Food companies need to be held to account for .
Fortunately, we've got a recipe for repair: restore land, rivers and forests so our wildlife, farms and communities thrive.
Bega came 9th out of 20 food companies we benchmarked.
What they’re doing well: Bega has evidenced a small amount of traceability to farm level. It has also demonstrated partnership with some agricultural suppliers by helping them build sustainable capabilities.
What they’re lagging on: Bega has not set deforestation or water use targets for its value chain. It also has not evidenced nature accountability or expertise at board level.
By speaking out today, you will help farmers under pressure to push nature to the limit. And it's already in crisis!
Food companies can change this. They have relationships with their suppliers that they leverage daily to meet requirements for quality, taste and aesthetics for the food they sell.
In the same way, they must now turn their attentions to ensuring their ingredients and fresh produce are farmed in a sustainable way.
Just as the supermarkets reject products that are cosmetically the wrong shape, it's time reject deforestation and other practices that harm nature. It's not fit for Australia.
Learn more about how food companies are currently performing on nature here. You can also choose other food companies to write to from that page!