Sustainability

We use various fats to produce our fine baked goods, including high-quality palm oil. As a member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), it is important to us that we source 100% certified sustainable palm oil only.

Palm oil is extracted from the pulp of oil palm fruits. For the countries of origin in Asia and Latin America, this raw material is an important economic export commodity. However, palm oil production can be associated with environmental problems such as deforestation and negative impacts on local communities. We therefore rely on controlled cultivation conditions.

Replacing palm oil with other vegetable oils is not a better alternative. Oil palms are very high-yielding, meaning that other oil plants would require significantly more land to produce the same amount.

Palm oil can be produced responsibly if it is cultivated in suitable areas and with consideration for the environment and local communities. An essential aspect of this is the protection of forest areas. As in all our raw material supply chains, we are committed to ending deforestation and the destruction of other important ecosystems in the palm oil industry. Borggreve joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) back in 2012. This was founded on the initiative of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as a central organization to establish global standards for sustainably certified palm oil. As a member of the RSPO, we are committed to sustainable cultivation methods and compliance with environmental and social standards in palm oil production. In 2012, we made a commitment to use only sustainably produced palm oil. We have fulfilled this commitment ever since. Purchasing is carried out through suppliers with responsible business practices with whom we have long-standing business relationships.

The RSPO standard sets out more than 160 principles and criteria for certification, including seven core principles:

• Act ethically, responsibly, and transparently
• Act lawfully and respect rights
• Optimize productivity, efficiency, other impacts, and resilience in cultivation and processing
• Respect community and human rights
• Support and integrate smallholders
• Respect the rights and conditions of workers
• Protect, preserve, and enhance the environment and ecosystems

These core principles are primarily aimed at palm oil producers, who have a direct impact on the environment and society through sustainable cultivation and processing methods. However, the challenges within the entire palm oil supply chain are multifaceted and complex. Accordingly, joint action by all stakeholders is required to effectively achieve the RSPO's goals.

Saving energy requires first identifying the potential for doing so in a comprehensive manner. At Borggreve, we systematically review this and introduced a cross-location energy management system certified according to ISO 50001 in 2017. Among other things, it provides for careful analysis and detailed energy monitoring.

Our energy management experts measure and document energy consumption at specified intervals. The data obtained in this way provides us with a basis for identifying potential savings, exploiting them in a targeted manner, and increasing our energy efficiency in the long term.