Sustainability and Impact
This year's UNFI Impact Report shares the progress we made in Fiscal Year 2025 to advance our Better for All impact initiatives.
Read our 2025 Impact ReportCreating a Better Future
As North America's premier grocery wholesaler, we are a conduit in the food value chain, connecting our vast network of suppliers and retailers and nourishing families every day. Our business-aligned sustainability strategy, Better for All, aims to drive operational excellence, strengthen communities and protect shared resources.
Our 4 Business-Aligned Impact Pillars
Resilient Supply Chain
Building resilient supply chains that protect natural resources and support farmers as they address and adapt to a changing climate, helping to ensure product reliability from farm to shelf.
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Thriving Associates
Creating a workplace where every associate feels safe, valued and empowered to reach their full potential.
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Efficient & Sustainable Operations
Optimizing resources across our distribution network by investing in renewable energy, modernizing our fleet and routing technology, and pursuing zero waste.
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Nourished Communities
We aim to provide consistent access to safe, nutritious food while strengthening local economies and empowering changemakers that are building sustainable food systems.
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From growers to warehouse associates, from truck drivers to community grocers, we invest in programs and partnerships that build better food systems and add value at every link in the chain.
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Climate Action Hub
Climate Action Hub
Through UNFI’s Climate Action Hub, we encourage our partners to learn from one another and from expert practitioners to scale climate solutions across the food system.
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UNFI Foundation
UNFI Foundation
The UNFI Foundation provides grant funding to nonprofits, empowering community change-makers to create a more sustainable and equitable food system.
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Broad Market Access program
Broad Market Access program
UNFI's Broad Market Access program works to widen the array of offerings available to customers and to provide marketing and promotional support to underrepresented brands at selling shows, in customer catalogues, and online.
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Inclusion and Wellbeing
Inclusion and Wellbeing
We continually evolve our resources and associate-led Belonging & Innovation Groups to build a welcoming, high-performing culture that focuses on safety and operational excellence and inspires everyone to reach their full potential.
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Integrating Impact into Business Strategy
Our sustainability strategy is designed to drive meaningful impact outcomes while simultaneously supporting business efficiencies and creating shared value for our stakeholders. We have integrated oversight of our impact strategy with our business strategy, creating a system of values-aligned governance structures to ensure accountability and transparency.
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