Our sustainability strategy covers five aspects:
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Sourcing:
- In close proximity to our factories, retaining natural elements in fruit and vegetables as much as possible, and at the same time reducing transport and supporting local economies
- Cooperating directly with growers to reduce the use of agro-chemicals
- Establishing long term contacts with suppliers enabling them to invest and grow
Producing:
- A decreasing environmental impact (water, energy, electricity)
- Focussed on improving yields
- Reducing waste
Organizing our supply chain efficiently:
- Reducing unnecessary transport (food miles)
- Avoiding packaging waste by stimulating returnable packaging or tankers
- Reducing temperature controlled storage needs by advanced planning
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Corporate social responsibility:
- Enabling our customers to offer consumer goods with less (environmental) impact
- Adopting the Cosun Code of Conduct towards our employees, giving them clear guidelines on their rights and expected behaviour
- Training our employees, allowing them to shape their ambitions
- Ensuring that our neighbours do not experience any unnecessary or excessive inconveniences from our activities
- Joining COSUN’s efforts in tackling (child) obesity by sponsoring sporting events
- Improving the living and/or education conditions of children close to fruit sourcing areas
- Netra Agro is setting up education in growing origins
Value chain co-operation:
- The effect of our actions can only be improved by cooperating with other stakeholders in the food supply chain, such as customers, NGO’s, industry organisations, and universities
We are committed to making our company more sustainable – environmentally, economically, and socially. Our progress in this endeavour will be measured by how we source, process, and market our products, by our co-operation with other organizations in the supply chain, and by how we engage with stakeholders and local communities.
