Sustainability Commitment Statement​

Sustainability Commitment Statement​

Trade-Pro Food Distribution supplies customers with food solutions and aims to exceed expectations. Recognising the growing importance of sustainability to its customers, the company is committed to continually improving on the practices and performance related to its material ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) topics. The company benchmarks its ESG management system annually through the EcoVadis assessment.

Material Environmental Topics

We aim to reduce our environmental footprint through process optimisation, employee awareness and training as well as suitable use of technology.

  • Minimise reduce our scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the short-term, and expand to more categories in scope 3 with reduction targets across all three scopes in the mid- to long-term. Current targets:
    • Reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity per revenue by 1% annually with FY23 as the baseline (view our scope 1 and 2 GHG inventory here)
    • Minimise our consumption of energy and water
    • Maintain annual LowCarbonSG certification (since 2024)
  • Reduce, reuse and recycle for materials to reduce wastage especially for two categories: food waste and packaging waste. Improve on data collection, using FY25 data as the baseline for setting targets to divert higher percentage of waste from landfill.

Material Social Topics

We aim to foster a positive workplace for our employees and contribute to an equitable society by respecting human rights.​

    • Safeguard health, safety and wellness of our employees. Current targets:
      • Zero days lost to work-related injuries
      • Zero recordable work-related incidents
      • 100% of employees to be covered by health insurance
      • Maintain BizSafe Level 3 (since 2022)

    • Safeguard the highest food safety for the health, safety and wellness of the consumers of our products:
      • Zero food safety incident
      • Zero negative product quality feedback
      • Improve from ISO 22000 (since 2018) to FSSC 22000 (since 2025)

    • Ensure good working conditions, with public commitment to Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP):
      • Advancing Well-Being of Lower-Wage Workers (TS-LWW)
      • Age-Friendly Workplace Practices (TS-AFW)
      • Contracting with Self-Employed Persons (TS-SEP)
      • Employment of Term Contract Employees (TS-TCE)
      • Flexible Work Arrangements (TS-FWA)
      • Grievance Handling (TS-GH)
      • Services from Media Freelancers (TS-MFL)
      • Recruitment Practices (TS-RP)
      • Unpaid Leave for Unexpected Care Needs (TS-UCL)
      • Work-Life Harmony (TS-WLH)​

    • Ensure diversity and inclusion without any discrimination or harassment on the basis of gender, race, age, disability or other status protected by applicable law.

  • Prohibit the use of all forms of forced and child labour as well as any form of human trafficking, including among our suppliers.

Material Governance Topics

We hold ourselves to high ethical standards and refrain from any form f corruption. A whistle-blowing procedure is in place for anonymous reporting of violations.

  • Incorporate ESG into selection of our suppliers, prioritising those who demonstrate a commitment to sustainability, such as organic farming, responsible animal husbandry, deforestation-free agriculture and fair trade. Current targets:
    • 100% of suppliers to sign code of conduct by end of 2026
  • Conduct business ethically. Current targets:
    • Zero incidents of any form of corruption and zero anti-competitive incidents
    • 100% of employees to be trained on the company’s code of ethics annually
  • Implement proper data and privacy protection, with zero information security incidents.

KEY ACTIONS THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN AND IS TAKING:

Capability building

From 2023 to 2025, core sustainability team members attended carbon calculation courses and learned from external consultants

Awareness building

From 2024, annual communication to entire company on importance of and ways to reduce carbon emissions started ​

Mitigation actions

Team continues to explore options to reduce carbon emissions, which includes converting owned internal combustion engine vehicles to electric vehicles

Target setting

In 2025, the company set a target to reduce scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions intensity per revenue by 1% year-on-year

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