Wadia Group (Bombay Burmah, Britannia Industries)

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 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 strategy
The company 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
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 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
The company does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1 and 2 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

Fertiliser and pesticide use
The company does not disclose that it is adopting sustainable production practices that optimise the use of fertilisers and pesticides.

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.

Animal welfare
The company 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
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
While the subsidiary Britannia Industries commits to provide nutrition information through back-of-pack labelling, no such commitment was found at the group level.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
While the subsidiary Britannia Industries discloses a marketing communications policy which outlines its approach including to children under 12 years old, no disclosure was found at the group.

Food safety
While the company discloses evidence that some sites of its own operations through Britannia Industries are certified to the ISO 22000 standard, it does not demonstrate that all its own operations are certified to a Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI)-recognised food safety scheme programme or other widely recognised  certification.

Child and forced labour
The company does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child and forced labour in its operations and supply chain

.Living wage
The company 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.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
The company does not specifically recognise the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups, such as migrant and temporary labourers, women, and young farmers.

Farmer 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 and small-scale producers in its supply chain.

Land rights
The company does not commit to recognising and respecting the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities.

Although Wadia Group provides grievance mechanisms for workers, the company does not disclose a publicly available commitment on all other topics related to respect for human rights. This includes an absence of evidence of a human rights due diligence process, demonstrating a lack of responsibility in protecting basic human rights in its operations and supply chain.

Wadia Group commits to the health and safety of workers, but can improve its performance by increasing its disclosure of key metrics related to this topic. No evidence of policies or commitments related to other decent work issues were found in the public domain. As such, Wadia Group does not demonstrate that it provides workplaces where workers are fairly renumerated and have a meaningful say in decision making.

While Wadia Group discloses taxes on a country-by-country basis, the company can improve its performance by making a governance body or executive-level position accountable for the compliance with the company’s global tax strategy. Moreover, no sufficient policies or commitments on other key ethical business topics – personal data protection, bribery and corruption, and lobbying and political engagement – were found in the public domain.