The United Nations Sustainability Goals are our goals.
In recent years we have consulted with our workforce, evolved with consumer and customer expectations, and aligned our priorities with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to set our sustainability targets. We are committed to making food the world loves and make our world a better place. Here is our 2024 achievements.
We are making food the world loves. And make our world a better place.
- Reducing our environmental impact
- Care and support for the people and communities in which we operate
- Deep commitment to doing what is right.
How we are reducing our environmental impact
More Sustainable Packaging
Supporting the circulareconomy. Over 95% of our packaging is now recyclable, with paper-based packaging successfully trialled for Four’N Twenty.
75% waste diverted
Diverting waste from landfill. In 2024, we diverted more than 75% of our manufacturing waste away from landfill.
Reducing Carbon Emissions.
Reducing Carbon Emissions. We made our first investment in LGCs, to ensure our Australian operations will be powered by 25% renewable electricity by 2025.
How we are supporting people and communities
Meaningful support for our local communities
In 2024 we donated the equivalent of 140,750 meals to Foodbank Australia, supporting people who are struggling to put food on their tables
Supporting kids with cancer.
Patties is proud to have donated almost $330,000 to our partner charity, via Workplace giving initiatives and company dollar matching.
Safe, inclusive and rewarding workplaces where are employees can thrive.
Record high employee engagement results across the group. We achieved record high engagement scores across the group, and a 33% reduction in serious safety incidents from the prior year.
Our people are our most valuable asset, so keeping everyone safe and happy is of utmost importance. A highly engaged workforce has benefits both for the organisation and for the physical and mental wellbeing of our employees, so we regularly conduct engagement surveys, and reward employees who demonstrateour core company values – Courage, Trust, Integrity and Ownership.
How we are doing what is right
Ethical Sourcing
Sourcing from ethical suppliers.All palm oil used across the business is RSPO certified, and our strict Ethical Sourcing Policy outlaws' unethical practices, including modern slavery. In 2024, we personally inspected factories of major offshore ingredients and packaging suppliers, to ensure our strict ethical and food safety standards were being upheld.
Our operations are supported by a complex and global supply chain. With risks of modern slavery and unethical practices, we are committed to understanding and mitigating these dangers to the greatest extent possible. We place great importance on our Ethical Sourcing Policy, which is integrated into all business decisions and a pre-condition of doing business with the Patties Food Group.
Sourcing ethical ingredients
As a procurer of a wide range and significant volume of ingredients, it's important that we consider animal welfare and the natural environment in procurement and product development.
As a part of this we always commit to using RSPO certified (mass balance) palm oil across the business, and are working towards 100% cage free eggs in all of our branded products.
Embedding a world-class food safety culture.
BRC certification
A culture of safeguarding consumers with World-class BRCGS certification across all our factories. A world class food safety culture is the best way to safeguard the consumers of our products, our brands, and our business. We are proud to say we have world class BRC certification at all our sites.
To excel. To innovate.
To sustain.
Our code of ethics
Patties has a comprehensive code of ethics which, for simplicity we’ve summarised below.
Our labour standards
Patties and its supply chains treat our people in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. This includes not putting them at risk of physical harm, making sure they are lawfully and fairly compensated, not exploiting them in any way - including modern slavery.
Our environmental protection
Patties Foods Group requires its suppliers to respect resources and protect the environment, and to pursue continuous improvement in the management of their environmental impact.
Note: TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE AUSTRALIAN SOFT PLASTICS RECYCLING (REDcycle) SCHEME.
In-store drop-off of soft plastics for recycling (REDcycle) in Australia has been temporarily suspended. Supermarkets have removed all their collection bins.
Visit the REDcycle website for more information: REDcycle website.
In response to this situation, some municipal councils have begun their own trial of a soft plastic kerbside collection scheme.Please contact them regarding your possible participation in this.
Alternatively, until further notice, kindly dispose of soft plastics in a general household waste bin.
Patties Foods PTY LTD continues its commitment to all initiatives for soft plastic recycling, in anticipation of a sustainable, long-term resolution to reduce landfill.
Our sustainable packaging
We expect our suppliers to supply goods and services in packaging which is recyclable, reusable or compostable, and to work towards Australia’s National Packaging Targets of ensuring 100% of all packaging is re-usable, recyclable or compostable by 2025.
Our business integrity
We demand our people and our suppliers conduct their business ethically in a legal, honest and transparent manner without any fraudulent practices.
Our raw materials
We always prioritise sourcing raw materials domestically, when cost, quality and other trading terms allow. We steer away from genetically modified organisms in our products, and we respect animal welfare - all our suppliers must have industry standard certification.
