INNOVATION 44 Alternative Proteins Magazine October 2024 “By feeding the larvae EU-approved materials that border on organic waste, Reploid taps into the remarkable sustainability of BSF larvae. These larvae thrive on lowvalue, waste-like but approved feed streams, transforming them into high-quality, eco-friendly products.” REPLOID, born from the merger of three top European BSF producers (madebymade, Nutrifly, Insektianer), is revolutionizing sustainable agriculture with its innovative decentralized ReFarmUnit technology, empowering partners to efficiently produce insect-derived raw materials. For industrial (food-) suppliers, REPLOID offers a much-needed solution to fulfill the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). A SUPPORTIVE BUSINESS MODEL FOR SUCCESS REPLOID’s business model is designed to integrate decentralized BSF larvae production seamlessly into the agricultural value chain, while absorbing much of the potential risk that producers typically face—such as market access challenges. This approach ensures that farmers and producers can focus on what they do best, while REPLOID provides vital support and infrastructure. Beforehand, REPLOID ensures the site is viable as a production facility and assists in obtaining the necessary building permits. “We carefully select our partners, supporting them from the very beginning and ensuring the business case remains viable in the long run,” explains REPLOID’s CEO Philip Pauer. As a shareholder in the ReFarmUnits, which are operated in partnership, REPLOID also guarantees market access while supplying optimized feed and juvenile larvae as inputs. HIGH POTENTIAL APPROACH TO REDUCING THE CCF Since January 2024, companies in the (food-) industry are required to determine their corporate carbon footprint (CCF) and disclose it publicly. Under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), they are required to evaluate their environmental impacts along the value chain and to develop appropriate measures to make their production processes and products more sustainable. This includes upstream and downstream emissions, known as Scope 3 emissions, which account for a relevant portion of a company's environmental impacts (60-80% of the CCF). REPLOID offers companies solutions in several ways to meet the EU's sustainability requirements: With the help of decentralized insect rearing, REPLOID takes a large part of their “excess load” off their hands by returning residual materials from production back REPLOID: REVOLUTIONIZING INSECT PROTEIN PRODUCTION Vincent Reda Leading Performance Management REPLOID Group AG
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