B&G Foods

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 does not disclose a sustainable development strategy that includes sustainable development objectives and targets, nor an identification and prioritisation process to determine the topics where it has the most impact.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company has a corporate social responsibility committee appointed by the Board of Directors that assists the Board with its oversight responsibilities. While the company discloses that the Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for the corporate social responsibility oversight, it has an opportunity to describe the decision-making responsibilities of the Board and the remuneration policy regarding sustainability.

Stakeholder engagement
The company does not disclose stakeholder engagement activities, including how it selects the stakeholders, nor an overview of the topics discussed or their outcomes.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
The company does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions.

Food loss and waste
The company does not disclose that it is addressing food loss and waste in its own operations. The company has an opportunity to disclose a commitment by demonstrating policies and/or activities that tackle food loss and waste.

Water use
The company does not disclose that it is reducing water withdrawals across its operations and supply chain.

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

Clear and transparent labelling
The company does not disclose that it provides nutritional information through clear, transparent and accurate labelling.

Food safety
While the company discloses compliance with national regulations and/or the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by disclosing the percentages of its own operations that are certified to a food safety scheme/certification programme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative.

Child labour
While the company commits to prohibiting child labour in its operations and requires its suppliers to adhere to the same standard, it has an opportunity to disclose a coordinated and consistent monitoring system for its for its own operations and supply chain.

Forced labour
The company commits to prohibiting forced labour in its operations and requires its suppliers to not retain workers’ personal documents and restrict their freedom of movement. However, it has a room for improvement by requiring its supplier to prohibit forced labour since it only refers to slavery and human trafficking.

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.

B&G Food publicly discloses a commitment to respecting human and workers’ rights, expecting its supply chains and other business partners to adhere as well. In addition, the company has grievance mechanisms to raise concerns and complaints, which are available to workers and other stakeholders. However, B&G Foods does not provide evidence of a human rights due diligence process.

B&G Food  has an opportunity to improve its commitment and disclosure on key areas as health safety, collective bargaining, and gender equality and women’s empowerment. For example, it does not disclose how it monitors the health and safety performance of its supply chain partners. In addition, policies or commitments in relation to living wage, working hours, and workforce diversity were not found.

The company has a public commitment to protecting personal data. Moreover, it prohibits bribery and corruption. Although B&G Foods includes anti-bribery and anti-corruption clauses in its contracts with its supply chain partners, it lacks a process to identifying its bribery and corruption risks and impacts. In addition, despite a publicly statement setting out its lobbying and political engagement approach, there is a lack of publicly available information on related controls in place. Lastly, B&G Food does not have a public global tax approach and does not disclose its corporate income tax payments on a country-by-country basis.