Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 20
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Food safety, quality
and innovation
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
1. Committing to a more
sustainable future
Climate change is impacting us all, from farmers to consumers. Droughts and floods
have hit our farmers' field yields, causing product shortages and disruptions in
our supply chain. Additionally, rapid human development is pushing the planetary
boundaries, putting pressure on the use of land and water and increasing chemical
pollution. We recognise our role in these evolutions and are committed to building
resilience in our supply chain.
Besides climate change our agricultural activities face
additional challenges:
- Soil health is declining. For example, the carbon content of
soils in Belgium has reduced, on average, by 1% per year.
- Availability of land for agricultural purposes is reducing.
- Water resources are becoming scarcer, especially in
drier regions where demand can surpass availability.
Currently, global food systems are both
greater increases in global temperatures. While historically
contributors and victims of climate change.
field yields increased thanks to modern agricultural practices,
They are responsible for nearly a third of global
we notice the opposite trend driven by the impact of climate
greenhouse gas emissions, consume large amounts
change. Our farmers are faced with more frequent and severe
of natural resources and contribute to a loss of
weather events, such as extended periods of floods and
A fundamental transition is required to feed the world’s
biodiversity. They do not ensure fair economic
droughts, causing on average a 20% decrease in field yields
future ten billion people whilst respecting planetary
returns and livelihoods for everyone involved, in
between 2018 and 2022 versus 2013 and 2018. These drops
boundaries.
particular farmers1.
in field yields have led to product shortages and increased
Simultaneously, the global food systems are faced
with a 70% decline over the past 50 years.
- Excessive nitrate levels in surface water.
production costs, causing disruptions in our supply chain and
At Ardo, we strive to contribute to a more sustainable
subsequently harming our service levels.
future by supporting a transition to more plant-based
with the impacts of climate change in the form
diets, minimising carbon emissions across our food
of droughts or extensive periods of excessive
supply chain and working on regenerative agricultural
rain, leading to reduced agricultural yields. Global
practices in the fields through our MIMOSA+ programme.
warming has reached 1.C° and with current policies
and actions in place, we are heading towards even
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- Loss of biodiversity remains a pressing issue,
https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/fastfacts-food-and-agriculture-february-2022.pdf
Good governance
