Community development
Poverty and food security will be a continuing problem as our global population increases to an estimated 10 billion by 2050. This poses a big threat to our communities and to society in general – not only from a sustainability perspective but also from one of social imbalance.
Our businesses are an important part of the local communities where we operate. We contribute to local economies by providing workplaces for community members and sourcing local services and goods. We also have a role to play in maintaining nature’s ability to function over time by minimizing waste, preventing pollution, promoting efficiency, and developing local resources to revitalize local economies.
To address these issues in the markets where we operate, Nutreco has been involved in Community Development Projects around the world since 2014. These projects are based on “creating shared value” and are strategically targeted to empower and train people in the economically marginalized communities where Trouw Nutrition and our fellow operating company, Skretting, function. Their aim is to raise awareness, transfer technology to increase farm production sustainably, and assist people in these marginalized communities to “raise themselves out of poverty.”
Towards 2025, Trouw Nutrition will:
- Expand community development and community engagement initiatives to touch the lives of 12,000 people in the communities where we operate. This can be through direct development with small farmers at or near economic poverty levels (i.e., earning less than R35/ day) that helps raise their incomes above poverty levels or direct engagement with local communities in projects that raise awareness of sustainability, educational initiatives, and community improvements.
- Develop a local supply of raw materials for production in areas where it does not yet exist (Africa and Asia).
- Organize a local community day each year where Nutreco employees engage in projects to help the local community.
