Sustainability
As Ireland’s leading food and beverage business – delivering food to people in shops, restaurants and hotels across the island of Ireland – we know we have a responsibility to leverage our scale to act on climate change, to tackle shared environmental challenges and to deliver positive impact as a business.
Growing sustainably every day
We’ve called our sustainability strategy Growing sustainably every day. It comprises three pillars – Caring for the planet, Creating vibrant communities and Sourcing for good – in recognition of the fact that, to make a tangible difference we need to think and work holistically – promoting and delivering sustainability from field to fork.
This collaborative approach to tackling sustainability aims to unite producers, shoppers, and local communities, fostering a collective commitment to sustainability. We believe that together, we can drive positive change by embracing renewable energy, responsible consumption and production, and a greener future – for ourselves, our communities, and the planet.
Caring for the planet
At Musgrave we are committed to becoming net zero carbon in our own operations and with our retailers by 2040, and in our full value chain by 2050. These targets give us a long-term focus on systematic and consistent improvements across our business and brands to reduce emissions. We will decarbonise our own business in line with our ambition supported by a number of targets that align with climate science and to a 1.5 °C degree warming scenario. We have committed to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and have developed targets in line with the SBTi Net Zero standard.
Creating vibrant communities
Our retail partners are at the heart of communities across the island of Ireland. As a business we apply scale, innovation, and investment locally to inspire communities to respond to the climate crisis and amplify the positive impact of social, economic and environmental initiatives. SuperValu TidyTowns, which we have sponsored for three decades, is a good example of this. It has evolved from a competition about local area appearance to a national sustainability initiative, delivering environmental and societal changes across towns and villages in Ireland.
Sourcing for good
To achieve our net zero ambition, we know we need to work across the full value chain and collaborate with suppliers, producers and partners to deliver an unprecedented reduction in emissions. We are also aware how vital supplier collaboration is to achieve our targets on packaging, biodiversity, circular economy and creating vibrant communities. As one of Europe’s leading family businesses we have built long lasting relationships with our suppliers through the course of our history, and we remain committed to promoting quality Irish food and drink which shoppers trust and enjoy. Our strategy is to partner with suppliers to drive meaningful change and positively impact our supply chains with sustainability projects.
