B&G Foods, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Governance & Business Ethics
- Environmental Sustainability
- Social Impact
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
Environmental Achievements
- Three manufacturing facilities have waste diversion rates exceeding 90 percent.
- Reduced total number of OSHA reportable cases (excluding COVID) for the fourth consecutive year in 2022.
- Significant decline in Total Incident Rate (TIR) for employees from 2.6 in 2018 to 1.9 (or 1.7 excluding COVID) in 2022.
Social Achievements
- Established five-year DEI goals to increase representation of women to 50%, underrepresented talent to 35%, and increase representation of women and underrepresented talent in leadership roles by 10 percentage points.
- Launched various DEI initiatives including career development sessions, a newsletter, an email mailbox, educational emails, partnership with NextUp, unconscious bias training, and employee-brand partnership events.
- Food bank donations totaling nearly $3 million in 2022.
- Donated $250,000 to America’s Grow-a-Row in 2023, resulting in the planting, growing, harvesting, and distribution of 1.25 million servings of fresh produce.
Governance Achievements
- Established a board-level Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
- Implemented a comprehensive IT, data governance, and cybersecurity program.
- Maintains an ethics hotline for anonymous reporting of potential misconduct.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- By 2027: Reduce energy usage at manufacturing facilities by 25%; reduce water usage by 10%; achieve zero waste to landfill.
Short-term Goals:
- By 2027: 100% reusable, recyclable, compostable, or biodegradable packaging; 50% recycled content in packaging.
Environmental Challenges
- Industry-wide supply chain and inflation challenges.
- Cybersecurity breaches (e.g., February 2023 ransomware attack).
Mitigation Strategies
- Engaged a third-party consultant to help estimate Scope 3 emissions and establish science-based targets.
- Maintains a comprehensive IT, data governance, and cybersecurity program aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
- Has business continuity and incident response plans in place.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Awards & Recognition
- 2017 Vermont Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award (Maple Grove Farms)