Questionario OpenCorporation 2018

GREENCORE FOOD TO GO LIMITED

The questionnaire submitted to the company is below, partially pre-filled on the base on the information collected by the OpenCorporation staff.

GREENCORE FOOD TO GO LIMITED did not fill the questionnaire.

Registry

1. Business name

GREENCORE FOOD TO GO LIMITED

2. Report submitted by the company management or trade union / employee representatives

3. Role in TNC

KeyRole - Chairman
KeyRole - CEO
KeyRole - Human Resources
KeyRole - CSR
KeyRole - Industrial relations
KeyRole - Communication Public Relations

4. Global Ultimate Ownership (GUO)

GREENCORE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

5. Country (GUO)

Ireland

6. Parent company

UNIQ LIMITED GREENCORE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

7. Legal form

Limited liability company with share capital divided into units
Limited liability company
Listed liability company with share capital divided into units

8. Is it an SE (Societas Europaea)?

9. LEI (Legal Entity Identifier)

10. BVD Code

GB00721411

11. National ID

00721411

12. Trade Register Number

00721411

13. VAT

GB137601090

14. European VAT

15. Legal residence

16. Number of shareholders

> 15%

17. Information on major shareholders

UNIQ LIMITED GREENCORE GROUP PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

18. Number of subsidiaries

19. City

CHESTERFIELD

20. Country

21. Website

www.greencore.com

22. ISO Country code

23. Main stock exchange of reference

24. ISIN number

25. Ticker symbol

26. Declarations and treaties recognised by the country where it has its registered office

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Yes

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Yes

Charter of Fundamental Rights of CDFL Workers (Strasbourg Charter 1989)

Yes

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union EU CFR (Nice Charter 2000)

Yes

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union TFEU

Yes

Registered office in an OECD country

Yes

ILO C029 - Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29)

Yes

ILO C087 - Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87)

Yes

ILO C098 - Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98)

Yes

ILO C100 - Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 (No. 100)

Yes

ILO C105 - Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 (No. 105)

Yes

ILO C111 - Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111)

Yes

ILO C138 - Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138)

Yes

ILO C182 - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182)

Yes

Governance

27. Number of members of the Board of Directors (BoD)

28. Number of independent directors in the BoD

Indipendent directors: by “independent” we mean members that are not employed by the multinational company, don’t receive a significant payment by the company and are not linked with the various Directors/executives in the company

29. Number of women in the BoD

30. Duality of the CEO (Chief Executive Officer)

He's defined as dual when performing a role of “safeguard and control” in addition to one of “administrative management”

31. How is Governance composed?

Doesn't answer
Board of Directors
Board of Directors and supervisory board
Board of directors plus supervisory board with presence of workers
Board of Directors plus Board of Statutory Auditors
Board of directors plus audit with external professionals

32. Total remuneration of the CEO

in Euro

33. Compensatory remuneration of CEO

in Euro

34. Date of remuneration

35. Is the CEO's remuneration also linked to the environmental and social dimension?

36. Management

Current number of Directors and Managers

Name of the current Chief Executive Officer

Ms Catherine Bradshaw

Gender

Date of birth

1975/11

Country

Professional profile of the Chief Executive Officer

Director (Occupation: Finance Director)

Sanctions to the Chief Executive Officer

Number of companies where the CEO has a role

Sector Employment

37. Economic activities

Primary NACE code

1085

Description of primary NACE code

Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Secondary NACE code

Description of secondary NACE code

Brief description of activity

The company, based in Chesterfield, UK, is a major supplier to the country's leading food retailers. It makes predominantly fresh chilled desserts, sandwiches, prepared salads, luxury desserts, chocolate desserts, salmon and seafood products, cottage cheese, dips, party foods, pates and ready meals for sale in the UK and continental Europe. The company operates six manufacturing sites in the UK - in Annan, Spalding, Northampton, Evercreech, Minsterley and Paignton - stretching from Scotland in the North to Devon in the South. It also has manufacturing sites in Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, France and the United Kingdom.The company's Spalding operation supplies many of the UK's leading supermarkets with a wide range of dressed, snack, delicatessen and salad bar. The operation in Northampton is Mark's & Spencer's number one sandwich supplier. The Paignton contract packs the market leading Cadbury's chilled desserts range, which includes chocolate mousse, chocolate trifle, twin pots, and puddings. The company is also a major supplier to leading supermarket groups in Europe on a branded and customer own label basis. It is also the market leader in dressed salads in Belgium, Holland, Sweden and Spain and a leading supplier in Germany. The company markets its products in Austria, Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, and Sweden.

38. Employed by country (last year)

Austria-Total employed

Belgium - Total employed

Bulgaria-Total employed

Cyprus-Total employed

Croatia-Total employed

Denmark-Total employed

Estonia-Total employed

Finland-Total employed

France-Total employed

Germany-Total employed

Greece-Total employed

Ireland-Total employed

Italy-Total employed

Latvia-Total employed

Lithuania-Total employed

Luxembourg-total employed

Malta-Total employed

Netherlands-Total employed

Poland-total employed

Portugal-Total employed

United Kingdom-Total employed

Czech Republic - Total employed

Romania-Total employed

Slovakia-Total employed

Slovenia-Total employed

Spain-Total employed

Sweden-Total employed

Hungary-Total employed

39. Global employment

Workers [2017]

7161

Workers [2016]

5933

Workers [2015]

n.a.

Workers [2014]

4722

40. Female employment world (in % of total world)

Workers (t)

Workers (t-1)

Workers (t-2)

Workers (t-3)

Social Dialogue

41. With respect to GUFs you have experiences of practices of:

Global Union Federations: http://www.globalunions.org/aboutus.html

Social dialogue

Rights of information and consultation of employees or their representatives

Employee participation

GFA Global Framework Agreement

42. Compared to ETUFs you have experiences of practices:

European Trade Union Federations: https://www.etuc.org/european-trade-union-federations-10-list-members

Social dialogue

Rights of information and consultation of employees or their representatives

Employee participation

Collective bargaining

43. Are there any restrictions on trade union freedom in the country where the company has its registered office?

https://survey.ituc-csi.org/?lang=en

44. Which directives are applied in the company offices in EU 27?

Directive 80/987/EEC

Yes

Directive 89/391/EEC

Yes

Directive 98/59/EC

Yes

Directive 2000/43/EC

Yes

Directive 2000/78/EC

Yes

Directive 2001/23/EC

Yes

Council Directive 2001/86/EC

Yes

Directive 2002/14/EC

Yes

Directive 2002/73/EC

Yes

Council Directive 2003/72/EC

Yes

Directive 2005/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

Yes

Directive 2009/38/EC

Yes

Directive 2004/25/EC

Yes

Directive 2011/35/EU

Yes

45. Is the Company a member of an employers' organisation?

46. Collective agreements applied

Global agreement (GFA)

Transnational agreements (TNCAs)

Transnational agreements by sector (e.g. Bangladesh Accord) or by company (e.g. Global works councils)

Agreement to set up the EWC or a representative body in the case of Societas Europaea

Joint statements

Collective labour agreement in all countries in which it operates

Company or supplementary collective labour agreement

47. In case of an agreement establishing Cae or a representative body in case of Societas Europaea (SE)

The text of the Agreement shall be made public

No answer

The Agreement was signed by a European Federation (ETUF) or affiliates

48. Insert Link to CAE Agreement if available

49. In the case of Transnational Agreements

The text of the Agreement shall be made public

The Agreement was signed by a World Trade Union Federation (GUFs) or affiliates

50. What information and consultation bodies exist in EU 27?

National information and consultation bodies under Directive 2002/14

No answer

National trade union information and consultation bodies under Directive 2002/14

No answer

Workers' health and safety representative within the meaning of Directive 89/391

No answer

Workers' representatives within the meaning of Directives 98/59 on collective redundancies and 2001/23 on the transfer of undertakings

