Releasing its 2023 Sustainable Development Report, Adisseo, one of the world’s leading experts in feed additives, has emphasized that it is committed to aligning its environmental footprint objectives to the COP 21 Paris Agreement ones.
Explaining that sustainability is embedded into its vision of feeding the planet in a high quality, affordable, safe, and sustainable way, Adisseo has announced its 2023 Sustainable Development Report.
In its statement, the company expresses that it has positioned sustainable development at the heart of its strategy, focusing its teams and resources to develop products, services and promoting the adoption of sustainable practices across the entire animal nutrition supply chain.
Pointing out that it is committed to aligning its environmental footprint objectives to the COP 21 Paris Agreement ones, Adisseo announced that it focuses on the following as a contribution towards the United Unions (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
- Zero hunger: Achieving food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture,
- Decent work and economic growth: Protecting labor rights and guaranteeing fair treatment and motivating working environments for all employees,
- Responsible consumption and production: Supporting the reduction of the environmental footprint of our value chain,
- Climate action: Contributing to reduce the Green House Gas (GHG) emissions in our production process.
Within the sustainability strategy, the update of the sustainable development roadmap allowed Adisseo to develop refined four priorities for the period 2023-2025:
- Reduce the environmental footprint: In 2020, Adisseo took a 20% reduction engagement for the company’s scope 1 and 2 of GHG emissions (absolute value) by 2025 which the company is on track to deliver. In 2024 Adisseo will determine a new target for 2030.
- Contribute to the reduction of the environmental footprint of the value chain: Adisseo continues to invest in sustainable strategic projects and in innovation to further improve its carbon footprint and to develop new products and solutions to support its customers in the achievement of both their performance and sustainability targets.
- Ensure a responsible behavior towards employees, stakeholders, and the society: Adisseo is leading continuous improvement of occupation, Process & Environmental Safety to protect employees and surrounding communities, to develop competencies & talents and increase diversity, and to ensure good working conditions for all employees & contractors.
- Strengthen Adisseo Governance & SD reporting: To position responsible corporate governance, with compliance and ethics as cornerstones of its sustainability roadmap, to successfully implement the future EU Sustainability Reporting Directive, comply to the Chinese non-financial reporting requirements and integrate the sustainability commitment component in the selection of its suppliers and business partners are some illustrations of Adisseo’s commitment.
Adisseo has explained that this report has been prepared in accordance with the Global Sustainability Standards Board’s (GSSB), the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards 2021 (GRI Standards 2021) and is also based on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Listed Companies Self-Regulatory Guidelines No.1 – Standardized operation and Corporate Social Responsibility Report guidelines, and United Nations’ 2030 SDGs.