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ABF Sugar focuses on keeping its people safe, reducing its carbon footprint, and managing water and natural resources responsibly.
British Sugar engineers inspecting an evaporator at our factory in Wissington, UK.
Across its own operations and supply chains, ABF Sugar adopts strategies and practices that aim to manage its environmental and social impacts. Its businesses focus on maximising the efficient use of raw materials, like sugar beet and sugar cane, as well as educating consumers on sugar and health.
In 2018, ABF Sugar launched its 2030 commitments in a sustainability framework, Global Mind, Local Champions, which categorises its environmental and social focus areas under three pillars: supporting rural economies; thriving and healthy communities; and consuming resources responsibly. The division is also committed to reducing its carbon emissions and, in January 2024, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated its near-term and net zero GHG emissions targets.
In 2025, British Sugar was awarded a Royal Warrant of Appointment by His Majesty King Charles III, recognising a century-long commitment to quality, service and sustainability. This year, British Sugar has also achieved a Gold EcoVadis rating; this builds on its Silver rating achieved in 2024.
ABF Sugar is strengthening its governance framework to better integrate social and environmental risks and opportunities into its decision-making and its strategic five-year plans at divisional and business level.
The Senior Executive Team has oversight of and responsibility for ESG risks and opportunities that are material to the division. In 2025, ABF Sugar introduced a new ESG Forum to oversee the governance of ESG impacts, risks and opportunities and to monitor the progress of priority projects and KPIs, including SBTi targets. A divisional dashboard was also developed to track ESG performance, such as GHG emissions reduction.
Managing directors of each business are accountable for setting strategies and action plans based on their material risks, local regulations and customer expectations. Where a divisional approach is required, such as for GHG emissions reduction, ABF Sugar sets divisional-level targets and develops frameworks and guidance to support its businesses in achieving these goals.
For more information on ESG at ABF Sugar please see its website.
