Alun Lewis, Head of Sustainability at
Meadow, comments: “We have listened to our customers and other stakeholders, and we share their priority for a sustainable future. We have set ourselves ambitious targets in each of our five ESG areas and a clear roadmap for achieving our goals on carbon, environment, supply chain, social and governance to reach net zero by 2050. We share our customers’ priority for a sustainable future and work together to achieve it.
What is Meadow doing about cocoa? As the UK’s only independent supplier of chocolate crumb, Meadow is committed to sourcing its cocoa sustainably to further ensure supply chain longevity and limit environmental impact. When sourcing cocoa, Meadow purchases through Rainforest Alliance and Fair-Trade certified sources only. This means cocoa farms must engage in best practice for protecting farmland and are not allowed to cut down trees to expand on farmland either. Farms must also provide robust tools for preventing child labour, forced labour, poor working conditions, low wages and any violation of Indigenous land rights. Furthermore, farms must also be proactively improving opportunities for smallholder farmers and forest communities. At the end of 2023, Meadow was able to promise that all its cocoa was purchased through The Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade.
A sustainable supply chain, satisfied customers and a safer planet In the UK, all those in confectionery are on a roadmap to Net Zero by 2050. With increasing focus on sustainability, regulatory bodies are implementing stricter environmental regulations. Those on the supply chain are taking the helm of implementing their own strategies, not only to comply with regulations, but because it safeguards supply chains and allows for a competitive edge. By taking ownership of their supply chain,
Meadow has been able to support customers in meeting their own sustainability goals. Barry Callebaut, a manufacturer of high- quality chocolate and cocoa products, have primed Meadow as their core suppliers. Sonja Frommenwiler, Sustainability Manger, speaks on how Meadow have helped Barry Callebaut’s Forever Chocolate brand meet ESG targets: “Having recently sharpened
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our targets for Forever Chocolate, it is our plan to make sustainable chocolate the norm, however, it is clear that we cannot reach these targets on our own. By choosing a supplier such as Meadow that has sustainability at the heart of its strategy, we know we can rely on their commitment to help us reach our goals in terms of sustainable sourcing and GHG reductions.” Climate-related events are accelerating in frequency. Now more than ever, it’s important that organisations recognise the social power they hold to implement the right infrastructure that can safeguard both our food supply chain and the planet. No organisation can tackle climate change alone. But together, through creating a responsible and supportive supply chain, we can take the right action toward reducing carbon emissions, protecting ecosystems and investing in local and developing communities.
The confectionery sector’s movement to ethically sourcing raw materials isn’t just a case of safeguarding supply chains, but is also a case of aligning to consumer trends”
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