{"id":5010,"date":"2024-06-15T14:38:59","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T12:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/famousbrands.co.za\/iar2024\/?page_id=5010"},"modified":"2024-06-20T17:44:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T15:44:36","slug":"our-sustainability-journey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/famousbrands.co.za\/iar2024\/sustainability\/our-sustainability-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Our sustainability journey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Famous Brands uses innovation, policies,<\/strong> and natural resource management practices<\/strong> to advance its\u00a0sustainability journey<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

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Our sustainability achievements<\/h3>\r\n\t
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Famous Brands has fulfilled its\u00a0commitment to source free\u2011range eggs<\/strong><\/span> for\u00a0all\u00a0its\u00a0operations. <\/p> \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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We now generate 981<\/span> MWh<\/strong><\/span> from own solar plants, and 396<\/span>\u00a0MWh<\/strong><\/span> from solar energy supplied by landlords. <\/p> \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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Famous Brands\u2019 packaging improvements have resulted in total plastic reduction of 423.8<\/span>\u00a0tonnes<\/strong><\/span> per annum.<\/p> \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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Our water-saving projects have reduced our water consumption by 11<\/span> 965<\/span> kilolitres<\/strong><\/span> per year. <\/p> \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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All Famous Brands packaging is 100<\/span>% recyclable<\/strong><\/span>. This is ahead of our 2025 target.<\/p> \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t

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

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The United Nations SDGs <\/h2>\r\n\r\n

In 2020, we committed to contributing to the SDGs and selected the five most relevant SDGs where we can make the biggest impact. Alongside our five SDGs, we also chose SDG targets. In 2023, we integrated these targets with Famous Brands\u2019 specific sustainability KPIs and began reporting against these KPIs.<\/p> \r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
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Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.<\/strong><\/p>\t\r\n\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t

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Target 5.5:<\/strong> Ensure women\u2019s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for\u00a0leadership at all levels of decision making in political, economic and public life.<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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  • Strengthen opportunities given to women at all leadership levels, including the Board.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t
  • Increase the percentage of women at junior, middle and senior management levels.<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
    Performance in 2024<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t

    We achieved our targets for female representation at junior (48.3%), middle (47.25%), and\u00a0senior management (38%) levels. We currently have 36.36% female directors on our\u00a0Board, which is in line with our target.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

    Female employees are encouraged to participate in our internal development programmes. These programmes equip employees with the necessary tools to advance their career development. The female participation rate in these programmes is 49%, slightly ahead of our target of 47%. <\/p>\t\r\n\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t

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

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Target 8.5:<\/strong> By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

Target 8.6:<\/strong> By 2030, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training.<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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  • Ensure equal pay for equal work across the Group. <\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t
  • Increase the support for Black-owned small and medium-sized enterprises (SMMEs).<\/li> \r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
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    All Famous Brands\u2019 employees are remunerated according to their role in line with the market. An equal work for equal pay review is completed annually. Famous Brands promotes the hiring and promotion of disabled people, aiming to achieve a 3% representation within our workforce. In 2024, we achieved a 4.53% representation.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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

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

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Build resilient infrastructure, promote\u00a0inclusive and\u00a0sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t\t

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Target 9.4:<\/strong> By 2030, upgrade infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and\u00a0environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes, with all countries taking action following their respective capabilities.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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  • Become an energy independent organisation that is taking steps to reduce its carbon\u00a0emissions.<\/li> \r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
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    We completed two new solar installations in 2024, which will reduce our emissions by\u00a01\u00a0920 CO2<\/sub>e tonnes per annum.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

    Read more in our environmental report<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\t\r\n\t\t<\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t

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

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Target 12.1:<\/strong> Implement the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production, all countries taking action, with developed countries taking the lead, taking into account the development and capabilities of developing countries.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

Target 12.3:<\/strong> By 2030, halve per capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses.<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

Target 12.5:<\/strong> By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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  • Decrease our carbon footprint by 25% by 2026.<\/li> \r\n\t\t\t\t
  • Position Famous Brands as a leader in implementing more environmentally friendly\u00a0packaging.<\/li> \r\n\t\t\t\t
  • Remove all single-use plastic by 2026. <\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t
  • Reduce food waste in our Manufacturing division by 50% by 2030.<\/li> \r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t
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    We implemented energy-saving practices and reduced our waste, while eliminating single-use plastics. <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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

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Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction and early warning.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t

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