Minor, Weir & Willis – Environmental and Social Responsibility Reporting

In line with all our partners in the produce industry, we take great pride in our track record of supporting communities at home and around the world; re-investing our profits in our future development to ensure a brighter future for our employees, suppliers and customers.

As a financially secure, family-owned and run business we can take a longer-term view of our investments, rather than be constrained by shorter-term financial considerations.

This freedom ensures that all our current and future business investment is guided by our five key business principles:

1)         Dedication and loyalty: offering long-term stability for all of our stakeholders

2)         Community: acting responsibly, locally and overseas

3)         Long-term investing for the future

4)         Our guiding principle of doing the right thing

5)         Customer focus: always retaining our relevance

These principles provide the framework to ensure that we will continue our future development path in the most environmentally positive and sustainable manner.

Doing this effectively requires an objective assessment of our current impacts across the whole supply chain and being able to clearly demonstrate meaningful progress. To that effect, we have adopted the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a framework to develop ambitious sustainability and ethical strategies for our whole supply chain. In addition, we have recently signed a commitment to setting science-based targets with the Science-Based Targets Initiative.

It is with great pleasure that we present to you our inaugural Environmental and Social Responsibility Snapshot, which outlines our key initiatives and progress in these areas. This Snapshot serves as an opportunity to share the steps we have taken to reduce our environmental impact and contribute positively to the communities in which we operate.

We welcome discussions about potential areas of mutual interest and collaboration. We are always looking for new initiatives that benefit the planet and support our communities.

Together, we can continue to drive positive change and contribute to a more sustainable and ethical future.