Ardo CSR rapport 2024 - Flipbook - Page 78
We are Ardo
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The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Define context and material topics
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Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
Sustainability
Sustainability
statements
statements
Perform stakeholder assessment
This step involved assembling a comprehensive list of relevant topics
To successfully execute the stakeholder consultation as an integral
As part of the materiality assessment, an online survey was sent to
through a combination of adherence to relevant standards and peer
part of the double materiality assessment and as requested by the
internal stakeholders (board members, shareholders, and employees)
review. Ardo's list incorporated elements from various standards such
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), stakeholder
and connected/external stakeholders (customers, farmers, suppliers,
as SASB's guidelines for Processed Foods and Agricultural Products,
mapping was done in close collaboration with Ardo.
NGOs, and neighbours). The results give insight into how different
MSCI's criteria for Packaged Foods & Meats, Agricultural Products &
Services, Food Distributors, and the European Sustainability Reporting
stakeholders perceive the importance of sustainability topics for Ardo.
Type of stakeholder
Affected stakeholder
Farmers / cooperatives
x
External Suppliers
x
User
We received 752 responses.
Standards (ESRS). This extensive list was then cross-referenced with
the material topics identified by Ardo's industry peers and competitors
to pinpoint the most prevalent sustainability issues in the sector.
The survey results of different stakeholder groups were weighted
(x)
differently by assigning each group a weight as follows: Board
members 10%, Shareholders 15%, Employees 15%, External suppliers/
Subsequently, the topics were aligned with Ardo’s established
Employees at factories,
headquarters, sales offices
x
(x)
sustainability pillars. The process continued with the refinement and
narrowing down of these topics, taking into account their significance
based on the research and internal stakeholder perspectives. Topics
with similarities were grouped together for better coherence.
(NGOs, neighbours) 5%, Retail customers 10%, Foodservice customers
Board members
x
Distribution centers &
external warehouses
x
Customers
x
x
definitions, received formal endorsement from Ardo’s former CEO,
(x)
customers, two suppliers, two members of the Board, a farmer,
a representative from a SAI (Sustainable Agriculture Initiative),
External regulators
x
Nature
x
Sector organisations
x
Local communities
x
(x): partly
and a representative from Profel, the European organisation
representing the processed fruit and vegetable sector.
Gabrielle Kalkwijk, and the Sustainability Director, Emilie Haspeslagh.
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7.5%, Industry customers 7.5%.
Additionally, comprehensive interviews were conducted with four
Ultimately, this procedure led to the identification of 17 key
sustainability topics for Ardo. These topics, along with their
warehouses/ distribution centres 10%, Farmers 20%, Community
(x)
