Promote sustainable entrepreneurship

●●○ Install a charter on animal welfare and safety for directly owned animals

●○○ Present ourselves as a leading discussion partner regarding animal welfare and safety

●●○ Reduce antibiotics in animal feed

Focus on efficient production

●●○ Optimise energy consumption

●●○ Optimise water consumption

●●○ Optimise CO2 emissions linked to production

●●○ Reduce waste/recycle more

●●○ Bring new buildings up to BREEAM standard

●●○ Make company fleet more sustainable and promote sustainable alternatives

Focus on efficient distribution

●●○ Develop a sustainable purchasing policy

●●○ Reduce CO2 emissions from own transport

●●○ Push for alternative transport modes

●●○ Optimise the load and fill factor of freight transport

Progress of our commitments: ●○○ Launch ●●○ Busy ●●● Achieved

●●○ Develop a sustainable purchasing policy

Our preferred supplier will be a sustainable supplier

At General Procurement, we strive to procure sustainable and innovative goods and services.

General Procurement has therefore started to develop a sustainability policy and strategy. This means that in addition to traditional criteria such as price, quality, delivery time, etc., socio-economic, social and environmental aspects are also taken into account in purchasing decisions. We are convinced that General Procurement has an important position to make a positive impact here. In practice, this procurement policy includes a supplier code of conduct and sustainability criteria that we integrate into our daily procurement activities.

The aim is for every preferred supplier to be a sustainable supplier. Finalisation of the sustainability policy and strategy is planned for mid-2022.

●●○ Push for alternative transport modes

Taking to the water

Water transport is a strategic choice that yields a 50% gain in our ecological footprint. We will continue to work on increasing its use. To achieve this, Arvesta is building a network of sites along the Sambre, Maas, Scheldt rivers and the Albert canal. The following sites and depots are not simply situated near the water by chance: Merksem, Kortrijk, Andenne,

Wilsele, Aalter, Liège, Geel and Farciennes. In 2020, another important link was added. In 2011, on the border with France, a major project was initiated to create a depot in Pecq offering 10,500 tonnes of flat storage space, 11,000 tonnes of silo storage and a goods handling capacity of 300 tonnes/hour.