Food producer Dr Oetker has summarised its sustainability goals in a Sustainability Charter. Among other things, the company is aiming for all packaging materials to be recyclable by 2025.
The programme for greater sustainability comprises a total of 27 projects, under whose umbrella interdisciplinary teams awork. The goals are divided into three areas: Our Food, Our World and Our Company.
„As a food-producing family business with production and sales companies on all continents of the world, we are aware of our special position in the market. Responsibility towards people and nature. With the realisation of the Dr Oetker Sustainability Charter we promote the conscious lifestyle of our consumers, ensure fair and sustainable conditions along the entire supply chain and minimise our ecological footprint at the same time.“ Dr Albert Christmann, Chairman of the Dr Oetker Management Board
Sustainability at Dr Oetker
In Our World Dr Oetker is working on the social and environmental impact of its own business activities. By 2022, for example, the company aims to climate neutral become. And with the requirement to Recyclability of all packaging materials by 2025, the company intends to make its contribution to the Reduction of plastic waste achieve. In addition to making supply chains more sustainable in social and environmental terms, the company is also planning to reduce food waste, which it can „directly influence“, by 25 per cent by 2025.
With Our Food The company is pursuing the approach of driving forward the development of healthier food. By 2025, for example, the company aims to reduce the Nutritional profiles of its products and, for example, reduce the use of salt, sugar and fat by up to 20 per cent.
Our Company focusses on its employees. The company wants to ensure equal rights and promote diversity. And with the aim of completely avoiding accidents at work, Dr. Oetker will also implement a management system at all production sites by 2025 that complies with the internationally recognised ISO 45001 certification standard corresponds.
„In addition to our own convictions, the results of the surveys of internal stakeholders and our consumers are an important basis for the goals that we have set ourselves in the Sustainability Charter,“ explains Dr Judith Güthoff, Head of Sustainability & Compliance at Dr Oetker.
Source: Dr August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG
