Joy for everyone. Now and in the future.
Aviko’s mission is ‘Bringing joy to tables all over the world’. In 2022, we put our aim into practice by connecting people, cultures and tastes at over 2.5 billion tables all over the world. We assume our responsibility and are only able to realise our mission when joy for everyone is safeguarded throughout the chain ‘from farm to fork’. Joy for growers, suppliers, colleagues, customers, neighbours and, of course, the planet. Joy today and tomorrow! Together with our parent company, Cosun, we are devoted to creating a future-proof, sustainable chain.
Sustainability Strategy
In our pursuit of a better world, we believe in the strength of connecting and cooperating throughout the chain. With our positive attitude and high international involvement, 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 (future-proof agrochain), Healthy Earth (climate, circularity and water) and Happy People (well-being and green). We have formulated specific, measurable sustainability goals for each pillar. In 2022, we added three goals to promote sustainable farming that aim for specific sustainable results in arable fields relating to soil and water quality, and a reduction in crop protection agents and CO2 emissions.
Proud Farmers
A future-proof agrochain
We take care of nature
water and soil quality
improvement of quality with < 50 mg nitrate/l groundwater (2027), Cosun-wide
We take care of nature
53%
reduction in crop protection agents by 53% kg active ingredients (2030), compared to the 2015-2017 average
We take care of nature
0,5M ton
reduction in CO2 emissions by 0.5M tonnes (2030), reference year to be determined
We take care of nature
100%
of our potatoes complies with the ‘FSA Gold’ standard (SAI) or equivalent (2030)
We facilitate our growers
15%
of our growers are actively involved in the development of ‘future-proof cultivation’ (2025), 50% (2030)
We facilitate our growers
4
inspiration farms (2024)
Healthy Earth
Climate, circularity and water
Granules & Flakes
Chilled & Frozen
Reducing carbon footprint
35%
reduction CO2 emissions in scope 1 (2030)*
Reducing carbon footprint
50%
reduction CO2 emissions in scope 1 (2030)*- Aviko Rixona
Reducing carbon footprint
100%
green energy: zero scope 2 emissions (2025)
Maximise circularity
Zero waste
(2025)
Reducing carbon footprint
Scope 3
reduction targets determined (2024)
Reducing carbon footprint
Net zero
scope 1, 2 and 3 (2050)
Maximise circularity
100%
recyclable packaging (2025)
Maximise circularity
50%
food waste halved (2030)*
Care for water
15%
reduction in water consumption per tonne produced (2025)*
Care for water
30%
reduction in water consumption per tonne produced (2025)*- Aviko Rixona
* versus 2018 reference year
Happy People
Well-being and green
Meaningful and safe work
Feel engaged
a working environment in which employees feel engaged: ranked in the top quartile of sector employers (2025)
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 annually (2025)
Happy people at the table
Plant-based alternatives
in every product category (2025)
Happy People aan tafel
≥7
klantwaardering ≥7 (2025)
Happy people at the table
Gold
Ecovadis ≥ gold score (2025)
“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. In 2022, we communicated the new sustainability strategy to all diverse and international teams. This way, all of our colleagues stand for a more sustainable world. Together we make the difference.
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 - 2022
