Decarbonization & Sustainable Operations

Together for a green future

At NovaTaste we aim to reduce our environmental impact and transition our business to a low carbon future.

We are focusing on efforts on direct and indirect emissions of our own operations (scope 1 and 2 according to the GHG protocol), in particular on green energy and heating and cooling optimization. Scope 3 supplier engagement for our hot spot purchased goods and more broadly across logistics, waste and packaging is our parallel focus and commitment with clear action areas near-, mid- and long-term to 2034, 2040 & 2050. This is based on our corporate carbon footprint baseline year 2024.

Developing a robust transition plan will enable us to set a target that allows us to work together towards a common goal, with prioritized and budgeted initiatives for decarbonization

Our objectives regarding decarbonization are to

address investor, customer and other stakeholder needs and value creation opportunities of a low-carbon future
increase NovaTaste resilience to climate risks along our value chain
have a clear year-on-year plan to drive long-term carbon reduction targets
ensure compliance with EU & global regulations for environmental initiatives

We recognize our responsibility to positively contribute to the environment in which we operate by driving sustainable development and promoting environmental stewardship.

We are committed to fully integrating the ambitions laid out in our sustainability strategy into our business practices as well as meeting our legal & regulatory obligations.

Some of our production sites have already installed the environmental management system according to ISO 14001. Furthermore, German sites will be certified according to EMAS by mid-2025. This will cover 90% of their total final energy consumption.

All NovaTaste Production sites are SEDEX members and the locations in Germany and Austria are audited according to SMETA 4 Pillar.

On Site: Cooling and heating in Northern Mexico

As part of our sustainable operations and decarbonization efforts globally, we are optimizing cooling and heating equipment and processes. An example is a multi-year initiative in our production facilities in Northern Mexico. We are retrofitting insulation and equipment casing to reduce emissions and manage to zero refrigerants. These environmentally-friendly practice and best practice safety methods will be scaled across other sites.

Setting high standards for health and safety

“We care.” is one of our core values at NovaTaste. We respect people & planet through sustainable, safe, and inclusive actions. Therefore, it is our ambition to bring and keep NovaTaste’s safety performance among the best food ingredient companies in the world.

The safety of our people is the top priority for Operations. Via training and people engagement we have the ambition to move NovaTaste among the safest companies in the food ingredient Industry globally.

Peter Accou, Chief Operating Officer

With more than 2,000 employees worldwide, NovaTaste takes its role as provider of a safe working environment very serious. We believe that that taking care of our employees builds and maintains a healthy and motivated workforce.

We are committed to a clear and transparent measuring of the impact of our health and safety protocols, which also allows us to benchmark NovaTaste with other companies. During the last years we were able to reduce our Total Recordable Rate significantly and we have move NovaTaste among the safest companies in the food ingredient industry. All operations leaders at NovaTaste facilities around the world are trained in health and safety protocols and have clear safety objectives, enabling them to execute NovaTaste’s safety standards and strategy.

As well as taking care of our employees physical and mental wellbeing, we engage all employees in safety via the NovaTaste safety engagement project to further improve the safety culture. Rituals like starting meetings with safety instructions, reviewing safety performances and sharing learnings, as well as recognition programs specifically for safety help implementing sustainable health and safety measures as a mindset.