Koch Foods

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
Koch Foods 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 sustainable development
Koch Foods 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
Koch Foods 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
Koch Foods does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions

Protein diversification
The company does not disclose that it is diversifying its protein portfolio, for instance, by increasing the proportion of plant-based proteins and other alternatives such as cell-based meat analogues.

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.

Plastic use and packaging waste
While the company discloses that it is reducing its plastic use and transitioning to sustainable forms of packaging, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets to reduce plastic use or transition to more sustainable forms of packaging and reporting against these targets.

Animal welfare
While the company has a commitment on animal welfare which addresses animal welfare issues, it does not disclose that it addresses specific animal welfare issues for all its relevant key species.

Antibiotics use and growth-promoting substances
While Koch Foods has a commitment on prohibiting the use of growth hormones, the company does not disclose a commitment to phase out or prohibit the prophylactic use of antibiotics across its species.

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.

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.

Food safety
Koch Foods discloses it ensures safe food for consumers through compliance with national regulations and the Codex General Principles of Food Hygiene. In addition, the company demonstrates that all of its operations are certified to a food safety scheme recognised by the Global Food Safety Initiative. Koch Foods has an opportunity to also disclose the proportion of its suppliers that are certified to such a food safety scheme.

Child and forced labour
Koch Foods does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child labour and forced labour in its operations and supply chain.

Living wage
Koch Foods 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
Koch Foods does not disclose a commitment or examples of activities to support the resilience, productivity and access to markets for farmers, fishers and/or small-scale producers in its supply chain.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
Koch Foods 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.

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.

No policies or commitments related to providing and promoting decent work were found in the public domain. This includes the provision of secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly remunerated and have a meaningful say in decision making.

Koch Foods commits to protecting personal data and has a privacy statement on its uses. However, no relevant policies or commitments on other key ethical business topics – bribery and corruption, responsible tax and lobbying and political engagement – were found.