Big challenges the world faces, like the climate crisis, are becoming ever more critical. We want to be a part of the solution. We believe that sustainability is an important driver for our business performance,
and we see it as the only right way to create long-term value for all stakeholders.
As a food company, Vandemoortele is at the forefront of the transition to another, more sustainable, food supply. We want to make a difference by reducing our negative impacts to the highest possible extent and by maximising our positive contributions wherever possible. By doing so, we want to contribute to a world where everyone can lead a good life within the limits that our planet imposes.
We take responsibility across the entire business chain: from sourcing, across product design and our operations, to the way people consume and dispose of our products. Our Corporate Sustainability Strategy 2021-2025 provides a strong foundation for all our actions, and places sustainability at the heart of our business. It includes our production processes, our working and management standards, our company culture, our attitudes inside and outside the company, and of course our brands and products.
Businesses’ successes should not be at the expense of the planet and the health of people. This is why we take all the necessary precautions, but also exceed legislator
obligations. Our ambition is to set the trend and to become a leader among our peers. We realise that there is still a way to go, but we are determined – and proud – to shape a tasty future sustainably
Our sustainability strategy is directed by three strategic goals:
Balanced nutrition, Protecting nature and Enhancing lives.
- Our first goal, Balanced nutrition, shows our
commitment to improving the nutrition profile of our
products, to offering Clean Label products and plant-based alternatives, and to being a leader in food safety
- Our second goal, Protecting nature, covers our
efforts to source more responsibly, to strive for net zero
carbon emissions and a minimum of food waste, and
to contribute to circular packaging.
- We intend to reach our third goal, Enhancing lives,
by offering an engaging, inclusive and safe workplace
and professional journey to our associates, and by
collaborating with our partners in order to create a
positive social impact.
Our three goals are underpinned by twelve commitments that form the foundation of our social, environmental and economic performance across the value chain. We make our ambitions viable by expressing specific targets per commitment.
Our sustainability strategy is dynamic: we continuously search for new impacts that our business operations could have on the environment. We also consider upcoming legislation and changing stakeholder expectations.
