Our Approach to Raw Materials

Our business sources raw materials from farmers and producers across the globe, touching the lives of countless people and affecting animals and nature. As a result, sourcing raw materials is one of our most significant impacts on the world, be it on human rights and livelihoods, climate, animal welfare or the environment. It’s also one of our greatest opportunities to be a force for good. 

We continually seek to source responsibly and improve the ethics and sustainability of our sourcing, working closely with suppliers, expert partners and industry groups to raise standards and drive the systemic changes needed. 

Taking a risk-based approach, we prioritise areas where we have the greatest leverage: our highest volume and most impactful raw materials and supply chains. Because we know that complex problems, such as deforestation, require solutions that go beyond procurement standards, we address them through projects in key supply chains and regions, as well as multi-stakeholder industry initiatives.