Responsible sourcing
Responsible production and consumption require that we look beyond the traditional aspects of cost and quality when making purchasing decisions. At Skretting and Nutreco, we have identified the relevant sustainability issues in two supplements in our Code of Conduct for Business Partners. With ingredients contributing a large proportion of our footprint, our procurement team is focused on minimising the impact wherever possible.
Skretting operates systematic evaluation of the sustainability risks linked to primary sources of feed ingredients and manufacturers of feed ingredients. Based on the outcome of these risk assessments the combination of primary source and manufacturer of feed ingredients must be evaluated and approved before a Skretting company can buy the feed ingredient.
Transparency and trust
Our approach is to build transparency and trust among the different stakeholders that we interact with in the value chain, which is important in a world where consumers are increasingly concerned about the food they eat. Therefore, our sustainability commitment considers safeguarding human and animal health as the core, and we choose to work with partners that share our vision that responsible sourcing is not only seen from an economic point of view, but also in connection with environmental protection and social development, including human and labour rights.
How we work with suppliers
Skretting feeds include a wide variety of ingredients sourced from all over the world. We can only develop sustainable nutritional solutions if we are part of a responsible supply chain. Our Business Partner Code of Conduct enables us to engage with our suppliers on material issues relating to their operations and to set minimum criteria relating to environmental, social and legal aspects.
All our suppliers have to accept and comply with the Business Partner Code of Conduct. Supplier sustainability audits are primarily focused on countries and ingredients that have been identified as ‘high risk’. Currently, Skretting has approximately 1300 suppliers for ingredients located around the world.
(Document includes supplements for raw material suppliers)
What it takes to be a Skretting Supplier
The production of high quality feed starts with sourcing the correct high quality ingredients. To ensure that our ingredients are of the correct quality we engage into a high level of co-operation with our suppliers.
For new ingredients and new suppliers it all starts with a mandatory approval process which aligns the ingredient’s quality criteria to our own quality criteria.
For this initial assessment we require potential suppliers to provide us with:
- Product datasheets like a material data safety sheet and a certificate of analysis
- Acknowledgment of our Nutreco Code of Conduct for Business Partners
- Completed Skretting Questionnaires such as manufacturer and supplier questionnaires providing information e.g. on HACCP procedures
Conversion free vegetable ingredients
Skretting is committed to sourcing all vegetable ingredients originating from land that has not been converted from natural habitat to cropland through deforestation or other forms of conversion, with a cut-off date of June 30th, 2021. The planning and execution of this commitment will be a journey of several years and depends heavily on the ingredient and region we are dealing with.
- Skretting is committed to sourcing conversion free soy and palm ingredients by January 1st, 2025
- Skretting is creating action plans to source the remaining vegetable ingredients conversion free. The overall action plan will be finalized by the end of 2025.
Nutreco soy and oil palm ingredients sourcing policy
The Nutreco-wide soy sourcing policy aims to simplify complex certification schemes for procurement teams in Skretting and Trouw Nutrition, and facilitate the complete removal of deforestation from our supply chain by 2025. The policy forms part of Nutreco’s Sustainability Roadmap 2025.
