Tradecorp have participated this week in one of the largest conferences for the agricultural industry worldwide. Farm to Fork Europe 2022, organized by New Ag International and EBIC (The European Biostimulants Industry Council), and held in Athens from 21-23 June, has been positioned as the industry’s unique event to bring to light the key concerns of the agricultural industry and promote changes that will bring about a more sustainable business model.
As part of the conference and in line with its new initiative “The answers lie in our hands”, Tradecorp lead a keynote with Juan Verde, a global leader in sustainable development, about the importance of creating a sustainability-oriented food strategy to face the challenges confronting our world today and in the future. Jorge Aguilar, Tradecorp’s Marketing Director, joined Juan Verde in introducing the session by sharing Tradecorp’s Sustainability Promise with the attendees.
Jorge Aguilar, Tradecorp’s Marketing Director during the session.
Farm to Fork Europe highlights how working together as an industry can drive a transition towards a more sustainable agriculture, using the answers that we already have in our hands to help ensure our future on this planet.
“As a leader in the sector, we have no Plan B. In response to the climate challenges we are facing, we have a commitment to support all our stakeholders – growers, distributors, employees and society – to promote a more efficient and sustainable business model,” says Jorge Aguilar, Marketing Director, Tradecorp International.
In a presentation entitled “The Green Economy, a great business and investment opportunity”, keynote speaker, Juan Verde, one of the most influential voices in promoting and implementing strategies and projects based on the sustainable economy model, sought to instil in companies, institutions, and governments the importance of innovation. His end goal is to impress upon the global community that, as a society, we can reduce our environmental impact while boosting economic and social benefits. Speaking about the value of investing in sustainable companies, Verde said: “The great majority of investment and private equity funds around the world finally understand that it makes perfect economic sense from a competitive and profit standpoint to invest in sustainable companies that understand sustainability as a comparative advantage”.“Climate change is not only real, is the greatest and most serious threat to the global economy transition”, he added.
The internationally renowned expert on sustainable economic developmentJuan Verde during the presentation.
Tradecorp’s Sustainability Promise
As a company with sustainability at its core, Tradecorp takes a holistic approach, promoting internal initiatives aimed at mitigating its impact on the environment, while also investing in innovation to encourage the adoption of sustainable products externally.
Aligned with its parent company, the Rovensa Group’s, sustainability commitments, including a Net Zero future, Tradecorp has reduced its use of water and energy, emissions, and waste across its plants. To fulfil the Net Zero plan, in 2020, Tradecorp significantly cut the use of polyethylene, reducing the global emissions of CO2 by 240.399 kgi. Tradecorp will continue to implement 100% renewable sources at its industrial sites, aligned with the science-based emissions reduction targets in line with a 1.5°C pathway. The company has also taken actions to create more sustainable product packaging by using recycled materials to better manage its waste. The reduction in cardboard consumption has saved approximately 162.000 boxes per yeari and has reduced hazardous waste by 41.130 kg per year.
Both Tradecorp and Rovensa Group are aligned with the UN SDGs and the European Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy. To address Zero Hunger (SDG 2), Tradecorp boosts sustainable food production systems by supporting agricultural practices that support growers to reach crops maximum potential under extreme weather conditions. One example of this is the company’s use of sustainable technologies with smart seeds treated with its biostimulants and enhanced efficiency fertilisers in more than 466.000 ha, increasing the output by up to 10%. Due to this yield increase and aligned with SDG 13 (Climate Action) to integrate climate change measures into company strategy and planning, Tradecorp has saved 1.8 megatons of CO2 eq in the last year. As part of the Farm to Fork strategy, by 2030, Tradecorp will firmly contribute to help growers to reduce the use of fertilisers by 20% and reduce at least 50% of nutrient losses to ensure that there is no deterioration in soil fertility.
“As a result of Tradecorp’s focus to support sustainable agriculture through innovative solutions in biostimulation and sustainable crop nutrition, over the last four years, our sales of registered organic products have doubled, while circular economy products have increased by 83%”, explains Jorge Aguilar. “At Tradecorp, we are determined to be part of the solution for the world’s present and future challenges, and we see quality, efficient, biological products as a clear path forward to tackle some of these issues. As such, we have increased our portfolio of products related to the circular economy by 35% over four years.”
Farm to Fork Europe 2022 helps to bring to light the key concerns of the agricultural industry and promote changes that will bring about a more sustainable business model. In line with Tradecorp’s recently launched corporate campaign, the conference highlights how working together as an industry can drive a transition towards a more sustainable agriculture, using the answers that we already have in our hands to help assure our future on this planet.
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