Grupo Arcor

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

Plastic use and packaging waste
Grupo Arcor discloses a commitment to reduce plastic use in its operations and products through its plastic strategy as well as efforts to transition to more sustainable forms of packaging. This includes a goal for its product packaging to be free of PVC by the end of 2020, with the company reporting progress against this target on an annual basis. It also reports on the total reduction in plastics used in packaging across its operations however no evidence was found in the public domain that it has achieved this goal yet.

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
Grupo Arcor discloses a materiality analysis that outlines its process for identifying and prioritising its most relevant sustainability topics, as well as the outcomes of this process in relation to its wider sustainability strategy. However, the company has not set time-bound targets across its most material topics within its sustainable development strategy, offering an opportunity to increase disclosure on this topic going forward.

Governance and accountability
Grupo Arcor discloses that it has a Corporate Sustainability Committee led by the company’s president and made up of the heads of the different business units. While the company discloses that accountability and oversight of its sustainability strategy lies with the highest governance body, no public information was found concerning the governance body’s remuneration policy aligning with sustainability objectives.

Stakeholder engagement
Grupo Arcor does not disclose information regarding its stakeholder engagement activities, such as an overview of the topics discussed or the outcomes of the activities. Neither was information found in the public domain on how the company selects the stakeholders with the most impact. Therefore, the company lacks transparency regarding how it takes into account its most relevant stakeholders when designing its sustainability strategy.

Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions
While Grupo Arcor discloses quantitative reductions in its scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions, it does not disclose an overall policy to reduce its emissions. Going forward, the company should set a time-bound target to reduce its emissions and report progress against this target on an annual basis to show that it is addressing the issue.

Protection of terrestrial natural ecosystems
Grupo Arcor discloses a commitment to source sustainably its high-risk commodities (palm oil and cocoa). It also discloses qualitative evidence efforts to achieve deforestation and conversion-free (DCF) supply chains for these commodities. However, no targets for its high-risk commodities were found, and the company is yet to report progress against targets by disclosing the proportion of commodities that are currently DCF, presenting a risk for the company going forward.

Food loss and waste
Grupo Arcor does not provide evidence it is addressing food loss and waste in its own operations. Considering the importance of this topic to the company, Grupo Arcor should increase its level of disclosure by demonstrating policies or activities that tackle food loss and waste, or report against a time-bound target to tackle the issue.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
Grupo Arcor does not provide evidence of a commitment to address food insecurity by improving the accessibility and affordability of healthy and nutritious foods. Going forward, the company should disclose a publicly available commitment to address the issue as well as quantitative evidence highlighting the impact of its efforts to address the topic.

Clear and transparent labelling
Grupo Arcor provides evidence of compliance with national regulations regarding labelling and it commits to providing nutritional information on relevant nutrients through back-of-pack (BOP) labels. Moreover, the company discloses a commitment to increase the number of own-brand products that incorporate its nutritional profiling system. This includes metrics such as guideline daily amounts and intuitive front-of-pack labelling. However, there remains scope for improvement on this topic, whereby the company should look to disclose the percentage of products for which labelling commitments have been rolled out so far and set targets for this to cover 100% of its product portfolio.

Food safety
Grupo Arcor demonstrates compliance with national regulations and the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene. However, considering the relevance of this indicator to the company, Grupo Arcor could increase its level of disclosure by providing evidence that 100% of its own operations are certified to a food safety certification programme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI), or other widely recognised certifications, and expand this to its suppliers as well.

Child labour
The company does not commit to prohibiting child labour in its operations or supply chain. As such, the company does not provide evidence of eliminating and preventing child labour in its operations or supply chain.

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. As such, the company does not demonstrate that it works towards enabling farmers, fishers or small-scale producers in its supply chain to earn a living income and become more resilient.

Land rights
Grupo Arcor does not commit to recognising and respecting the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities. Considering the importance of this topic to the company, Grupo Arcor should disclose a commitment to recognise and respect these rights and require the same of its suppliers.

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.

Grupo Arcor discloses public information on collective bargaining, workforce diversity and women’s empowerment issues but provides no clarity on their implementation or monitoring. Moreover, it does not commit to promoting decent work, including regulating working hours, paying a living wage and upholding health and safety fundamentals.

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.