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.
Coles came 5th out of the 20 companies we benchmarked for their impact on nature.
What they’re doing well: Coles has demonstrated partnership with agricultural suppliers on target setting and delivery, and on helping some suppliers build sustainable capabilities.
What they’re lagging on: Coles has not set a deforestation target, despite being one of Australia’s largest beef buyers. It also hasn’t evidenced assessment of nature risk in its agricultural value chain.
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!