Autogrill

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the environment measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the nutrition measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the social inclusion measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
The company has disclosed its process for identifying and prioritising its most relevant topics via a structured process that included senior management. Through this process the company identified thirteen topics, of which the most relevant in the context of the pandemic, when the last update was carried out, were health and safety and food quality and safety. Autogrill could keep strengthening its strategy by setting targets for all of its relevant topics and by consistently reporting against its targets.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
Oversight of Autogrill’s sustainable development strategy lies with its board of directors and its CEO. The company also discloses having a Strategy and Sustainability Committee which monitors the implementation of its strategy. The company could keep strengthening its governance structure by adding sustainable development criteria to the remuneration of its highest governance body and disclosing on these elements.

Stakeholder engagement
While the company has conducted stakeholder engagement activities and discloses an overview of the issues raised via these activities, it has an opportunity to disclose how it identifies its most relevant stakeholders, along with information on how the outcomes of the engagement process are integrated into the company’s sustainable development strategy.

Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
While the company did not put forth a target to reduce its GHG emissions, scope 1 and 2, it does disclose quantitative reduction on these. The company could improve its commitments towards the reduction of its carbon footprint by setting a time-bound target, and even more, by aligning with a 1.5-degree trajectory. Furthermore, it is encouraged to keep reporting quantitative data relative to this topic.

Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions
The company does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 3 GHG emissions.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
The company does not disclose activities aimed at achieving deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains for its relevant high-risk commodities. It has an opportunity to increase its disclosure on commitments to source its high-risk commodities through recognised certification programmes or by disclosing targets for achieving DCF supply chains.

Food loss and waste
While the company is addressing food loss and waste in its own operations by improving production planning, creating incentives for consumers and partnering with external organizations, it has an opportunity to disclose a commitment by setting targets to reduce food loss and waste across its own operations and supply chain and disclosing quantitative data to demonstrate that it is reducing food loss and waste.

Plastic use and packaging waste
While the company discloses that it is reducing its plastic use and transitioning to sustainable forms of packaging, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets to reduce plastic use and transition to more sustainable forms of packaging and reporting against these targets.

Availability of healthy foods
The company does not disclose a commitment or activities to increase the availability of healthy and nutritious foods.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
The company does not disclose a commitment and activities to improve the accessibility and affordability of healthy foods for vulnerable groups.

Clear and transparent labelling
While the company discloses a commitment of compliance with national regulations regarding labelling and commits to making nutritional information available for all consumers, it has an opportunity to make nutritional information more visible to consumers through the adoption of front-of-pack labels and/or any other consumer-facing nutrition label.

Food safety
While the company discloses compliance with HACCP guidelines, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by disclosing the percentages of its own operations that are certified to a food safety scheme or certification programme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative or other widely recognised (industry-specific) certification.

Child and forced labour
The company does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child labour and forced labour in its supply chain.

Living wage
The company does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its suppliers to do the same. Neither has it set targets to do so in the future.

Farmer productivity and resilience
The company does not disclose a commitment or examples of activities to support the resilience, productivity and access to markets for farmers, fishers and/or small-scale producers in its supply chain.

While Autogrill has a grievance mechanism that is accessible to its workers, it is not available to external communities or individuals. The company provides information on its commitment to ILO core labour rights; however, it does not mention supply chain coverage. No other disclosure was found regarding the other human rights aspects covered, including the absence of a human rights policy and due diligence practices.

Autogrill has disclosed measures towards protecting the health and safety of its own employees; however, it does not require the same of its supply chain partners, nor does it disclose quantitative information. The company also discloses some information concerning diversity, is a signatory of WEP, and discloses that 46% of its board is female. However, no disclosure was found in all other topics necessary to providing and promoting decent work.

Autogrill discloses publicly available policies and statements on personal data protection and anti-bribery and anti-corruption policies covering its own operations and its supply chain, including commitments regarding lobbying. However, the company discloses that certain political contributions are allowed as part of its policies. There is opportunity for Autogrill to increase its disclosure on taxes paid and the collection of personal data. No disclosure was found regarding a due diligence process, nor a strategy regarding responsible tax practices.