{"id":3459,"date":"2023-06-15T11:10:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T09:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/famousbrands.co.za\/iar2023\/?page_id=3459"},"modified":"2023-06-27T11:44:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-27T09:44:24","slug":"our-sustainability-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/famousbrands.co.za\/iar2023\/sustainability\/our-sustainability-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Sustainability journey<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As a food services business, we acknowledge our obligation to consider our practices to create
\n sustainable products and reduce our waste and usage of resources.<\/p>\n

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Our sustainability achievements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
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All operations converted to cage-free eggs<\/strong> by 2022, ahead of the 2025 target.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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We now generate 713MWh<\/span> from solar plants (2022: 650MWh).<\/p>\n

In 2023, we installed one new 33kWp<\/span> solar plant on the new
\n KwaZulu-Natal Distribution Centre.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Famous Brands is a signatory to the South Africa Food Loss and Waste Agreement.<\/strong ><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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The refrigeration system for the new KwaZulu-Natal Distribution Centre is waterless, saving approximate 2 400 kilolitres<\/span> per year.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<\/h2>\n

In 2020, we committed to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. We have selected the most relevant SDGs to
\n our business and where we can make the biggest contribution. In 2022, management and the Social and Ethics
\n Committee approved targets for each SDG. In 2023, we integrated these into our business targets and are
\n reporting our progress against achieving these.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Goal<\/strong><\/td>\nSDG target <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Target 5.5:<\/strong> Ensure women\u2019s full and effective
    \n participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision making in
    \n political, economic and public life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Famous Brands opportunity<\/strong>
    \n Strengthen opportunities given to women at all leadership levels, including the Board. Increase
    \n the percentage of women at junior, middle and senior management levels.<\/p>\n

    Performance in 2023<\/strong>
    \n We achieved our targets or came close to achieving these for female representation at junior
    \n (48%), middle (46%) and senior management (30%) levels. We currently have 30% representation of
    \n female directors on our Board, which is in line with our target.<\/p>\n

    We encouraged female employees to participate in our development programmes that assist them to
    \n grow, perform and be promoted. These programmes have a 47% female participation rate, slightly
    \n ahead of our target of 46%.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive
\n employment and decent work for all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Target 8.5:<\/strong> By 2030, achieve full and productive
    \n employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons
    \n with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.\n <\/li>\n
  • Target 8.6:<\/strong> By 2030, substantially reduce the proportion
    \n of youth not in employment, education or training. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Famous Brands opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Ensure pay work for equal work across the Group.<\/li>\n
    • Increase the support for Black-owned small and medium-sized enterprises
      \n (SMMEs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Performance in 2023<\/strong>
      \n All Famous Brands\u2019 employees are remunerated according to their role in the correct percentile.
      \n An equal work for equal pay review is completed annually. Famous Brands promotes the hiring and
      \n promotion of disabled people, with the aim of achieving
      \n a 3% representation within our workforce. In 2023, we achieved a 1.3% representation, slightly
      \n above our target of 1.2%. <\/p>\n

      We have initiatives, including the YES Programme, to increase the absorption of unemployed people
      \n into our organisation. <\/p>\n

      To support South Africa\u2019s economic development we: <\/p>\n

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Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialisation and
\n foster innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Target 9.4:<\/strong> By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit
    \n industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater
    \n adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all
    \n countries taking action following their respective capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Famous Brands opportunities<\/strong>
    \n Become a more energy independent organisation that is taking steps to reduce its carbon
    \n emissions.<\/p>\n

    Performance in 2023<\/strong>
    \n We achieved our target of reducing our total CO2 tonnes equivalent emission by our South African
    \n operations to under 50 000 CO2 tonnes.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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  • Target 12.1: <\/strong>Implement the ten-year framework of
    \n programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with
    \n developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of
    \n developing countries.<\/li>\n
  • Target 12.2: <\/strong>By 2030, halve per capita global food waste
    \n at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains,
    \n including post-harvest losses.<\/li>\n
  • Target 12.5: <\/strong>By 2030, substantially reduce waste
    \n generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Famous Brands opportunity<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Decrease our carbon footprint by 25% by 2026. <\/li>\n
    • Position Famous Brands as a leader in implementing more environmentally
      \n friendly packaging. <\/li>\n
    • Remove all single-use plastic by 2026. <\/li>\n
    • Reduce our food waste in our Manufacturing division by 50% by 2030. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Performance in 2023<\/strong>
      \n We successfully reduced our overall carbon footprint through sustainable utilities practices and
      \n wastage reduction. Read more in our environmental report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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