Our contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

We work to end poverty and reduce inequality through the following initiatives and activities: prioritising the employment of historically disadvantaged South Africans (see here); prioritising black economic empowerment through our ownership and procurement structures; creating opportunities for inclusive economic participation in our value chain; investing in socio-economic development (see here); and working to promote decent work and sustainable economic growth (see SDG 8).

We work to end hunger, improve nutrition and ensure good health and wellbeing through the following initiatives and activities: protecting the health and wellness of our employees (see here); providing direct food aid to households and students; investing in community food resilience; investing in in-school food programmes (see here); tackling food waste and loss (see here); producing affordable, nutritious food products; fortifying staple foods and other food products; promoting healthy diets and lifestyles; and supporting consumer education on health and nutrition (see here).

We promote and work towards sustainable consumption and production, including work to ensure water availability and protect terrestrial ecosystems through the following initiatives and activities: participating in industry action on waste and food waste; optimising energy and water use; managing effluent; minimising solid waste, plastic packaging, food waste (see here); promoting environmentally responsible sourcing practices (see here). We further address water availability concerns by taking action to combat climate change (see SDG 13).

We work to achieve gender equality and empower women through the following initiatives and activities: prioritising the employment, development and promotion of women across the business; prioritising the appointment of women to senior management and leadership positions; supporting a women’s employee network; providing unique development opportunities for female employees and leaders; and practising equal work for equal pay (see here).

We work to combat climate change by committing to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and by implementing initiatives to optimise our energy use and reduce our GHG emissions, including onsite renewable energy installations (see here).

We work to ensure decent work, protect terrestrial ecosystems and promote sustainable economic growth through the following initiatives and activities: executing our growth strategy and implementing our sustainability strategy (see IR and here); ensuring sound and ethical business governance and management (see IR and here); upholding human rights, good labour standards and working conditions (see here); practising fair remuneration (see here); reducing inequality and gender inequality (see SDG 10 and 5); and promoting responsible consumption and production (see SDG 12).

We work to build partnerships and strengthen the means of implementing sustainable development by prioritising partnerships in our approach to implementing our sustainability strategy, addressing our most material environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts and contributing to the achievement of all our priority SDGs (see here).