Our strategy and activities with regard to the material topics are related to some of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These 17 goals, to be achieved by 2030, were set by the United Nations to create a better world for everyone. These goals can only be achieved if governments, companies, NGOs and individuals each take responsibility for their role and work together. We show how our activities relate to the Sustainable Development Goals. On some of the material topics relating to the SDGs, we have set ourselves concrete targets.
- With our policy on food safety and antibiotics, we help ensure access to safe, nutritious food (target 2.1). Our target on food safety relates to this specific SDG target.
- Meat protein plays a role in a healthy diet, especially for children and older persons and can prevent malnutrition (target 2.2).
- With our focus on organic meat and sustainable farming, we support agricultural practices that help maintain ecosystems (target 2.4).
- With our initiatives on fair pricing, we help to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and to help limit extreme food price volatility (target 2.c).
- We continuously target water-use people having the relevant information efficiency (target 6.4). Our target on and awareness for sustainable water usage relates to this specific development and lifestyles (target 12.8). SDG target.
- Our efforts and results on working conditions contribute to safe and secure working environments and lead to improved labour rights for workers, including migrant workers, and those in precarious employment (target 8.8). Our targets on health and safety relate to this specific SDG target.
- With our focus on sustainable farming, carbon footprint of processing, and water usage, we work on the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources (target 12.2). Our target on the carbon footprint of processing relates to this specific SDG target.
- We report yearly on our progress on sustainability (target 12.6).
- By communicating about sustainable farming, we contribute to people having the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles (target 12.8).
- With our policy on sustainable farming and by investigating and promoting ways to reduce the GHG footprint of livestock farming, we improve awareness-raising and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation and impact reduction (target 13.3).
- With our policy on the carbon footprint of processing, we improve awareness- raising and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation and impact reduction (target 13.3).
- By focussing on sustainable farming together with our farmers, we work on reducing the degradation of natural habitats and halt the loss of biodiversity (target 15.5).
- With our policy and initiatives on fair pricing we promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits in our food supply chains (target 15.6). Our targets on fair pricing relate to this specific SDG target.