Grupo Lala

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 discloses objectives covering sustainability topics across all three of this benchmark’s pillars of environment, nutrition, and social inclusion. The company also publishes a sustainability report in disclosing its sustainable development strategy. Despite reporting on relevant key performance indicators, no targets related to priority topics nor a description of the priority identification process were found.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development strategy
While responsibility for the company’s sustainable development strategy lies with the company’s Health and Safety Committee formed by 190 specialists, the company has an opportunity to strengthen accountability by assigning this responsibility to its highest governance body and disclosing further information on its decision-making processes and oversight responsibilities, as well as linking sustainability objectives and targets to roles and remuneration.

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 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.

Protein diversification
The company does not disclose that it is diversifying its protein portfolio, for instance, by increasing the proportion of plant-based proteins and other alternatives such as cell-based meat analogues and plant-based dairy options.

Water use
While Grupo Lala mentions water use efficiency efforts in its 2019 Sustainability Report Executive Summary, no target is disclosed, nor quantitative disclosures related to water use.

Plastic use and packaging waste
Grupo Lala discloses that it has waste management schemes in place to reduce plastic use and to recover plastics sent to market by the group. The company states that in 2019 it recovered approximately 8,000 tonnes of plastic. However, the reduction effort, as opposed to the recycling one, is not explained nor quantified, and no target is associated with it.

Animal welfare and antibiotic and growth-promoting substances
The company does not disclose that it is addressing key animal welfare issues for its relevant key species in its own operations and supply chain. It has an opportunity to disclose a commitment that addresses key issues for animal and aquatic welfare across its relevant species, geographies and products. Furthermore, the company does not disclose that it is reducing or prohibiting the prophylactic use of antibiotics and growth-promoting substances for aquatic and farm animals relevant to the company. It has an opportunity to disclose a commitment on antibiotics which addresses the topic across its relevant species, geographies and products.

Food safety
Grupo Lala discloses compliance with multiple regulations and food safety standards in different countries where it operates, as well as Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certification at 21 of its 31 factories. However, it does not demonstrate that all its own operations are certified to a GFSI-recognised food safety certification programme or other widely recognised certification.

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 to address food insecurity by improving the accessibility and affordability 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.

Responsible marketing
The company does not disclose a responsible marketing policy, nor guidelines specific to marketing to children.

Workforce nutrition
The company does not disclose sufficient evidence of having any workforce nutrition programmes.

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

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
The company does not disclose that it specifically recognises the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups, such as migrant and temporary labourers, women and young farmers.

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.

Land rights
The company does not commit to recognising and respecting the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities.

No policies or commitments related to respect for human rights were found in the public domain. This includes the necessary policies and systems to respect basic human rights in its operations and supply chain.

No policies or commitments related to providing and promoting decent work were found in the public domain. This includes the provision of secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly remunerated and have a meaningful say in decision making.

No policies or commitments related to key ethical business topics – personal data protection, tax, bribery and corruption, and lobbying and political engagement – were found in the public domain. This includes ensuring ethical business conduct throughout its operations and in its relationships with business partners.