MDG 1:

Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

Sub-goal 2:

Provide employment and living wages

Nutreco developed its Sustainability Policy, which includes social aspects.

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The Nutreco Feeding the Future Sustainability Programme includes responsible sourcing.

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Nutreco is a participating member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy. As a member, Nutreco is bound by the covenant relating to South America that stipulates no soya will be purchased from suppliers connected with forced labour. It also participates in aquaculture dialogues with equivalent objectives.

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Nutreco aims to have a positive influence in the community, helping to bridge gaps in local community social structures.

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Sub-goal 3:

Stimulate local agricultural production

Nutreco is providing funding and expertise for local agriculture and aquaculture in Bangladesh and agriculture in Kenya.

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MDG 2:

Achieve
universal
primary education

Sub-goal 1:

Avoid child labour

Nutreco developed its Sustainability Policy, which includes social aspects.

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Nutreco is a participating member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy. As a member, Nutreco is bound by the covenant relating to South America that stipulates no soya will be purchased from suppliers connected with forced (or child) labour.

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Nutreco companies support projects that include schooling.

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MDG 7:

Ensure environmental sustainability environmental sustainability

Sub-goal 1:

Reduce environmental impact

Nutreco developed its Sustainability Policy, which includes environmental aspects.

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The Nutreco Feeding the Future Sustainability Programme includes environmental aspects.

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Production and transport of feeds have further impacts on the environment. Nutreco gives attention to these environmental relationships and to ways of moderating them. Video conferencing has reduced travel.

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Nutreco is well positioned to make a valuable contribution to the reduction
of impact of greenhouse gases from livestock and through advances in packaging.

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The production of biofuels, based on agricultural products, has become a significant industry in recent years. As a strategy in tackling climate change, Nutreco allocated increased resources to research the nutritional value of new raw materials generated as by-products in biofuel production.

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Sub-goal 2:

Protect ecosystems and biodiversity

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Nutreco is a participating member of the Round Table on Responsible Soy and has signed up to the criteria for sustainable palm oil and the Code of Conduct of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil. It also participates in aquaculture dialogues with equivalent objectives.

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Skretting is the world’s leading supplier of fish feed and therefore an important buyer of fishmeal and fish oil. Skretting expanded its Sustainable Economic Aquafeeds programme and informed suppliers of sustainability criteria they must meet.

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Nutreco research centres improve the efficiency of using raw materials and develop models for ration optimisation to help formulators make the most effective use of raw materials.

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The Nutreco CEO is a member of a Dutch government task force on biodiversity and natural resources.