Nordzucker Post 02/2021 - 28 May 2021
Excellence in sustainability
Sustainability has been an integral part of our business model for many years. In recent months, Nordzucker experts have worked to develop targets, measures and key performance indicators for a new sustainability strategy and define them in agreement with the Executive Board.
The Sustainability Strategy 2030 covers our entire supply chain and is based on four pillars: People Focus, Sustainable Procurement, Sustainable Production and Sustainable Products. These four pillars include a wide range of commitments and actions on topics such as climate change, greening agriculture, sustainable supply chains, and take into account changing expectations of consumers, employees and other society groups.
Our new strategy builds on a long-standing commitment to environmental protection and sustainability. We were already active more than 30 years ago, when the issues of climate change, resource protection and social commitment did not yet dominate public debate. From 1990 to the present day, for example, we have already reduced CO₂ emissions from our sugar production by around 60 percent. As part of the new strategy, Nordzucker has committed to the Science Based Target initiative: On an independent and scientific basis, work is now underway to align the Group-wide target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
“Sustainability has always been strongly integrated into our business. For us, sustainability means even more than working against climate change. For example, social commitment throughout the supply chain, the manufacturing of sustainable products, the development of sustainable cultivation methods together with our beet growers, more environmentally friendly packaging and much more are on our agenda for the coming years as well. However, we cannot go down this path alone. Sustainability concerns us all, because it is about enabling future generations to have a good life,” emphasizes Axel Aumüller, COO.
Read more about our Sustainability Strategy 2030 in our latest Annual Report.
