Flowers Foods | Sustainability Performance
Produces and markets baked goods, including bread, rolls, and snack cakes, for retail and foodservice markets.
1919
United States
10,001+ employees
Food Production
$1B - 10B in revenue
$25M - 100M in profitability
Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#7823
Overall#1699
in United States#285
in Food ProductionSustainability Maturity
Sustainability Intent
Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate riskSocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and ExclusionsFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
CO2 scope 1 + 2
Aligned
Waste generated
Leading
Female employees
Critical
Externalities
Aligned
Market cap
Revenue
R&D intensity
Carbon emissions
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: 29 out of 436
Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)
Industry rank: 29 out of 436
Scope 1
Scope 2 location based
Scope 3 downstream
Scope 3 upstream
Industry benchmark
(adj. for revenues)
(adj. for revenues)
Renewable energy
Reveal data for 1 credit
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)
Industry rank: Beyond Top 100
Total energy
Share of renewable energy
Industry benchmark
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
54.4
B/M 68.9
210.6
B/M 212.2
2.7
B/M 5.8
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Female employees
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Share of female employees (%)
Share of female board members
25
50
75
100
Company
Benchmark
Waste
Reveal data for 1 credit
14.1K2024
Total waste generated (tonnes)
Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
Industry Benchmark
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Controversy level
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Carbon emissions breakdown
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Climate risk
OverallAcuteChronic
Reveal data for 20 credits
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Download Climate Risk AnalysisPowered by illuminem and GIST impactBiodiversity loss in km²
Reveal data for 2 credits
Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)
Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
Industry benchmark
Biodiversity loss in CO2e
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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes
Total biodiversity loss (CO2e tonnes)
Industry benchmark
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Potential species loss
Reveal data for 2 credits
Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)
One row per year, with the latest at the top. Each driver uses its own scale.
Low ImpactHigh Impact
Industry benchmark
Biodiversity impact
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PDF: Potentially Disappeared Fraction (of species) due to corporate activities
Waste management
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Water management
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Land use
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Diversity & inclusion
Reveal data for 3 credits
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Pay gap breakdown
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Externalities
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Market cap
Revenue
EBITDA
Operating margin
Revenue & EBITDA
$5.3BFY2025 revenue
Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)
Annual revenue
EBITDA
3 year change
Margin trends
Margin as % of revenue
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
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Free cashflow
Capex
Debt/equity ratio
R&D intensity
0.0%FY2025
R&D as % of revenue
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Return on invested capital
3.0%FY2026
Return on invested capital (ROIC)
Industry benchmark
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals
Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)
Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only
5.1
▼ 0.0%
5.1
▼ 0.4%
5.3
▲ 0.0%
5.2
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Environmental policy coverage
Carbon reduction policy
Not available
Human rights policy
Available
Recycling policy
Available
Workplace health & safety policy
Available
45%
Independent Directors
9 out of 20 incl. management
Overall score
73
Environment
85
Social
83
Governance
50
Exclusion screening
Adult content
Not available
Alcoholic
Not available
Animal testing
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Firearms
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Tobacco
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Gambling
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Nuclear
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SDG impact
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SDG impact (historical)
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