packaging by weight was recyclable by the end of 2021.

Social Achievements

• Became a Living Wage employer in August 2021.
• Employees volunteered 501.5 hours in 2021.
• Donated over 165,000 snacks to charities and the NHS.

Governance Achievements

• Became a B Corp in 2021.
• Legally changed business setup to reflect a triple bottom line approach.
• Developed scorecards to track progress across various ESG topics.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Food waste
• Use of plastic packaging
• Managing the impacts of the supply chain
• Employee turnover (34% in 2021)
• Gender pay gap (11.6% lower for women than men in hourly pay)

Mitigation Strategies

• Food waste is used in subscription boxes, donated to food banks, or becomes animal feed.
• Investigating and planning for 100% recyclable packaging by 2025.
• Working with suppliers to improve sustainability practices.
• Implementing onboarding programs, talent development initiatives, and reviewing internal tools and processes to improve employee retention.
• Investigating recruitment practices and development opportunities to address the gender pay gap.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct (covering governance, people, and environment)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Gluten-free flapjacks

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Healthier Snacking
• Sustainable Sourcing
• Employee Wellbeing
• Community Engagement
• Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

• Moved 50% of pea production to the UK
• Reduced flapjack packing waste by 25% vs 2021
• Reduced ingredients in eight flapjack recipes and one new recipe by 61% by switching to liquid fats
• 8.6 fewer lorries on the road per year due to thinner shipping packaging

Social Achievements

• Launched enhanced sick pay and parental leave policies
• Partnered with Bippit to support employee financial wellbeing (33% employee signup)
• Improved onboarding program
• Donated over 11 tonnes of food to City Harvest

Governance Achievements

• 95% of retail snacks are HFSS compliant
• >80% of graze colleagues completed Unilever’s Business Integrity training
• Improved supplier code of conduct and introduced Sedex for supply chain transparency

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Meeting 50% recycled plastic packaging target
• High employee turnover (33%)
• Reaching 75% employee volunteer day participation
• Achieving net-zero emissions goals

Mitigation Strategies

• Pivoted packaging strategy for 2023 to achieve recyclability in larger stores
• Implementing progression and development agenda to retain employees
• Setting a goal of 100% employee volunteer day participation in 2023
• Investing in a new role and external expertise to focus on carbon footprint reduction in 2023

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Responsible Sourcing Policy
• Sedex membership (2023)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: B Corp