Sysco

Overall approach

2/10
- Overarching commitment on deforestation
  
  0/4
  
  Overall commitment
  
  Commodity-specific commitment - commitment that does not apply to all of the commodities the company is exposed to
  
  0/4
  
  Which commodities does the commodity-specific commitment apply to?: Palm oil
  
  Do they have a commitment for other non-Forest 500 commodities, if so which?: coffee
  
  In their 2021 Forests Report Sysco Corporation state: "we are addressing the challenge of deforestation within our agricultural supply chain. [...] (they aim to) Have 100% of the palm oil in Sysco Brand products be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by 2020. We also formalized a Palm Oil Policy in 2016 to address additional palm oil concerns and establish our commitment to NDPE (no deforestation, no peatland loss, and no exploitation of people)."
  
  Open source document
- Signatory to an initiative tackling deforestation
  
  0/1
- Awareness of the value of forests
  
  1/1
  
  Awareness
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  "We recognize the growing impacts of deforestation, including our role, and are committed to responsibly managing the related social and environmental footprint, as well as associated risks. Between 2001 and 2015, seven agricultural commodities accounted for 57% of all tree cover loss associated with agriculture, according to the World Resources Institute Global Forest Review."
  
  Open source document
- Deforestation as a business risk
  
  1/1
  
  Business risk
  
  Yes
  
  1/1
  
  What revenue comes from industries relevant to each forest risk commodity?: NA
  
  What type of risk is recognised?: Financial; Operational
  
  What poportion of a company’s annual revenue depends on each forest risk commodity?: NA
  
  What proportion of revenue that comes from relevant industries is exposed to each forest risk commodity?: NA
  
  Type of risk if Other. Also add any relevant details:
  
  "We recognize the growing impacts of deforestation, including our role, and are committed to responsibly managing the related social and environmental footprint, as well as associated risks[...] Furthermore, CDP’s recent forest report indicates that, based on responding companies, the total financial impact of risks from deforestation was estimated at US$53.1 billion, while the cost of responding to all risks was just over US$6.6 billion."
  
  Open source document
- High-level management of deforestion
  
  0/1
- Executive compensation linked to deforestation
- Target to reduce emissions from land-use change
  
  0/1
- Reporting on emissions from land-use change
  
  0/1
- Disclosure of conservation activity
- Disclosure of reforestation activity
- Target to reduce emissions in scope 1/2
  
  Reduce emissions
  
  Yes
  
  0/0
  
  Type of climate target: Other or unclear
  
  What is the target date for the company to achieve their climate target?: 2030
  
  Is this target aligned with/verified by SBTi?: Yes
  
  "Sysco’s new science-based emissions reduction target aligns with the Paris Agreement and is an integral part of the company’s roadmap to reducing its carbon footprint over the next decade. The company is pursuing validation of the goal by the Science-Based Targets initiative and aims to:Reduce its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 27.5% by 2030, andEnsure that suppliers covering 67% of Sysco’s Scope 3 emissions establish science-based targets by 2026"
  
  Open source document
Commodity score

13/90
- Beef
  
  6/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    0/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      0/9.5
      - Commitment details
        No commitment
        
        0/6
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/7.5
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
        
        Commitment to a traceable supply chain
        
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
        
        Do they have a traceability commitment which goes back to the birth farm?: No
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    4/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      " (a) Human rights – You will not violate basic human rights. More information can be found in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labor Organization (“ILO”), and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.[...] Child Labor [...] Freedom of Association [...] Forced Labor or Physical Coercion [...] Discrimination"
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "You must not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, or political beliefs"
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/3
    - Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
      No
      
      0/3
    - Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
      No
      
      0/3
  - Implementation and Reporting
    
    2/56
    - Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
      
      0/0
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      0/2
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      No
      
      0/2
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "You must follow all national, state or regional, and local laws and regulations in the countries in which you operate including:"[...]"Sysco commits to independent third party monitoring of suppliers. To do business with Sysco, you must allow Sysco (and its representatives and agents) unrestricted access to each of your facilities and to all relevant records at any time, without advance notice, in order to monitor compliance with this Code. Sysco and/or its representatives or agents will comply with your reasonable safety rules while visiting your facilities."
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      No reporting
      
      0/3
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
      
      Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
      
      Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: No
      
      Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No
      
      Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
- Palm oil
  
  27/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    8/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      8/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        Zero-gross deforestation
        
        4/6
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: RSPO
        
        If other certification, specify: NA
        
        When was this commitment set?: NA
        
        Does the company have a commitment to the protection of other specific named ecosystems?: Peat
        
