Ardo CSR rapport 2024 - Flipbook - Page 29
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
Taking responsibility from farm to fork
Looking at Ardo's scope 3 emissions, the most significant impact
However, more than 50% of the acreage cultivated for Ardo are
Source of GHG emissions for Ardo
arises from the categories purchased food (31%), transport (23%),
leguminous crops, such as peas and beans, which naturally fix
contracted Agriculture
agriculture (21%) and packaging (7%).
nitrogen from the air through a symbiotic relationship with soil
bacteria. This reduces the need for synthetic nitrogen fertilisers,
lowering emissions per hectare associated with these crops.
Additionally, leguminous crops play a valuable role in crop
rotations, enriching soil fertility and reducing the need for fertiliser
in subsequent crops, further contributing to sustainable farming
practices.
In addition to fertilisers, one of the primary contributors to the
emissions of our crops is the yield in the field. For instance, we
observe that the carbon footprint of carrots is considerably lower
Adhering to sustainable
farming practices
than that of other vegetables, primarily due to the high average
field yield.
Farming practices are often associated to carbon emissions
In adherence to our MIMOSA+ principles and our ambition to
related to soil cultivation, fertiliser use, machinery operation, and
reduce our impact on climate change, we are fully committed to
land-use changes like deforestation.
reducing the carbon footprint of our crop growing activities by
implementing emission-reducing measures and promoting carbon
Based on an internal study from FY22/23 examining the average
sequestration wherever possible. However, we acknowledge that
farming practices for our major vegetable crops across various
achieving significant greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions comes with
growing regions, we found that fertilisers have the most significant
inherent challenges due to the nature of our operations.
impact on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Sustainability
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