True
sustainability.
How sustainable is Swiss Sugar? Here, you can see its carbon footprint, meaning the total amount of all greenhouse gases generated across a product’s entire value-added chain. The carbon footprint is expressed in CO2 equivalents (CO2-eq). This unit of measure is used to quantify the impact that various greenhouse gases have on our climate. The bar graph shows the number of CO2 equivalents per 1000 grams of sugar for each case.
fertile soil
artificial irrigation
limited use of pesticides
of monocultural farming
farmyard manure
thanks to modern machinery
and high quantities of
sugar per acre
soil management
Sugar-beet cultivation
fertile soil
of monocultural farming
farmyard manure
artificial irrigation
limited use of pesticides
soil management
thanks to modern machinery
and high quantities of
sugar per acre
transport
transport
The journey to the processing plant
transport
transport
fuels
water cycle
energy efficiency
wastewater treatment
Production
fuels
water cycle
energy efficiency
wastewater treatment
distance
transport
transport
mobility
Supplying our customers
transport
transport
mobility
Byproducts
Sugar production leads to many byproducts that can be used in ways that make good, eco-logical sense. At Swiss Sugar, we use the entire sugar beet, including the residual soil.
Swiss Sugar’s commitment to
efficiency and environmental sustainability
Why is Swiss Sugar more sustainable than its competitors abroad? This has to do with our holistic approach to production, processing, and transportation. The Swiss climate is ideal for sugar beets. Crop yields are high despite the sparing use of fertilizers and pesticides. Our plants operate with locally-generated energy combined with modern technology. The advantages of Swiss Sugar at a glance:
- Environmentally sustainable agriculture
- Energy-efficient processing
- Short-distance transport
- Use and reuse of energy and byproducts
The path to net zero
Swiss Sugar AG is aiming to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2030 when compared to the reference year 2020. The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) confirms that our carbon-reduction path is scientifically sound.Our plan is to first lower our carbon emissions in Scope 1 and 2. By reducing its emissions by this amount within a ten-year period, Swiss Sugar will make a contribution to limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
