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Corporate

Sustainability

Basis for success

  • In the long run, sustainability is the only promising way of operating economically.
  • Integrated consideration of economic, ecological, social, societal and cultural questions - from raw material to consumer - is the basis for our corporate decision-making and acting.
  • Implementation for day-to-day work through a comprehensive quality management system, which integrates environmental protection, product safety, occupational safety, health management.

Examplary initatives

  • Environmentally-friendly methods in the field such as
    • Erosion protection by intercropping, mulch seeding, soil-preserving use of equipment
    • Optimal fertiliser quantities according to electro-ultra-filtration (EUF) method
    • Reduction of soil tare by field clamp protection and precleaning of beets with cleaner loader
    • Less use of pesticides, e.g. by systematic selection of special varieties
  • Resource-preserving management, e.g.
    • Effective, economical use of energy through state-of-the-art technology (e.g. cogeneration/power-heat-coupling)
    • Utilisation of by-products as fertiliser, animal feed
    • Loading batches
  • Avoidance/reduction of environmental impact, e.g.
    • Logistics scheduling
    • Noise protection methods
    • Optimised use of water by internal cycles
  • Development of new, sustainable production processes and products, e.g.
    • Bioethanol