No answer

Social Responsibility

51. Apply GRI Global Reporting Initiative Standards

Non-response
No
Yes, GRI - G4
Yes, GRI standards
Citing_GRI

52. Please indicate here the link to the database on GRI Reporting

53. Publish your Social Responsibility Report

54. Publish the Integrated Report

No answer

55. Applied ISO standards

ISO 9000 - Quality Management (from 9001 to 9004)

ISO 14000 - Environmental Management

ISO 26000 - Social responsibility

No answer

ISO 50001 - Energy Management

ISO 22000 - Food safety management

ISO 20121 - Sustainable events

ISO 37001 - Anti-bribery management systems

ISO 45001 - Occupational health and safety

ISO 20400 - Sustainable Procurement

56. Other applied standards

Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)

MCERTS (Environment Agency's Monitoring Certification Scheme)

Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

No answer

57. Social certifications and other CSR standards applied

SA8000 Social Accountability

ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy

OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

No answer

OECD Principles for Corporate Governance

58. Global Compact

59. SDGs (Social Development Goals)

No answer

60. Do you apply Directive 95/2014 on the disclosure of non-financial information?

61. If you adopt OECD guidelines, have you submitted applications to the national contact points?

62. If you do not adopt the GRI standards but have prepared a social report, what are the topics regulated?

Transparency

Relations with suppliers

Relations with staff

Relations with the public

Reducing environmental risks

Moral and sexual harassment

63. If you do not adopt the GRI standards but have prepared a social report, which actors/stakeholders are involved?

Trade union organisations

Local government

Consumer associations

Workers' representatives

NGO

Civil society representatives

64. CSR/ESG policies are also applied to:

Domestic transactions

International transactions

Supply chain and outsourcing

Distribution

Franchising

After sales assistance

65. What are the tools used to verify compliance with CSR/ESG policies along the supply chain?

Non-response
None
External Audit
Internal control

66. Do you adopt or promote whistleblowing practices?

67. If so, which ones?

68. Participation in rankings

Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations
Global CSR RepTrak 100
BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable US Brands
The World's Best Multinational Workplaces
The Gartner Supply Chain Top 25
The World's Most Innovative Companies
The DiversityInc Top 50 Companies
Best Global Websites
Green Ranking Global Top 500
Green Ranking Global Top 100

69. RepRisk indicators

RepRisk indicator (last month)

n.a.

Peak RepRisk Indicator (Last 2 years)

n.a.

% RepRisk Environment

n.a.

% Social RepRisk

n.a.

RepRisk Governance %

n.a.

Job Conditions

70. Do you have a training policy?

71. Average number of training/employing hours in last year

72. Skills management and lifelong learning programmes for the ongoing employability of employees

73. You have a policy to protect the right to health and safety in the workplace where the company operates

74. You have a policy to protect the right to health and safety in the workplace in the supply chain

75. Total number of accidents (latest available year)

76. Number of fatalities (latest available year)

77. Assessment of psychosocial risks and work-related stress

78. Recognition of business benefits

Supplementary pension plans

Health/additional health

Insurance for employees and families

Training and support for mobility

Hourly/work flexibility

Loans/loan repayments

Equal opportunities

Parental support

Reconciling life and work

Possibility of bringing children to work in case of need

Grant/Refund for registration at the Fitness Centres/Open Sports Facilities

Contribution to transport costs incurred by employees

Incentive for non-polluting means of transport

Corporate Car

PC/laptop/telephone

Measures to combat poverty or social exclusion

Welfare extended to the territory

Finance

79. Advertising of the financial statements/consolidated

80. If so, with what level of detail?

Non-response
Reclassification item
Reclassification detail
Detail detailing financial investments and participations

81. Check, supplement or supply quantitative data on (data in euro, thousands)

Total assets [2017]

466.851,647

Total assets [2016]

