Our purpose is to provide safe, nutritious and affordable food, and good quality clothing that is great value for money. We live and breathe our values through the work we do every day. They guide our behaviour and help us deliver long-term benefits for our people, suppliers, communities, customers and the environment.

As a business we have a clear sense of our social purpose. We work hard to provide safe, nutritious and affordable food and good quality, affordable clothing to millions of customers worldwide every day. Only if we do these things well should we make a profit.

George Weston

Chief Executive

Associated British Foods plc

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Our people

Our people drive our success. We prioritise their health, safety and wellbeing, encourage their development, and endeavour to build a company where everyone feels welcome and included.

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People in our supply chains and communities

Respect for the working conditions and labour standards of the workers in our businesses’ supply chains is important to us.

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Carbon and climate

We are focusing on taking action today, in line with our ambition of achieving net zero by 2050 or sooner.

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Water

Our businesses aim to reduce the amount of water they abstract for their own operations, reuse process water as much as possible, and return treated wastewater to nature.

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Waste and packaging

We have a long history of finding ways to make more from less and maximise the use of by-products and co-products from our operations.

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Food safety and nutrition

Our businesses are united by our purpose to provide safe, nutritious and affordable food.

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Agriculture and farming practices

Our businesses depend upon agricultural systems for most of the raw materials we use in our products, and we recognise the need to support more sustainable farm management practices.

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