Ardo CSR rapport 2023 - Flipbook - Page 77
We are Ardo
The path to a more
sustainable food system
Minimal environmental
impact
Agronomy
MIMOSA+
Food safety, quality
and innovation
2. Sourcing responsibly
Sourcing responsibly is a collective commitment. That is why we establish trust-based
relationships with our supplier partners. By working closely together, we believe we can
achieve mutual success and contribute to a healthy environment and the well-being of
communities.
To reinforce our commitment to responsible
sourcing, we select our supplier partners carefully.
We ask our suppliers to undertake ethical audits
through the Sedex platform (Supplier Ethical Data
Exchange). This ensures that ethical risks throughout the supply chain are addressed and assessed,
particularly for food suppliers in high-risk countries.
Currently, 74% of our suppliers located in high-risk
countries have undergone SMETA (Sedex Members
Ethical Trade Audit) audits, with 56.5% of our
suppliers worldwide having also completed the
SMETA audit process. This ethical assessment
evaluates four pillars: Labour, Health and Safety,
Substituting palm oil
Environment and Business Ethics.
The production of palm oil generally has a large
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In addition, all of our suppliers must adhere to the
ecological impact. For this reason, we shifted most
principles outlined in our Supplier Code of Conduct
of our products from palm oil to alternatives such
(read more about our Supplier Code of Conduct
as sunflower, rapeseed and olive oil. Nevertheless,
in Chapter Good governance). To monitor the
palm oil may still be present in certain raw materials
sustainable performance of our supplier partners,
or finished fried products that we
we perform spot checks during supplier visits and or
purchase. Since 2016, any palm oil that
on-site audits to assess production, company policy
is used in our products is exclusively
and working conditions.
RSPO-certified.
Respect for
our employees
Relationship with
our stakeholders
Good governance
