CSR 2018 Report

Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, has released its 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report titled "Delivering A Better Tomorrow.”

The report details the Company’s CSR activities and accomplishments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. Additionally, the report expands on the Company’s continued commitment to CSR with its recently announced 2025 Responsibility Goals in the People, Products and Planet pillars.

Highlights from Sysco’s 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report include:

People

  • Launched Nourishing Neighbors – a giving program supporting local communities with 75 percent of funds going to hunger relief organizations.
  • Conducted training for more than 5,000 Sysco leaders on Diversity and Inclusion fundamentals, inclusive leadership and unconscious bias.
  • Provided product health information to more than 23,000 users through our eNutrition database.

Products

  • Continued to advance our commitment to sustainable seafood, supporting 14 fishery improvement projects (FIPs) since 2010.
  • Updated and published new Global Supplier Code of Conduct.
  • Conducted 160 third-party social compliance assessments for Sysco Brand suppliers across 17 countries.

Planet

  • Signed a 10-year renewable energy agreement for solar power, supporting the majority of the Company’s electricity load in Texas and accounting for about 10 percent of Sysco’s U.S. electricity usage.
  • Recycled more than 40,000 tons of waste since 2014, saving more than 500,000 trees. Partnered with more than 8,000 canned and frozen fruit and vegetable growers to advance sustainable agriculture practices.

“At Sysco, we are proud to be the global leader in foodservice distribution and recognize that with leadership, comes responsibility,” said Tom Bené, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Sysco. “We aim to lead our industry in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and our 2025 goals are foundational as we progress our CSR journey. Whether the task is feeding the hungry in our communities, doing more to promote the health and well-being of associates and consumers, taking action to make agriculture more sustainable, or lowering the carbon footprint of our operations, Sysco is poised to be at the leading edge of change.”

The report is formatted to meet Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, is mobile-friendly and can be viewed here.

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Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Sysco's 2025 Goals for Its People
Big impacts require big commitments. That’s why Sysco is making a significant investment in communities – with a special emphasis on hunger. We’re also doing more to expand opportunity for our associates and our suppliers, and increasing the availability of healthy products that reach the tables of millions of diners each day.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

People Are at the Heart of Sysco's Belief in a Better Tomorrow
People are the essential ingredient of our success. Fostering opportunity for our customers, associates, and suppliers, keeping our associates safe and healthy, and supporting the well-being of children, families, and the communities we call home, lie at the heart of our belief in what a better tomorrow can be.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sysco Is Starting off the Year Focused on the Big Issues
Through extensive engagement with internal and external stakeholders, our materiality process identified 10 critical issues that are material to the future our business and the needs, interests, and concerns of Sysco's stakeholders.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sysco Shows What Better Looks Like
We are committed to care for people, supply products responsibly and protect the planet with a clear path to the future.

Diversity & Inclusion

Sysco Is Delivering A Better Tomorrow: Better Is… Diverse and Inclusive!
Our company can better prosper if we reflect the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. That’s why we’ve launched initiatives to significantly increase the gender and ethnic diversity of U.S. associates and to boost our spending with minority and women-owned suppliers by 25 percent.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco Is Delivering A Better Tomorrow: Better Is… Resource Efficient!
Our distribution facilities receive, and thousands of Sysco trucks deliver, a vast assortment of food and nonfood items – including refrigerated and frozen products. That presents a big opportunity to drive environmental efficiency at every step. We’re committed to reducing the carbon footprint of our fleet and operations and expanding the use of renewable and alternative energy sources. We’ve also pledged to divert 90 percent of waste from landfill.

Responsible Production & Consumption

Sysco Is Delivering A Better Tomorrow: Better Is… Organic and Sustainable!
As a major purchaser of fruits and vegetables, Sysco plays a leading role in improving agricultural standards among growers, processors and distributors. Now we’re doing more: doubling the availability of Sysco Brand organic produce and expanding our sustainable agriculture program to include five fresh crops.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Sysco Is Delivering A Better Tomorrow: Being Better Is… Being Generous!
Too many of our neighbors, many with children, struggle to get food on the table each day. Sysco has the scale and capacity to make a meaningful difference. That’s why we have pledged to donate 200 million meals and $50 million to local communities.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

Sysco Is Delivering A Better Tomorrow: Better Is… Responsibly Sourced!
From palm oil to seafood to animal protein, how products are sourced is vitally important to consumers and those who serve them. Today, we’re doing more to advance responsible sourcing. Our objective is to be as proud of how the products we deliver reach the table as we are of their quality and safety.

Research, Reports & Publications

Sysco Reports Progress of “Delivering A Better Tomorrow” in 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility Report
Sysco Corporation, the leading global foodservice distribution company, today released its 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) report titled "Delivering A Better Tomorrow.”

The report details the Company’s CSR activities and accomplishments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018. Additionally, the report expands on the Company’s continued commitment to CSR with its recently announced 2025 Responsibility Goals in the People, Products and Planet pillars.
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