Environmental responsibility

Atria’s environmental responsibility is built around three main elements:

• taking account of the environment at all operational levels,
• identifying indirect environmental impacts at various stages of the operating chain and
• reducing the direct environmental impacts of practical operations.

By focusing on the balanced control and management of these elements, Atria can generate substantial added value to its business operations, as well as to its stakeholders and the environment. 

At its widest, Atria views its environmental responsibility as covering the entire food chain. It applies to the entire operating chain from primary production and acquisition of raw materials to the manufacture, consumption, recycling and disposal of products. In addition to environmental protection, this perspective emphasises the prevention of environmental and health hazards and the consideration of consumer and personnel safety. To a certain extent, this perspective also covers the operating practices of raw material suppliers and other subcontractors, as well as the well-being of animals at farms and during transport. 

In reducing direct environmental impacts, Atria’s key considerations are the pollution load to water bodies, raw material and product wastage, the environmental properties of packaging, the environmental impact of transport as well as energy and water consumption.