Shirley Duncalf, Head of Sustainability from Bidvest and from the Engage for Success Wellbeing Thought and Action Group speaking about employee sustainability engagement

1. Employee Sustainability
Engagement
Shirley Duncalf
Head of Sustainability

2. Some quick facts about us
• Bidvest Foodservice is the trading name of the BFS Group Ltd
• Over 4,000 people work for us
• 850 vehicles are operated out of our 21 depots
• We deliver to over 45,000 customers making almost 60,000 deliveries per week
• We supply over 13,000 products, of which 850 are from our award winning own
brand range
• Our range includes raw ingredients to ready-to-finish products, meats, wines, non-
food and catering equipment

3. Some of our customers

4. Our sustainability journey
• Started in 1995
• Established network of volunteers
– Environmental Champions
– Now Sustainability Coordinators
– We currently have 58 in place
– From all parts of the business
• Sustainability engagement activities
– National projects
– Workshops
– Competitions
– Formal recognition and rewards
• Community engagement is the key

5. ““Community engagement is not about beingCommunity engagement is not about being
nice; it’s fourth pillar of CSR. Ifnice; it’s fourth pillar of CSR. If
sustainabilitysustainability is about benefitting people in theis about benefitting people in the
long-term,long-term, community engagement must playcommunity engagement must play
a centrala central role”role”
Guardian 14th
September 2014

6. So what have we been doing?So what have we been doing?

7. Supporting schools…..clearing gardens

8. Creating bird boxes, bat boxes and bird
feeding stations….

9. Supporting local organisations…..

10. Supporting Food Banks……

11. Supporting local bee keepers…..

12. Supporting scouts …..

13. Supporting local & national charities

14. Some quotes from our coordinators
“Embraced it…loved every
minute….. fantastic support
and buy-in”
Sustainability Coordinator, Bury
““Go back 6 years, I was oneGo back 6 years, I was one
of the people againstof the people against
environmental practices..environmental practices..
Now learnt that everyoneNow learnt that everyone
gains from it..”gains from it..”
Sustainability Coordinator, Paddock Wood
“Coordinator since
2003..thing I really
enjoy is community
engagement… business
partner with a local
school …one thing we
could give was our
time..”
Sustainability Coordinator, Stowmarket