At Griffith Foods, our approach to food goes beyond meeting nutritional needs. We believe food should contribute to people's well-being while also helping create a more sustainable future. Developing healthier, more sustainable product portfolios is therefore an important part of how we work with our customers. This commitment also led us to contribute to recent research from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) titled “The Case for Accelerating Corporate Performance & Accountability for Healthy and Sustainable Diets.”
The WBCSD research identifies an important change in what stakeholders expect from food companies. Corporate responsibility is increasingly extending beyond environmental reporting to include nutrition and dietary health. Attention is shifting from simply understanding how food is produced to examining how companies' product portfolios influence healthier and more sustainable diets. Areas including nutrition governance, the health profile of product portfolios, responsible marketing practices, and diversification of protein sources are emerging as important components of corporate accountability.
However, the research also identifies a substantial transparency and reporting gap. Although nutrition and dietary outcomes are receiving greater attention, disclosure across the food industry remains inconsistent. Fewer than 20% of food companies currently provide regular and comprehensive information on important nutrition-related issues. Improving the quality and consistency of this reporting could give companies valuable insight into opportunities for portfolio enhancement while contributing to sustainable, long-term value creation.
The report further emphasizes the need for companies to act promptly. The expansion of nutrition-labeling requirements, changes in regulatory expectations, and growing investor interest in nutrition as a material business issue are all increasing pressure for greater accountability. These developments point toward a transition from broad voluntary commitments to reporting that provides more measurable, comparable, and useful information about companies' contributions to healthier and more sustainable diets.
Griffith Foods' participation in this research reflects our focus on collaboration and ongoing improvement. By working with others across the industry to advance meaningful metrics and strengthen reporting practices, we hope to help encourage the development of food portfolios that address both nutritional priorities and sustainability objectives.
We believe meaningful progress depends on transparency, collaboration, and shared accountability. Together, these principles can help build food systems that support better outcomes for both people and the planet.
The WBCSD research identifies an important change in what stakeholders expect from food companies. Corporate responsibility is increasingly extending beyond environmental reporting to include nutrition and dietary health. Attention is shifting from simply understanding how food is produced to examining how companies' product portfolios influence healthier and more sustainable diets. Areas including nutrition governance, the health profile of product portfolios, responsible marketing practices, and diversification of protein sources are emerging as important components of corporate accountability.
However, the research also identifies a substantial transparency and reporting gap. Although nutrition and dietary outcomes are receiving greater attention, disclosure across the food industry remains inconsistent. Fewer than 20% of food companies currently provide regular and comprehensive information on important nutrition-related issues. Improving the quality and consistency of this reporting could give companies valuable insight into opportunities for portfolio enhancement while contributing to sustainable, long-term value creation.
The report further emphasizes the need for companies to act promptly. The expansion of nutrition-labeling requirements, changes in regulatory expectations, and growing investor interest in nutrition as a material business issue are all increasing pressure for greater accountability. These developments point toward a transition from broad voluntary commitments to reporting that provides more measurable, comparable, and useful information about companies' contributions to healthier and more sustainable diets.
Griffith Foods' participation in this research reflects our focus on collaboration and ongoing improvement. By working with others across the industry to advance meaningful metrics and strengthen reporting practices, we hope to help encourage the development of food portfolios that address both nutritional priorities and sustainability objectives.
We believe meaningful progress depends on transparency, collaboration, and shared accountability. Together, these principles can help build food systems that support better outcomes for both people and the planet.
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