Responsible Sourcing

Mission

Our responsible sourcing mission is to support our company’s strategy, long-term profitability and sustainable growth. We are committed to working with diverse partners across the supply chain to source safe, high quality, ethically responsible and sustainable products for our guests. We recognize the economic, environmental and social impact of our large global network of suppliers and expect our suppliers to share our values to drive a positive environmental and social impact, as outlined in our Supplier Code of Conduct.

Responsible Sourcing Mission Statement Supplier Code of Conduct

Animal Welfare

We are deeply committed to sourcing safe, high-quality food. Doing so includes the proper treatment of animals throughout our supply chain. We collaborate with suppliers to establish our expectations of ethical, legal, and humane treatment of animals and require our suppliers to follow all regulations and laws governing the safe and humane treatment of animals. We expect our suppliers to pursue and adopt methods and technologies to improve welfare for animals.

In support of our global sustainability program, Sail & Sustain, we strengthened efforts with new standards and goals to promote animal welfare and sustainable sourcing across four key areas: chicken, eggs, pork and seafood.

100% target for chicken purchased globally that meets GAP or similar standards by 2025: In 2023, we refreshed this target by extending to global purchases, extending the target deadline by one year, and given the global nature, expanding the standards that qualify. These standards define humane treatment for chicken housing and processing. There are a significant number of chicken suppliers that either meet GAP standards but are not certified or meet similar standards such as FarmCheck and the American Humane Association. The Company is currently phasing in updated purchasing policies for chicken using standards from the Global Animal Partnership (GAP) or similar other standards. In 2023, approximately 96% of our chicken purchases globally qualify in meeting chicken welfare standards. By 2025, we plan to have all chicken purchased sourced from suppliers that meet these welfare standards.
100% target for cage-free eggs globally by 2025: In 2023, we expanded this goal to reflect global purchases. For laying hens, cage-free confinement systems are considered to be more humane as they allow greater freedom of movement and space to express more natural behaviors than conventional methods. That’s why the Company continues to identify and encourage suppliers to use cage-free environments for their hens. For 2023, approximately 81% of shell egg purchases are from cage-free suppliers. This does not include liquid, frozen or ingredient eggs.
100% target for pork from gestation crate-free pregnant sows globally by 2027: Our overall ambition is for farmers to use the least restrictive method for the least amount of time and to default to group housing methods whenever possible. Our original target was to source 100% gestation crate-free pork by 2025. While we made important progress toward that target, the impact of COVID and the outbreak of African Swine Fever significantly delayed the progress that our suppliers were making. We have found that farmers use different practices at different times during the lifecycle of sows, primarily to protect the pregnant sows and newborn pigs. Most suppliers have been moving toward less restrictive housing methods. Therefore, we have updated our target to purchase 100% of pork from suppliers who do not use gestation stalls for housing pregnant sows by the end of 2027. In 2023, 16% of our pork purchases met this standard.
100% target for certified sustainable seafood globally by 2025: The Company has made strong progress to purchase all seafood from certified sustainable sources. In 2023, approximately 75% of our worldwide seafood purchases was certified by a recognized certification authority, such as the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) or the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA).

In instances where supply chain insufficiencies, uncertainties or constraints impact our ability to meet these targets, we will modify as necessary and share this information accordingly.

Learn More on pg. 31 of our 2023 Sail & Sustain Report

Animal Welfare Commitment

Sustainable Initiatives

Eliminating Single-Use Plastics

We have strong focus on reducing and eventually eliminating single-use plastics across our three brands. As part of this vision, the various initiatives in place have resulted in the elimination of more than 27 million single-use plastic water bottles and 77 million plastic straws.

Water

Aluminum water cans are being introduced in North American markets to replace tetrapaks. After conducting a lifecycle analysis, the environmental impact of aluminum cans was found to be better comparatively. We are proud to be partnering with Proud Source to shift to these more sustainable options in North America. We anticipate this change will improve our recycling efforts, as the tetrapaks are not accepted in recycling in most locations globally.

Sail & Sustain Cocktail

We’ve partnered with BarLab to develop eco-friendly cocktails. Our guests can enjoy drinks made with surplus ingredients such as pineapple rinds, orange peels, spent coffee grounds and more. Pulp, skins, seeds, pits, leaves, stems and roots are all ingredients that may normally find themselves in the landfill but instead could be used to create these unique, delicious and nutritious cocktails.

Beer

Many of our beer offerings are transitioning from glass bottles to aluminum cans. This switch was made after conducting a lifecycle analysis that demonstrated a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2023, we piloted this transition for Heineken and Corona for U.S.-based voyages and saw an increase in recycling as well as a reduction in costs associated with the purchase and disposal.

Cleaning Products

Plastic cleaning and disinfectant products were replaced with Ecolab products which eliminated the need for several other cleaning products due to its high concentrated formula. It has resulted in over a 45% reduction (~20,000 pounds) of plastic containers used for cleaning and disinfecting and over 60% reduction (~24,000 pounds) of corrugated cardboard to carry those products each year.

Engaging on Climate Action

We implemented a climate-related supplier engagement strategy and in 2020 began reaching out to our top suppliers to collect climate-related information. In 2023, we targeted our top 50 suppliers, representing approximately 24% of our 2023 procurement spend. We are currently exploring ways to expand this engagement and capture additional information when on boarding suppliers.

Supplier Diversity

We recognize the value and importance of a diverse supplier base and are committed to facilitate, promote and encourage the growth of small businesses and businesses owned by diverse and/or economically disadvantaged populations.

In 2023, ~83% of our spend with small businesses, or businesses with minority, veteran, or economically disadvantage qualifications, was with only small and/or disadvantaged.