About SARIA
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The biogas ReFood produced from collected biowaste can provide enough energy to supply more than 60,000 households for one year.*
*average energy consumption 4-person household: 4,000 kWh
Up to 80% of carbon emissions can be reduced by replacing traditional jet fuel with sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Our sustainable second generation biofuel saves 85% in carbon emissions compared to fossil fuels.
2 products have been certified* as Carbon Neutral Products at three sites.
*acccording to the International Standard PAS 2060
Estimated ~ 29% less fuel for transportation in the future and therefore a reduction in the transport footprint thanks to the new ReFood site on Zeealand, which is scheduled to go into operation in 2024.
>8,5t of fat waste from private households were collected at recycling centers and supermarkets in Germany as part of the campaign "Save the environment with used fat".
This is an example of how we are also empowering private households to act in an environmentally conscious manner and in the same time informing them about the ecological added value of recycling used fat.
We valorize up to half of each animal that is not used for human consumption and turn it into safe and sustainable ingredients.
1 project
Daka SARVAL participates in a large development project that investigates the feasibility of using ohmic heating in the food and feed industry. In ohmic heating, electric current is applied directly to the food/feed item, heating the product fast, efficiently and uniformly. The development project is conducted by the Danish Technology Institute, funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark. The project will be completed in 2025 and includes a thorough life cycle assessment of the technology and its footprint.
In 2023 we sold enough natural casings and collagen to circle the globe 132 times.
20m people benefit from our pharmaceutical and nutraceutical ingredients every year.
100m animals have improved their nutrition and health thanks to our ingredients.
2.5m hectares of agricultural crops are treated with our plant health solutions.
Environment - Energy & GHG-Emissions
The consumption of Devro was taken into account at 70% for 2023 to reflect the acquisition of the company and to take into account consumption only from 15th April to 31st December 2023.
Total Energy Consumption
in GWh
Minor corrections were made to the energy figures for 2021 and 2022 to take account of subsequently identified erroneous data (< 2% difference).
Energy Source Composition of SARIA's Total Energy Consumption
Renewable Energy Consumption
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Scope 1 emissions
109,033 t CO2-eq
Scope 2 emissions
Environment - Water
7,472
Total Water Withdrawal
in 1000 m³
2,132
Total Water Production*
in 1000 m³
*Total water production refers to the water evaporated from the collected raw material and then treated, representing our water contribution. Produced water is reported separately and is not part of the total water withdrawal.
7,714
Total Water Discharge
in 1000 m³
Our People
By Gender
By Age Group
By Age Group
Health & Safety
Employee Category
By Employment Type
By Employment Type
Supply Chain Responsibility
We further used the results from the risk analyses conducted in 2022 to take preventive measures with those suppliers identified with a “high-risk”. All suppliers that were analyzed once are permanently monitored.
1,245 employees worldwide have received training on supply chain responsibility
60% of buyers across all locations have received training on sustainable procurement
As last year 100% of operational units have been subject to human rights reviews or human rights impact assessment.
Governance
Sustainable Finance
45%
ESG-linked share of core financing with agreed term > 1 year
Considering negotiations even
72%*
ESG-linked share of core financing
*Due to the bridge financing in the course of the Devro acquisition, a major financing for 2023 was subsequently shifted to ESG-linked financings (negotiations started 2023, going to be finalized by April 2024). Furthermore, the extension of the already existing ESG-linked factoring program was realized in February 2024 (negotiations started 2023 as well).
Partnerships
>50
memberships of associations
Data Protection & Information Security
1
substantiated complaint concerning breaches of customer privacy and losses of customer data
Compliance
4
significant instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations
100%
of employees with access to 24/7 whistleblower procedure
In order to further enhance our sustainability management, we are continously expanding our reporting and thus have also introduced new group-wide indicators in 2023.