Our mission and ambitions
The VanDrie Group forms a unique chain, within which we produce our quality products. As a leading company in the European animal protein chain, we believe we should contribute to making livestock farming more sustainable. Extracting value from byproducts is central to everything we do.
In doing so, we strive to achieve added value for our customers, while fulfilling our responsibility towards the environment and society. You can read about this in our mission statement:
Our mission
Creating maximum customer value through the chain while taking responsibility for our people and the impact on animals and climate.
Innovation is a key driver for us, not as an end in itself, but as a means to improve the chain in the long term. This allows us to add even more value to our company and the farmers with whom we collaborate.
We see that there are enough challenges when it comes to keeping our company and business model financially agile while making it more greener. Based on our mission, we want to continue the VanDrie Group's operations in a responsible and sustainable way.: In doing so, our ambitions are:
Our ambitions
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to strengthen our market position and continue to raise awareness of our high-quality products worldwide;
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to innovate to make our supply chain more sustainable;
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to engage in long-term partnerships to drive change.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Our ambitions are in line with various Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
We are committed to produce food in the most sustainable way possible. To feed the increasing world population, food must be produced in a more efficient way, without damaging ecosystems. In doing so, we commit ourselves to continuous development.
SDG 8 - Decent work and economic growth
We play our part in ensuring good and decent work We protect labour rights and provide a safe working environment. We strive for inclusive and sustainable economic prosperity. We want to add value in all countries in which our companies are located.
SDG 9 - Industry, innovation and infrastructure
We want to be a resilient company. We need technological progress to achieve climate goals. We are investing in technological development, research and innovation. We do this, amongst other ways, through the deployment of R&D and investment herein.
SDG 12 - Responsible production and consumption
We make our products under the motto 'produce better with less'. We are responsible for sustainable and efficient use of natural resources. In addition, we reduce the waste of food and waste production through recycling, reuse and prevention.
SDG 13 - Climate action
We are reducing our negative impact by reducing our CO2 emissions. We want to raise awareness of climate action, in every link of our chain.
