200 MEMBERS
AchieveNow is an environmental commodity trader and impact facilitator that helps with measuring and maximizing the impact while supporting organizations in achieving their environmental targets and goals. All while effectively communicating the companies’ stories around the world. The motivation for AchieveNow joining RTRS is that the company would like to actively help support the RTRS organization with its mission to
achieve 100% responsible soy globally. Moreover, they believe in RTRS’s goals and its values and its role both as a certification scheme to accelerate the certified production globally as its multi-stakeholder platform role to actively engage with NGOs, soy producers, financial institutions, retailers, brands and traders who connect supply and demand.
Adient PLC is a manufacturer of automotive seating and interiors. They use soy-based products in some of their foam cushion products. As part of their commitment to understanding how they can reduce the impact on deforestation, they are
working with the World Wildlife Fund and Global Canopy as a trusted team of on-the-ground resources while also collaborating with other stakeholders to find potential solutions and alternatives.
“Adient PLC is actively working to create more transparency in their supply chain with respect to forest commodities and we believe that joining the RTRS will facilitate this process by providing education, tools and introductions to other stakeholders” said Mark Proulx, EHS Systems and Sustainability Manager.
AGCO Finance is the worldwide provider of financing solutions for AGCO, a global leader n the design, manufacturing and distribution of agricultural equipment. Headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, AGCO Finance manages a portfolio of over $10 billion USD, and provides customer and dealer finance solutions in over 20 countries. AGCO Finance was founded in 1990 as a joint venture between DLL, a global
financial solutions provider and member of the Rabobank Group, and AGCO. The primary brands AGCO Finance supports are Fendt, Valtra, Massey-Ferguson, Precision Planting and GSI. AGCO Finance’s purpose is to be a dedicated finance solutions partner to help farmers grow their businesses today and create a sustainable legacy for future generations.
Regarding the company´s motivation to join RTRS, Marcin Kromczyk, Global Sustainability Officer said: “We believe partnership is key to achieving our sustainable ambitions. Being an RTRS member allows us to engage closer with like-minded actors and develop new products and services for the RTRS-certified producers through joint initiatives. We look forward to engaging closer with the RTRS network.”
Danish Crown A/S is an international food company standing on over 130 years of history. The company is owned by 5,400 Danish farmers, employs approximately 26,600 people, delivers products to
136 countries and is part of 49 billion meals for consumers around the globe. With an ambitious strategy, Feeding the Future, Danish Crown strives to challenge the food industry and create a more sustainable future
for food. By 2030, Danish Crown will have reduced the climate impact of the company’s meat production by 50
per cent relative to 2005, and meat from Danish Crown will be climate-neutral by 2050
Anne Sørensen, Sustainability Specialist at Danish Crown said: “In April 2020, we launched a soy action plan in collaboration with the Danish Alliance for Responsible Soy. In line with that, our motivation for becoming a member of RTRS is linked to our commitment in 2025, which is that all slaughtered animals from our Danish suppliers are fed with sustainable soy.”
Since its creation in France in 1978, Délifrance has been developing bakery, pastry and savory products for foodservice providers, bakers and retailers in 100 countries around the world. They are proud to be part of the French cooperative group VIVESCIA, a French grain cooperative
group. They make the most of this uniqueness and work closely together in order to deliver the best products. Driven by their passion for bakery, and using their heritage, artisan techniques, baking tradition and exacting standards of taste and quality.
“While we do not use significant quantities of soy within our products directly, the use of soy lies within the feed used to produce two of our key viennoiserie ingredients: butter and eggs. Consequently, we believed that it was time for us to join the RTRS so we could have a positive impact on this topic and commit for a more responsible and transparent sourcing”, said Nathalie Genebes, Global CSR Director.
Empacadora Grupo
Granmar – EMPAGRAN is a 100% Ecuadorian group in the Aquaculture industry, which integrates all areas of shrimp production. It is one of the shrimp farming groups with the broadest background in Ecuador, operating
and growing since 1975 It has more than 3,000 hectares in the best shrimp growing region in the world. Biotechnological processes are run in their own laboratory for larval development. EMPAGRAN also has a packing house with a daily capacity of up to 90,000 pounds.
In the words of Julio Campozano, General Manager of EMPAGRAN, “the main motivation for joining RTRS comes not only from our objective to meet the demands of our customers who require our commitment to sustainability actions, but also to meet the demands and challenges posed by the market".
Neocampo S.R.L. is an SME established in Tucumán, Argentina, currently runing more than 3,000 hectares in the provinces of Tucumán and Santiago del Estero. The
company’s objective is to add value to its products and processes, being innovative in the production of both commodities and specialties.
Alejandro Koralsky, Managing Partner of Neocampo S.R.L. said: “The company’s motivation to join RTRS stems from its interest in “doing better”, rather than “doing more”. Being part of RTRS will enhance our processes of observation and evaluation of our agricultural practices with the objective of adding value to production".
Parra Agropecuaria S.R.L. farming activities cover a total of 4.394 hectares located in the province of Chaco, Argentina. The company’s mission is to promote growth based
on a viable and sustainable economy that protects the environment, while providing security and information to our customers.
As expressed by Leticia Parra, Administration and Finance Manager at Parra Agropecuaria SRL, the objective of the company is to collaborate with the Association and raise environmental awareness. “As farmers we understand that sustainable production helps to improve quality of life and at the same time enhances the growth of the region," Leticia adds.
RTRS welcomes the new members and encourages them, as part of the sustainable supply chain and for the sake of their commitment to the future of soybeans, to actively participate in the discussions proposed by our roundtable at the global level.