SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2024

Supplement to the integrated annual report for the year ended 30 September 2024

Sustainability data tables

Environment
Energy 2024 2023 2022
Total energy consumption, electricity and thermal* (GJ) 2 729 284 3 038 255 2 928 557
Percentage of total energy consumption from grid electricity* (%) 24 23 24
Percentage of total energy consumption from renewable sources (%) 0,3 0 0
Total electricity consumption, purchased and self-generated* (GJ) 848 278 902 896 909 366
Total grid electricity purchased* (GJ) 839 536 902 896 909 366
Total electricity self-generated, renewable, solar (GJ) 8 741 0 0
Total direct thermal energy consumption, non-renewable* (GJ) 1 881 007 2 135 359 2 019 191
Electrical energy intensity* (kWh/tonne) 115 112 112
Thermal energy intensity (GJ/tonne) 0,92 0,95 0,90

*  2023 and 2022 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle

GHG emissions 2024 2023 2022
Direct scope 1 GHG emissions* (tCO2e) 174 441 203 904 200 799
Indirect scope 2 GHG emissions* (tCO2e) 227 222 237 794 239 625
Total scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions* (tCO2e) 401 662 441 699 439 423
Scope 1 GHG emissions intensity (CO2e/tonne) 0,09 0,09 0,09
Scope 2 GHG emissions intensity (CO2e/tonne) 0,11 0,11 0,10
Total scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity (CO2e/tonne) 0,196 0,197 0,19

*  2023 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle

Water and effluents 2024 2023 2022
Total water consumption, freshwater* (kl) 3 360 072 3 538 496 3 435 886
Water intensity, freshwater** (kl/tonne) 1,64 1,58 1,54

*  2022 and 2023 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle
** 2023 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle

Waste and packaging 2024 2023 2022
Solid waste      
Total waste generated (hazardous and non-hazardous) (tonnes) 47 798 47 777 NR
Total non-hazardous waste sent to landfill (tonnes) 6 217 7 690 NR
Waste-to-landfill intensity (kg/tonne) 3,03 3,44 NR
Food waste and loss      
Total food waste and loss (tonnes) 42 375 38 464 NR
Food waste and loss intensity (kg/tonne) 20,67 17,18 NR
Employees
Workforce 2024 2023 2022
Total number of permanent employees (SA only) 8 356 8 866 9 280
Total number of permanent employees (outside of SA) 429 430 76
Total number of contractors 416 473 348
Total number of employees and contractors 11 122 11 867 12 591
Percentage of employees who are permanent (SA only) (%) 91,5 94,6 92,3
Percentage of employees who belong to a trade union (SA only) (%) 48,8 50,4 45,0
Employee turnover* (%) 11,9 8,7 6,8
Total number of person days lost due to industrial action 0 0 31,0
Percentage of total person days lost due to industrial action (%) 0 0 1,5
Workforce profile 2024 2023 2022
South Africa      
African 6 838 7 134 7 440
Indian 448 518 555
Coloured 653 724 746
White 387 443 488
Foreign nationals 30 47 32
Disability 57 54 48
Permanent 8 356 8 866 9 280
Temporary** 2 766 3 101 3 311
Total South Africa 11 122 11 967 12 591
Outside South Africa      
Permanent*** 429 430 386
Temporary*** 396 0 373
Total outside South Africa*** 811 430 759
Total permanent*** 8 785 9 296 9 666
Total*** 11 947 12 397 13 736

*     This figure is an annualised turnover rate, which includes all leavers, and is not limited to resignations
**   Temporary employees figures reflect our peak number of seasonal employees and our fixed-term contract (FTC) employeesbr>
*** 2022 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle

Diversity and inclusion 2024 2023 2022
Race      
Percentage of SA workforce who are African, Coloured or Indian (ACI) 95,0 96,0 94,0
Percentage of SA top management who are African, Coloured or Indian (ACI) 58,3 63,6 60,0
Percentage of SA senior management who are African, Coloured or Indian (ACI) 64,4 57,6 58,0
Percentage of SA middle management who are African, Coloured or Indian (ACI) 66,7 64,0 65,0
Percentage of SA junior management who are African, Coloured or Indian (ACI) 87,7 84,9 84,0
Gender      
Percentage of total employees who are female 30,4 31,0 31,0
Percentage of all top management who are female 25,0 30,0 30,0
Percentage of all senior management who are female 39,7 46,0 42,0
Percentage of all middle management who are female 39,2 41,0 41,0
Percentage of all junior management who are female 39,1 38,0 37,0
Disability      
Percentage of total employees who are people with disabilities 0,63 0,60 0,60
Skills development 2024 2023 2022
Total number of employees trained in South Africa* 3 858 4 018 4 249
Percentage of employees trained in South Africa 46 45 47
Total number of employees trained on ethics 77 2 053 2 500
Average hours per FTE of training and development 30,8 30,9 36,8
Average spend per FTE on training and development (R) 8 354 9 948 9 594
Total spend on employee training (Rm) (SA only) 73,5 93,0 96,9
Total spend as a percentage of payroll* (%) 2,2 2,8 3,0
Total spend on bursaries, internal and external (Rm) 7,4 7,8 6,7

