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Presentation Greenyard
Presentation Greenyard
Company presentation Greenyard2
Global player in fruits and vegetables, active in all segments
Fresh fruits & vegetables,
Flowers & plants and
Supply chain services
Frozen fruit and vegetables
& Ready-to-eat meals
Prepared fruit & vegetables,
Sauces & soups and
Ready-to-eat meals
Growing media &
soil improvers
Company presentation Greenyard3
Key Facts
Global player in fruits & vegetables and the only player active in
all segments: fresh, frozen, prepared and growing media
34 Distribution centres mainly for fresh fruits & vegetables
22 Production sites for processed fruits & vegetables and growing media
Employs around 9000 FTEs
Supplier of the largest retailers and their customers in Europe
Sales in more than 80 countries
Turnover 4,1 billion euro
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Global player, active in 25 countries
Headquarters in Belgium
Greenyard’s horticultural division
Profil d'entreprise Greenyard6
Hobby market Professional
New concepts (organic substrates, urban farming, urban substrates…)
Greenyard’s Horticulture division
Urban
Greenyard Horticulture - Vertical integration
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Raw materials
+2,500 ha peat bogs in• Poland• Latvia• RussiaOther raw materials• Bark • Cocos • Compost• Wood fiber• Minerals • …
Transport
• 85% of the peat comes by ship
• Cocos in containers• Other raw materials:
sourcing < 100 km
Production
Production plants in• Belgium (2)• France (2)• Poland (6)• Ukraine (2)• Latvia (1)• Russia (1)
Distribution
• B2B: own fleet
• B2C: own fleet + subcontracted to transporters
Commercial
• Prof: growers, community
• Urban: landscape services, landscaping, …
• Retail: chain stores, independent garden centers, …
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Wise use of raw materials and additifs
• Peat
• Composted bark
• Greenwaste compost
• Woodfibre
• Clay
• Cocos : coir, fibres, chips.
• Minerals : perlite, sand,…
• Fertilisers : mineral, organic, SRF
The environmental policy of Greenyard Horticulture is built on three pillars:
1. An engagement to work in accordance with environmental legislations and regulations
2. The ambition to continuously strive to reduce our ecological footprint by
a) A careful selection of raw materials & additives
b) Optimized transport & logistics
c) Reduce energy and water consumption
d) Reduce waste and increase recycling
3. Taking effective measures to prevent accidents that can be harmful to the environment or uncontrollable emissions.
In September first audit for ISO 14001
Sustainable policy Greenyard Horticulture
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Peatlands in Europe
Source: Peatlands in the EU regulatory environment, BfN, 2017
Peat extraction in Europe
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Peat consumption in EuropeTotal 70 million M³
Peat for energy35 million M³
Source: Wetlands International NGO
• High added value• No valuable alternatives
Growing media35 million M³
• No high added value• Plenty of alternatives
• Basic philosophy:
Garantee that peat used by Greenyard as a growing media
constituent is from responsible sources
• For professional horticulture
• For hobby gardening market
• Third party certification: Responsibly Produced Peat (RPP)
Peat from responsible sources
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Peat from responsible sources
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RPP
• For high added value applications
• Transparency
• Stakeholder involvement
• Third party certficiation
Win-win strategy
• Minimize negative effects
No extraction in high conservation value areas
• Maximize positive effects
rehabilitation measures after extracting peat fromdegraded areas results in net gain of nature value
• Requirements over and above existing legislation
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Peat from responsible sources
Site selection
Site preparation
Peatextraction
After-use
Good gouvernance
Legality
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Site selection
Never
Not allowed, unless ?
?Allowed, unless
Allowed
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RPP status at Greenyard
• March 2017:• First certification for 2 peat bogs
• Latvia: Brigu• Poland: Budwity
• Autumn 2017: • Field audits for the other peat bogs• Expected certification in the near future
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Sustainable innovations
Local raw materialsSustainable fertilizers
3D substratesSustainable applications
Our vision is “to make lives healthier by helping people enjoy fruit and vegetables at any moment, easy, fast and pleasurable, whilst fostering nature”.
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Our vision
Greenyard’s horticultural division
Profil d'entreprise Greenyard6
Hobby market Professional
New concepts (organic substrates, urban farming, urban substrates…)
Greenyard’s Horticulture division
Urban Hobby market
New concepts (organic substrates, urban farming, urban substrates…)
Peat from responsible sources
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RPP• For high added value applications• Transparency• Stakeholder involvement
• Third party certficiation
Win-win strategy• Minimize negative effects
No extraction in high conservation value areas• Maximize positive effects
rehabilitation measures after extracting peat fromdegraded areas results in net gain of nature value• Requirements over and above existing legislation
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Peat from responsible sources
Site selection
Site preparation
Peatextraction After-use
Good gouvernance
Legality
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Site selection
Never
Not allowed, unless ?
?Allowed, unless
Allowed
Our vision is “to make lives healthier by helping people enjoy fruit and vegetables at any moment, easy, fast and pleasurable, whilst fostering nature”.
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