Lamb Weston / Meijer publishes sustainability report 2012-2014

Lamb Weston / Meijer, one of the top three producers of processed potato products in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has published its third sustainability report.

The report highlights the significant progress made with the company's sustainability agenda between 2012 and 2014, at all stages of the supply chain, from field to fork.

The key results are saving direct water usage by 7 percent - or 285 million litres - per year, reducing direct energy use by 21 percent per year and increasing the company's potato utilisation by 4.3 percent per year versus 2008 baseline.

Based on these results, Lamb Weston is well on track to achieve their 2020 sustainability targets.
 

Sustainable Six

The company's sustainability approach focuses on six specific areas, which are most closely related to the company'score activities. These are: Water, Energy & Emissions, Potato & Waste, Employees, Food Safety & Quality and Nutrition & Health.
 

Lamb Weston has made real progress towards reaching our 2020 sustainability targets. For example, versus their 2008 baseline the company now savestheequivalent of 114 Olympic swimming pools of fresh water per year and uses 51,600 fewer tonnesofpotatoesto make the same finished product, greatly increasing their potato utilisation.

Additionally, Lamb Weston now sends zero waste to landfill. Today, 99.7 percent of their by-products and waste streams - representing 300,000 tonnesof mainly potato-based materials -find a useful destination. The company is also using healthier frying oils, less salt and introducing product innovations thathelp contribute to a product that meets current global food trends.

Creating Shared Value 
 

Bas Alblas, CEO at Lamb Weston / Meijer, said: 'If we want our industry to trulybe sustainable, we need to focus on the total supply chain. That's why we believe in Creating Shared Value in everything we do. If we want to be relevant as a company over the long term, we have to collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in a number of ways. For us sustainability is a company imperative and the way we do business. We consider it our responsibility to play an active and leading role in our industry on sustainable development.''

Online sustainability report 2012-2014

The total report meets the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) G4 Core level, while the chapters on Water, Energy & Emissions and Potato & Waste reflect G4 Comprehensive level. A summary of the report, available in six languages, is available online.
 

The company's next sustainability report will be published in 2017.