TakING care
of nature
for tomorrow
Engaged in a certification process
Nutrition & Santé is engaged in environmental certification procedures for its manufacturing sites (ISO 14001 standard v.15). It is the recognition by an outside and independent accredited agency of its commitment to sustainable manufacturing of “clean products” and “respectful of the environment”.
This process of permanent progress was initiated several years ago, the first, “Revel 2” factory, having been certified in 2008. Today, 6 out of 8 French production workshops have been certified, and we intend to extend it to all our remaining French sites and our two production units in Catalonia.
Engaged in a certification process
Nutrition & Santé is engaged in environmental certification procedures for its manufacturing sites (ISO 14001 standard v.15). It is the recognition by an outside and independent accredited agency of its commitment to sustainable manufacturing of “clean products” and “respectful of the environment”.
This process of permanent progress was initiated several years ago, the first, “Revel 2” factory, having been certified in 2008. Today, 6 out of 8 French production workshops have been certified, and we intend to extend it to all our remaining French sites and our two production units in Catalonia.
Protect the environment
Nutrition & Santé has a waste reduction policy at source, through numerous recycling channels at all its production sites.
A fleet of vehicles with controlled CO2 emissions.
We have adopted a responsible purchasing charter covering the topic of employee transportation and thus limiting the emission rate to 108 grams of CO2.
In addition, particular attention is paid to the consumption of natural resources. Nutrition & Santé conducted some energy diagnostic audits at its 3 major sites in France to identify avenues for optimizing energy consumption.
Anxious to better preserve the environment and to contribute to the fight against climate change on its scale, the investments made in our units (more than 3 million per year since 2011) allow a better environmental performance in a context of growth.
Protect the environment
Nutrition & Santé did not wait until 30% of birds and 80% fewer insects were identified at European level to act. The company is developing concrete actions for biodiversity on several levels. A fair practice for these ecosystems that feed our future!
With our agricultural partners
Nutrition & Santé oversees a wheat and soybean crop program, side by side with historic farmers.
- Wheat from the CRC sector and the protection of birds
99% of our Gerblé recipes are made with 100% French wheat flour, grown according to practices favorable to biodiversity. For example, our 120 wheat farmer partners commit themselves to joining associations for the safeguarding of protected species in their region, such as the LPO (League for the Protection of Birds), or « Les demoiselles de la nuit » (protection of bats).
The commitment of the wheat farmer partners is also reflected in:
- The distance of cultivated plots from any source of pollution
- Zero insecticide during storage, provided by natural ventilation of the grains
- Refusal of Glyphosate on the plant since 2000
- The protection of streams, hedges and isolated trees so that insects continue to nest there
- Maintenance of roads in proximity to cultivated plots to protect pollinating insects
In March 2019, we launched the Objectif Terre program with 25 farmers from our CRC wheat flour partnership to support them in their conversion to Agroecology. It is a 10-year project, in the 3 regions where we source our supplies, with organizational, technical and financial assistance through 4 economic and environmental interest groups (GIEE) created at the initiative of N&S… and our target is 100% of our wheat flour from Agroecology by 2030.
- Training of bee-volunteers
From 2021 to 2023, 30 N&S volunteer employees were trained in beekeeping and the protection of pollinating insects.
- Soybeans and the protection of pollinating insects
From 2015 to 2022, N&S has supported the “Hey bees, welcome” program.
Program reminder
« Hey bees, welcome »
With our agricultural partners
Improve the reception on their farms of polinnating insects.
Farmers committed themselves for a period of 5 years.
What were the objectives?
- To act to diversify the diet
- To act to facilitate nesting
- To act to preserve health
What were the tools of the program?
- Training between farmers
- A simple diagnostic tool
What actions were in place?
- Rotating honey crops
- Planting hedge and wood flowering strips
- Maintenance or creation of natural areas
A good organic offer for nature and for humans
In 2021, 33% of Nutrition & Santé’s business in France is now labeled organic, 20% internationally. For more than 40 years, the growing development of our organic references has promoted the virtuous practices of organic farming that are beneficial to the preservation of our biodiversity.
Our interest in organic agriculture is simultaneously related to the environmental and social benefits it entails. Our organic approach is global by considering the ecological, fair and local dimensions in each of our Group decisions. The idea is not to respond to a trend of consumption but to lead a coherent approach in all its aspects.
The virtuous practices
of organic farming
On our sites...
The green spaces of Nutrition & Santé are eco-friendly!
The company pays particular attention to the maintenance of the natural areas of its production sites, most of which are in rural areas: no insecticides, manual or mechanical weeding, organic treatments if necessary … so many practices for the maintenance of the biodiversity.
To eco-design our products
Throughout the life cycle of its products, Nutrition & Santé focuses its efforts on the origin of raw materials, the choice of packaging and their recyclability, the energy resources involved, as well as the environmental impacts related to the manufacture and use of products. Since 2011, N&S has its own eco-design charter. Since 2018, any new product manufactured in our French plants and distributed in Europe, is evaluated in terms of eco-design.