        "Our Commitment: Have 100% of the palm oil in Sysco Brand products be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by 2020. We also formalized a Palm Oil Policy in 2016 to address additional palm oil concerns and establish our commitment to NDPE (no deforestation, no peatland loss, and no exploitation of people)."
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        Yes
        
        2/2
        
        "Our Commitment: Have 100% of the palm oil in Sysco Brand products be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by 2020. We also formalized a Palm Oil Policy in 2016 to address additional palm oil concerns and establish our commitment to NDPE (no deforestation, no peatland loss, and no exploitation of people)."
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        Target date
        
        Current/achieved
        
        1/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Continue to work despite missing the 2020 goal to get all RSPO certified
        
        "As of FY19, 90% of our current case volume is compliant with our Palm Oil Policy. While we have not yet achieved our original goal of achieving 100% RSPO mass balanced certified palm oil in our Sysco brand products, we continue to work towards achieving our original goal and are collaborating with our suppliers to reach 100% RSPO mass balance certification in all Sysco brand products."
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        Interim target date
        
        NA (target date current or achieved or 2023)
        
        0.5/0.5
        
        What date is given for the interim milestone?: 2020
        
        "Our Commitment: Have 100% of the palm oil in Sysco Brand products be certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by 2020. We also formalized a Palm Oil Policy in 2016 to address additional palm oil concerns and establish our commitment to NDPE (no deforestation, no peatland loss, and no exploitation of people)."
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/7.5
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    6/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      " (a) Human rights – You will not violate basic human rights. More information can be found in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labor Organization (“ILO”), and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.[...] Child Labor [...] Freedom of Association [...] Forced Labor or Physical Coercion [...] Discrimination"
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "You must not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, or political beliefs"
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
      
      2/3
      
      Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      
      Yes, the company commits to test for FPIC prior to acquiring new interests, developments, or expansions
      
      2/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1
      
      "when stakeholders in Sysco’s palm oil supply chain are involved in land acquisition, lease, or utilization, producers must respect land tenure rights and the rights of indigenous and local communities to give or withhold their Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) to operations on lands"
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
      No
      
      0/3
    - Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
      No
      
      0/3
  - Implementation and Reporting
    
    14/56
    - Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
      
      0/0
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      2/2
      
      Reporting is independently verified
      
      No
      
      2/2
      
      For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: NA
      
      Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: NA
      
      Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: RSPO
      
      What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: 86.86%
      
      Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: RSPO
      
      What methods are used for verification?: RSPO
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Collaborative actions
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      What is the nature of that participation?: Attending & contributing to meetings; Providing support/ advice/ experience/ expertise
      
      What initiatives does the company participate in?: North American Sustainable Palm Oil Networks
      
      "Sysco joined the North American Sustainable Palm Oil Networks (NASPON) in May 2021, allowing us an opportunity to engage with dozens of members all in pursuit of achieving 100% certified sustainable palm oil. [... These memberships afford us the opportunity to contribute to innovation and industry best practice through engagement with working groups, as well as strengthen our own programs through collaboration and leveraging the tools developed through these platforms."
      
      Open source document
    - Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Risk assessments for forest risk
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: NA
      
      How frequently are assessments conducted?: Unclear
      
      "Sysco’s approach to mitigating forests-related risks centers primarily on assessment of and engagement with our commodity suppliers. As a first step, we undertook a high-level assessment to understand our top suppliers’ commitments toward mitigating deforestation risk. To ensure that we are on track and making progress on our goals, we have global monthly meetings with corporate responsibility counterparts from other global geographies/offices across Sysco to share strategies, ideas, and knowledge about our key commodities."
      
      Open source document
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "You must follow all national, state or regional, and local laws and regulations in the countries in which you operate including:"[...]"Sysco commits to independent third party monitoring of suppliers. To do business with Sysco, you must allow Sysco (and its representatives and agents) unrestricted access to each of your facilities and to all relevant records at any time, without advance notice, in order to monitor compliance with this Code. Sysco and/or its representatives or agents will comply with your reasonable safety rules while visiting your facilities."
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      
      Reporting total volume
      
      3/3
      
      What product types/sectors is this in?: Food
      
      Reporting non-certified/non-compliant volume: 3707.85 Metric Tonnes
      
      Reporting certified/compliant volume: 24510.15 Metric Tonnes
      
      Total volume: 28218 Metric Tonnes
      
      What is the non-DCF commodity volume sourced from known production areas, and proportion of total supply chain volume this represents?: NA
      
      Outlined in Sysco's RSPO ACOP report is the metric tonnage of palm oil consumed by Sysco + the metric tonnage of RSPO certified palm oil
      
      Open source document
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
      
      1/2
      
      Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      Blacklist non-compliant suppliers without engagement
      
      1/2
      
      Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No
      
      Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No
      
      Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: No
      
      What criteria does the policy specify for blacklisting or exclusion?: failure to create a corrective action plan
      
      What type of support does the company offer to its suppliers to help them achieve compliance with commitments?: NA
      
      "In the event that a supplier is found to be non-compliant with these principles, Sysco will work with its supply chain partners to require the non-compliant supplier to take remedial action to address the issue. The non-compliant supplier will be expected to create a corrective action plan, with reasonable time commitments to meet our requirements, or risk termination of our supplier relationship."
      
