Raw materials

For us, responsible sourced raw materials means considering farming practices, their impacts on forests and natural ecosystems, and the extent to which human rights and animal welfare practices are respected by growers and suppliers.

We aim for 100% of our key ingredients to be produced responsibly sourced by 2030. This includes cereals and grains; cocoa; coconut; coffee; dairy; fish and seafood; hazelnuts; meat, poultry and eggs; palm oil; pulp and paper; soy; spices; sugar; and vegetables. Together they account for 95% of what we source by volume.

Our approach to Responsibly Sourced raw materials

At the heart of good food is the quality of the ingredients, the soils and ecosystems in which they are grown, and the conditions of the people who produce them.

Our approach to Responsible Sourcing aims to help build the foundations to advance regenerative food systems at scale.

Key pillars to our approach 

Environment

Our Responsible Sourcing Core Requirements (pdf, 2Mb) include requirements to identify and mitigate environmental effects and to minimise their impacts.

Human rights

We have also developed dedicated action plans to address salient human rights issues throughout our value chain. The action plans are central to putting our Human Rights Framework into practice.

Traceability

Improving the traceability of the origins of our raw materials and understanding how they are produced is an important element of our responsible sourcing practices. Gaining visibility into our supply chain enhances our ability to monitor and improve suppliers’ environmental and social practices. As well as regular reporting across our value chain, we use new proven technologies that enable us to store and monitor information.

Our progress toward Responsibly Sourced raw materials