Targets & Progress
Our sustainability approach is grounded in shared responsibility and accountability. We and our pubs focus our efforts where we can have the greatest impact, with established targets that are relevant to our business, meaningful to our stakeholders and capable of driving long‑term change.
Measuring and Reporting Our Progress
We are committed to clear, transparent reporting across our sustainability pillars. We report annually on our performance, openly sharing both progress and areas where further improvement is needed.
Our targets and metrics are reviewed regularly to ensure they remain robust, relevant and aligned with stakeholder expectations. Each target is aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), helping to ensure our efforts contribute to wider global priorities.
Our commitments
The table below summarises our sustainability commitments, the United Nations SDGs that each support, and the progress we have made during our most recent reporting period.
| Targets | Progress |
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Net Zero by 2040 (Scopes 1, 2 & 3) 
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Transition planning and interim targets in development |
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Procure or promote energy from renewable or self‑generated sources where possible 
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65 pubs now have solar panels installed (FY2024: 20), generating the equivalent of over 1 million kWh of electricity |
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Reduce the volume of water we consume across our estate every year 
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Saved over 156 million pints of water from waste by remedying leaks and other inefficiencies |
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Maintain zero waste to landfill
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Maintained Zero Waste to Landfill this year with a residual landfill% of just 0.43% |
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Reach and maintain an overall recycling rate of at least 75% 
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Recycling rate of 79.43 % for all waste in FY2025, a 3% improvement on last year |
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Increase reclaimed rates of cooking oil to at least 60% compared to what we purchase/ consume in our estate
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68% of the cooking oil we used in pubs was reclaimed and repurposed in FY2025 |
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Our people rate us 8 or more as part of our engagement surveys 
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Employee engagement score of 8.3 |
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Maximise apprenticeship levy and the opportunity to ‘gift levy’ to further support the development of our employees and our Partners 
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295 apprentices in learning, with over 100 achievers graduating during the year |
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Inclusive employer that attracts and appeals to diverse, disadvantaged, and vulnerable groups of people and that nurtures and develops people joining from all backgrounds 
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Achieved major milestone for our Excel programme, with 77 prison leavers employed across our pub estate, an uplift from 54 last year |
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Assess and enhance our performance across ED&I, and health and wellbeing
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Launched new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Strategy. Achieved an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion maturity score of 73 against an industry average of 71 (increased from 70 in FY2024). |
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50% reduction in food waste by 2030 
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Over 2,672 tonnes of food waste saved, a 37% reduction from our baseline year. This means we have achieved 74 % of our overall 2030 target, a further improvement on last year. |
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Authentication of our supply base against our Charters and policies
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Over 90% of approved food suppliers are BRC Grade A or above |
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Provide guests with access to information and products that meets their lifestyles and dietary preferences
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Average of 18,394 plant-based meals from our menus sold each week |
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All our pubs achieving 5* EHO
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95% of pubs achieve 5* EHO rating in FY2025 |
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Maintain FTSE4Good certification
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Certification maintained, with a rating of 4.1 out of 5 (level with last year) |
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Grow number of suppliers sharing data with us on SEDEX
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120 suppliers now active on SEDEX compared to 110 last year |
Full detail on our ESG targets, actions and performance, can be found in our Impact Report and TCFD Statement.
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