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.

Serving our customers responsibly

Reimagining food for people and the planet