Contributions to SDGs

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a global framework for addressing some of the world’s most pressing social, economic and environmental challenges.

At Amalgamated Brands, we recognise the role our business can play in contributing to these shared ambitions. Through our operations, brands, people and partnerships, we seek to support the SDGs that are most relevant to our business and the communities in which we operate, embedding responsible and sustainable practices into the way we create value and grow.

SDG 1’s target is to eradicate extreme poverty everywhere, measured as people living on less than US$1.25 per day. Zimbabwe has high rates of poverty and unemployment, particularly in rural areas. Amalgamated Brands contributes towards the attainment of SDG 1 by offering both direct and indirect employment through subsidiaries and their value chains. In some cases, this includes providing access to a readily-available market for rural farmers.

SDG 2 aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Climate-related and macroeconomic challenges continue to undermine food security in Zimbabwe. Amalgamated Brands contributes to this goal through Cairns’ operations in the food and agro-processing sector. It also supports small-scale farmers with training in sustainable production practices.

SDG 3 aims to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. Amalgamated Brands supports this goal by prioritising employee health and wellness. Its subsidiaries provide access to medical care through on-site clinics or arrangements with healthcare facilities. Employee wellness programmes also support the prevention and management of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

SDG 5 aims to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls by addressing discrimination and promoting equal access to economic opportunities and leadership. Through its adoption of the 2X Criteria (2X Criteria — 2X Challenge), Amalgamated Brands supports this goal by aligning its practices with internationally recognised criteria for advancing women’s employment, leadership and economic participation across its operations and value chain.

SDG 8 promotes sustained, inclusive economic growth and decent work for all. Amalgamated Brands and its subsidiaries contribute to this goal by maintaining average wages above national minimum levels and providing safe, supportive working environments. Additional benefits, including medical aid, transport, housing and meal allowances, support employees’ wellbeing and quality of life. The Group also contributes to public revenue through direct tax payments, supporting national development.

SDG 11 aims to make cities and communities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Amalgamated Brands’s subsidiaries support this goal through waste management practices guided by their respective company policies. Subsidiaries seek to reduce waste by improving process efficiency and prioritising opportunities to reuse materials and recycle scrap metal and plastics. In addition, the business periodically performs Resource Efficiency assessments to identify opportunities to optimise resource use and reduce energy consumption.

Amalgamated Brands is committed to assessing and monitoring climate-related risks and opportunities, improving resource and energy efficiency and aligning its sustainability reporting with IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. These priorities are supported by initiatives across its subsidiaries, including resource efficiency projects and climate risk assessments. Since FY2025, all subsidiaries have produced annual sustainability reports in line with IFRS SI/S2