?Working with our stakeholders

Below are examples of how we work with our key stakeholder groups.

Customers and consumers

• Our cutting-edge processing and packaging equipment keeps food from being spilled or spoilt in the early stages of production, while our packaging solutions prolong the life of food and help prevent it from perishing
• We actively engage customers around responsible supply chains, for example through our sustainable forestry commitments
• We support school feeding programmes and Dairy Hubs through our?Food for Development?initiative
• Our DEEPER IN THE PYRAMID offering makes food more affordable and available to low-income households
• We promote?consumer engagement?in recycling
• Engagement with organizations like Sedex, CDP and EcoVadis to promote transparency

Suppliers

• Our approach to responsible sourcing requires that all suppliers commit to our Business Code of Conduct, based on the UNGC principles around environment, labour, anti-corruption and human rights
• We ask suppliers to disclose sustainability attributes through Sedex?and conduct annual audits of key supplier operations and environmental performance
• Our long-term ambition is that all our packaging material will be made from 100% renewable materials. Our sourcing of packaging materials includes stricter criteria for sustainable production, traceability and verification

Employees

• We prioritise the occupational health and safety of every single employee
• We encourage diverse, inclusive workplaces
• We offer extensive learning and development opportunities
• We creatively engage and recognise our talent

Partners

• Our engagements with governmental, non-governmental, industry and multi-stakeholder initiatives are extensive and varied. We are formally committed to over 20 such partnerships.