We are proud to share our first ever ESG Report, as part of our commitment to sustainable food production.
The report highlights our key achievements in the past year, which includes establishing a groundbreaking new approach to reduce emissions at a product level, which has never been used before by a UK chilled food company.
This process involved carrying out a full Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) – an analysis technique that identifies environmental impacts associated with all stages of a product’s life – on all branded lines. We will now use this data to make targeted reductions in environmental impact through Existing Product Development (EPD) reformulations.
Our net zero carbon emissions targets have also been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), which will help to keep global temperature increases below 1.5°C. Both achievements are part of plans to achieve our ambitious ESG goals, which include becoming a net zero business by 2035 for our own operations and by 2040 for our value chain.
We have also made significant strides towards our goal of scaling our social value tenfold by 2035. We’ve celebrated donating one million meals to FareShare, who redistribute its edible food waste and surplus to those in need, as well as raising more than £150,000 for other local charities such as youth sports teams and scout groups.
This follows reaching a major milestone of £1 million raised for international hunger charity Action Against Hunger in 2022, which we achieved through its unearthed brand donating 1p from every pack of its products sold. The money raised has helped to save 23,000 lives globally from life-threatening hunger.
David Moore, Head of ESG at The Compleat Food Group, said: “As one of UK’s fastest growing chilled food companies, our success, and future achievements, are inextricably linked to our approach to ESG. This is why we’re passionate about building a strong and resilient company that delivers sustainability hand-in-hand with financial growth.
“This year has been extremely important for us on our journey to reach our ESG goals, developing comprehensive new strategies for a range of issues including decarbonisation, biodiversity, human rights and community investment, as well as improving data systems so we can report on our progress with greater accuracy.
“We’re pleased with what we have accomplished so far, and although there’s still lots of work to be done, we’re confident we’ll achieve and exceed our ambitious targets, as we deliver on our mission to create Food to Feel Good.”
To read the full ESG Report, please visit: https://www.compleatfood.com/impact/
