Driving positive change in the food travel sector
We launched our new sustainability strategy in 2021. This focuses on the most important issues for our business and our stakeholders and is backed by clear commitments and targets.
We are particularly focused on where we can drive change in our sector sector by offering great tasting, nutritious and sustainable food that is good for people and the planet.
Our strategy also aligns with a number of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals – including zero hunger, responsible consumption and production, good health and wellbeing and climate action. It’s important to us that we contribute to these crucial global priorities for 2030.
Our Sustainability Strategy
Our strategy focuses on three main priorities – serving our customers responsibly; protecting our environment; and supporting our colleagues and communities. All underpinned by high standards of governance.
Our priorities and targets
Offering healthier lifestyle choices and satisfying dietary needs
by 2025
Continue to introduce healthier food and drink items in our own brands and increase our portfolio of wellness brands in key regions.
Sourcing our ingredients responsibly and sustainably
by 2025
100% of tea, coffee, hot chocolate and fish for our own brands to be certified against recognised sustainability standards.
Supporting animal welfare
by 2025
All contracted suppliers for our own brands in our European markets to sign SSP's Farm Animal Welfare Policy or provide their own of equal or better standard.
by 2025
At least 30% of meals offered by our own brands to be plant-based or vegetarian.
Yearly
Continue to work to ensure our top 50 own brand products in each market are palm oil free, or using RSPO certified palm oil.
by 2025
100% of eggs for our own brands to be from cage-free sources.
by 2025
100% of our own brand units in the UK, Europe and North America regions that serve coffee to offer non-dairy milk alternatives (40% in our Rest of World region).
by 2025
All contracted suppliers to sign SSP’s Ethical Trade Code of Conduct, Responsible Souring Policy and Environment Policy or provide their own of equal or better standard.
by 2026
100% chicken for our own brands in our European markets to be aligned with the standards of the European Chicken Commitment.
Pursuing net zero carbon emissions
by 2040
Achieve net zero carbon emissions across our value chain (Scopes 1, 2 and 3).
Reducing, reusing and recycling our packaging
by 2025
Eliminate unnecessary single-use plastic from all our own brand packaging ; 100% of packaging for our own brand products to be recyclable, reusable or compostable.
Reducing food waste
by 2025
All divisions globally to have programmes to reduce food waste through prevention, reuse, recycling and recovery.
Treating all our colleagues with care and respect
Yearly
Undertake an engagement survey in each market, publish the headline results and use them to direct local and Group-wide action across key areas.
Promoting and protecting safety and wellbeing
Yearly
Ensure appropriate activities to support colleagues’ physical, mental and financial wellbeing, in line with our global wellbeing framework, are in place across all our operating regions.
Supporting our communities
by 2025
All divisions globally to have partnerships with food poverty charities and local charities.
Embracing diversity and protecting human rights
by 2025
At least 33% proportion of women in senior leadership roles.
Embracing diversity and protecting human rights
Yearly
Continue to maintain Board diversity, with at least 40% women and at least one person from a minority ethnic background.
Embracing diversity and protecting human rights
Yearly
Review ethical trade audits for contracted suppliers with higher risks for human rights and modern slavery issues and ensure a timebound corrective plan is implemented to address any issues identified ; Continue to maintain 100% compliance of senior managers (post induction) to have received modern slavery training.
Embracing diversity and protecting human rights
Yearly
Continue to maintain 100% compliance of senior managers (post induction) to have received modern slavery training.
Sustainability Report 2022
In 2022, we further embedded our new Sustainability Strategy right across the business and made strong progress against our targets.
As part of our commitment to transparency, we have developed our very first Sustainability Report.
Read our Sustainability Report 2022