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Sustainability Report 2012/2013
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Sustainable production from the field to the end
product is becoming increasingly important.
Defined product, environment, safety
and social standards are documented.
Follow us: take an interest in our work
Nordzucker publishes its third Sustainability Report
Follow us
Nordzucker’s
Sustainability Report:
available in print and
online.
“Follow us” is the confident title of Nordzucker’s 60-page
report. The idea is for people to follow us or “take an interest
in our work”, as people do on social media sites such as Facebook
or Twitter.
“We no longer need to call for this,” laughs Chief Operating
Officer Axel Aumüller. There has long been an interest in what
Nordzucker does when it comes to sustainability. “And this interest
is rising,” he emphasises. In importance and commitment.
“The number of customers coming to us with questions about
the sustainability of our production is increasing. This trend has
been led by large customers,” explains Axel Aumüller. “Particularly
food producers that buy and sell around the world have developed
very clear requirements.” Nordzucker is expected to introduce
defined product, environmental, safety and social standards
in its production – and for these to be clearly documented.
In focus: the entire process chain
Indeed, with such requirements, Nordzucker customers also safeguard
their own sustainability approach. “And this now extends
along the entire supply chain for an increasing number of our
customers,” highlights Axel Aumüller. “From the field to our
factories and, finally, to the end consumer.”
Setting an example for generations
“Follow us” also means “follow our example”. A number of the
interim results documented by Nordzucker in its current Sustainability
Report are truly trend-setting. It is no coincidence that
Nordzucker will celebrate its 175th anniversary in the days and
weeks to come. Wherever beet grows, it has been growing for
generations: up to today with sustainably rising yields and the
decreasing use of resources. “This anniversary would be unthinkable
without the generations of farmers who have been
investing in the fertility of their soil over the long term – certainly
something which is not to be taken for granted,” summarises Axel
Aumüller. By the same token, the high standards in Nordzucker
factories achieved by continuous improvements in energy efficiency
and CO 2
savings are also recognised. “In this respect,
we are a popular model for others. But we are also in a good
position across the Group in matters relating to product safety.”
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