Youth Voices on Food Sustainability & Careers

Our Compleat Youth Advisory Board brings together young people from across the country to discuss issues around sustainability and careers in the food industry. Supported by youth participation organisation Votes for Schools, Compleat hosted students from Outwood Grange Academy, Huxlow Academy, University College School and Bury Grammar School.

Launched in 2023, Compleat has hosted four sessions including a broad summary of ESG at Compleat and our Future Talent Network, Packaging and Recycling, Health and Nutrition and most recently on Food Waste. At each session, the students are introduced to different aspects of our business, and work through workplace scenarios with a focus on the environmental and social impact of food and food companies. The students provide valuable insights into the thoughts and priorities of younger generations, and the sessions also help to introduce students to the roles, challenges and dilemmas that they may face in their future careers. The sessions are organised as part of Compleat’s future talent programme and Compleat feeds the outputs and insights from these sessions into our Operational ESG Committee (OESGC) and Executive Board to help ensure the voices of future colleagues and consumers are represented in our business agenda.