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Tiger Brands Limited

Sustainablility report

NOTICE OF AGM

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Performance data

Note: Data from the VAMP business is included in figures for 2018, 2019 and 2020. The VAMP business was sold in November 2020.

NATURAL CAPITAL

Energy 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total energy use (electricity and thermal) (kWh) 807 632 120
Energy use – grid electricity (kWh) 240 543 419
Energy use – thermal (GJ) 2 097 200
Percentage of energy use from grid electricity (%) 100
Energy intensity (kWh/tonne) 103,3 118,9 119,0 125,9 132,6
Increase/(decrease) in energy intensity (7,9%) (2,7%) (5,7%) (5,0%) 3,4%
Increase/(decrease) in absolute energy use (7,2%) (20,4%) (5,3%) (8,5%) 2,7%
Emissions* 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total GHG emissions (tCO2e) 417 260 475 444 630 775
Total GHG emissions intensity (CO2e/tonne) 0,18 0,23 0,20 0,22 0,23
Increase/(decrease) in GHG emissions intensity (12,9%) (14,5%) (8,23%) (4,34%)
Total Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (tCO2e) 417 260 475 444 630 775
Scope 1 GHG emissions (tCO2e) 181 707 209 314 350 143
Increase/(decrease) in Scope 1 GHG emissions (13,1%) (30%) (4,18%) (6,5%)
Scope 1 GHG emissions intensity (CO2e/tonne) 0,079
Increase/(decrease) in Scope 1 GHG emissions intensity (13,9%) (30%) (4,18%) (6,5%)
Scope 2 GHG emissions (tCO2e) 235 553 266 130 280 633
Increase/(decrease) in Scope 2 GHG emissions (11,5%) (30%) (4,18%) (6,5%)
Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity (CO2e/tonne) 0,102
Increase/(decrease) in Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity (12,2%) (30%) (4,18%) (6,5%)
* The significant reduction in GHG emissions between 2020 and 2021 is attributable to the sale of the VAMP business in November 2020.
Water 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total water use (kl)* 3 544 841 3 863 743 3 791 666
Water intensity (kl/tonne) 1,54 1,73 1,5 1,6 1,67
Increase/(decrease) in water intensity (7,1%) 5,5% (5,9%) (5,4%) (21,2%)
Increase/(decrease) in absolute water use (8,3%) (13%) (8,8%) (7,2%) (19,3%)
* The 2021 figure for total water use has been restated, as an error was discovered during a data “deep dive” in 2022.
Waste 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Packaging (tonnes) 0,15 0,39 0,3 0,3 0,3
Waste (tonnes) 0,006 0,09 0,02 0,02 0,02

HUMAN CAPITAL

Workforce 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total number of permanent employees (SA only) 9 280 9 791 10 838 10 074 11 348
Total number of permanent employees (outside of SA) 76 367 350 571 1 426
Total number of contractors* 348 324 120 1 114 1 590
Total number of employees and contractors 12 591 10 115 10 958 11 188 12 938
Percentage of employees who are “permanent” (SA only) 92,3% 99,9% 99% 90% 87,7%
Percentage of employees who belong to a trade union (SA only) 45% 57% 59,6% 61,0% 59,0%
Employee turnover** 6,8% 8,9% 9,1% 8,8% 11,0%
Total number of person days lost due to industrial action 31 132 0 43 0
Percentage of total person days lost due to industrial action – calculated or reported 1,5% 1,12% 0% 17,2% 0%

*   The 2020 figure includes fixed-term contractors (FTC) employed for less than three months, and excludes seasonal workers.

