Our Impact
We’ve written a recipe for sustainability
Our passion to become the world’s greatest baker doesn’t stop 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. To us, profit is a byproduct of doing the right thing. 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
FGF will become Zero Waste Certified by July 2022
All Canadian facilities under the FGF umbrella prior to the Weston Foods acquisition have achieved TRUE zero waste certification. Our Eco warriors are now aggressively pursuing TRUE certification for the newly acquired manufacturing sites and target to have this completed by end of 2024.
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Industrial Recycling
Large-scale recycling of things like cardboard, wooden pallets, and packaging waste.
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Bakery Waste To Feed
Directing organic bakery waste to safe animal feed production.
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Digitization
Going fully digital and phasing out paper-intense processes.
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Product Packaging
We are always searching for the most sustainable packaging for our products.
Goal #2
FGF Brands will reduce water consumption by 40% by 2030
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.
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Water-efficient Technology
Making investments in new water-saving equipment such as automated hand-washing systems across all facilities.
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Improved Sanitation Technologies
Updating our sanitation tools to exceed current targets and reduce water consumption by up to 90%.
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Enhanced Water Management Techniques
Ensuring we implement the most water efficient management practices.
Goal #3
FGF Brands will become Carbon Neutral Certified by 2030
We’re aggressively pursuing a suite of innovative carbon reduction projects, including energy recovery and renewable energy generation.
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Reducing Emissions At The Source
Investing in projects such as oven heat capture and solar farm exploration.
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Carbon Management Plan
Purchasing renewable energy certificates.
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Carbon Offsets
Investing in green projects that are third-party certified.
Leading the change
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. There is no Planet B.