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)
Sustainability data tables
Environment
* 2023 and 2022 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
* 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
Employees
* 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
* 2023 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle
* 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
Society
Tiger Brands B-BBEE performance 2023 (as at December 2023)
* 2023 figures have been restated due to a calculation error picked up during this year's reporting cycle
* The Dipuno ESD Fund was paused in 2023, with no subsequent investments having been made
* 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)