Granules & Flakes
Chilled & Frozen
About Aviko
Joy for everyone. Now and in the future.
Aviko’s mission is ‘Bringing joy to tables all over the world’. In 2021, we put our aim in practice by connecting people, cultures and tastes at 2.5 billion tables throughout the world. We assume our responsibility and are only able to realise our mission when joy for everyone is safeguarded through the entire chain ‘from farm to fork’. Joy for growers, suppliers, colleagues, customers, neighbours and, of course, the planet. Joy today and tomorrow!
Sustainability Strategy
In our pursuit for a better world, we believe in the strength of connecting and cooperating throughout the entire chain. With our positive attitude and high international commitment, it is our goal to play a leading role in creating a sustainable, future-proof chain. In fact, this is more than necessary; there are more than enough challenges. The climate is changing, ecosystems are deteriorating, the world population is growing and inequality is increasing. Fortunately, through means of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), increasingly more attention is being devoted to tackling these problems. In our sustainability strategy we specifically focus on the following globally agreed upon goals: SDG 2, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 15.
Our sustainability goals
To contribute to the global Sustainable Development Goals, we recalibrated our sustainability strategy in 2021 and reformulated our goals on the basis of three principles and three pillars. For us, a better world is a world that is more plant-based, transparent and circular. These are our basic principles, our sustainability vision. We are focused on ‘joy for everyone, now and in the future’ by means of three pillars: Proud Farmers, Healthy Earth and Happy People. We have formulated specific, measurable sustainability goals for each pillar.
Proud Farmers
Sustainable agrochain
15%
of our growers is actively involved in the journey towards ‘future-proof cultivation’ (2025)
Sustainable agrochain
100%
of our potatoes complies with the ‘SAI Gold’ standard or equivalent (2030)
Healthy Earth
Granules & Flakes
Chilled & Frozen
No waste
Zero waste
(2025)
No waste
100%
recyclable packaging (2025)
No waste
15%
reduction in water consumption per ton produced (2025)*
No waste
30%
reduction in water consumption per ton produced (2025)*- Aviko Rixona
No waste
50%
Halve food waste (2030)*
No pollution
100%
green energy: zero scope 2 emissions (2025)
No pollution
35%
reduction in CO2 scope 1 emissions (2030)*
No pollution
50%
reduction in CO2 scope 1 emissions (2030)* - Aviko Rixona
* versus 2018 reference year
Happy People
Meaningful and safe work
Feel engaged
a working environment in which employees feel engaged: baseline measurement for employee engagement
Meaningful and safe work
≥ 30%
zero harm, no injuries: ≥ 30% annual reduction in lost-time accidents
Happy people at the table
3 bn
globally connect people at 3 billion tables (2025)
Happy people at the table
Plant-based alternatives
in every product category (2025)
Happy people at the table
≥7
customer feedback ≥ 7 (2025)
Happy people at the table
Gold
Ecovadis ≥ gold score (annually)
“We bring joy to tables all over the world and that forms the basis of our sustainability ambitions. We aim for joy for everyone. For our growers, suppliers, customers, end-users, consumers, colleagues and of course our planet. Joy stands for enjoyment, today and tomorrow.”
Anouk Wentink – Sustainability Manager Aviko
Safeguarding a successful sustainability approach
Every Aviko employee is responsible for successfully implementing our sustainability strategy. Only together can we make Aviko more sustainable, step by step. The Sustainability Manager ensures there is a coordinated and structured approach and reports directly to the CEO.
The Sustainability Manager is chairman of the Sustainability Platform, an integral team that includes representation from all Aviko departments. This team monitors and secures progress on the broad sustainability agenda. We work closely with our parent company Cosun and our sister companies on the various sustainability themes. Here too the principle that applies is: together we are stronger and achieve more. The three pillars with the sustainability goals are anchored in the strategies and annual plans of the various departments.
Joy from farm to fork
Sustainability in the chain
For us, sustainability not only means working on sustainability within our own organisation, it also means working on this with everyone in the chain. To acquire proper insight into the environmental impact of our products throughout the chain, we analysed the CO2 footprint of two key product groups: fries and potato flakes.
This analysis covers the entire spectrum, from cultivation to ultimate consumption and all steps and processes in between (including transport, packaging, impact of raw materials, such as frying oil, preparation and storage). This is also known as the CO2 scope 3 emissions, the emissions produced by the chain beyond the company’s own walls. First, we identify the scope 3 emissions, so we can subsequently set specific scope 3 reduction targets.
Sustainability dashboard
2018 - 2021
