San Miguel Food and Beverage

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
San Miguel 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 sustainability
San Miguel 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
San Miguel 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
San Miguel does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions

Protein diversification
San Miguel discloses that it is diversifying its protein portfolio, such as through the introduction of its plant-based line Veega. However, the company has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets to increase the production and consumption of alternative proteins.

Soil health and agrobiodiversity
San Miguel does not disclose that it is adopting sustainable production practices that improve soil health and increase agrobiodiversity.

Plastic use and packaging waste
San Miguel does not disclose that it is reducing its plastic use and transitioning to sustainable forms of packaging.

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.

Animal welfare
San Miguel does not disclose that it is addressing key animal and aquatic 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.

Availability of healthy foods
While San Miguel discloses that it introduces reformulated products such as products with a lower salt content, it has an opportunity to disclose reformulation efforts regarding key nutrition such as sugar and fat, as well as to provide quantitative evidence of its reformulation activities.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
While the company lists food security as a top priority, it does not disclose a commitment and activities to improve the accessibility and affordability of healthy foods for vulnerable groups.

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

Workforce nutrition
San Miguel does not disclose a workforce nutrition programme that prioritises making healthy foods the standard in the workplace.

Food safety
San Miguel discloses compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) regarding food safety as well as evidence of ISO 22000 certifications. However, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by disclosing the percentages of its own operations that are certified to a food safety scheme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative.

Child labour
While San Miguel commits to prohibiting child labour in its own operations and requires its suppliers to adhere to the same standard, it has an opportunity to disclose a policy requiring its suppliers to have an age-verification system in place.

Forced labour
While San Miguel commits to prohibiting forced labour in its own operations and supply chain, it has an opportunity to disclose a requirement that prohibits its suppliers from retaining workers’ personal documents and restricting workers’ freedom of movement.

Living wage
San Miguel 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 and fisher productivity and resilience
San Miguel has a commitment to support the resilience, productivity, and access to markets of farmers through its SMFI Agribusiness Development Group, which it intends to do by introducing alternative crops and improving farm technologies in rural communities. In addition, the company discloses examples of activities to build more resilient fishing communities. However, San Miguel has an opportunity to demonstrate it is measuring the impact of its support activities and report these externally.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
San Miguel 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.

San Miguel provides grievance mechanisms for workers and third parties and commits to respecting the human rights of its workers. However, neither a statement committing to respect all ILO core labour in its operations nor a statement expecting its suppliers to respect these rights was found. Moreover, the company does not provide evidence of a human rights due diligence process nor disclose how it engages with affected and potentially affected stakeholders.

San Miguel commits to respecting the health and safety of its workers and places health and safety expectations on its supply chain partners. However, does not disclose how it monitors its suppliers and lacks quantitative disclosure regarding the health and safety of its workers. No commitments or policies on living wage, working hours and collective bargaining were found in the public domain and the company does not report on key metrics related to gender equality and workforce diversity.

San Miguel publicly discloses a commitment to protecting personal data and a global policy statement regulating the collection, sharing and access to personal data. The company also has in place a policy statement prohibiting bribery and corruption, but does not disclose how it identifies related risks. Neither does it demonstrate that it includes anti-bribery and -corruption clauses in its business contracts. No policies detailing the company’s global tax and lobbying and political engagement strategies were found in the public domain and San Miguel does not publicly report on related expenses.