      Open source document
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
- Pulp & Paper
  
  13/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    3/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      3/9.5
      - Commitment details
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2/6
        
        Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
        
        Credible certification scheme
        
        2/6
        
        When was this commitment set?: 2021
        
        What paper/pulp product does their commitment apply to?: Paper products
        
        Which certification schemes are used?: FSC
        
        Type of sustainability commitment: Reduce the volume of virgin wood fibre used in paper and packaging products through usage of recycled content
        
        "By 2025, all Sysco Brand paper towels, paper napkins, bath and facial tissues will come from Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified sources or equivalent standards"
        
        Open source document
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
        
        Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        
        No
        
        0/2
        
        What subsidiaries are explicitly excluded?: Exclude Packaging
        
        If no, what is excluded?: Product line
        
        "By 2025, all Sysco Brand paper towels, paper napkins, bath and facial tissues will come from Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified sources or equivalent standards"
        
        Open source document
      - Target date
        2025
        
        0.8/1
        
        Target date
        
        2025
        
        0.8/1
        
        What actions or steps are identified for time-bound implementation?: Source from FSC
        
        "By 2025, all Sysco Brand paper towels, paper napkins, bath and facial tissues will come from Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified sources or equivalent standards"
        
        Open source document
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
        
        Interim target date
        
        No
        
        0/0.5
        
        What date is given for the interim milestone?: NA
        
        "By 2025, all Sysco Brand paper towels, paper napkins, bath and facial tissues will come from Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified sources or equivalent standards"
        
        Open source document
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/7.5
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    4/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: tier 1
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      " (a) Human rights – You will not violate basic human rights. More information can be found in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labor Organization (“ILO”), and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.[...] Child Labor [...] Freedom of Association [...] Forced Labor or Physical Coercion [...] Discrimination"
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "You must not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, or political beliefs"
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/3
    - Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
      No
      
      0/3
    - Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
      No
      
      0/3
  - Implementation and Reporting
    
    7/56
    - Reporting proportion of compliant volumes
      
      0/0
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      0/2
      
      Reporting is independently verified
      
      No
      
      0/2
      
      Which processes or groups does the company use for third party verification?: FSC
      
      Which tools, approaches, third-party verification, including certification, schemes are used?: FSC
      
      Is the performance of compliance of some suppliers, sources, or origins not verified, and if so why not?: NA
      
      What methods are used for verification?: FSC
      
      For what percent of the company's supply volume is third-party verification of performance relative to commitments conducted?: NA
      
      What percent of the company's supply volume is verified using company verification systems?: NA
      
      "By 2025, all Sysco Brand paper towels, paper napkins, bath and facial tissues will come from Forest Stewardship Council or Sustainable Forestry Initiative-certified sources or equivalent standards"
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Risk assessments for forest risk
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      For what percentage of material produced or sourced by the company has forest risk been assessed?: NA
      
      How frequently are assessments conducted?: Unclear
      
      "Sysco’s approach to mitigating forests-related risks centers primarily on assessment of and engagement with our commodity suppliers. As a first step, we undertook a high-level assessment to understand our top suppliers’ commitments toward mitigating deforestation risk. To ensure that we are on track and making progress on our goals, we have global monthly meetings with corporate responsibility counterparts from other global geographies/offices across Sysco to share strategies, ideas, and knowledge about our key commodities."
      
      Open source document
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "You must follow all national, state or regional, and local laws and regulations in the countries in which you operate including:"[...]"Sysco commits to independent third party monitoring of suppliers. To do business with Sysco, you must allow Sysco (and its representatives and agents) unrestricted access to each of your facilities and to all relevant records at any time, without advance notice, in order to monitor compliance with this Code. Sysco and/or its representatives or agents will comply with your reasonable safety rules while visiting your facilities."
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      No reporting
      
      0/3
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
      
      Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
      
      Does the company commit to engage with rightsholders, Indigenous peoples and local communities when developing the implementation plan?: No
      
      Does the company work with the non-compliant supplier to develop an implementation plan to remedy associated harms or non-compliance?: No
      
      Does the company engage non-compliant indirect suppliers in order to address and remedy non-compliance?: No
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
- Soy
  
