G7 Sustainable Supply Chains Initiative (G7 SSCI)Statement on Delivering Sustainable
Agricultural Supply Chains
02 December 2022

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G7 Sustainable Supply Chains Initiative (G7 SSCI)Statement on Delivering Sustainable Agricultural Supply Chains

Section I: Our commitment to sustainable agriculture
As companies participating in the G7 Sustainable Supply Chains Initiative (G7 SSCI), we are committed
to pursuing sustainable agricultural supply chains and reducing the climate impacts of our business
operations and supply chains. This means addressing the triple challenge of providing food securityand nutrition to growing global populations, providing livelihoods to farmers and workers in foodsupply chains, and addressing environmental concerns including climate change. This requires
progress on measuring, reporting and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in our operations and supply
chains, and aligning emission reduction targets with the Paris Agreement. Collectively, SSCI companies
account for approximately USD$500 billion in revenues and employ over 2 million people directly.
We recognise the urgency of addressing the triple challenge, and are committed to building moresustainable, inclusive and resilient food systems. We have also pledged to foster greater transparency
and accountability of business practices within our industry by engaging with the World Benchmarking
Alliance (WBA) and its Food and Agriculture Benchmark, which measures and reports on thesustainability of our operations and supply chains and on the key dimensions of Governance andStrategy, the Environment, Social Inclusion and Nutrition.
Section II: Our commitment to progress
We are taking action to improve the environmental, social, economic and nutritional impacts of ouroperations and supply chains, and our progress has been assessed and published in the 2022 WBA G7SSCI report.
During the past 12 months, over three-quarters of companies assessed through the G7 SSCI madeprogress on at least one topic deemed crucial for food systems transformation, and all companies
have improved their public disclosure by publishing relevant reports or policies. G7SSCI companies
have progressed most strongly in the environmental measures, with 13 companies improving theirperformance. G7 SSCI members recognise that further progress is needed with regards to reportingon specific environmental indicators such as tackling deforestation within global supply chains,improving soil health and agrobiodiversity, working towards eliminating packaging waste and reducing
Scope 3 emissions.
On the social inclusion measures, 11 companies improved on eliminating child and forced labour,
promoting farmer and fisher productivity, and ensuring land rights. With regards to governance andstrategy, almost half of the companies progressed in formulating relevant strategies and targets andassigning accountability at the highest level of the company. Areas requiring more focus include
ensuring implementation of human rights standards along the full supply chain, commitments towards
a living wage, and improving on nutrition measures.
2The continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's aggression against Ukraine and the climate
crisis have created additional stresses on food systems, putting pressure on the livelihoods of farmers
and workers at all stages of the food supply chain. Promoting change in consumer, supplier and farmer
behaviour requires coordinated action between policy makers and the private sector. This isparticularly important when it comes to consumption patterns and ensuring that consumers havereliable information on the impacts of consumption. Likewise, supporting farmers in adopting moresustainable agricultural practices requires that private sector action, government policy and incentives
are aligned.
Throughout 2023 and 2024, we commit to demonstrating additional improvement across the criteriaof the WBA Benchmark, which monitors progress across both our operations and supply chains. Our
progress will be assessed and published in the 2023 WBA Food and Agriculture Benchmark report.
As part of this commitment to continued improvement, we pledge to:- Foster greater transparency of business practices by improving public reporting on thesustainability of our operations and global supply chains;- Share achievements and challenges, with a focus on collaborative private sector action andgovernment policy to scale-up action;- Continue advancing on key areas identified by the WBA Benchmark (for example on GHG
Scope 3 reductions, broader social inclusion and nutrition measures), relevant to ourcompany’s position in food value chains;- Consult with experts including policy makers, and technical experts at OECD, WBA and others
to measure company impacts and drive collective action.
Section III: Our Commitment to Partnership and Continued Dialogue
We believe that a food systems approach to policy making is needed to exploit synergies and to strikethe right balance when addressing the different dimensions of the triple challenge. Through the G7
SSCI, we commit to engaging proactively and openly in partnership with governments and otherrelevant stakeholders in support of the systemic change needed to scale-up sustainable agricultural
supply chains.
This statement serves as a call for governments to continue dialogue under the SSCI by creating anappropriate forum that can:
- Promote collaboration on scientific innovation, interventions and research that tackles
systemic blockages in bringing about sustainable agriculture globally;- Identify and address systemic constraints to the broad adoption of sustainable agricultural
practices and food systems that policy makers are best placed to address, for example,
through policy interventions that support regenerative agriculture practices, food systems
that deliver healthy and sustainable diets, and innovative finance solutions;- Further the implementation of the OECD-FAO Guidance for Responsible Agricultural Supply
Chains as a means to guide corporate action on addressing impacts;- Proactively engage with governments and companies beyond the G7 countries expand theparticipation of companies in the initiative, particularly to SMEs; and- Increase consultation with civil society and relevant international organisations such as theFAO in the development of sustainable production and responsible agricultural practices.
3Werner Baumann, CEO, Bayer AG

Kazuo Kawamura, CEO, Meiji Holdings Co.,Ltd.

Ronald Kers, CEO, BHL Holding/2 Sisters FoodGroupLaurent Martel, CEO of Bioline by InVivo

Antoine de Saint-Affrique, CEO, DanoneRyuichi Isaka, CEO, SEVEN & I HLDGS. Co., Ltd

Ivan Menezes, CEO, Diageo
Sophie Bellon, CEO and Chairwoman, Sodexo

Chris Mahoney, Chairman,
E D & F Man Holdings Limited

Nick Hampton Chief Executive, Tate & Lyle
PLC

Peter Wesjohann, CEO, PHW-Gruppe

Julia Harnal, Vice President Public Affairs,
Agricultural Solutions, BASF SE
Dirk Voeste, Senior Vice President,
Regulatory, Sustainability & Public Affairs,
Agriculture Solutions, BASF SE

Hanneke Faber, President of Nutrition
Business Group, Unilever4About the G7 Sustainable Supply Chains Initiative
On 16 December 2021, the G7 under the UK G7 Presidency launched the Sustainable Supply Chains
Initiative (G7 SSCI) together with commitments from CEOs from a wide range of agri-food companies
headquartered in G7 countries. Support for this initiative has continued under the German G7Presidency in 2022. Today, it brings together 22 food and agriculture companies that have pledged toimprove the environmental, social and nutritional impact of their operations and supply chainsglobally.
The initiative is supported by GIZ, the World Benchmarking Alliance and the OECD Centre for
Responsible Business Conduct, with the OECD’s support provided at the invitation of the German G7Presidency. More information is available here: https://mneguidelines.oecd.org/g7-sustainablesupply-chains-initiative.htm.
Each company participating in this initiative has committed to making progress against the WBA
Benchmark and to setting goals relevant to their business and value chains. This statement
documenting progress over 2022 is not intended to create new, legally enforceable obligations oncompanies, affiliates, SSCI project partners or any of the organisations supporting the initiative.

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