Sustainability
AUTHENTIC
It’s our humanistic duty to protect our planet, and AGRANA Fruit takes that duty to heart. We’re continually implementing substantial improvements to ensure we operate more sustainably.
ASPIRATIONAL
We’ve set ambitious, companywide goals that are tangible, realistic and in alignment with our short-term and long-term environmental responsibilities.
ALTRUISTIC
We make decisions that go beyond what’s best for our company. Our products are also made with a selfless concern for our planet, as well as our communities.
ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS AND TARGETS
of electricity used in AGRANA Fruit in 2021|22 is renewable
reduction of waste to landfill across all AGRANA Fruit sites since 2019|20
reduction of water consumption at AGRANA Fruit Poland due to closing the open water cooling circuit
single use plastic packaging for products delivered to customers in France, Germany and Poland
SOCIAL COMMITMENTS AND TARGETS
of AGRANA Fruit managers were female in 2021|22
of raw materials (volume based) were sourced sustainably* in 2021|22
of our fruit (volume based) was sourced from SEDEX compliant suppliers in 2021|22
* Sustainable sourcing is an integral part of AGRANA Fruit’s strategy. We want to ensure visibility of where our raw materials come from and how they are produced while also promoting ethical, social, and environmental sustainability in our supply chain. We guarantee that the sustainable raw materials we source have been produced in accordance with our sustainability principles as outlined in AGRANA’s General Principles for the Procurement of Agricultural Raw Materials and Intermediate Products.
Performance and results of social and environmental audits
In 2021, AGRANA Fruit France Mitry-Mory obtained the Silver Medal in the ECOVADIS business sustainability rating. This evaluation addresses our performance in Environment, Labor Practices and Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Purchasing to reduce our risks, boost our performance and improve our environmental and social results.
Improving energy efficiency
Improving energy efficiency and reducing energy consumption are the most important sustainability focus areas at AGRANA Fruit France Mitry-Mory. Over the last few years, we have taken concrete actions to reduce our energy consumption such as installing LED lamps everywhere and heat recovery systems and optimizing our boilers with reverse osmosis. In order to maintain a comfortable and safe working environment for our employees, we are working on an Energy Management System and on improving our monitoring capabilities. The goal is to identify new solutions to continue to reduce and become more energy efficient.
Reducing water consumption
Water is an essential resource for our manufacturing process and it is necessary to protect it. In this regard, we implemented actions to reduce our ground water withdrawal such as closing the water circuit for every production line, including back up lines and cooling systems. We are also working on encouraging and supporting the involvement of all our colleagues to be proactive on improvements and reactive when they detect small water leakages. Over the ten last years, AGRANA Fruit France Mitry-Mory has reduced the water needed to produce one ton of product by 25%.
Reducing waste
We are always striving to reduce the environmental impact of our operations and to help us on this journey, we have set clear targets on reducing waste: zero waste to landfill by 2025 and zero plastic in our new product development laboratories. The actions we have taken so far focused on replacing the plastic spoons and cups with reusable stainless steel, glass, wood or cardboard items, and installing water efficient dishwashers for cleaning and reusing the new items, where appropriate.