2024 CSR Impact Report

2024 was a year full of impact for all us of here at Florette HQ – From earning Gold EcoVadis accreditation to donating 61,800 salad bags to FareShare UK, we’re making sustainability a priority! Here’s a look at some of 2024’s biggest CSR headlines…

 

EcoVadis

In June 2024 we retained Gold EcoVadis Accreditation, with a score in the top 5% of all rated companies!

We particularly scored highly within the categories of sustainable procurement and ethics – with a rating in the top 1% of companies within our industry.

 

FareShare

We have an ongoing partnership with FareShare and in 2024 donated 61,800 Florette bags – equivalent to 10,317kg of product. This has helped support 786 charities with a donation equivalent to 32,000 meals.

 

New HGVs

In 2024, we received our second electric HGV, meaning approximately 8% of our deliveries are now being completed with an electric truck!

We also received a new fleet of more efficient HGVs which has provided a 13% reduction in our fuel use.

 

GroceryAid

Throughout the year we fundraise for GroceryAid, and have once again won a gold award for our work with the industry charity.

In 2024 we raised over £1500, including £1200 from our staff miles challenges, where staff walked, ran, cycled or swam over 8000 miles.

 

LEAF Accreditation

All Florette leafy salad bags are LEAF accredited, a lead­ing glob­al assur­ance sys­tem which recog­nis­es more sus­tain­ably farmed prod­ucts.

 

Our Group Climate Targets

Our two key commitments for 2035:

To halve our direct greenhouse gas emissions within our operational scope (transport, energy, packaging and waste).

To reduce our carbon footprint by 35% by reducing our direct and indirect emissions and increasing the use of carbon sequestration by our farmer members.

 

Employee Wellbeing

Across all our sites, we have dedicated Mental Health First Aiders, to provide a supportive point of contact for anyone experiencing a mental health concern or emotional distress. With representatives from across departments, we currently have 105 trained MHFA’s. 

All employees are entitled to a paid volunteering day each year and in 2024, our staff contributed 46 volunteer days across a number of charities including FareShare, Fur Clempt, St Giles Hospice, the Trussel Trust and the Greyhound Trust South Derbyshire.