Nomad Foods Limited, Europe’s leading retail branded frozen food company, has been included in the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI Europe) for the fourth consecutive year. Among it household name retail labels are Birds Eye, Findus, iglo, Ledo and Frikom.
The Woking, England-headquartered company received a score of 58 out of 100, well above the global industry average, with a top score of 100 in the Health & Nutrition category (for the sixth consecutive year). In addition, Nomad Foods improved its score across other areas including Climate Strategy, Energy, Environmental Policy & Management, and Supply Chain Management.
“We are committed to delivering what consumers want which is tasty, healthy, affordable, sustainable and convenient food options,” said CEO Stéfan Descheemaeker. “Whilst we are proud to walk the talk on nutrition, being the only major European manufacturer committed to year-on-year growth of healthy sales, I am particularly pleased to see our total Dow Jones Sustainability Index score continue to improve as evidence of the overall progress we are making as the frozen category leader.”
In its latest sustainability report, launched earlier this year, Nomad Foods highlighted how it continues to increase sales from products considered as healthier meal choices (HMC), with 93.9% of net sales in 2023 coming from HMC products.
The company has also previously announced plans to significantly reduce its greenhouse gas emissions in line with targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In 2023, Nomad Foods cut absolute emissions by 34.9%, already meeting its target to reduce this by 25% by 2025. In addition, following its landmark research project investigating the potential to store frozen food at higher temperatures and deliver significant energy savings, the company became the first manufacturer to join the Move to -15°C in 2024 – an industry-wide coalition dedicated to cutting carbon emissions in frozen food supply chains globally.
