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gategroup

Sustainability considerations in our culinary and packaging offering

Offer healthy and nutritional food

At gategroup, we are committed to offering healthy and nutritional food that not only meets the diverse needs of our customers but also supports their overall well-being. As part of our updated ESG Framework, we are developing a health-focused food strategy rooted in evidence-based nutrition and functional foods. This strategy will prioritize metabolic health and provide balanced meal guidelines for both employees and customers.

With a focus on sustainability, our culinary offerings are evolving to enhance meal choices, ensuring that every dish is thoughtfully designed to meet dietary requirements while promoting optimal nutrition.

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Target

Develop a healthy and nutritional food strategy based on an evidence-based and functional food approach by 2027.

Ensure highest standards of safety in food and packaging

Ensuring the highest standards of safety in food and packaging is a fundamental priority for us. We do this by minimizing safety risks, including physical hazards and harmful chemicals, throughout the lifecycle of our products. From the careful selection of materials to manufacturing and distribution, we maintain rigorous standards to safeguard our consumers, employees, and the broader public. This proactive approach includes compliance with all relevant regulations, such as accurate labeling, operational safety, and product traceability, to ensure the utmost safety in every product we produce.

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Targets

Implement an international standard on food safety (e.g., ISO 22000 or equivalent food safety management system) and operate accordingly:
- 50% by 2030
- 100% by 2035
For our packaging solutions: phase out PFAs for fiber packaging products by August 2026.

Advance responsible resource use and preserve biodiversity

We recognize the critical importance of advancing responsible resource use and preserving biodiversity given the growing ecological challenges facing the planet. Biodiversity loss, driven by factors such as climate change, pollution, and land use change, poses significant risks to people, businesses, and the environment. While the direct impact of our operations on biodiversity is limited, our sourcing activities, particularly in agriculture and packaging, have a greater effect.

Read our statement on cage-free eggs.

As part of our commitment to sustainable practices, we set the target to define and integrate biodiversity considerations into our sourcing strategy, aiming to reduce deforestation risks and promote responsible resource use across all procured categories.

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Targets

Develop a group-wide framework to embed and promote responsible resource use and biodiversity within our sourcing strategy for each procured category by 2027.
Increase responsibly sourced food items (cage-free eggs, MSC, FSC, Friends of the Sea, organic, regeneratively farmed, etc.).
Increase responsibly sourced fiber materials for food contact packaging items to 100% by 2030.

Champion circular economy

At gategroup, we are championing the circular economy by driving sustainability throughout our operations, from sourcing and packaging to waste management. As a global leader in airline catering, we focus on reducing waste, improving resource efficiency, and advancing circular solutions that benefit both our customers and the environment. By prioritizing innovative design, responsible sourcing, and closed-loop recycling, we aim to minimize our environmental footprint while meeting the evolving sustainability demands of the airline industry.

Through initiatives such as the use of reusable, recyclable, and compostable packaging and our efforts to phase out single-use plastics, we are taking significant strides toward a more sustainable future.

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Targets

Produce and offer 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable packaging. Continuously work with our customers to phase out unnecessary single-use plastics in our product offering by the end of 2025.

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gategroup

Offer healthy and nutritional food

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Ensure highest standards of safety in food and packaging

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Advance responsible resource use and preserve biodiversity

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Champion circular economy

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