Our mission and ambitions
As a leading company in the European animal protein chain, we feel the intrinsic motivation to 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 further improve the chain. This allows us to add even more value to our business, to the farmers we work with and to the products we supply to a diverse group of customers.
We see that there are enough challenges when it comes to keeping our company and business model financially agile, while at the same time improving its sustainability. 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 improving the reputation of our high-quality products worldwide;
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to innovate to make our supply chain more sustainable;
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to enter into long-term partnerships to drive change.
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Sustainable Development Goals
Our ambitions are in line with with various United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
We want to produce food in a sustainable way. In order to feed the world's growing population, food must be produced more efficiently, without damaging ecosystems. We need to develop in order to achieve that.
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, among 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 limit food waste and waste generation 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.
