Punch’s Doing Well, By Doing Good programme underpins the way we do business. It’s at the core of our strategy and proudly represents our positioning as a modern, progressive pub company.
Doing Well, By Doing Good
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) is embedded across many elements of our business, and we continue to involve our employees, Management Partners, Publicans and suppliers in making our business and, in turn, their businesses, more ethical and environmentally friendly through our Punch Promise.
Our Punch Promise
Punch’s ESG strategy is underpinned by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as we want our pubs to contribute to the world’s goals, albeit at a local level.
The SDGs are the largest and best-understood framework, adopted by more than 80% of leading businesses.
We’ve identified four SDGs that are most relevant and have set ambitious commitments and targets to tackle these.
The Goals cover a range of themes that align with some of the great things we already do. They are also the blueprint to achieving a more sustainable world and will ultimately support us in our decisions moving forwards.
Download our Punch Promise & Road to Net Zero reports
Good Health and Well-being
Commitment:
We will promote and enable positive mental health and physical well-being for all in our business and the communities we serve.
Target 1:
Punch Pubs & Co will form five strategic partnerships that promote physical and mental health initiatives, culminating in every Punch pub in every community taking part in at least one of these programmes by 2025.
Target 2:
Every employee, Publican and Management Partner will receive innovative training and resources to ensure that we provide safe and inclusive spaces for our guests by the end of 2024.
Target 3:
As a responsible retailer, we will more than double sales of low and no-alcohol by the end of 2025*.
*Low and no-alcohol includes beer, cider, lager, spirits and wines.
Affordable and Clean Energy
Commitment:
We are committed to driving energy efficiency across our business and supply chain in order to address our impacts on climate change.
Target 1:
All of our pubs will have a minimum EPC rating of C or above by the end of 2026*.
*Unless listed under the PRS Exemption Register at the time of goal setting.
Target 2:
We will reduce our energy consumption* in our Management Partnerships (MP) pubs and at our Head Office by 30% by the end of 2026**.
*Leased & Tenanted energy consumption will be captured in our Scope 3 emissions. **Baseline of 2022. Additional MP pubs will use baseline data from the year the pub transfers to MP.
Target 3:
We aspire to procure the majority of the electricity, in our Management Partnerships pubs, from certified renewable sources by the end of 2027*.
*The UK Government has committed to decarbonising the electricity system by 2035.
Decent Work and Economic Growth
Commitment:
We commit to safe and inclusive working conditions, fair pay and responsible growth within our business and across our supplier network.
Target 1:
Working with our industry partners, we will develop eight regional partnerships with schools and colleges to pro-actively support hospitality as a long-term career of choice by the end of 2024.
Target 2:
Punch is a Living Wage employer and to recognise this commitment, we aim to achieve an official accreditation by the end of 2024*.
*Relates to fully employed Punch personnel.
Target 3:
We will grow sales by at least 30% in any new and invested Management Partnerships pub by 2025, benefiting local communities through the creation of skilled hospitality roles by an expected additional six to eight people per pub.
Responsible Consumption and Production
Commitment:
We commit to reducing our impact on our people and the planet through ambitious targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, waste and the sourcing of our food and drink from suppliers.
Target 1:
We will send zero waste to landfill by the end of 2028, faster if we can.
Target 2:
We will only work with suppliers that support our bold vision for our people and the planet. To achieve this, we will have an ambitious supplier charter and industry-accredited framework by 2024.
Target 3:
Our aspiring goal is to reduce our direct emissions (Scope 1 & 2) by 80% by 2032, and we will also be Net Zero by the end of 2040.
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