Team Pillar: Our People & Workplace Strategy
Fostering safe, inclusive, and empowering production environments across 12 European manufacturing sites for long-term operational resilience.
Empowering Workforce Excellence Across Europe
At Partner in Pet Food (PPF), we firmly believe that our international success as a leading B2B pet food manufacturer is driven by the well-being, safety, and dedication of our workforce. Operating 12 state-of-the-art facilities across Europe, we maintain stringent workplace standards that protect our team members and ensure robust supply chain continuity for global procurement partners.
Our commitment guarantees that every employee thrives in a safe, fair, and supportive environment—enabling high operational standards, zero manufacturing downtime, and reliable product execution for major global retailers and brand owners.
Core Pillars of Our Workplace Strategy
Explore our commitments to industrial safety, corporate compliance, gender equity, human rights, and workforce engagement.
Fostering Equity, Inclusivity & Pay Transparency
We build work environments where diversity is actively embraced across all operational levels. We maintain fair practices that respect every colleague regardless of background, gender, identity, or origin, creating a strong backbone for our European production capabilities.
PPF is dedicated to full alignment with the EU Pay Transparency Directive, implementing clear pay frameworks and regular audits across all operating countries to eliminate systemic gender pay gaps.
Strategic Targets
- Implement transparent pay frameworks across all EU operations by 2026.
- Publish annual gender pay gap metrics starting in 2027.
- Conduct anti-discrimination and harassment training for 100% of staff.
Key Milestones Achieved
- Formal groundwork laid for EU Pay Transparency Directive compliance.
- Rolled out comprehensive workplace harassment prevention modules.
- Standardized job evaluation matrices across all 12 manufacturing units.
Industrial Safety & Emotional Well-being Culture
Ensuring zero workplace hazards is foundational to PPF's operational model. Our health and safety governance complies strictly with European safety directives and international manufacturing protocols, maintaining safe working conditions for factory teams and office staff alike.
We view safety as a personal and collective responsibility, investing continuously in preventative measures, ergonomics, and mental health support mechanisms.
Safety Targets
- Maintain zero workplace fatalities across all production facilities.
- Drive a zero-injury safety culture across factory lines.
- Sustain an average factory employee absence rate below 7%.
Key Achievements
- Comprehensive Employee Health & Safety policies fully integrated.
- Annual safety awareness campaigns active in all manufacturing hubs.
- Structured workplace well-being programs operating since 2022.
Spreading Safety Culture: Emotional Safety Program
Launched across key manufacturing sites—including Veselí nad Lužnicí (Czech Republic), Città di Castello (Italy), Vårgårda (Sweden), and Białystok and Kalisz (Poland)—this program uses real-life safety insights to build empathy, peer support, and proactive risk intervention on factory floors.
Talent Development & Operational Upskilling
Long-term partnership with global retailers requires a skilled, adaptable, and highly motivated workforce. PPF invests heavily in technical upskilling, leadership development, and operational excellence training for our engineering and manufacturing staff.
Empowered teams drive higher quality assurance, efficient batch processing, and reliable production timelines for private label client portfolios.
Engagement Targets
- Reach the top quartile of employee engagement levels in Europe by 2030.
- Maintain continuous learning pathways for plant workers and managers.
Key Milestones Achieved
- Over 1,000 targeted employee engagement actions completed since 2020.
- 91% participation rate in the recent group-wide engagement survey.
- Ongoing technical training for automated processing and packaging lines.
Human Rights, Ethics & Supply Chain Due Diligence
Ethical integrity and respect for human rights guide all PPF operations and supply chain relationships. We maintain zero tolerance for forced labor, child labor, human trafficking, or ethical non-compliance within our plants or supply network.
By enforcing strict ethical codes, we give international buying organizations complete confidence in their supply chain risk management when sourcing from PPF.
Ethical Compliance Targets
- Train 100% of PPF's leadership team on child labor and forced labor prevention by 2027.
- Perform regular third-party social audits across all operational facilities.
Governance Achievements
- Updated comprehensive Labour and Human Rights Policy across all units.
- Deployed interactive online forced labor and human rights compliance modules.
Explore Other PETS Sustainability Pillars
Learn how our Team pillar connects with Performance, Environment, and Society to deliver trusted B2B pet food solutions.
Performance
Quality & Supply Security
Environment
Eco Packaging & Carbon Footprint
Society
Pet Welfare & Community CareReady to Partner with a Responsible Manufacturer?
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