Climate change, preservation of biodiversity, global food safety, energy transition, transformation of agricultural and production models…
Faced with these major challenges, Délifrance is fully convinced that as a food company it has a key role to play.
In 2021, we wrote our company’s mission:
Our roots are in the soil, the grain and our French baking know-how.
Together every day we grow and share this heritage and our love for baking.
Responsibly, creatively, deliciously.
At Délifrance, we have structured an ambitious CSR strategy, directly linked to the impacts of our business, our DNA, values and ambition.
We named our approach Baking Good BETTER. "Better" means taking action now all together and ensure sustainability is at the heart of everything that we do to protect what is most precious: our planet and our people.
CSR REPORT 2023-2024
We are glad to share with you our second CSR report, for the year 2023-2024! This report reviews the projects implemented this year, the action plan deployed and the results achieved.
Interview of Robert O'Boyle
Our Chief Executive Officer answers a few questions about “Baking Good Better”
Baking Good BETTER, Délifrance’s CSR initiative, has celebrated its second anniversary. What are the main achievements of the past year?
Since the launch of Baking Good BETTER, we have made significant progress on a great number of issues, including climate change. In June 2024, the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) certified the targets adopted by VIVESCIA Group to reduce our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. This very important step is the culmination of several months’ work, which reaffirms the commitment of Délifrance and its teams to the fight against global warming. We are very proud of this.
How is CSR part of Delifrance's culture?
Thanks to the rollout of our action plans and very active communication, our CSR approach has gradually been adopted by all Délifrance sites around the world. Baking Good BETTER is now well established and is destined to become the cornerstone of our corporate culture.
I am delighted to see that our teams are fully committed to advancing our businesses and achieving our objectives. It brings our teams together but also extends beyond them! CSR is a the heart of discussions with suppliers and creates a great deal of interest among our customers.
What are your short term priorities?
We are working to hit our SBTi-certified emissions reduction targets, by focusing on our largest sources of emissions: procurement of strategic raw materials, energy, refrigerants and freight. We are also pursuing our commitment to achieving zero deforestation across our entire value chain by the end of 2025.
We also want to offer our teams an ever more inclusive working environment. For example, we are going to appoint LGBTQIA+ ambassadors on all our sites and publish a guide to good practice. These are very strong commitments that reflect our culture of compassion and our attachment to diversity. These are values that underpin Baking Good BETTER.