Ecosystem conversion and restoration
The company does not have a commitment to ensure zero conversion, and while the company has a target to achieve conversion-free supply chains, certification models are not specified so there is no guarantee that it is DCF-aligned.
Furthermore, the company is not committed to restoring ecosystems and it does not disclose details and outcomes of ecosystem restoration projects in areas affected by its own operations or by its suppliers.
GHG emissions
The company discloses its target to reduce scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services by 20% per metric ton of material sourced by 2030 as compared to the fiscal year 2020 baseline. However, no evidence found that the company has a target to reduce all its scope 3 emissions. The company should set time-bound targets to reduce its scope 3 emissions and report progress against them. Crucially, all its scope 1, 2 and 3 targets should align with a 1.5-degree trajectory.
Impact and dependencies assessment
The company has an opportunity to disclose assessments of its impacts on nature, including biodiversity, within its own operations and in its supply chain. It could also disclose its dependencies on nature within its own operations and upstream business relationships.
Invasive species
The company has not identified any activities that could lead to the introduction of invasive alien species in its own operations.
Key areas and species
While the company mentions efforts like planting erosion-reducing buffer zones by Birds Eye growers adjacent to rivers and lakes, it has yet to clarify whether these locations are in or adjacent to areas significant for biodiversity. The company could further improve transparency by disclosing the specific locations of its suppliers situated in or near important biodiversity zones. Additionally, sharing the status of species at both its own and its suppliers’ locations, according to international and national conservation lists, would enhance its biodiversity disclosures.
Resource exploitation and circularity performance
The company has an opportunity to disclose all its inputs according to an international standard and report quantitatively on its group-wide circularity performance.
Solid and air pollution
The company does not disclose relevant information related to air pollution and hazardous waste in its operations or supply chains.
Water
The company has an opportunity to disclose quantitative reductions in water withdrawals and to set time-bound targets to achieve the same. It could also improve on its disclosure on water pollution by disclosing water pollutant metrics and setting time-bound targets to reduce them. Additionally, the company could enhance its transparency by disclosing relevant information on rights to water in its operations or supply chains.