Impact Report 2025
Read the Impact Report to explore the highlights, challenges and stories behind our sustainability journey.
Through our good citizenship and livelihoods ambition, we focus on creating fair, safe and inclusive workplaces for our own employees, upholding and advancing human rights across the value chain, and maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct. We embed this ambition throughout our organisation by setting clear expectations, strengthening governance, and working closely with partners to build transparency and improve conditions for workers in our supply chains.
We recognise that sustainable growth depends on the well-being, dignity and protection of people at every stage of the food system. That is why we invest in our employees’ development and safety, assess and address human rights risks in our sourcing regions, and uphold strict antibribery and corruption standards. By engaging openly with suppliers, communities and stakeholders, we aim to drive meaningful long-term improvements in livelihoods and ensure that our business contributes positively to society.
Under RoadMap 2030, our good citizenship and livelihoods pillar brings together the commitments that define how we support people across our own operations and throughout our global value chain. This pillar focuses on strengthening the well-being, development and safety of our employees, advancing human rights for workers in the value chain, and upholding the highest standards of integrity through robust anti‑bribery and corruption practices.
By promoting fair and inclusive workplaces, working with partners to improve labour conditions across supply chains, and reinforcing strong ethical governance, we aim to contribute to more resilient communities and responsible growth. This pillar reflects our belief that sustainable food systems can only be built when people are respected, protected and empowered at every stage and contributes to UN SDGs 2, 5, 8 and 17.
Our employees
Building on the lessons we learned from RoadMap 2025, we have an even stronger ambition to create a more inclusive, equitable and globally representative organisation. Our renewed targets within RoadMap 2030 reflect both our commitment to meaningful progress and our recognition that diverse leadership teams drive better decision‑making, innovation and long‑term business resilience. With this in mind, we have set three clear goals for the decade ahead.
TARGETS
First, we aim to increase the representation of women in senior leadership to 35% by 2030, supported by more structured talent development, recruitment practices and succession planning.
Second, we will continue to ensure fair and equitable compensation by maintaining an adjusted gender pay gap below 5% (either way) globally through at least 2030, with strengthened governance, monitoring and corrective actions where needed.
Finally, we are committed to maintaining leadership teams that reflect the international nature of our business. By 2030, we continue to aim for 100% of our senior leadership teams to be multinational, ensuring that diverse perspectives shape our strategic direction.
Health and safety
Health and safety are foundational to our purpose of Feeding the Future. Operating across diverse geographies and industrial environments through Trouw Nutrition and Skretting, we are committed to ensuring that every employee, contractor, visitor and member of the communities where we operate is protected. We care about the health, safety and security of our employees, contractors, visitors and communities. We are committed to promoting a safe working environment characterised by continuous improvement, trust and mutual collaboration. At Nutreco, people come first – everyone is treated equally, and we do not compromise the safety or health of our employees.
TARGET
Under RoadMap 2030, we aim to achieve 95% ² completion of corporate Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) training across the organisation on an annual basis, supporting a strong culture of safety ownership.
[²] While the ambition is to reach full completion, a 100% rate is not feasible in practice as employees are assigned the course at different times and require a period to complete the training. Therefore, a 95% target realistically reflects ongoing participation and onboarding processes.
Human rights (workers in the value chain)
We comply with the International Labour Organization (ILO) Standards and do not use child labour or any form of forced labour in our operations. Through our Code of Conduct for Employees, all employees are made aware of our zero-tolerance policy toward child labour and forced labour practices and understand that any related concerns should be reported.
We are committed to engaging only with suppliers that uphold the same principles as we do. This is why we communicate our expectations, including those related to human rights, through our Code of Conduct for Business Partners, which is embedded contractually across our procurement activities.
Business conduct: Anti-bribery and corruption and Code of Conduct
With a global presence, we must manage an extensive set of ethical and legal responsibilities. In line with our values, we act with integrity. This means we do what is right within the legal frameworks of the countries we operate in.
TARGET
Under RoadMap 2030, we have set the target of having at least 95% of identified functions at risk for ABC covered by and having completed ABC training. ³
[³] While the ambition is to reach full completion, a 100% rate is not feasible in practice as employees are assigned the course at different times and require a period to complete the training. Therefore, a 95% target realistically reflects ongoing participation and onboarding processes.
Livelihoods
We recognise the importance of strong relationships with the communities where we operate and the role these connections play in maintaining trust, supporting local development and upholding our social licence to operate. Our global footprint means we are part of many different local contexts, each with its own priorities, opportunities and expectations.
We are committed to engaging openly and constructively with our neighbours, ensuring our operations contribute positively and respectfully to the well-being of the people and places around us. Through ongoing dialogue, local partnerships and targeted support initiatives, we aim to strengthen community resilience and foster long‑term shared value.