*  2023 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle

Safety and health 2024 2023 2022
Group      
Fatalities* 1 1 3
Fatal-injury frequency rate (FIFR)** 0,003 0,004 0,010
Total recordable case frequency rate (TRCFR) 0,19 0,28 0,46
Lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) 0,19 0,25 0,45
Lost-time injuries (LTI) 55 72 128
Medical treatment cases (MTC)*** 51 46 53
First-aid cases (FAC)*** 264 229 334
Manufacturing      
Manufacturing fatalities 0 0 1
Manufacturing lost-time injuries (LTIs) 26 37 72
Manufacturing lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) 0,09 0,13 0,25
Manufacturing medical treatment cases (MTCs) 39,00 42,00 43,00
Manufacturing first-aid cases (FACs) 254 219 317
Manufacturing near misses 352 898 384 381 8 321
Manufacturing unsafe conditions 405 998 359 832 62 543
Manufacturing behavioural safety observations 296 361 187 225 47 463

*  The fatality in 2024 was the result of a route-to-market incident
**  FIFR covers fatalities in manufacturing and route-to-market
***  MTC and FAC covers injuries in manufacturing and route-to-market

Employment equity profile
Workforce profile
    Male Female Foreign nationals  
Occupational levels Band African Coloured Indian White African Coloured Indian White Male Female Total
Top management FL-FU 2 1 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 12
Senior management EL-EU 10 5 10 18 10 2 10 6 1 1 73
Professionally qualified and experienced specialists and mid-management DL-DU 102 28 41 93 73 9 41 46 4 4 441
Skilled technical and academically qualified workers, junior management, etc. CL-CU 496 133 86 88 333 64 54 66 6 3 1 329
Semi-skilled and discretionary decision-making BL-BU 2 049 120 98 13 619 83 53 44 5 2 3 086
Unskilled and defined decision-making AL-AU 2 271 105 17 3 871 103 36 5 2 2 3 415
Total permanent   4 930 392 254 219 1 908 261 194 168 18 12 8 356
Employees with disabilities   18 0 3 3 30 1 1 1 0 0 57
Society
Tiger Brands B-BBEE performance 2023 (as at December 2023)
B-BBEE scorecard 2023 Target Score
Ownership 25 21,23
Management control 19 12,36
Skills development 25 13,93
Enterprise and supplier development 44 33,15
Socio-economic development 15 15
Total 128 95,67
Contributor level Level 2
B-BBEE ownership 2023 % black ownership
Thusani Trusts (children of black employees) 1.93
Tiger Brands Black Managers Trust 0.50
Tiger Brands Foundation Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) 5.05
Tiger Brands General Staff Share Trust 0.07
Tiger Consumer Brands Limited 0.00
Mandated investments 10.50
Total 18.05
Preferential procurement 2024 2023 2022
Total spend with local suppliers (Rbn) 24,9 26,6 25,7
Total spend with B-BBEE-verified suppliers (Rbn) 14,3 15,7 14,1
Spend with qualifying small or exempt micro-enterprises (Rbn) 0,43 0,55 1,30
Spend with qualifying black-owned enterprises (Rbn) 5,4 5,8 6,6
Spend with qualifying black women-owned enterprises (Rbn) 4,7 5,1 5,1

*  2023 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle

Enterprise and supplier development (ESD)* 2024 2023 2022
Capitalisation of Dipuno ESD Fund (Rm) 104 104 104
Total number of black farmers supported through the aggregator programme 4 9 67
Total number of permanent jobs created in the small farmer sector 42 44 271
Cumulative total invested in ESD agriculture initiatives (Rm) 54,4 54,4 54,4

*  The Dipuno ESD Fund was paused in 2023, with no subsequent investments having been made

Socio-economic development (SED) 2024 2023 2022
Food and nutrition support      
Total food hampers distributed across all food and nutrition initiatives* 90 723 228 648 103 989
Total beneficiaries reached across all food and nutrition initiatives 64 556 78 275 58 048
Total spend by category      
Total SED spend** (Rm) 28,8 70,8 25,8
Spend on food and nutrition support initiative (Rm) 15,6 19,0 16,7
Spend on employee volunteerism (Rm) 0,04 0,1 0,2
Spend on community skills and enterprise development (Rm) 10,5 9,0 8,2
Spend on additional ad hoc SED projects (Rm) 2,6 0,6 0,7

*  The 2023 figure includes food hampers from both the Food and Nutrition Support initiative and the Isondlo initiative
** The 2023 total SED spend includes an additional R42 million on the Isondlo initiative (SED total: R28,8 million)

The Tiger Brands Foundation 2024 2023 2022
Total programme spend since 2011 (Rm) 495 454 414
Total number of partner schools 78 91 95
Total number of regional co-ordinators 7 7 8
Total number of kitchens constructed/refurbished since 2013 60 57 55
Total number of learners supported through breakfast programme 74 465 74 109 74 177
Total number of breakfasts served since 2011 (million) 140 125 109
Annual number of jobs sustained 360 397 418
Total trained in food handler programme (since 2017) 711 626 571