Global food leader Barillapublished its 2022 business and sustainability results. The company continued its commitment to a sustainable supply chain from farm to table, with more than 9 thousand farmers involved in agricultural projects. Barilla, which redesigned its pasta, sauce, pesto, bread, biscuit and snack product packages for recycling, introduced 40 new products to its consumers last year. The company, which reformulated and developed 13 products in 500 years, reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 2010 percent and water consumption by 32 percent compared to 24. While Barilla saved enough water to fill 13 Olympic swimming pools in 300 years, it announced its new 5-year road map in the field of innovation and sustainability. The group will invest 5 billion euros in the next 1 years.
Food leader Barilla reaches millions of tables in more than 29 countries every day with the products it produces in a total of 100 facilities around the world, including the Bolu factory in Turkey; It published its 2022 business and sustainability report. Barilla, which carries out its work with a focus on people's access to good and sustainable food, continued to invest in 2022 to improve its pasta, sauces and bakery products. The company, which introduced 40 new products to consumers last year, continued to develop and reformulate its products. While Barilla continued its global growth as a result of the work it carried out in different areas last year, it also continued to reduce its impact on the environment.
93 Percent of Durum Wheat Comes from Local Farmers
The number of farmers involved in the agricultural projects of the Barilla Group, which continues to strongly support sustainable agriculture initiatives, has exceeded 9 thousand. The company, which continues to be the world leader in pasta sales, increased the rate of durum wheat supplied from local markets to 93 percent; It continued its cooperation with almost half of the farmers (47 percent) through contract farming agreements. Barilla, which has been carrying out sustainable and contracted agriculture activities in Turkey for nearly a quarter of a century, has achieved 2022% of its local production with Turkish wheat in 42, reaching a total of XNUMX thousand decares of contracted agricultural area.
Saved Water to Fill 300 Olympic-sized Swimming Pools
Adopting the aim of "Food Joy for a Better Life", which expresses people's happiness and holistic well-being, Barilla produced more than 2022 million tons of food in 2,1. Barilla, which has 95 percent of its products with low environmental impact, stated in its Sustainability Report that it has reduced greenhouse gas emissions per ton of finished product by 2010 percent and water consumption by 32 percent since 24. In 2022, the company achieved 2010 million kg CO4 equivalent emissions, which is equivalent to 132 car journeys between the earth and the sun, and 2 thousand m300 of water savings, which is equivalent to the water to fill 740 Olympic swimming pools, in terms of energy efficiency, according to 3 production data. In its report, the company announced that it obtains 64 percent of the electricity it uses from renewable sources with a Guarantee of Origin Certificate and recycles more than 91 percent of the waste produced. The company has also prevented the use of 100 tons of plastic annually with the renewed 160 percent recyclable cardboard packaging used in its products. The company continued its effective work in Turkey. Barilla's water consumption in Turkey has decreased by 10 percent in the last 35 years, and carbon emissions have decreased by 8 percent in the same period.
Donated €13 Million in 60 Years to Support Local Communities
Increasing the number of products obtained from sustainable agriculture, Barilla Group reformulated 13 of its products in 500 years, reducing the amount of saturated fat, salt and sugar and increasing the fiber content. The report also included the responsibilities taken to ensure a more livable world and access to good food for everyone. Barilla, which supports local communities with a total of 3,2 million euros in cash and 3 tons of product donations in the different countries where it operates, has increased the total cash aid it has provided since 200 to 2010 million euros and product donations to 60 thousand tons. The number of people the group included in nutrition training reached 45 thousand.
Will Invest 5 Billion Euros in 1 Years
Barilla Group, which continues to invest in order to meet the needs of consumers in a changing world and to help future generations live in a better world, also announced its new investment plan for the next 5 years in the report it published. The company, which announced that it will invest 5 billion euros in the next 1 years within the scope of the plan, will realize half of the investment in Italy within the scope of improving production processes, renewing industrial assets, Industry 4.0 technologies, strengthening the IT infrastructure and "Food Joy for a Better Life" commitment. The group, which increased its revenue to 2022 billion euros in 4.663, will support the development of new sustainable food solutions in cooperation with Plug And Play, the world's largest open innovation platform.
“There's Still Much to Do "We have work to do"
Stating that Barilla has continued its work with passion and the principle of "You will not produce anything that you would not feed to your children" since 1877, when Barilla started its operations, until today. Barilla Group Vice President Paolo Barilla, “Agriculture, growing systems, the transformation of raw materials into finished products, packaging, distribution and consumption have evolved over time to respond to the ever-increasing demand for products that meet people's expectations for taste, nutrition and health while supporting the planet's ability to regenerate its resources. We continue to work with the desire to surpass ourselves since the day we were founded. "There is only one thing we are sure of: we have a lot of work to do, but our passion is also great," he said.
Barilla Group CEO Gianluca Di Tondo “This report tells the story of us and our products, our employees and the way we do business. If we want to deliver a future for our planet and each of us, we must all do our part. “Our company started this journey years ago, and the small steps we took over time helped us achieve big results.”
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