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Regenerative agriculture
Regenerative agriculture
Our supply chain connects us to communities around the world. This gives us the chance to make a positive impact by moving towards regenerative agricultural sourcing.
Sustainable farming practices
As part of our 'Society 2030: Spirit of Progress' plan, we're committed to becoming sustainable by design through regenerative agriculture. This means making our agricultural supply chains economically, socially and environmentally sustainable and ensuring human rights and working conditions.
Positive partnerships
At the heart of our approach is our recognition that partnerships with farmers are the most effective way to promote sustainable farming practices and secure local supply networks. We will provide farmers from all our local sourcing communities with the support and resources they need, including training in regenerative agriculture and designing programmes that help restore degraded landscapes. We are taking action globally, rolling these programmes out across Africa, Latin America, North America, Asia and Europe.
We have already seen how these partnerships can change lives and transform communities, and we will ensure these collaborations remain inclusive, welcoming both small and large-scale farmers, women and youth farmers and entrepreneurs.
Find out more about our sustainable supply chains and how we're doing against our targets in our Annual Report and ESG Reporting Index.
Action in Africa
Our commitment to local sourcing provides a sustainable source of income for more than 80,000 smallholder farmers across Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Local sourcing also provides much needed investment in agricultural economies and local supply chains. In fiscal 23, 72% of agriculture raw material volume in our operations came from suppliers based in Africa.
Our ‘Society 2030: Spirit of Progress’ targets
- Provide all of our local sourcing communities with agricultural skills and resources, building economic and environmental resilience (supporting 150,000 smallholder farmers)
- Develop regenerative agriculture pilot programmes in five key sourcing landscapes
Society 2030
in action
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