Sprouts Farmers Market’s 2023 Impact Report: Driving Sustainability, Building Stronger Communities and Nurturing Purposeful People

Sprouts Farmers Market recently released their “2023 Impact Report,” highlighting the company’s achievements in various areas such as promoting team members, creating new jobs, and supporting healthy communities. The report showcased the company’s commitment to curating impactful products, ensuring a thriving planet, developing purposeful people, and supporting healthy communities.

One of the key highlights of the report was the focus on impactful products. Sprouts Farmers Market reported $3.3 billion in sales of products with social or environmental attributes and a 30% organic sales penetration in Sprouts brand products. Additionally, the company sold $225 million in local produce from a network of 170 farmers.

In terms of ensuring a thriving planet, Sprouts Farmers Market set a goal of a 25% reduction in per-square-foot carbon emissions intensity by 2033. The company also avoided 130 million single-use bags, achieved a 70% landfill diversion rate, and recovered 70 million pounds of food through donation, animal feed, and composting initiatives.

The report also highlighted the development of purposeful people within the organization. Sprouts Farmers Market promoted 21% of team members and created 3,000 new jobs. Additionally, 64% of store manager positions were filled with internal candidates, $21 million in bonuses were paid to field associates, and 17,000 leadership training hours were delivered.

Finally, Sprouts Farmers Market showcased their commitment to supporting healthy communities by providing nutrition education programs to 3 million children through the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. The company also donated 37 million pounds of food equivalent to 29 million meals and contributed $20 million to local nonprofit partners in communities where Sprouts operates since 2015. The Phoenix-based company employs about 32,000 associates and operates over