Sprouts Shares Sustainability Highlights in 2022 ESG Report
Phoenix, Ariz.-based Sprouts Farmers Market has shared its 2022 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing the retailer’s progress on sustainability and more.
“I’m proud to share the strong progress we made in our ESG initiatives over the past year,” said Brandon Lombardi, chief sustainability officer at Sprouts Farmers Market. “Our success is rooted in our philosophy of ‘doing well by doing good’ which underscores the importance of operating our business in a way that demonstrates care for our team members, customers, communities, vendor partners, and the planet.”
Highlights from the 2022 report include:
Sustainable & Responsible Sourcing
- $3.2 billion in sales of products with a social or environmental attribute
- 26% of products sold were organic and plant-based alternatives sales grew 21%
- Over $200 million in sales of products from minority- and women-owned businesses
Climate
- Completed scope 3 carbon emissions inventory
- 51k MT CO2e averted through food waste recovery efforts
Waste
- 32 million pounds of food donated, equating to 27 million meals, 45% of which was healthy produce
- 87% food waste recovery rate and 69% total landfill diversion rate
Packaging and Plastics
- Committed to 100% reusable bags at checkout by the end of 2023
- 2.5 million meat trays transitioned from polystyrene to recyclable PET trays
Team Members
- 24% of team members were promoted and 1,600 new jobs created through new store openings
- 77% of promotions were female and/or racially/ethnically diverse team members
Community
- The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation awarded $3.2 million to local school garden and nutrition education programs.
- Organizations supported by the Foundation provided 12 million hours of nutrition education programming to over 3 million students
In April, Sprouts partnered with The R.A.N.C.H. (Regenerative - Agriculture - Nutrition - Climate - Health) Project to divert food waste to Regenerative Organic Certified farms in Tennessee and Missouri. A month prior, Sprouts announced it would eliminate single use plastic bags at checkout by the end of 2023.
Sprouts operates more than 380 stores in 23 states across the United States.