Becoming a Sustainable Business

"The goal of sustainable development is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of life without compromising the quality of life of future generations."

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apetito is committed to being a sustainable company.Paul Freeston
The World Commission on Environment and Development set out what is still the most commonly adopted approach to sustainability.
This recognises that there are real challenges in delivering sustainability for both today and tomorrow and that to do so we must achieve concurrent progress over the environmental, social and economic agenda. As part of the social agenda we in the food industry must also deliver continuous progress in terms of nutrition, quality and food safety.

We all have a responsibility to take action and make a difference by focusing on what really matters. My hope is this brochure will demonstrate that apetito is doing exactly that and we have a programme of real and meaningful positive action right across the sustainability agenda. This extends from production to distribution, nutrition to waste, food safety to packaging, and purchasing to supporting the community. We have set ourselves tough targets and we are also fully engaged with wider stakeholders to gain a shared understanding of the issues that we all face.

As a business, apetito has a particularly positive social impact through its focus on nutritionally balanced food specially produced for vulnerable sectors of our community - such as the elderly, infirm, school children and hospital patients. We are confident that we can continue to have a positive and growing economic, environmental and social impact while at the same time providing great food and service to our customers and generating good returns for our shareholders.

While this brochure focuses on our UK programme, apetito is an international company with an excellent track record in sustainability over many years.

My excitement and belief in our sustainability programme is founded in the visible commitment of our team - team apetito. As you look through this brochure, I hope you will sense that commitment too. We are determined to make a difference. However, we are not claiming to be perfect - our approach is all about continuous improvement for the long term.

Paul Freeston

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