423.249,08

Total assets [2015]

449.780,782

Total assets [2014]

424.495,107

Equity capital [2017]

186.852,211

Equity capital [2016]

206.868,534

Equity capital [2015]

205.942,856

Equity capital [2014]

220.441,707

Revenues (Net Sales) [2017]

Revenues (Net Sales) [2016]

Revenues (Net Sales) [2015]

Revenues (Net Sales) [2014]

Cost of production [2017]

690.195,26

Cost of production [2016]

598.678,391

Cost of production [2015]

604.809,769

Cost of production [2014]

524.127,532

labour costs [2017]

194.803,707

labour costs [2016]

166.835,869

labour costs [2015]

labour costs [2014]

136.626,667

Other operating expenses [2017]

186.042,777

Other operating expenses [2016]

169.093,389

Other operating expenses [2015]

160.855,971

Other operating expenses [2014]

151.005,173

Gross profit [2017]

238.723,986

Gross profit [2016]

226.895,899

Gross profit [2015]

238.712,351

Gross profit [2014]

212.987,567

R&D Research & Development [2017]

9,069

R&D Research & Development [2016]

34,838

R&D Research & Development [2015]

R&D Research & Development [2014]

69,437

Cash Flow [2017]

50.171,284

Cash Flow [2016]

74.182,307

Cash Flow [2015]

89.054,5

Cash Flow [2014]

77.919,364

Added value [2017]

252.833,527

Added value [2016]

245.257,994

Added value [2015]

Added value [2014]

213.626,64

Gross operating margin (Ebitda) [2017]

78.247,523

Gross operating margin (Ebitda) [2016]

76.980,982

Gross operating margin (Ebitda) [2015]

93.432,539

Gross operating margin (Ebitda) [2014]

75.325,781

Amortization, depreciation and write-downs [2017]

25.566,314

Amortization, depreciation and write-downs [2016]

19.178,472

Amortization, depreciation and write-downs [2015]

15.576,16

Amortization, depreciation and write-downs [2014]

13.343,387

Operating result (EBIT) [2017]

52.681,209

Operating result (EBIT) [2016]

57.802,51

Operating result (EBIT) [2015]

77.856,379

Operating result (EBIT) [2014]

61.982,393

Interests [2017]

1.909,084

Interests [2016]

1.234,436

Interests [2015]

1.340,41

Interests [2014]

1.327,009

extraordinary items [2017]

extraordinary items [2016]

extraordinary items [2015]

extraordinary items [2014]

Pre-tax result [2017]

30.554,421

Pre-tax result [2016]

58.009,217

Pre-tax result [2015]

78.270,17

Pre-tax result [2014]

62.329,576

Taxes [2017]

5.949,451

Taxes [2016]

3.005,382

Taxes [2015]

4.791,83

Taxes [2014]

-2.246,4

Fiinancial P/L [2017]

-22.126,788

Fiinancial P/L [2016]

206,707

Fiinancial P/L [2015]

413,791

Fiinancial P/L [2014]

347,183

Financial revenue [2017]

-20.217,704

Financial revenue [2016]

1.441,143

Financial revenue [2015]

1.754,2

Financial revenue [2014]

1.674,192

Financial expenses [2017]

1.909,084

Financial expenses [2016]

1.234,436

Financial expenses [2015]

1.340,41

Financial expenses [2014]

1.327,009

Net income (Net Income) [2017]

24.604,97

Net income (Net Income) [2016]

55.003,835

Net income (Net Income) [2015]

73.478,34

Net income (Net Income) [2014]

64.575,977

82. On which criteria the financial investment policy is based

Doesn't answer
Assessment based on performance only
Risk-based assessment
Assessment based on an internal responsibility code
Assessment based on parameters of social and environmental impact
Assessment with certification of ethical rating agencies

