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Sustainability goals

When it comes to sustainability, fenaco has set itself 14 concrete goals that are aligned with its 7 long-term priority areas.

Our sustainability efforts have been translated into 14 measurable goals that feed in to all 7 long-term priority areas. They apply to the period 2026–2028.

 

Priority area Market environment

 

Goal 1
Above-average share of Swiss raw materials and products in the food chain.

 

Goal 2
Above-average share of Swiss raw materials and products in livestock feed production.

 

Priority area Innovation and processes

 

Goal 3
fenaco invests at least CHF 1 million annually in innovative technologies and processes – thus also promoting them sustainably.

 

Priority area Corporate responsibility

 

Goal 4
fenaco is not involved in instances of corruption in Switzerland or abroad.

 

Goal 5
fenaco is not involved in any instances of anti-competitive behaviour.

 

Priority area Society
 

Goal 6
In communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants, fenaco provides 1.5 times as many jobs as all Swiss employers on average – in this way, fenaco promotes employment in rural areas.

 

Priority area Employees

 

Goal 7
Share of women in management positions at fenaco to increase annually.

 

Goal 8
Fluctuation rate in each organisational unit at fenaco to decrease annually.

 

Goal 9
Number of sick leave days due to illness and occupational accidents in each organisational unit at fenaco to remain stable.

 

Priority area Soil and nutrition

 

Goal 10
fenaco implements measures to reduce food waste in the retail sector by 50% – compared to the base year 2017 – through integration into the national food donation system.

 

Goal 11
fenaco plays a leading role in alternative crop protection and helps to protect an increasing number of areas each year with alternative methods.

 

Priority area Energy and climate

 

Goal 12
Increase energy efficiency at fenaco by 2% annually.

 

Goal 13
Reduce CO2 emissions from fossil fuels at fenaco by 2.5% annually.

 

Goal 14
fenaco will increase the amount of self-generated photovoltaic electricity in its total electricity consumption to 16%, corresponding to around 33,000 MWh.

More information in the sustainability report

The annual sustainability reports provide more information about the sustainability goals for the period 2019 to 2025 and the progress in achieving them. They are available at publications.

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