Presentation Greenyard

Presentation Greenyard

Company presentation Greenyard2

Global player in fruits and vegetables, active in all segments

Fresh fruits & vegetables,

Flowers & plants and

Supply chain services

Frozen fruit and vegetables

& Ready-to-eat meals

Prepared fruit & vegetables,

Sauces & soups and

Ready-to-eat meals

Growing media &

soil improvers

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Key Facts

Global player in fruits & vegetables and the only player active in

all segments: fresh, frozen, prepared and growing media

34 Distribution centres mainly for fresh fruits & vegetables

22 Production sites for processed fruits & vegetables and growing media

Employs around 9000 FTEs

Supplier of the largest retailers and their customers in Europe

Sales in more than 80 countries

Turnover 4,1 billion euro

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Global player, active in 25 countries

Headquarters in Belgium

Greenyard’s horticultural division

Profil d'entreprise Greenyard6

Hobby market Professional

New concepts (organic substrates, urban farming, urban substrates…)

Greenyard’s Horticulture division

Urban

Greenyard Horticulture - Vertical integration

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Raw materials

+2,500 ha peat bogs in• Poland• Latvia• RussiaOther raw materials• Bark • Cocos • Compost• Wood fiber• Minerals • …

Transport

• 85% of the peat comes by ship

• Cocos in containers• Other raw materials:

sourcing < 100 km

Production

Production plants in• Belgium (2)• France (2)• Poland (6)• Ukraine (2)• Latvia (1)• Russia (1)

Distribution

• B2B: own fleet

• B2C: own fleet + subcontracted to transporters

Commercial

• Prof: growers, community

• Urban: landscape services, landscaping, …

• Retail: chain stores, independent garden centers, …

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Wise use of raw materials and additifs

• Peat

• Composted bark

• Greenwaste compost

• Woodfibre

• Clay

• Cocos : coir, fibres, chips.

• Minerals : perlite, sand,…

• Fertilisers : mineral, organic, SRF

The environmental policy of Greenyard Horticulture is built on three pillars:

1. An engagement to work in accordance with environmental legislations and regulations

2. The ambition to continuously strive to reduce our ecological footprint by

a) A careful selection of raw materials & additives

b) Optimized transport & logistics

c) Reduce energy and water consumption

d) Reduce waste and increase recycling

3. Taking effective measures to prevent accidents that can be harmful to the environment or uncontrollable emissions.

In September first audit for ISO 14001

Sustainable policy Greenyard Horticulture

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Peatlands in Europe

Source: Peatlands in the EU regulatory environment, BfN, 2017

Peat extraction in Europe

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Peat consumption in EuropeTotal 70 million M³

Peat for energy35 million M³

Source: Wetlands International NGO

• High added value• No valuable alternatives

Growing media35 million M³

• No high added value• Plenty of alternatives

• Basic philosophy:

Garantee that peat used by Greenyard as a growing media

constituent is from responsible sources

• For professional horticulture

• For hobby gardening market

• Third party certification: Responsibly Produced Peat (RPP)

Peat from responsible sources

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Peat from responsible sources

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RPP

• For high added value applications

• Transparency

• Stakeholder involvement

• Third party certficiation

Win-win strategy

• Minimize negative effects

No extraction in high conservation value areas

• Maximize positive effects

rehabilitation measures after extracting peat fromdegraded areas results in net gain of nature value

• Requirements over and above existing legislation

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Peat from responsible sources

Site selection

Site preparation

Peatextraction

After-use

Good gouvernance

Legality

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Site selection

Never

Not allowed, unless ?

?Allowed, unless

Allowed

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RPP status at Greenyard

• March 2017:• First certification for 2 peat bogs

• Latvia: Brigu• Poland: Budwity

• Autumn 2017: • Field audits for the other peat bogs• Expected certification in the near future

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Sustainable innovations

Local raw materialsSustainable fertilizers

3D substratesSustainable applications

Our vision is “to make lives healthier by helping people enjoy fruit and vegetables at any moment, easy, fast and pleasurable, whilst fostering nature”.

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Our vision

Greenyard’s horticultural division

Profil d'entreprise Greenyard6

Hobby market Professional

New concepts (organic substrates, urban farming, urban substrates…)

Greenyard’s Horticulture division

Urban Hobby market

New concepts (organic substrates, urban farming, urban substrates…)

Peat from responsible sources

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RPP• For high added value applications• Transparency• Stakeholder involvement

• Third party certficiation

Win-win strategy• Minimize negative effects

No extraction in high conservation value areas• Maximize positive effects

rehabilitation measures after extracting peat fromdegraded areas results in net gain of nature value• Requirements over and above existing legislation

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Peat from responsible sources

Site selection

Site preparation

Peatextraction After-use

Good gouvernance

Legality

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Site selection

Never

Not allowed, unless ?

?Allowed, unless

Allowed

Our vision is “to make lives healthier by helping people enjoy fruit and vegetables at any moment, easy, fast and pleasurable, whilst fostering nature”.