  6/90
  - Commitment Strength
    
    0/17
    - Commodity-specific deforestation commitment
      
      0/9.5
      - Commitment details
        No commitment
        
        0/6
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
    - Commitment to a traceable supply chain
      
      0/7.5
      - Commitment details
        No traceability commitment
        
        0/4
      - Commitment applies to all regions, suppliers and operation
        No
        
        0/2
      - Target date
        Post 2050 or no target date
        
        0/1
      - Interim target date
        No
        
        0/0.5
  - Associated Human Rights Abuses
    
    4/17
    - Labour rights in the supply chain
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Labour rights in the supply chain
      
      Yes
      
      3/3
      
      Details of commitment: ILO; UN Declaration for HR; Discrimination; Forced labour; Child labour; Freedom of association
      
      How far back in the supply chain does this commitment apply?: Tier 1
      
      " (a) Human rights – You will not violate basic human rights. More information can be found in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the Conventions and Recommendations of the International Labor Organization (“ILO”), and the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.[...] Child Labor [...] Freedom of Association [...] Forced Labor or Physical Coercion [...] Discrimination"
      
      Open source document
    - Inclusion of small-scale farmers
      No
      
      0/2
    - Gender equality in the supply chain
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      1/2
      
      Gender equality in the supply chain
      
      Commitment to address gender related labour rights including discrimination and harassment
      
      0.5/2
      
      "You must not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, nationality, or political beliefs"
      
      Open source document
    - Commitment to remediation
      No
      
      0/1
    - Commitment to test Free, Prior and Informed Consent
      No
      
      0/3
    - Commitment to respect customary rights to land, resources, and territory
      No
      
      0/3
    - Zero-tolerance approach to violence and threats
      No
      
      0/3
  - Implementation and Reporting
    
    2/56
    - Reporting is independently verified
      No
      
      0/2
    - Suppliers aligned with deforestation commitments across supply chain
      No
      
      0/3
    - Deforestation cut off date
      No
      
      0/2
    - Collaborative actions
      No
      
      0/2
    - Jurisdictional approach focused on sustainable land use
      No
      
      0/2
    - Risk assessments for forest risk
      No
      
      0/2
    - Operations assessed to comply with law
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      Operations assessed to comply with law
      
      Yes
      
      2/2
      
      "You must follow all national, state or regional, and local laws and regulations in the countries in which you operate including:"[...]"Sysco commits to independent third party monitoring of suppliers. To do business with Sysco, you must allow Sysco (and its representatives and agents) unrestricted access to each of your facilities and to all relevant records at any time, without advance notice, in order to monitor compliance with this Code. Sysco and/or its representatives or agents will comply with your reasonable safety rules while visiting your facilities."
      
      Open source document
    - Accessible grievance mechanism
      No
      
      0/4
    - Report volumes of commodity sourced/used
      No reporting
      
      0/3
    - Monitor compliance for labour rights and FPIC
      No
      
      0/5
    - Monitor compliance for zero tolerance approach and customary rights
      No
      
      0/5
    - Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Downstream: Reporting suppliers
      
      No
      
      0/4
      
      Does the company disclose location of suppliers' production areas or primary processing sites?: No
    - Downstream: Monitor compliance in supply chain
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Reporting hectares of deforestation
      No
      
      0/4
    - Downstream: Engagement with non-compliant suppliers
      No engagement or exclusion
      
      0/2
    - Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
      
      Downstream: Disclosure of non-compliant suppliers
      
      No disclosure
      
      0/2
      
      Does the company have a list of blacklisted or otherwise excluded suppliers or producers?: No
Commitment strength

3/17

Avg. score
Implementation and Reporting

6/56

Avg. score
Associated Human Rights Abuses

4/17

Avg. score

Profile

Sysco is an American multinational company and the world's global foodservice leader. They serve customers across 90 different countries around the world. In 2021 the company generated sales of more than $51 billion. They have been selected as a powerbroker for palm oil, soy and beef.

Sector

Industry sector

Food Distributors, Paper Packaging

Segments

Manufacturer, Retailer

United States

Company Type

Company type

Collective Commitments

Consumer Goods Forum member

New York Declaration on Forests signatory

Top Brands

Arrezzio, Baker''s source, Block & Barrel, Buckhead Pride, Butcher''s Block, Casa Solana, Citavo, Sysco Earth Plus, Fire River Farms, House Recipe, Jade Mountain, Newport Pride, Sysco/FreshPoint, Wholesome Farms, Portico Seafood, Sysco Pica y Salpica, Riserva, Sysco Supreme, Sysco Imperial, Sysco Classic, Sysco Reliance

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