Company highlights progress and introduces new ESG goals

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) (NYSE: PFGC) recently released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The annual report highlights the company’s progress towards its ESG goals that focus on areas important to the business and its stakeholders.

Highlights of PFG’s 2022 ESG report include progress made on the company’s ESG goals previously shared in the 2021 ESG report:

• Introduction of a new ESG goal to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity.
• Introduced 10 net-zero emission refrigeration trailers at the Gilroy, CA location with more planned in the future.
• Introduced a Preferred Purchasing Policy that rewards suppliers with ESG-related action plans and commitments.
• Increased spend with MWVBE vendors by seven percent and became a corporate member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council, Women’s Business Enterprise National Council, National LGBT Chamber of Commerce and National Veteran-Owned Business Association.
• Launched the first enterprise-wide Associate Resource Groups (ARG), Women of PFG. PFG launched its Black Inclusion Group (BIG) ARG in fiscal 2023 and the company plans to introduce more ARGs in the future.

“It’s exciting to see that we furthered our progress and commitment towards achieving the ESG goals we initially shared in 2021,” said Craig Hoskins, PFG President & Chief Operating Officer. “We understand that our continued success as an industry leader depends on being good stewards of the environment and supporting our communities. Our ESG strategies and positive results are a significant step toward creating meaningful change and will help guide us as we make a tangible difference in the communities where we live and work.”

For more details on PFG’s ESG efforts and progress made toward its 2030 goals, please view the 2022 ESG Report, which is posted on the company’s website under the Corporate Responsibility section of www.pfgc.com.

About Performance Food Group Company

Performance Food Group is an industry leader and one of the largest food and foodservice distribution companies in North America with more than 150 locations. Founded and headquartered in Richmond, Va., PFG, and our family of companies, market and deliver quality food and related products to 300,000+ locations including independent and chain restaurants; businesses, schools and healthcare facilities; vending and office coffee service distributors; and big box retailers, theaters and convenience stores. PFG’s success as a Fortune 200 company is achieved through our more than 35,000 dedicated associates committed to building strong relationships with the valued customers, suppliers and communities we serve. To learn more about PFG, please visit www.pfgc.com.

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