- Climate change impacts on agriculture.
- Food loss and waste.
- COVID-19 pandemic disruptions.
- Gender inequality in Latin America.
- Human rights risks in supply chain (child labor, migrant worker exploitation).
- Public criticism regarding union representation at Honduran melon farms.
- Workplace accident resulting in employee fatality.
Fyffes Limited
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2019-2020 reporting, Fyffes Limited disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 178.0K t CO2 eq.. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
178.0K t CO2 eq.
2019-2020
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Inaugurated new packhouse in Anexco (Costa Rica) with energy efficiency improvements (LED bulbs, high-efficiency air compressors, VSDs), resulting in significant energy cost savings.
- Completed energy-efficiency upgrades in Guaria banana farm packhouse (Costa Rica).
- Completed ultra-energy efficient ripening rooms in Basingstoke (UK), significantly reducing CO2 emissions.
- Implemented a closed-water recycling system at Esmeralda banana farm (Costa Rica), reducing water consumption from 200 liters to 40 liters per box of bananas.
- Irrigation improvements in Belize saved an average of 313.4 million liters of water per year.
- Introduced a fully recyclable paper band for bananas, saving 1.5 to 2 tonnes of plastic per week.
- 100% of paper used in cardboard boxes comes from Sustainable Forestry Initiative certified sources.
- Transported 100% of melons on reusable CHEP pallets, saving 3.8 million kilograms of landfill waste and avoiding 1.8 million kilograms of greenhouse gas emissions.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- Reduce carbon emissions by 25% by 2025 (Scope 1 and 2).
📅 Medium-term
- Reduce food loss by 80% in all own operations by 2030.
- Provide five million healthy meals to vulnerable communities by 2025.
- Develop one new application for each core product by 2030.
- Educate three million people on healthy eating habits and food waste minimisation by 2025.
- 100% of own sites in Latin America to benefit from Gender Equality Programmes by 2025.
🔭 Long-term
- Achieve 100% sustainable packaging by 2025.
- 100% of own operations to have water management plans by 2025.
- Improve the resilience of 2,000 smallholders to climate change by 2030.
- 100% of Fyffes ‘neighbouring’ communities engaged in resilient socio-economic community projects by 2030.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Stewardship for the PlanetHealthy Food for Healthy LivesEnriching People’s LivesPrinciples of Responsible Business Conduct