Amaggi Group

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 in its 2019 Sustainability Report that it undertakes a materiality process every three years to identify and prioritise sustainability topics. The 2019 materiality process resulted in topics being grouped into four strategic blocks; “improving governance and management, promoting a sustainable value chain, developing with the area and innovating sustainable products and solutions.” While the company discloses that the results of the materiality process support the Stakeholder Mapping and Engagement Plan as well as the Strategic Sustainability Planning, the company has an opportunity to improve its performance by setting time-bound targets against its material sustainability topics.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
While responsibility for the company’s sustainable development strategy lies with the Sustainability, Communication and Compliance Director, 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 only discloses undertaking stakeholder engagement as part of its materiality process. The company could improve its performance by disclosing a separate stakeholder engagement process that covers topics across the three benchmark dimensions. Disclosure on this separate stakeholder engagement process should cover how relevant stakeholders are identified, the channels through which stakeholders are engaged and how the outcomes of stakeholder engagement are integrated into the company’s sustainability strategy.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
While the company discloses its scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing scope 1 and 2 emissions. In comparison the company does disclose quantitative reductions in its scope 3 emissions between 2018 and 2019. The company has an opportunity to improve its performance by setting time-bound targets which cover scopes 1, 2 and 3 emissions, and are aligned with a 1.5-degree scenario.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
While the company has commitments to deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by disclosing the proportion of its relevant high-risk commodities which are currently certified DCF by a relevant certifying body such as the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS).

Soil health and agrobiodiversity
While the company discloses that it monitors soil quality, supports no-till practices and selects seeds and cultivars which support soil health, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets to increase the percentage of production from sustainable practices that improve soil health and agrobiodiversity, reporting progress against the targets and disclosing quantifiable data on its impact on soil health and agrobiodiversity.

Fertiliser and pesticide use
While the company discloses that it monitors soil quality to optimise fertiliser application, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets to increase the percentage of production from sustainable practices that optimise use of fertilisers and pesticides, and reporting progress against the targets.

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

Food loss and waste
While the company is addressing food loss and waste in its own operations by utilising the by-products of its soya processing, it has an opportunity to disclose a commitment by setting targets to reduce food loss and waste across its own operations and reporting against these targets.

Availability, accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
Given its role as an agricultural trader, Amaggi Group has less impact on nutrition issues compared to companies involved in the manufacturing of consumer products. However, it is yet to disclose a commitment to address food insecurity, for example by supporting the production of healthy and nutritious foods and improving access to such foods.

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

Food safety
While the company references Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognised certifications, it is unclear what proportion of the company’s operations are certified by a GFSI-recognised scheme.

Child labour
While the company commits to prohibiting child labour in its supply chain, it does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child labour in its operations.

Forced labour
While the company commits to prohibiting forced labour in its supply chain, it does not disclose a commitment to prohibit forced labour in its operations. In addition, the company has an opportunity to disclose a requirement that prohibits its suppliers from retaining workers’ personal documents and restricting workers’ freedom of movement.

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 and fisher 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 or small-scale producers in its supply chain.

Land rights
While the company commits to recognising and respecting the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities, it has an opportunity to disclose a commitment that requires the same of its suppliers.

Amaggi Group provides grievance mechanisms for both workers and third parties and commits to respecting human rights. However, no sufficient commitment to prohibit child labour in its own operations was found in the public domain. Additionally, Amaggi Group provides no evidence of a human rights due diligence process and does not disclose whether it engages with affected and potentially affected stakeholders.

Amaggi Group commits to health and safety, collective bargaining, workforce diversity and gender equality, but could improve its score by increasing disclosure of key metrics related to these topics. There is an opportunity for Amaggi Group to improve on the topic of living wage, since no targets or evidence towards paying a living wage in the company’s own operations or supply chain were found in the public domain. Moreover, no publicly available documents in relation to regulating working hours were found.

Amaggi Group has in place publicly available policies and statements on personal data protection and bribery and corruption, but does not publicly report on key metrics related to these topics. Additionally, the company has a publicly available policy on lobbying and political engagement, but no disclosure on expenditures was found in the public domain. Amaggi Group discloses very little information regarding tax, and no publicly available tax strategy was found, highlighting tax as a key area for the company to improve its transparency and disclosure.