Indofood

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
To guide and integrate sustainability practices in its business, Indofood has established a sustainability framework covering the following areas: environmental stewardship, labour practices, occupational health and safety practices, social and community development and delivering responsible products. However, the company can improve its strategy by describing the process for identifying and prioritising its most material topics at the group level and setting targets to achieve sustainability objectives.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company discloses that the board of directors, in collaboration with the board of commissioners, regularly supervise and advise on key issues related to sustainability. Indofood can improve its disclosure by describing the decision-making and oversight process of its highest governance body. Furthermore, the company does not provide evidence of a remuneration policy linked to sustainability performance.

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 greenhouse gas emissions
The company does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions.

Soil health and agrobiodiversity, and fertiliser and pesticide use
Indofood provides evidence of its approach to improving soil quality by using practices to optimise the use of fertilisers The company also has an integrated pest management strategy that comprises the use of biological pest controls. However, there remains room for improvement regarding both soil health and the optimal use of fertilisers and pesticides. The company can improve its commitment and reporting by setting targets to increase the percentage of production from sustainable agricultural practices 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
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

Availability of healthy foods
While the company states that it keeps sugar, sodium and fat to the recommended level specified by national food regulations, it lacks quantitative reporting regarding the reduction of sugar, salt and fat in its portfolio. Considering its exposure to this topic, Indofood can improve its performance by disclosing nutritional criteria to guide its product (re)formulation and setting a target to increase the proportion of healthy options in its portfolio.

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
Indofood demonstrates it has implemented two types of workforce nutrition programmes. Within its Nutrition for Workforce programme, the company aims to ensure that the food served by their canteens operators complies with nutritional guidelines. The company further provides dedicated lactations rooms in their offices to support nursing mothers. However, there remains an opportunity for Indofood to extend these programmes to all its operating sites and to disclose quantitative evidence on its offerings of healthy options.

Child and forced labour
The company does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child and forced labour in its supply chain and it does not disclose a requirement that prohibits its suppliers from retaining workers’ personal documents and restricting workers’ freedom of movement.

Farmers productivity and resilience
Through the establishment of several partnerships, Indofood supports farmer productivity and resilience in the production of potatoes, chili, cassava, shallots, coconut sugar and palm oil. The company provides training programmes for smallholder farmers on agronomic practices, effective plant breeding techniques and sustainable operations.

Land rights
Although the company’s Agirbusiness Group has a sustainable agriculture policy that contains a commitment to free, prior and informed consent, this is not applicable at the parent level. Therefore, Indofood has room to improve its performance by introducing the same requirements at the parent-company level.

Indofood provides grievance mechanisms for its workers and commits to respecting human rights in its operations. However, the company lacks a commitment to respect the ILO core human rights in its supply chain. Additionally, Indofood provides no evidence of a human rights due diligence process and does not disclose that it engages with affected and potentially affected stakeholders.

Although committing to the health and safety of its workers, the company does not place health and safety expectations on its supply chain partners nor monitor their performance. Moreover, no evidence of commitments or policies related to other key decent work issues – collective bargaining, workforce diversity, paying a living wage and gender equality – was found in the public domain.

No evidence was found of policies or commitments related to key ethical business topics. This includes commitments on protecting personal data, tax, bribery and corruption, lobbying and political engagement.