Waste & Packaging

Aimed at increasing operational efficiency, and driven by our continuous improvement mindset, we are always looking for ways to reduce, repurpose, and divert waste from landfills. Dairy is particularly efficient in this regard, as many of its byproducts can be transformed into valuable ingredients. 

As of March 31, 2026, we continued to implement initiatives to reduce food waste and improve organic waste management, including:

• redirecting more than 210,000 tonnes of organic material to animal feed;
• investing in biodigesters in Australia to convert organic material into biogas; and
• distributing more than 1.5 million kilograms of surplus food to food banks across our operations, resulting in an estimated avoidance of more than 7,150 tonnes of CO₂e.

During FY26, we reviewed our food waste definition to focus on finished products and ingredients and to concentrate our efforts on reduction at source. In FY26, our total food waste amounted to 7,000 tonnes, representing a 17% reduction compared to our FY20 baseline.

Packaging

While packaging is vital to ensuring the integrity and safety of our products, we recognize that it can also pose significant environmental impacts. 

To address these impacts, we extended our ambition for 100% of our packaging to be reusable, recyclable, or compostable by 2030. In parallel, we continue to focus on material reduction and increasing the use of renewable and recycled content, guided by our Saputo Packaging Guidelines and a continuous improvement approach.

In FY26, key packaging initiatives included:

• trialing the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content in milk bags;
• transitioning selected milk bottles to clear PET to improve recyclability;
• launching a new pump made from 100% recyclable material; and
• lightweighting cartons across multiple product lines to reduce material use.

In FY26, 81% of our packaging was reusable, recyclable, or compostable.¹

¹ See Saputo Promise – Basis for reporting 2026 for definitions of recyclability.