As a 100% Australian-owned company, we're committed to reducing our environmental impact while delivering high-quality, value-driven products. Grounded in a FY23 baseline, our approach is transparent, data-led, and continuously evolving to include our new business units. As we progress, we plan to share updates on our performance so that our commitments remain visible and accountable.
Our sustainability approach is built around five core pillars that shape every decision we make.
We have developed a detailed carbon reduction roadmap aimed at achieving a 50% reduction in emissions intensity of our current products from Scope 1 and 2 energy related emissions by 2030 (Relative to our FY23 baseline year), without the use of carbon offsets.
This roadmap prioritises cost-effective energy efficiency projects, including insulation improvements, burner upgrades, compressed air system optimisation, and lighting enhancements. The thermal insulation project and key automation upgrades are already completed, signalling our commitment to action. We have adopted a market-based accounting approach and plan to expand renewable energy procurement and explore electrification to further reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. These efforts are part of a longer-term ambition to substantially reduce emissions across our operations.
At Edlyn, sustainability starts with our people. Through our Innovation Nation program, employees across all areas are encouraged to share practical ideas that make a real difference, from reducing waste to improving efficiency and driving new sustainability initiatives.
We also believe in contributing to the communities that support us. By sourcing locally where we can and partnering with responsible suppliers, we help strengthen local economies and build relationships that reflect our values.
Innovation and collaboration sit at the heart of our sustainability approach. We work with research partners, industry networks, and suppliers to find practical ways to reduce waste, optimise resources, and improve materials and processes across our operations. These partnerships help us move faster and tap into expertise we don't have in-house.
We take the same collaborative approach with our customers, using real operational insights to shape how sustainability is built into each project. From product formulation to packaging design and waste stream management, sustainability is a key consideration in how we create, produce, and deliver, so that what we develop works for our customers and reduces our environmental impact.
We are taking focused steps to reduce waste across our operations. While some initiatives are already in place, we are now beginning a more structured journey and are engaging external experts to help shape a comprehensive waste strategy.
Recent improvements in automation and process efficiency have helped us reduce packaging waste by transitioning key ingredients from bagged supply to bulk delivery systems. We are also piloting an upcycling initiative that explores converting food production by-products into high-value inputs for other sectors. These initiatives are helping us use materials more wisely and reduce avoidable waste.
Our packaging strategy aligns with APCO guidelines and focuses on reducing our environmental footprint through better material choices and operational efficiency. We’ve transitioned around two million cordial bottles from HDPE to PET, a lighter material with higher recyclability, and our next step is to incorporate recycled PET content in future production.
We’ve also upgraded our outer cartons to use 100% recycled cardboard, helping close the loop on fibre packaging and supporting a more circular system. Alongside this, several packaging improvement projects are underway to further reduce waste and improve recoverability across our product range.
We have developed a detailed carbon reduction roadmap aimed at achieving a 50% reduction in emissions intensity of our current products from Scope 1 and 2 energy related emissions by 2030 (Relative to our FY23 baseline year), without the use of carbon offsets.
This roadmap prioritises cost-effective energy efficiency projects, including insulation improvements, burner upgrades, compressed air system optimisation, and lighting enhancements. The thermal insulation project and key automation upgrades are already completed, signalling our commitment to action. We have adopted a market-based accounting approach and plan to expand renewable energy procurement and explore electrification to further reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. These efforts are part of a longer-term ambition to substantially reduce emissions across our operations.
At Edlyn, sustainability starts with our people. Through our Innovation Nation program, employees across all areas are encouraged to share practical ideas that make a real difference, from reducing waste to improving efficiency and driving new sustainability initiatives.
We also believe in contributing to the communities that support us. By sourcing locally where we can and partnering with responsible suppliers, we help strengthen local economies and build relationships that reflect our values.
Innovation and collaboration sit at the heart of our sustainability approach. We work with research partners, industry networks, and suppliers to find practical ways to reduce waste, optimise resources, and improve materials and processes across our operations. These partnerships help us move faster and tap into expertise we don't have in-house.
We take the same collaborative approach with our customers, using real operational insights to shape how sustainability is built into each project. From product formulation to packaging design and waste stream management, sustainability is a key consideration in how we create, produce, and deliver, so that what we develop works for our customers and reduces our environmental impact.
We are taking focused steps to reduce waste across our operations. While some initiatives are already in place, we are now beginning a more structured journey and are engaging external experts to help shape a comprehensive waste strategy.
Recent improvements in automation and process efficiency have helped us reduce packaging waste by transitioning key ingredients from bagged supply to bulk delivery systems. We are also piloting an upcycling initiative that explores converting food production by-products into high-value inputs for other sectors. These initiatives are helping us use materials more wisely and reduce avoidable waste.
Our packaging strategy aligns with APCO guidelines and focuses on reducing our environmental footprint through better material choices and operational efficiency. We’ve transitioned around two million cordial bottles from HDPE to PET, a lighter material with higher recyclability, and our next step is to incorporate recycled PET content in future production.
We’ve also upgraded our outer cartons to use 100% recycled cardboard, helping close the loop on fibre packaging and supporting a more circular system. Alongside this, several packaging improvement projects are underway to further reduce waste and improve recoverability across our product range.
Our sustainability roadmap is structured in three phases — guiding short, mid and long-term actions to reduce impact and improve outcomes.
We are continuing to implement energy efficiency initiatives already underway, including thermal insulation and automation upgrades, while also beginning to collect Scope 3 emissions data to improve visibility across our value chain. At the same time, we are developing a more structured approach to waste management and embedding sustainability considerations into our product development and packaging decisions.
We plan to pilot electrification of key thermal processes and expand our circularity programs across operations and packaging, including increasing recycled content in our materials. We will also work more closely with our suppliers to identify and act on the highest-impact opportunities across our value chain.
Over the longer term, we aim to substantially decarbonise our operations and lower the emissions intensity of our products. This will be supported by continued investment in cleaner technologies, working more closely with partners across our supply chain, and reporting transparently against measurable targets.
Explore how our sustainability strategy comes to life. Real projects, measurable outcomes, and the people behind meaningful change at Edlyn.
Edlyn Foods has completed a major energy efficiency upgrade at our Epping, VIC manufacturing site, supported by the Australian Government's Energy Efficiency Grants for SMEs program.
We have installed solar panel systems across three of our sites, including our Epping manufacturing and warehouse sites at Ricky Way and Jersey Drive, and our Maryborough site in regional Victoria.
We are working across multiple product lines to reduce packaging material and improve the recyclability of our products. As a member of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), our packaging targets
At our Queensland site, we produce stock and stock reductions as part of our product range. When we first acquired the business, production by-products were being sent to a disposal company at a cost.
We are investing in automation across our operations to improve efficiency and reduce our environmental impact. As part of a recent project, we installed a new case packer across 64 SKUs, reducing the total carton
Innovation Nation is our internal innovation program where employees across all areas of the business are encouraged to bring forward new ideas. To date, 74 sustainability related ideas have come through the program.
