Corporate Social Responsibility

Within Goedegebuur, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) plays an important role because we as an organization are part of society and want to give something back in our business operations. We not only want to deliver consistently high quality to our customers, but also take our responsibility. By means of a self-declaration via NEN, we want to demonstrate that we apply the principles and guidelines in ISO 26000 - the international guideline for CSR. Read more about this via the link below or go to the NEN publication platform. This practical application of the 3Ps (People, Planet, Profit) is linked to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

PEOPLE

Best employer

In 2025 we want to show that we score well in the field of good employment practices and/or have shown a clear improvement in this by means of an internal set of measuring instruments and/or by participating externally in a measurement. This is further given concrete form in the STIP group “Best employer”. Examples of topics include a safe workplace, employee involvement, development opportunities and leadership.

Realisation

• A multi-year training plan drawn up from the Goedegebuur Academy with various topics such as time management, project management, office 365.
• An employee satisfaction survey carried out. Used as input for a multi-year plan for the strategic objective of becoming the best employer in 2025.
• Transparent working method towards the employees about collaborating with the employment agencies
• Weekly meetings with employment agencies to discuss and break through daily issues.
• Implementation in the field of recruitment, focused on attracting the right people with a correct onboarding.
• Focus on absenteeism due to illness and the prevention of unnecessary (long-term) absenteeism by entering into discussions with the individual earlier and more often.

Contribution to local social project

We want to enter into a partnership with a residential care location for elderly people with dementia. Where we want to make our employees available for support activities. Every month 2 employees will contribute one day to 'a life as you are used to'; the motto of the foundation.

Realization

• Not performed in 2021 partly due to Covid-19, Intention to further shape this in 2022.

PLANET

Dual purpose

We want to bring our sustainable dual purpose meat to the attention of our customers. Meat from dual-purpose cows has significantly lower CO2 emissions than meat from pure meat breeds. The name says it all, a dual purpose cow is a cow that is used for both milk and meat. Only when the cow no longer gives milk is this cow used for meat.

Realization

• Worked intensively with an external consultancy on the positioning of Goedegebuur, as well as drawing attention to dual-purpose meat in the market in which we currently live.

Further energy savings

These will be realized on the basis of the EED standard to be drawn up; a systematic, four-yearly approach to collect information about an organisation's current energy consumption and savings potential. The aim is to achieve at least 5% more energy savings per year. In addition, we will also look at solar panels and the possibility to work more with renewable energy.

Realization

• -0.6% electricity consumption
• -4.8% gas consumption

The following actions, among others, are part of the energy savings.

• Compressed air optimization.
• Cooling temperature optimization.
• Introduction of LED lighting.

Sustainable packaging

Research and testing of sustainable packaging

Realization

• Tests deployed on the use of sustainable packaging, among other things on the basis of recyclability, leak-tightness and the influence on shelf life.

CO2 compensation plan

We will compensate all trips through a CO2 compensation plan. Within these programmes, for example, trees are again planted as a counterpart for CO2 production.

Realization

• This has not been done. It was decided to make a Roadmap to 2025 with an external partner (ClimatePartner) in the field of sustainability, whereby the CO2 compensation plan will become part of the whole.

PROFIT

Sustainable meat processor

An important part of Goedegebuur is “progressive towards 2025”. Carry on in a responsible manner with what we do. Proactively co-develop with changes in society and thus achieve continuity for all stakeholders.

Realization

Within Goedegebuur 7 points have been put on the horizon with which the company is moving forward towards 2025.

• Best product and process
• Best range and availability
• Best and most customers
• Best story and brand awareness
• Best service and services
• Most sustainable meat processor
• Best employer

Other subjects

that will be further develop within Goedegebuur are for example, reducing CO2 emissions, energy consumption, water consumption and (production) waste.

Realization

• In 2021, an Energy Monitoring Team has been appointed within Goedegebuur to initiate reports and actions in the field of energy, in order to reduce energy consumption and thus also directly reduce CO2 emissions.
• In the area of ​​water use, improvements and adjustments have been made in cleaning systems in the methodology to stimulate water consumption.

Goals 2022

• Complete mapping of the current waste flows and the desired situation
• We want to further reduce our water consumption by means of more sustainable solutions (less water consumption)
• Complete LED installation (less energy consumption)
• Installation of an air dryer (less energy consumption)
• Further optimize heat recovery (less gas consumption)
• Research into installing solar panels
• Sustainable alternative to disposable consumables (less residual waste)
• Opting for new (sustainable) packaging
• Sustainability anchored in the DNA throughout the organization
• Running race for charity
• Contribution to local social project
• Roadmap 2025 Most Sustainable Meat processor.