Sysco Announces 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
October 28 2020 - 8:00AM
Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the leading global foodservice
distribution company, announced today it has published its 2020
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, documenting the
company’s progress toward its 2025 CSR goals and demonstrating its
“Leadership In Extraordinary Times.”
Sysco’s industry-leading CSR strategy sets a clear path for the
future and demonstrates the company’s enduring commitment to caring
for people, sourcing products responsibly and protecting the
planet.
“I am so proud of how Sysco associates have supported our
communities – and each other – while also making significant
progress toward our CSR goals. They have risen to the challenges
that the pandemic has presented and shown the power of Sysco people
working together,” said Neil Russell, Sysco’s vice president of
corporate affairs. “I am truly excited about the opportunities we
have before us to become an even more responsible and sustainable
organization – one that continues to exceed the expectations of our
customers and stakeholders.”
The 2020 CSR Report details the progress made in the last year
against Sysco’s 2025 goals along with plans for the future. Fiscal
year 2020 highlights include:
People
- Donated 30 million meals globally, and
helped more than 900 community organizations, to address hunger and
food insecurity during COVID-19.
- Launched a global mental health and
well-being campaign, encouraging associates to take a pledge to
support mental health and sharing “10 Ways” to promote mental
health.
- Launched a global “Real Talk”
initiative to promote safe, open and ongoing dialogue about racial
and social injustice.
Products
- Established responsible sourcing
commitments in the company’s U.S. and Canadian markets for four key
commodities, including beef, paper, soy and coffee.
- Launched a new Animal Welfare Policy
for Suppliers to contribute to the improvement of animal welfare
practices across the industry.
- Sourced 99% of the company’s top 15
wild-caught Portico Brand seafood species from fisheries that are
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) -certified, in MSC assessment, or
in a comprehensive fishery improvement project (as of Dec. 31,
2019).
Planet
- Launched work to assess the company’s
carbon footprint with the intention of revising its energy goals to
align with science and be global in scope.
- Improved energy efficiency by 16.6%
since 2014 in U.S. and Canada operations and in
FY20 identified nearly 290 emissions-reduction improvements at 19
facilities.
- Installed two new solar arrays for a
total of 10,880 MWh generated at eight sites.
The company also allocated the net proceeds of its FY20
inaugural Sustainability Bond issuance to projects in the areas of
renewable energy, energy efficiency, clean transportation and waste
reduction projects, among others.
Complementing efforts in North America, Sysco’s operations
in Europe and Latin America also made substantial contributions to
support local communities and protect the environment. For example,
Sweden’s Menigo Foodservice team phased out the use of black
plastic from its own meat production in FY20. Mayca associates
prepared 50,000 meal kits for the Costa Rican National Emergency
Committee. In addition, Brakes partnered with the Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and another U.K. foodservice
provider to deliver over 5 million food boxes to citizens
identified as clinically extremely vulnerable. This program was
described as the largest effort to feed the U.K.’s most vulnerable
population since the Second World War.
For more information,
visit www.sysco.com/csr2020report.
About SyscoSysco is the global leader in
selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants,
healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and
other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of
products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice
and hospitality industries. With more than 57,000 associates, the
company operates 326 distribution facilities worldwide and serves
more than 625,000 customer locations. For fiscal 2020 that ended
June 27, 2020, the company generated sales of more than $52
billion. Information about our CSR program, including Sysco’s 2019
Corporate Social Responsibility Report, can be found at
www.sysco.com/csr2019report.
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For more information contact:
Shannon Mutschler Media ContactMutschler.Shannon@corp.sysco.comT
281-584-4059
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