Good progress on our path to Climate Net Zero

In 2023, we partnered with Planet FWD, a leading carbon management consultancy specialising in the food and agriculture industry. The partnership has enabled us to improve our methodology for measuring emissions and enhancing the quality of our supply chain (Scope 3) data.

Our total Scope 3 emissions for 2022 were calculated for our top four markets – the US, UK, France and Australia, representing 78% of our global revenues – using a hybrid volume and spend approach, and we extrapolated this for our smaller markets. We particularly focused on increasing the quality of data for purchased goods, the most significant source of emissions from our baseline. This improvement in data quality has resulted in more detailed estimates of food-related emissions and lower emissions estimates for 2022.

Our strategy to accelerate decarbonisation is based on four key levers: 

1. Reducing food waste: Driving reductions in food waste produced by both chefs and suppliers.
2. Collaborating with suppliers: Encouraging suppliers to reduce emissions and demonstrate progress against their climate reduction targets.
3. Adapting menus: Working with chefs to reformulate menus to feature more plant-based proteins.
4. Informing behaviour change: Steering behavioural changes, through product placement to encourage consumers to choose sustainably sourced, plant-forward.