83. Adoption of tax optimisation actions

Doesn't answer
None
Allocation of profits generated by companies to the jurisdiction with the lowest tax rate
Transfer pricing regulation (as provided for in the OECD guidelines)
Unbound on deductibility of payments made to a country with facilitated taxation
Non-imposition of withholding tax on transfers of money to countries with facilitated taxation
Non-introduction of exit taxation from tax havens, to be applied when liquidity is transferred from a country with facilitated taxation to highly taxed countries
Promotion of voluntary disclosure initiatives to highlight assets held in countries with reduced taxation

84. Charity actions/activities/initiatives

85. If yes, enter URLs or list the target activitys/associations

86. Financial indicators

Profit per employee (th) [2017]

4,267

Profit per employee (th) [2016]

9,777

Profit per employee (th) [2015]

Profit per employee (th) [2014]

13,2

Operating revenue per employee (th) [2017]

129,719

Operating revenue per employee (th) [2016]

139,15

Operating revenue per employee (th) [2015]

Operating revenue per employee (th) [2014]

156,102

Costs of employees / Operating revenue (%) [2017]

20.971

Costs of employees / Operating revenue (%) [2016]

20.208

Costs of employees / Operating revenue (%) [2015]

n.a.

Costs of employees / Operating revenue (%) [2014]

18.535

Average cost of employee (th) [2017]

27,203

Average cost of employee (th) [2016]

28,12

Average cost of employee (th) [2015]

Average cost of employee (th) [2014]

28,934

Shareholders' funds for employees (th) [2017]

26,093

Shareholders' funds for employees (th) [2016]

34,867

Shareholders' funds for employees (th) [2015]

Shareholders' funds for employees (th) [2014]

46,684

Working capital for employees (th) [2017]

-16,318

Working capital for employees (th) [2016]

-17,478

Working capital for employees (th) [2015]

Working capital for employees (th) [2014]

-20,885

Total assets per employee (th) [2017]

65,194

Total assets per employee (th) [2016]

71,338

Total assets per employee (th) [2015]

Total assets per employee (th) [2014]

89,897

ROE using P/L before tax (%) [2017]

16.352

ROE using P/L before tax (%) [2016]

28.042

ROE using P/L before tax (%) [2015]

38.006

ROE using P/L before tax (%) [2014]

28.275

ROCE using P/L before tax (%) [2017]

16.75

ROCE using P/L before tax (%) [2016]

28.589

ROCE using P/L before tax (%) [2015]

38.649

ROCE using P/L before tax (%) [2014]

28.819

ROA using P/L before tax (%) [2017]

6.545

ROA using P/L before tax (%) [2016]

13.706

ROA using P/L before tax (%) [2015]

17.402

ROA using P/L before tax (%) [2014]

14.683

ROE using Net income (%) [2017]

13.168

ROE using Net income (%) [2016]

26.589

ROE using Net income (%) [2015]

35.679

ROE using Net income (%) [2014]

29.294

ROCE using Net income (%) [2017]

13.68

ROCE using Net income (%) [2016]

27.139

ROCE using Net income (%) [2015]

36.323

ROCE using Net income (%) [2014]

29.836

ROA using Net income (%) [2017]

5.27

ROA using Net income (%) [2016]

12.996

ROA using Net income (%) [2015]

16.336

ROA using Net income (%) [2014]

15.212

Diversity

87. Do you have a diversity policy in place?

88. Have measures been taken to support the maternity and parenthood of workers?

Company nurseries

Playroom inside the company

Agreements with kindergartens/libraries in the vicinity of the company

Summer centres

Financial contributions for home and/or day-care babysitters

Reversible part time

Teleworking

Work at home

Time bank

Flexible time in or out

Flexibility on shifts

Concentrated timetable

Employment support upon return from maternity leave or parental leave

Training for reintegration after maternity or parental leave

89. Has the gender budget been adopted?

90. What specific measures should be taken to promote female employment and career development?

Training courses for the acquisition of specific skills intended solely for female workers

Training initiatives in sectors and levels where women are underrepresented

Encouraging applications from women for senior posts

Change in work organisation to facilitate the reconciliation of living and working time

Preference in recruitment of the candidate in case of equal merit with the male candidate

Monitoring of recruitment and career advancement of women

Study of the situations, levels and sectors in which pay differentials occur

Training courses/seminars on equality and equal opportunities for managers and employees

91. Bodies/Committees for Equal Opportunities in the Company

92. If Yes, with an expense budget funded by the employer?

93. What measures should be taken to include workers with a difference of racial or ethnic origin and/or for the promotion of religious beliefs?

