Tortilla Mexican Grill has published its first Environment Social Governance (ESG) report.
The report sets out the Group’s sustainability commitments and five areas of focus for future initiatives, which are aligned to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs), and the group’s ESG performance for the 2021 financial year and the first six months of 2022.
Tortilla’s ESG strategy is based on three core pillars: to reduce its impact on the environment; to attract, develop and retain its people and core values; and to enhance its positive impact on society and the communities where it operates
Highlights of Tortilla’s progress so far include maintaining zero waste to landfill status, procuring 100% renewable electricity and offsetting gas, turning all waste cooking oil into bio-diesel, launching a partnership with food waste organisation Too Good To Go with all raised funds going to ESG initiatives, launching a local burrito donations programme, driving wellbeing and career progression through the Tortilla apprenticeship scheme, and raising more than £37,000 for charity over the past year.
The company’s commitments include developing a net zero roadmap, verified by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi), and implementing strategies to reach this; reducing waste; improving data capture across all staff and implementing further training initiatives to aid retention and support long-term career progression; and finally, to strengthen governance around ESG including through becoming ISO 27001 certified by 2023.
Richard Morris, chief executive at Tortilla, commented: “We are proud to be sharing our first ESG report, as we emerge from and continue to navigate what has been a very challenging period for many. The pandemic and the months since have shown the importance of building a business that is resilient and sustainable in its operations, and customers are expecting this from us now more than ever.
“The urgency of issues such as climate change and growing socio-economic challenges is clear, and our focus now is on our plans and commitments to reducing our impact on the environment while enhancing our positive impact on our communities and society as a whole. This will be a central part of our business operations moving forward, and I look forward to reporting on our progress in this area over the coming years.”
Tortilla’s first ESG report 2022 is available to read in full at: www.tortillagroup.co.uk/corporate-governance/
