SSP is a signatory to the Science Based mostly Targets Initiative (SBTi) Enterprise Ambition for 1.5°C and is submitting its internet zero goal and discount plan to the SBTi for validation.
SSP, a number one operator of meals and beverage shops in journey areas around the globe, has launched its first standalone Sustainability Report, masking the monetary 12 months 1st October 2021 to thirtieth September 2022.
Having launched its new sustainability technique on the finish of 2021, this report demonstrates SSP’s dedication to delivering nice tasting, nutritious and sustainable meals for folks and the planet. It offers detailed details about the Group’s method, progress towards targets and future plans for its key focus areas:
- Serving clients responsibly
- Defending the atmosphere
- Supporting colleagues and communities
- Upholding excessive requirements of governance
Patrick Coveney, Group CEO of SSP, stated, “Sustainability is essential to our long-term success and delivering our objective to be the very best a part of the journey.”
“Our new sustainability technique represents a step-change to our method, and I’m extremely pleased with the progress we’ve made in 2022 – from growing our plant-based menu choices to eliminating pointless single-use plastic from roughly 80% of our personal model packaging. We’ve additionally made nice strides with our internet zero ambition by finishing the mapping of our whole carbon footprint and growing our detailed plan to attaining internet zero by 2040.
“I actually consider that, collectively, working in partnership with our shoppers, model companions and suppliers, we are able to drive optimistic change throughout the meals journey sector.”
Key 2022 achievements as outlined within the report embrace the next:
- 36% discount in absolute Scope 1 and a couple of carbon dioxide equal (CO2e) emissions (vs 2029 baseline)
- Accomplished mapping of the Group’s Scope 3 emissions and growth of its internet zero roadmap, in step with a 1.5°C state of affairs
- 80% of SSP’s personal model packaging freed from pointless single-use plastic with round 85% recyclable, reusable or compostable
- 67% of the tea, espresso and scorching chocolate served by SSP-owned manufacturers licensed to requirements equivalent to Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance
- 33% of SSP’s own-brand meals plant primarily based or vegetarian
- Over 387,000 meals saved from going to landfill by way of the Too Good To Go meals saving app – the equal to over 968 tonnes of CO2e emissions
- 50% feminine illustration on the SSP Group Board of Administrators (a rise of 21% in comparison with 2021) and 36% ladies in senior management roles (a rise of 5% in comparison with 2021)
- Partnerships in place with 27 charities globally, 14 of that are targeted on assuaging meals poverty in native communities.
SSP is a signatory to the Science Based mostly Targets Initiative (SBTi) Enterprise Ambition for 1.5°C and is submitting its internet zero goal and discount plan to the SBTi for validation. As a part of its dedication to transparency, the Group’s sustainability reporting is aligned with main world reporting frameworks: the International Reporting Initiative (GRI) requirements 2021, the Sustainable Accounting Requirements Board (SASB) Eating places Customary and the Activity-Power on Local weather-related Monetary Disclosures (TCFD).
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