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Upholding high standards of ethical and responsible business conduct

Governance, Compliance & Transparency

Our Approach to Governance: UPP is committed to operating with transparency, integrity, and accountability. Governance is designed to meet the expectations of enterprise food producers, regulators, and institutional partners.

Food Safety & Quality

  • HACCP: Implemented across operations

  • BRCGS: Certification audit scheduled (February 2026)

  • ISO 9001: Quality management system in place

  • Traceability from raw material intake through finished ingredient

Food safety systems are reviewed regularly and will be updated as production scales.

Supply Chain & Ethical Standards

  • SEDEX: Onboarding in progress

  • Supplier assessments conducted to ensure ethical sourcing and compliance

  • Focus on responsible procurement and transparent supplier relationships

Environmental Governance

  • Interim Life Cycle Analysis completed

  • Initial disclosure of indicative system boundaries, allocation approach, and exclusions

  • Commitment to continuous improvement as data quality and scale increase

UPP avoids over-claiming and publishes environmental information with appropriate context and caveats.

Policies

UPP maintains the following internal policies, available on the website:

  • Food Safety & Quality Policy

  • Modern Slavery Policy

  • Environmental Policy

  • Information Security Policy

  • Corporate & Social Responsibility Policy

  • Standard purchase terms

  • Standard terms for sale of food ingredients

  • Whistle-Blower and Grievance Policy

  • Confidential Reporting Policy

  • Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy

Regulatory Compliance

  • Operates within UK and EU food safety and regulatory frameworks

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Food & Drink Federation (FDF)

  • Upcycled Food Association

Company details:

Registered Name: Upcycled Plant Power ('UPP') Limited trading as "UPP" and "Freya"

Company number: 14171122

VAT Number: 428 2222 17

Registered address: Agri-Tech Centre, Poultry Drive, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom TF10 8JZ

Directors:

Mark Evans, Executive, CEO

Andy Summerfield, Non-executive, Investor Director Elbow Beach Capital

Nick Charman, Non-executive, Chair

Assurance & Verification

UPP welcomes customer audits and third-party verification.

Detailed documentation, audit reports, and the full LCA are available under NDA.

Contact:

For governance, compliance, or audit enquiries:

Email: info@upp.farm

Phone: +44 1952 327 357