Publix Super Markets

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
While the company has set sustainability targets covering topics within the Food and Agriculture Benchmark’s three dimensions of environment, nutrition and social inclusion, it has an opportunity to disclose a sustainable development strategy and how it identifies and prioritises the topics where it has the most impact.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company does not disclose the governance structure for the implementation of its sustainable development strategy or targets, such as the person, team or committee that holds ultimate responsibility for its implementation.

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 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
Publix Super Markets discloses that it has lowered our CO2 emissions per square foot by 15.6% since 2007 in its sustainability report. However, there is no reporting of a target on reducing scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions, presenting an opportunity for the company going forward.

Food loss and waste
Publix Super Markets discloses that it has diverted more than 26,300 tons of food waste by-products from its manufacturing plants into animal feed. However, no target to reduce food loss and waste was found in the public domain. The company could improve by reporting the progress against its target and collaborating with value chain partners to prevent food loss and waste.

Plastic use and packaging waste
Publix Super Markets provides some quantitative evidence on reducing plastic use and packaging waste, such as reducing the use of cardboard by reusable bins. However, the company does not disclose a time-bound target. There remains an opportunity for the company to improve by reporting the progress against a target and engaging with its business partners to reduce plastic use or transition to sustainable forms of packaging.

Availability of healthy foods
The company does not provide evidence of improving the nutritional quality of its products and of proportionally increasing the sales 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.

Food safety
The company does not disclose evidence of ensuring safe food for consumers through compliance with national regulations or the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene, nor an effective food safety certification scheme.

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

Forced Labour
The company does not disclose a commitment to prohibit 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.

Publix Super Markets fails to provide publicly commitments and policies related to respect for human rights and labour rights, not disclosing on risk assessment, and stakeholders’ engagement as well. As such, the company demonstrates a lack of responsibility in protecting basic human rights in its operations and supply chains.

No evidence of policies or commitments as well as disclosure on key metrics related decent work issues were found in the public domain. As such, Publix Super Market does not demonstrate that it provides secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly renumerated and have a meaningful say in decision making.

No relevant policies and disclosure on key ethical business topics as tax, bribery and corruption, lobbying and political engagement, and data protection were found in the public domain.