UK poultry producer collaborates on sustainability plan

UK poultry producer, 2 Sisters Food Group, has launched a partnering project with 2degrees, the global collaboration platform for sustainable business, to gather views on its new sustainability plan.

The business’ Feeding Our Future plan is the first Group-wide initiative and brings together internal operational plans with the external influences on its global supply chain.

And now the business is seeking views from all stakeholders – customers, other companies, Governments, NGOs and trade bodies – to ensure its planning gives a ‘360 degree’ view of the sustainability agenda.

Andrew Edlin, group environment and sustainability director, explained: “One of the things we know about sustainability is that we can’t internalise it and tackle it alone.

“For example, we are one of the biggest customers of the UK farming industry, we source our ingredients from over 50 countries as well as supplying around 50% of UK poultry and 10% of the UK’s beef and lamb.

“Our sustainability vision nationally and internationally has never been more important for us. Our reach across the global supply chain is widespread, which we hope we have reflected in our targets.

“We’re keen to gather as much feedback on our draft Plan as possible. Although we have done that in a number of areas already, we need to work in collaboration with stakeholders to secure and improve a future for global food supply chains.”

The business has created a short survey in collaboration with 2degrees to help capture feedback on our ‘Feeding Our Future’ draft Plan.

Martin Chilcott, 2degrees founder and CEO, commented: “We are delighted to be working with 2 Sisters on its stakeholder outreach for its Feeding our Future Plan – a plan which we see as critical to shaping positive change in the global food chain. Through our proven stakeholder engagement processes and the 2degrees community of 42,000 sustainability professionals, including trade bodies, local government, NGO’s retailers, competitors and peers across the supply chain, we’re thrilled to be driving forward the dialogue and outreach that 2 Sisters needs to take this programme forward.”