Hauptkapitel x.x Unterkapitel Sustainability 18 1Report 20 19 Dates, facts 450,000 tonnes 70% Wernsing uses 450,000 tonnes of Around 70% of our potato potatoes every year. requirements are covered and goals through contract farming. 100% > 50% –23.5% In 2019, more than 50% 125,000 100% green energy of our requirements for raw 100 km Since 2019, 100% of materials and packaging Each year, Wernsing tests the electricity purchased Reduction of 23.5% in total energy consumption was sourced regionally more than 125,000 samples externally has been from per tonne of production output in 2025 compared to within a radius of 100km. as part of our internal renewable sources. 2012. monitoring programme. –22.4 % –20% By 2020, reportable workplace 0.000004% The consumption of wastewater accidents should be reduced by 20% Wernsing aims to have a maximum –30% treatment chemicals decreased by compared to 2015. of 4 complaints per 1 million in- Wernsing’s goal is to re- more than 22.4% in the last year. dividual packaged units annually. duce water consumption That is less than 0.000004%. per tonne of production output by 30% between 2012 and 2025. > 40% More than 40% of our fresh 16,000 hours potato products (french fries and potato specialities) are shipped 100% using innovative reusable In 2019, Wernsing invested In 2019, 100% of the packaging sysems. more than 16,000 hours in potatoes used by Wernsing 10,6 years the ongoing training of our originated from controlled The average length of service at the company is staff. and certified cultivation 10,6 years. By the end of 2022, our sources such as GLOBALG.A.P. Addrup site, including the waste disposal centre, will be CO2 In 2019, in cooperation with neutral. our contracted farmers, we 95% –50% 250,000 € 16 ha added approximately 16 The total paper consump- Joint social responsibility– in 2019, hectares of flowering By 2025, 95% of tion for administrative the company and employee all packaging (by initiatives supported regional strips into our agricultural CO2 processes was reduced by landscape, about the size of quantity) should be 50% from 2015 to 2018. social projects to the value of 22 football pitches. recyclable. €250,000. 2 3 2 For responsible production _ 22 2.1 Procurement 24 2.2 Energy 28 2.3 Logistics 31 2.4 Biodiversity 34 2.5 Emissions and climate neutrality 35 Contents 3 Dates, facts For good and goals _ 02 relationships _ 36 3.1 Sales 38 3.2 Human resource management 40 Editorial _ 06 3.3 Work safety / code of conduct 42 3.4 Vocational training at Wernsing 43 3.5 Social responsibility 45 1 For good food _ 08 4 1.1 History 10 1.2 Our philosophy 11 Conclusion _ 46 1.3 Sustainability management 12 1.4 Key issues – stakeholder dialogue 13 4.1 About this report 48 1.5 Quality and innovation 14 4.2 ZNU / SDG Matrix 49 1.6 Packaging 18 4.3 Legal notice 53 4 5 Editorial Dear readers, Throughout the history of the Wernsing Feinkost GmbH processes serve both economic and ecological interests. company, ecological and social aspects have always played Sustainability also means meeting our social responsibility an important role. As a food manufacturer, we combine towards employees, partners and society. We train young value creation with responsible action: we want to con- people locally, nurture our employees and place great value tribute to good nutrition and at the same time safeguard on long-term loyalty and a good working atmosphere. our natural resources for future generations. “Sustainable business - shaping the future”: this is the guiding principle We have been doing all this for many years. However, in behind all our actions. order to pursue our sustainability activities even more systematically, we have decided to certify Wernsing Fein- From the procurement of raw materials to production, kost GmbH in accordance with the ZNU standard for more packaging and logistics, the entire value chain is the focus sustainable management. We want to make our services, of continuous process improvement. We believe that activities and goals measurable and visible for everyone - commitment to innovation and sustainable action belong because we take it very seriously. This sustainability report together. We also want to further optimise our energy is one result of these endeavours. For the first time in the related performance and continuously reduce the environ- company's history, this report summarises all our activities mental impact of our operations. Regional sources of raw in the area of sustainability. materials, the efficient use of resources, and optimized Best wishes Andreas Sostmann Stefan Trenkamp Stefan Wernsing Martin Ponzel Alfred Kessen Executive management team of Wernsing Feinkost 6 7 1 For good food Sustainable thinking is our key ingredient. 