Survey on Sustainability in Food Safety and Quality

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* 1. What is your primary job function?

Lab manager / microbiologist

QA/QC

Food Safety Specialist

Sanitation Specialist

Plant Operations

General Management

Regulatory / Legal Affairs

Sustainability Officer

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where is your company headquartered?

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* 3. What is the annual revenue of your company in USD?

Below 10 million

10 – 100 million

101 – 500 million

501 million to 1 billion

Over 1 billion

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* 4. What is the main product manufactured at your location?

Bakery Goods

Beverages / Beer / Wine

Dairy

Eggs

Fats / Oil

Fish / Seafood

Fruit / Vegetables

Grain / Milled Products

Infant Formula

Ingredients / Spices / Flavors

Meat

Nuts / Seeds

Poultry

Processed Foods

Sugar / Confectionery

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Does your company have a dedicated sustainability and/or climate change team?

Yes

Not Sure

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* 6. Does your company have a Net Zero carbon emissions target?

Yes

Not Sure

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* 7. When does your company expect to achieve that Net Zero target?

Before 2030

2030

2040

2050

After 2050

We don't have a Net Zero target

Not Sure

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* 8. Does your company have a sustainable water usage reduction target?

Yes

Not Sure

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* 9. If your company has set sustainability targets, are science-based targets being considered when setting goals?

Yes

Not Sure

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* 10. If you answered yes, which organizations/groups are guiding your sustainability goals:

UN DSDG (Division for Sustainable Development Goals)

COP26

World Bank

Business Ambition for 1.5C

SBTi

Aqueduct Alliance

Other (please specify)

None of the above

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* 11. What does your company's sustainability policy include in the next 1 to 5 years?

Reduce water

Reduce energy

Reduce product waste

Reduce product packaging

Increase % of digitalization

Decrease carbon footprint

All of the above

None of the above

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* 12. What is your goal for water reduction?

<10%

10-25%

26-50%

51-75%

Over 75%

We don't have a goal

Not Sure

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* 13. What is your goal for energy reduction?

<10%

10-20%

Over 20%

We don't have a goal

Not sure

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* 14. What is your goal for ingredients/product waste reduction?

<10%

10-25%

26-50%

51-75%

Over 75%

We don't have a goal

Not sure

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* 15. What is your goal for packaging reduction (plastic, recyclable package, and weight of packaging)

<10%

10-25%

26-50%

Over 50%

We don't have a goal

Not sure

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* 16. What is your goal for % carbon footprint reduction?

<10%

10-25%

26-50%

51-75%

Over 75%

We don't have a goal

Not sure

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* 17. Which initiatives is your company taking (or planning to take) to make its packaging more sustainable?

Reduce quantity of packaging

Make packaging reusable

Make packaging recyclable

Make packaging compostable

Not sure

None of the above

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* 18. Which initiatives is your company taking (or planning to take) to make its energy and water usage more sustainable?

Switching to green energy sources

Upgrading facilities (e. g. installing LED lighting, water-saving fixtures)

Purchasing more efficient in-plant equipment / software / processes

Recycling / Reusing water

Not sure

None of the above

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* 19. Which initiatives is your company taking (or planning to take) to make its ingredients / raw materials sourcing more sustainable?

Improve traceability of raw material

Increase sourcing of ingredients with Organic label

Working with outside certification partners (such as WWF, MSC, ASC etc.)

Upcycling surplus ingredients

Not sure

None of the above

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* 20. What are your sustainability plans for 2022 in terms of budget compared to last year?

We are spending more on sustainability initiatives in 2022

We are spending less on sustainability initiatives in 2022

We are keeping our sustainability initiatives budget flat in 2022

Not sure

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* 21. Are there any other comments or ideas you want to share with us about improving sustainability within food safety and quality processes?

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* 22. Tell us your email, and we'll send you an advance copy of the report.

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