2020 Environment, Social and Governance Tear Sheet
ENVIRONMENTCentral to our identity is a genuine commitment to environmental sustainability.
From lowering our greenhouse gas emissions to recovering food that can go to those in need instead of the landfill, we care deeply about reducing our resource footprint.
reduction of carbon emissions per square foot from 2019
reduction of refrigeration-related emissions per store over a 2016 baseline
10%
35%
climate
Introduced How2Recycle label to our Sprouts brand products
in $.05 reusable bag credits issued to customers encouraging the use of more than 15 million reusable bags at checkout
of plastic film recycled from customer and in-store use
of our stores do not use single-use plastic bags at checkout
Packaging & Plastics
$800K
MORE THAN
40%
overall landfill diversion rate by repurposing and recycling nearly 78,000 tons of food and recyclables
58%
waste
Food Waste Recovery Rate
68% of food waste recovered, and donated equivalent to 23 million meals
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%2016 2018 2020
Food waste recovery rate
CO2
500+ TONS
Sustainable and Responsible Sourcing
At Sprouts, we’re passionate about bringing responsibly grown and sourced food to our shelves. We commit to educating our customers about not only healthy eating and living, but also
sustainable food practices and their ties to human and environmental health. To do so, we provide information in stores and online about third-party certifications like
Certified Humane, Leaping Bunny, USDA Organic, and Fair Trade.
100% of Sprouts Butcher Shop beef, chicken and pork are raised without antibiotics.
Increased sales of plant-based meat alternatives to nearly 3% of total meat department sales, up 45% since 2019
99% of total eggs sales including liquid eggs are from cage-free, organic, or free-range farms
Committed to improving chicken animal welfare in providing environmental enrichments by 2024, reduced stocking density by 2025, and allow for more humane processing, through CAS (controlled-atmosphere stunning), by 2026.
20% sales increase of products with a sustainable attribute, representing nearly $3.5 billion or more than 50% in sales.
23% of total sales from organic products totaling $1.44M in sales
More than $1B in sales of products with a supply chain social standard such as Fair Trade and Certified Humane
Committed to ensuring 100% of Sprouts brand products containing palm oil will be sourced with a sustainable palm oil certification by the end of 2022
Transitioned 100% of Sprouts Butcher Shop pork supply to be sourced from suppliers that utilize open-pen or group-housed facilities
100% responsibly sourced seafood in our fresh, frozen, shelf-stable, and sushi assortment
SOCIAL
The health and well-being of our customers, team members, and the communities in which we operate is our top priority. We work collaboratively with our team members, supply chain partners,
community organizations, and industry experts to promote safe, healthy food and worker rights, source responsibly, and promote the development and inclusion of our staff.
Covered 100% of costs for team member COVID testing
Paid up to 4 hours of paid sick time to team members to receive the vaccine
Paid more than $100 million in team member bonuses
COVID-19 Response
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation awarded $1.6 million in grants and donations to programs supporting youth nutrition education and academic support, and food system equity
Supported an estimated 350,000 students with nutrition programs, taught virtually, during school closures
Sales of products labeled to promote health and nutrition attributes increased 22%, resulting in annual sales of more than $1.2 billion
$2.3 million in revenue from products labeled as non-GMO
More than 10,000 team members trained in food safety
Community
Created 2,500 new jobs
Promoted 21% of team members
Team member population is 51% female and 48% ethnically diverse
Delivered 475,000 hours of in-store training
Team Member Development & Inclusion
Safe and Healthy Food
GOVERNANCE
We pride ourselves on organizing around our values of integrity, accountability, and equity. ESG goals and initiatives are integrated throughout our business, and strong oversight by our
leadership and Board of Directors ensures that the long-term interests of our many stakeholders are factored into our strategy, goals and decision-making.
87% of Sprouts’ board members are independent
25% of Sprouts’ board members are female and 13% are ethnically diverse
Formed a board-level Risk Committee to monitor enterprise risk management program and provide oversight of our risks related to cybersecurity, critical systems, and environmental and social matters among others.
Risk Management
Maintaining our customers’ and team members’ trust by safeguarding their personal data and respecting their privacy decisions is critical to our success. We did not experience any data breaches during 2020 due to our cybersecurity best practices.
Data Privacy and CybersecurityCorporate Governance
Sprouts has also published a table summary that aligns with the Food Retailers & Distributors industry standards of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) on the Investor Relations page of about.sprouts.com.
Visit about.sprouts.com/sustainability to learn more and view the full 2020 ESG Report.