** This figure is an annualised turnover rate, which includes all leavers, and not limited to resignations.

Inclusion and diversity 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Percentage of South African employees who are African, Coloured or Indian (ACI) 94% 95% 94,0% 93,4% 93,4%
Percentage of South African management who are African, Coloured or Indian (ACI) 78% 76% 74% 60% 56%
Percentage of employees who are female 31% 31% 30,2% 30,4% 29,6%
Percentage of employees who are people with disability 0,6% 0,3% 0,3%
Skills development 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total number of employees trained in South Africa 4 249 4 579 2 972 3 946 4 288
Percentage of employees trained in South Africa 47% 45% 27% 39% 38%
Total number of employees trained on ethics* 2 500 2 650 NR 851 960
Percentage employees trained in human rights 0 100% 100% 100% 100%
Average hours per FTE of training and development 36,8 10,4 8,9
Average spend per FTE on training and development (R) 9 594 9 160 8 978 12 607 5 331
Total spend on employee training (R’m) (SA only) 96,9 93,8 97,3 127 60,5
Percentage of total payroll part of training 3% 3% 3% 4,2% 1,8%
* Figures for 2020 and 2021 were consolidated and reported in 2021, due to the impact of Covid-19 on ethics training during these years.
Safety and health 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Fatalities* 3 0 3 1 1
Fatal-injury frequency rate (FIFR)** 0,01 0 0,01
Fatality in a route-to-market incident*** 0 0 3 1 1
Total recordable case frequency rate (TRCFR) 0,62 0,46 0,79 1,86 4,03
Lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) 0,45 0,31 0,34 0,38 0,27
Lost-time injuries (LTIs) 128 99 129 139 107
Medical treatment cases (MTC)**** 53 48 45 58
First aid cases (FAC)**** 334 131 101 149
* The three fatalities in 2022, included: one contractor fatality in manufacturing, one contractor fatality in logistics, and one employee fatality in a route-tomarket road accident.
** While all fatalities are included in the calculation, we do not yet have data for manhours in logistics, so only the manhours of manufacturing and route-tomarket are included.
*** Only includes fatalities relating to route-to-market security incidents.
**** These figures apply predominantly to manufacturing, as this is where reporting is strongest. We are working to improve reporting in Albany route-tomarket, sales and logistics.
Workforce profile   2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
South Africa African 7 440 8 450 8 678 8 920 8 397
  Indian 555 588 594 642 700
  Coloured 749 1 458 909 890 985
  White 488 546 614 677 695
  Foreign nationals 48 32 43 59 0
  Disability 59 13 12 14 14
  Permanent 9 280 9 791 10 838 11 188 10 777
  Temporary* 3 311 3 648 5 152 5 032 5 963
  Total South Africa 12 591 13 439 15 990 16 220 16 740
Outside        Permanent 76 367 350 571 1 426
South Africa     Temporary 328 39 215 297 364
Total        Total permanent 9 356 10 058 11 188 11 759 12 203
  Total 12 995 13 845 16 555 17 088 18 530
* This number reflects our peak number of seasonal employees and our FTC employees as at 30 September 2021.
Employment equity profile                            Employment Equity Profile as at 30 September 2022 (South Africa)
  Male Female Foreign nationals  
Occupational levels Band African Coloured Indian White African Coloured Indian White Male Female TOTAL
Top management FL-FU 1 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 10
Senior management EL-EU 10 3 16 26 9 3 18 12 4 1 102
Professional DL-DU 75 27 53 104 78 15 45 42 5 5 449
Skilled CL-CU 478 141 93 130 305 62 60 78 11 3 1 361
Semi-skilled BL-BU 2 148 145 114 22 625 98 66 64 3 1 3 286
Unskilled AL-AU 2 590 124 37 5 1 119 131 50 2 11 3 4 072
Total permanent 5 302 440 315 290 2 138 309 240 198 35 13 9 280
Employees with disabilities 23 0 4 6 18 2 1 2 0 0 56

SOCIAL CAPITAL

B-BBEE ownership* 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Thusani Trusts (benefits children of black employees) 1,89% 1,9% 1,9% 1,9% 1,9%
Tiger Brands Black Managers Trusts 0,56% 0,6% 0,6% 0,6% 1,9%
Tiger Brands Foundation 4,8% 4,8% 4,8% 4,8% 4,8%
Tiger Brands General Staff Share Trust 0,11% 0,1% 0,1% 0,1% 0,1%
Mandated investments 26,56% 7,9% 7,48%
* The 2022 B-BBEE results only become available after the publication of this report.
Preferential procurement (R’bn) 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Spend with B-BBEE verified supplier 14,1 13,5 12,3 8,9 12
Spend with suppliers classified as qualifying small enterprises or exempt micro-enterprises 1,3 1,4 1,6 1,2 1,5
Spend with suppliers that qualify as black-owned 6,6 5,6 3,7 2,4 2,3
Spend with suppliers that qualify as black women-owned 5,1 4,3 3,4 1,7 1,5
Enterprise and supplier development (ESD) 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Black farmers supported through the aggregator programme* 67 80 84 58 58
Permanent jobs created in the small farmer sector 271 302 262 45 412
Total invested in ESD agriculture initiatives** (R’m) 26,2 27,2 13,2 10 11
* The 2020 figure includes 25 farmers through direct investment from Tiger Brands, and 59 through the Dipuno ESD Fund.
** The 2020 figure includes R4,8 million through a direct investment from Tiger Brands, R8,4 million through the Dipuno Fund.
Socio-economic development (SED) 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Food packages distributed through our food and nutrition support initiative 103 989 105 148 105 648 89 000 55 600
Direct and indirect beneficiaries reached monthly via the food and nutrition support programme 58 048 51 368 30 000 42 000 30 000
Total number of people trained in food gardening and community education 635 699 596 396 204
Spend on food and nutrition support initiative (R’m) 16,7 15,5 15,4 13,7 20,6
Spend on cause and brand-related CSI (R’m) 0 0,7 0,6 0,9 2,6
Spend on employee volunteerism (R’m) 0,2 0,1 0,3 1,5 0,6
Spend on community skills and enterprise development (R’m)* 8,2 5,5 7,5 11,3 7
Spend on bursaries for students (R’m) 6,7 6,1 6,1 7,0 6,3
Spend on ad hoc SED projects (R’m) 0,68 0,56 1,0 1,0 1,8
Total SED spend (R’m)** 25,8 22,9 22,4 28,5 32,6
* In 2021, enterprise development funds were redirected for food hampers in response to Covid-19.
** In 2020, an additional R7 million in donations was made to Food Forward.
Tiger Brands Foundation 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total programme spend since 2011 (R’m) 414 373 240 206 174
Total number of partner schools 95 105 101 94 94
Total number of regional coordinators 8 10 10 10 10
Total number of kitchens constructed/refurbished since 2013* 55 49 44 38 32
Total number of learners supported through breakfast programme 74 177 79 640 74 455 73 056 67 429
Total number of breakfasts served since 2011 (million breakfasts) 109 99 88 78,5 65,2
Annual number of jobs sustained as food handlers, monitors and regional coordinators 418 440+ 430+ 410+ 390+
Total number of people trained through the food handler training programme since 2017** 571 514 514 514 347
* The numbers for kitchens donated in previous years have been restated to correct a calculation error.
** Training was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.