Domino's Pizza Group

Domino's policy is publicly available on its website as part of its broader Animal Welfare Policy.

All species are covered in Domino's policy, which states that "suppliers are expected to implement our policies regarding the use of antibiotics and medical provision standards across their entire business irrespective of species or geographic location".

Domino's has a global policy in place, which states that "suppliers are expected to implement our policies regarding the use of antibiotics and medical provision standards across their entire business irrespective of species or geographic location".

Their policy states that "we do not permit the use of antibiotics for any use other than treatment purposes. A clear policy must exist at farm level for the metaphylactic use (treatment of a group) of antibiotics and should only be used in conjunction with good husbandry practices under supervisions of a qualified vet. Growth promotion antibiotics, hormones and antibiotics prophylactic use are strictly prohibited."

The company has not set any external targets and timelines for implementation to support its policy. In their response to FAIRR, Domino's said that by 2020, they will begin reporting publicly against key animal welfare performance targets; however, there is no further detail on what they will be reporting and whether this will include a progress update on antibiotics across all species.

The company does not yet disclose on antibiotics usage. However, in their response to FAIRR, the company indicates that it does collect relevant data on antibiotics use as "records for medicine and veterinary treatments administration must be maintained in the animal medication record book or equivalent. This must be made available to the Group at any time for review. audit. These records should include the name of the medicine, method, dose and frequency of administration".

The company states that as part of their broader animal welfare policy, the company risk assesses their supplier base and audits each supplier with higher risk companies being audited at least every two years. All others will receive an audit at least every four years, to ensure compliance. Supplier use of antibiotics is subject to ad-hoc audits by the company. However, this currently does not involve third-party audits. Domino's has confirmed that currently all suppliers are monitored by internal audit only.

Domino's responded to the investor letter providing some insights, but incomplete answers to the investor questions. The company has not met with the investor coalition. Their response is available here.