Sustainability at BBS
Today for Tomorrow.
We have been active in the world of food for over 110 years and are aware of the diverse effects on ecology, society and health.
Strategy
What we do today has a major impact on the world of tomorrow - both positive and negative. Our goal? To set as many positive impulses as possible and thus enable a natural, sustainable and safe food supply.
We want to harmonize our economic activities, the requirements of the environment and a good life for everyone - for us, that means sustainability. That is why we are taking responsibility for our supply chain and making it even more sustainable. As a family business, acting responsibly has been very important to us for generations.
The basis of our company is particularly important to us: the protection of nature and high standards of human rights.
We build bridges between the growing regions at the origin, the industry and the market in Europe. In doing so, we educate our suppliers about the needs of our customers and help them to implement European standards. We inspire our partners and customers to create sustainable value for all by raising awareness, empowering and enabling.
As a family business, we have been taking responsibility for the environment and people for more than 110 years
Strategic importance of sustainability:
"Today for Tomorrow" - we want to live up to this claim.
Decisions we make today, here and now, have a major impact on tomorrow and create the basis for a sustainable future. We have firmly anchored economic, ecological and social sustainability in our corporate strategy and have been certified according to the ZNU standard since 2021. At the same time, we have defined clear goals and want to initiate real changes that ensure improvements in the value chains at all levels.
Our aim is to provide as many positive impulses as possible and thus enable a natural, sustainable and safe food supply.
Taking into account our stakeholders - customers, suppliers, employees, authorities and non-governmental organizations - we have defined the key areas of action for our commitment:
- Economic: quality, innovation, procurement, good services
- Ecological: Packaging
- Social: employee satisfaction, human rights
They form the framework for our strategic goals and the resulting measures, which we are continuously developing. Specifically, we have set ourselves the following goals:
>95%
Economical
Quality, innovation, purchasing and good service
IFS Broker certification always at a high level (higher than 95%). In 2023, we were pleased to have completed the IFS Broker audit at a higher level again.
10+
Ecological
Packaging
We have set ourselves the goal of implementing at least 10 innovation projects that contribute to environmental sustainability (climate/energy, resources, biodiversity/animal welfare) by the end of 2024. Our R&D team has already succeeded in implementing 7 projects that achieve added value in one of the above categories.
38%
Social
Employee satisfaction and human rights
We want to be a good role model in terms of equality and have therefore set ourselves the goal of ensuring that the proportion of women in management positions is always above 30%. We are proud that 38% of our managers were women in fall 2023, and we want to maintain this high proportion in the coming years.
We take responsibility for sustainable development along our entire value chain.
We ensure more sustainable development here in Hamburg and with our partners abroad. We build bridges between the growth region and the market in order to promote sustainable value creation at all levels. In our key role, we ensure a proactive exchange of knowledge. We want to sensitize, strengthen and empower our partners and customers with regard to sustainable value creation for all (environment & people) AND we want a balance between our economic activities and ecological requirements.
For this reason, we are committed to contributing to the fulfillment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Specifically, these are the following goals:
Social
For us, social responsibility means actively promoting a society characterized by diversity, justice and mutual respect.
Sustainability naturally goes beyond the boundaries of our company. We consider ourselves socially responsible for the communities in which we operate. We are committed to human rights and fair working conditions for ourselves and our partners and promote the active participation of all stakeholders along our value chain.
Environment
We are aware of our responsibility towards the environment and future generations. We act on this basis.
This means that we want to make our business activities and value chains ever more sustainable, climate-friendly and resource-efficient. Various areas such as climate and packaging are continuously reviewed as part of our ZNU certification. We want to be a role model and an inspiration for others.
Economical
As a family business, we are very aware of our economic responsibility for our employees, but also for our partners, suppliers and customers, and we strive for long-term success together with them.
We create the conditions for this with a corporate culture that is characterized by integrity and transparency, sustainable innovation and reliable quality. We pursue the goal of continuous improvement in the area of sustainable procurement. We are committed to fair value creation in our supply chains.
Sustainable Development Goals
We take responsibility for sustainable development along our value chain. When defining our sustainability goals, we were guided by the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. And we work towards them every day.
Economic, ecological and social sustainability
10
Innovation projects in 2024
We are committed to fair working conditions
Role model and inspiration for others
Sustainable procurement
Economic responsibility
Gender equality
Partnerships and knowledge transfer
Packaging
Fair working conditions for us and our partners
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