8 9 For good food For good food 1.1 History Our philosophy 1.2 1962 1915 For good food – since 1962 Wernsing’s philosophy, goals and vision The Wernsing success story “We think outside the box.” - The Wern- Wernsing Food Family, our actions are defined by family began with the production of sing employees live up to this maxim values.” french fries, and the potato is every day and are committed to quali- still the most important raw ty-oriented thinking and actions at all Products and markets are constantly changing, so that material for the company levels of the company. Our customers' innovation is essential. That is why Wernsing takes a today. Since then, however, requirements are always the focus of holistic approach: new and improved products and modern the product range has grown to our attention, often leading to challen- packaging are combined with the use of state-of-the-art include many more products: ges. “Our solution-oriented thinking technology and a high degree of customer-specific service. in addition to frozen and fresh and our decisiveness in terms of Customers throughout Germany, but also in many Euro- Alfred Kessen potato specialities, the compa- practical implementation make us a pean countries and all over the world, also value Wernsing's ny also produces salads, dips, reliable partner”, says Managing Director Alfred Kessen. one-stop shop philosophy, from raw materials to logistics. dressings and sauces as well as “This applies to our collaboration with our customers and Digitalisation, industry 4.0 and artificial intelligence are desserts. employees as well as with our suppliers. At the core of the opening up new possibilities. At the Addrup site, located “These are the building blocks which will allow us to between Osnabrück and Bre- continue to develop and grow together with our partners Stefan Wernsing and Heinrich Wernsing men, Wernsing Feinkost GmbH What makes us special? and suppliers. It is part of our winning concept to combine processes over 450,000 tons The Wernsing brand core values value creation with responsible conduct in terms of ecolo- Wernsing Feinkost GmbH is the cornerstone of the Wern- of potatoes and 35,000 tons of vegetables every year. gical, economic and social sustainability”, Kessen sums up. sing Food Family, an international group of companies 1,150 employees, including around 100 trainees, are with an annual turnover of over 1.3 billion Euro. Founded the mainstay of the company's success and make an in 1962 by Heinrich Wernsing in Addrup, Lower Saxony, indispensable contribution every day to making the compa- Customer oriented Wernsing has more than 650 finished product Wernsing has grown continuously ny one of the leading producers recipes and over 2,100 production items, made over the intervening decades as a of deli foods in Germany today. The Wernsing success story Sustainable Innovative from 750 different raw materials, and packed result of the innovative spirit and began with the production Customers can choose from a with the help of 2,800 packaging items, resulting entrepreneurial courage of the of french fries total of around 650 different in a very complex production programme. Wernsing family from a small family products. Wernsing's versatility is business to become a modern, also evident in the more than 750 VISION dynamic and socially responsible group of companies and different raw materials that the company uses. Sustainable Expansive Family-like an important player in the German food industry. management, in particular the responsible use of natural resources, is therefore inextricably linked to Wernsing's goal: to produce good food. Solution Decisive oriented 10 11 For good food For good food 1.3 Sustainability management Key topics – stakeholder dialogue 1.4 “We work out of conviction” Materiality matrix 2019 Wernsing has been living sustainability Sustainable certification The materiality matrix is the result of the annual stake- meetings. It illustrates the key issues facing the specialist for many years. The company pursues Wernsing has been certified since 2017 in accordance holder and hot spot analysis during the sustainability team and management teams. the goal of always looking at the entire with the ZNU Standard - Driving Sustainable Change. This value chain and constantly searching for standard, developed by the Centre for Sustainable Ma- improvement potential. Stefan Wern- nagement at the University of Witten/Herdecke, supports very high Price/performance sing, Managing Partner, talks in an the company in the design, implementation and ongoing ratio interview about how sustainability is development of sustainability management. Quality deeply embedded in the company. Responsible corporate Innovation governance Packaging Stefan Wernsing Environmental/ What is the significance of energy management sustainability at Wernsing? Balanced Sustainable management is an essential part of our com- products pany philosophy. Our strategy involves setting ourselves Certification Attractive Procurement employer binding goals every year, and we work hard to meet them. management Animal Stakeholder Climate The importance of this issue is underlined by the fact that welfare communication and I and the other four managing directors are all members Advantages of the ZNU-Standard: dialogue of Wernsing's sustainability team.