Change in work organisation

Granting of permits

Flexible time in or out

Flexibility on shifts

Concentrated timetable

94. Use of child labour

95. Measures to combat child labour

Not contracted with suppliers using child labor

Involves third party entities to monitor the phenomenon

Requires its suppliers to terminate their contractual relationships with any subcontractors who use child labor

Termination of contractual relationships with suppliers using subcontractors employing minors

96. Spreading a culture of differences and human rights

Training Courses/Internal Company Seminars

Funding of participation in training courses/seminars

Promotion and/or support of awareness campaigns

97. Judicial sentences in cases of discrimination and/or harassment in the last 5 years?

Discrimination/gender harassment or sexual orientation

Discrimination/harassment by age or disability

Discrimination/harassment by race or ethnic origin

Discrimination/harassment on the grounds of religion or belief

98. Judicial convictions for trade union reasons in the last 5 years?

99. Provision of specific measures for the protection of the health and safety of female workers and in relation to age and origin from other countries

Provision of gender-differentiated protection measures

Provision of age-differentiated protection measures

Inclusion in risk assessment

Training and supervision in relation to age

Training and supervision in relation to provenance

100. Involvement of workers' representatives in the adoption of measures on the theme of diversity

Accessibility

101. Do you have a web accessibility policy?

102. Enter URL of the page on the web policy

103. Web site accessibility, what actions have you applied

Insertion of Tag Title and Alt in media and hypertext content (for the blind)

Use of correct fonts: Georgia, Times New Roman, San Serif, Verdana

Backgrounds with contrasting color and text

Character magnification with "3 A" positioning in the top right corner

Readable website adaptable to all new devices, from smartphones to tablets

104. Do you have a specific policy of job placement of people with disabilities?

105. If Yes, which ones?

Abatement of architectural barriers for disabled motors in every room of the 'company for full use and access to every single service

Dismantling of barriers for sensory disabled with tactile paths, sound signal floors, paths to the floors

Supply of food suitable for different food needs, including ethnic and religious ones (e.g. intolerances or allergies, celiac disease, kosher, halal, vegetarian, vegan)

Adoption of smart working (1) for temporary disabilities (2)

106. If Yes, for what type of disability?

People with motor disabilities

People with sensory disabilities

107. Adoption of training/updating programmes for disabled workers?

108. If Yes, how?

With qualified staff on the various disabilities with the peer-to-peer principle

With external experts

With refresher courses and information to all employees

109. Does your company have a policy of accessibility, work facilitation, IT tools?

110. If Yes for what kind of disability?

People with motor disabilities

People with sensory disabilities

111. Involvement of workers' representatives in the adoption of measures on accessibility for people with disabilities

112. For company meetings/meetings, what accessibility policies are in place?

Abatement of architectural barriers for disabled motors in every room of the 'company for full use and access to every single service

Dismantling of barriers for sensory disabled with tactile paths, sound signal floors, paths to the floors

Supply of food suitable for different food needs (intolerances or allergies, celiac disease, kosher, halal, vegetarian, vegan)

Adoption of smart working (1) for temporary disabilities (2)

Environment

113. Do you have an environmental policy?

114. How often are monitoring reports published?

Non-response
Occasional
Biannual
Yearly

115. Involvement in environmental risk management policies

Unilaterally

With the workers' representatives

With its main suppliers/customers

With administrations and civil society directly or indirectly involved