Feltham, England-headquartered Nomad Foods, Europe’s leading retail frozen food products marketer, has been included in the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Europe Index (DJSI Europe) for the third consecutive year. Nomad Foods is also the third highest ranked company in Europe within the food product industry group.
The frozen food manufacturer received a score of 55 out of 100, well above the global industry average of 35, with top scores of 100 in Health & Nutrition (for the fifth year in a row) and Waste categories. In addition, its score was improved across five other areas including Occupational Health & Safety, Human Rights and Information Security / Cybersecurity.
Stéfan Descheemaeker, chief executive officer of Nomad Foods, stated: “Frozen food has many strong sustainability attributes and in line with our purpose, Serving the World with Better Food, we are committed to meeting consumer demand for affordable, nutritious food that tastes great, is sourced and produced responsibly and helps to reduce food waste.”
In its latest sustainability report Nomad Foods highlighted how it continues to increase sales from products considered as healthier meal choices (HMC), with 93.3% of net sales in 2022 coming from HMC products. This translates to a rise of over €126 million, and a 1.8% increase on 2021.
The company has also had its carbon reduction targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative, consistent with what is required to keep global warming to 1.5°C, the most ambitious goal of the Paris Climate Agreement.
