Our impact on the Sustainable Development Goals

We understand the potential to contribute towards certain Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the ESG programmes of some of our businesses.

 

SDG 2: Zero Hunger SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
goal-2.png Several businesses donating surplus products to food banks and other organisations that support vulnerable people in need. Some of them are involved in initiatives to increase the yields and incomes of smallholder farmers or improve their resilience to the impacts of climate change.  goal-9.png Across the Group, our businesses continue to invest in upgrading facilities and systems to improve the efficiency of their manufacturing and agriculture operations. These range from the irrigation technology used on our sugar estates to energy reduction programmes at our production sites.
SDG 3: Good Health and Wellbeing SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
goal-3.png A number of our businesses implement initiatives to improve the physical and emotional health and wellbeing of their people and some, for example our sugar businesses in Africa, provide a wide range of healthcare benefits for their workforce and their families such as health clinics and vaccination programmes. goal-10.png Several programmes across our Group are designed to promote inclusion, including initiatives to empower women and people with disabilities. For example, Primark has worked with ILGA World to promote LGBTQIA+ rights and has amended its recruitment process to remove any barriers to candidates with a disability.

 

SDG 5: Gender Equality SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
goal-5.png Across our Group’s operations and supply chains, there are many initiatives to support the development of women. For example, Illovo Sugar Malawi's Illovo Women in Leadership Forum, which aims to help businesses attract and retail female employees.  goal-12.png We have many programmes aiming to support a more efficient use of natural resources in manufacturing, agricultural and sourcing processes. Broader initiatives are also in place to reduce waste generation, including single-use plastics, and increase recycling.
SDG 6: Clean Water SDG 13: Climate Action
goal-6.png Assessing water-scarcity risks at a site level and building partnerships in water-stressed areas, our businesses seek to improve water quality and water management by reducing pollution, treating waste water and reusing or recycling more water in their operations. goal-13.png There are many projects that seek to mitigate our contribution to climate change and assess and improve our capacity for adaptation. These include process developments to reduce GHG emissions through a mix of energy efficiency, lower-carbon fuels and renewables.

 

SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy SDG 15: Life on Land
goal-7.png Seeking to improve energy efficiency through energy management systems is considered to be ‘business as usual’ across the Group, and several businesses self-generate or procure renewable energy for their operations. Renewable energy is mainly generated on our sites from biogenic sources. goal-15.png Many projects aim to protect the ecosystems surrounding our operations and supply chains, and minimise deforestation associated with the sourcing of key commodities such as palm oil and soya. With urgent action needed to reduce habitat and biodiversity loss, we support nature and wildlife habitats through projects to protect and restore nature reserves surrounding our operations and within supply chains.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth  
goal-8.png Our businesses offer programmes to encourage inclusive working practices, fulfilling employment and fair rewards within our businesses and supply chains. All of our businesses follow the Group Supplier Code of Conduct and have initiatives in place to promote labour rights and maintain safe working conditions.    

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