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if you want to call it that , but we also have plastic in our end-to-end supply chain from the cartons and bags we send out . We ’ re looking at how we reduce that down and ensure that all our plastics within our supply chain will be reusable , recyclable , biodegradable and compostable . We have conversations with all our partners around that .” An initiative that Teague enthuses about relates to the company ’ s activities in Malawi and its innovation ‘ in the field ’.
AB has a performance improvement programme that looks at roughly 1600 projects at any one time and identifies improvements from procurement through to the detail changes in factories . One of the key areas AB is looking at concerns the mapping of data on crop growth and water usage . “ We create cane in Illovo both in our own plantation and with our out-growers , whether large or small . The decision we took in Charlo , which is one of our very large
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“ AB ’ s sustainability strategy aims to reduce its end-to-end supply chain water and CO2 footprint by 30 %”
— Katharine Teague , Head of Advocacy at AB Sugar
APRIL 2019