Our Impact

Our Impact

We’ve written a recipe for sustainability

Our passion to become the world’s greatest baker doesn’t stop just at the quality of our food. It ripples through to our processes, our people, and our impact on the world around us. Sustainability isn’t a buzz word at FGF Brands, it’s built into our DNA.

With operations in Canada and the United States, we’re acutely aware of our responsibility to sustainable practices across our entire organization. That’s why we’ve developed three ambitious goals that are transforming our company into one of the cleanest and most forward-thinking bakeries in the world. To read our Environmental Sustainability Policy, click here.

Goal #1

Our Impact

FGF will become Zero Waste across our full portfolio of bakeries

12 FGF facilities have achieved TRUE zero waste certification. Our team continues to pursue TRUE certification across the rest of our manufacturing footprint.

Since 2023, we have diverted over 421 million pounds of waste away from landfill or incineration, including:

  • Over 1.81 million pounds of label back tape
  • Over 18.88 million pounds of cardboard waste
  • Over 38.05 million pounds of recycled wooden pallets
  • Industrial Recycling

    Diverting cardboard, pallets, plastics, and other materials from landfill through robust recycling programs

  • Bakery Waste To Feed

    Converting bakery by-products into animal feed, supporting a circular food system

  • Digitization

    We are reducing paper consumption by moving to digital workflows for a streamlined process

  • Product Packaging

    Designing packaging with cross functional teams to keep  sustainability at the forefront through material reduction, recyclability, and responsible sourcing.

Goal #2

Our Impact

FGF Brands will reduce water intensity by 40% by 2030, against a 2022 baseline

Our state-of-the-art facilities already conserve thousands of gallons of water a year by using high-efficiency systems and fixtures, but we know we can do better.

  • Water-efficient Equipment

    Making investments in new water-saving equipment such as automated hand-washing systems across all facilities.

  • Improved Sanitation Technologies

    Optimizing sanitation processes and schedules to reduce water consumption while maintaining food safety

  • Municipal Collaboration

    We continuously collaborate with our municipal water suppliers to identify opportunities for reduction.

Goal #3

Our Impact

FGF Brands is taking steps to reduce our carbon emissions

We’re aggressively pursuing a suite of innovative carbon reduction projects.

Since 2020, we have reduced our carbon emissions by:

  • Replacing over 2,700 incandescent bulbs with energy efficient LED bulbs
  • Purchased renewable energy from local wind farms to offset over 40,000 MWh of electricity
  • Optimizing our distribution models, leading to over 14 million trip kilometers saved per year

Leading the change

Our Impact

We’re Driving Change!

The sustainable actions and ideas you read here today were created by all of us at FGF Brands. We have a dedicated team of Environmental Sustainability professionals, who are supported by a network of sustainability advocates from across all areas of our organization. In addition to pushing for change within the organization, we encourage everyone to reduce their environmental impact and to look at sustainability not as a quick fix, but as a change in lifestyle and behavior. We are all Global Citizens and we believe it is our responsibility to do all that we can to reverse the effects of Climate Change. Together, we can do this.

Outside our operations and facilities, FGF Brands is also committed to reducing our environmental impact in areas up and down our supply chains. FGF Brands is working towards having all . Together with our palm oil and palm oil products suppliers, we will:

  • Follow all relevant laws and regulations to ensure no illegal harvesting or violations of human rights;
  • Protect forests and natural ecosystems, especially High Conservation Value (“HCV”) and High Carbon Stock (“HCS”) areas;
  • Do not develop on peatlands, regardless of depth;
  • Encourage agroforestry and other regenerative practices, wherever possible;
  • Respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (“IPLCs”), including Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (“FPIC”), where appropriate.

FGF Brands has also committed to improving our product packaging by signing onto the Canada Plastics Pact which aligns with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Global Commitment on Plastics. We have committed to reducing our plastic packaging where possible, and ensuring whatever plastic we can’t reduce is redesigned to be recycle-ready. This includes removing problematic materials and making our packaging easier to recycle for waste sorters.

We’re also proud members of Partners in Project Green (PPG), where we don’t just talk sustainability, we show up for it. Every year, our team partners with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) to roll up our sleeves for clean-ups and tree plantings across the GTA.