- Community
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Embracing our responsibility
Raw materials purchased by BioMar are sourced all over the globe and from very different environments.
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Circular & Restorative
At BioMar, we take action for our areas of responsibility. We encourage and stimulate restorative practices in our supply chain and have set targets for minimum inclusion levels of circular and restorative ingredients.
BioMar considers raw materials originating from by-products and waste streams to be circular. We seek to decouple feed supply chains from direct competition with food for human consumption.
We define restorative ingredients as raw materials that significantly shift the balance between ecosystem impacts and human production systems. The goal is to stimulate net-positive environmental outcomes compared to time-bound relevant benchmarks.
Milestones in 2023
29% Circular and/or Restorative ingredients
Submitted manuscripts to scientific journals to document our improved biodiversity coverage of our Restorative method
Announced new partnership with French insect meal supplier Agronutris, building on years of long-term collaboration with insect meal producers with special focus on valorisation of low-value substrates (by-products)
Record-low FFDR of 0.67 achieved through overall lower inclusion of marine ingredients, higher trimmings share, and several new partnerships launched within circular marine by-products
Partneredship with key suppliers to promote restorative practices, including regenerative agriculture
Advanced scientific platform cooperation with closer to commercialisation for several low-impact circular fermentation companies being close to commercialisation.
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Targets for 2030
50% Circular & Restorative ingredients in our feed by 2030
We seek to decouple feed supply chains from directly competing with food for human consumption
Increase the use of Circular ingredients
Increase the use of Restorative ingredients
Annual reporting on hotspot raw material compliance
Increased evidence-based transparency
Circular & Restorative Key Milestones 2023
Best FFDR in BioMar history: 0.67
29% Circular and/or Restorative ingredients
Read the full story and read more about BioMar's sustainability initiatives in our 2023 Sustainability Report.
Other Relevant Insights
Results (13)
- Restorative
- Novel Ingredients
Read moreSustainable aquafeed with marine microalgae
Early results from the “Alga4Fuel&Aqua” research project, in which BioMar Hellenic is participating, indicate that a mix of the microalgae species
- Partnerships
- Restorative
Read moreYield10 Bioscience and BioMar aim to grow fish oil on land
Yield10 Bioscience and BioMar Group have signed an agreement to form a long-term partnership to commercialise a Camelina crop.
- Restorative
- BioSustain
Read moreCircular Economy Thinking
BioMar seeks to decouple feed supply chains from directly competing with food for human consumption.
- Restorative
Read moreResponsibly sourced raw materials
BioMar has several ways of securing responsibly sourced and safe raw materials.
- Restorative
- Novel Ingredients
Read moreWhat are restorative raw materials?
Circular restorative materials are derived from waste or by-products, as defined by the EU waste framework directive.
- Restorative
- Partnerships
Read moreTargeting BioMar’s supply chain emissions
BioMar consumed approximately 1.6 million tonnes of RMs, which are diverse, sourced globally, and purchased from hundreds of suppliers.
- Restorative
Read moreTime to rethink waste
Through innovation, many leftovers from human food production can be turned into new valuable resources.
- Restorative
Read moreBioMar sources Benson Hill ingredients
BioMar is sourcing consecutive seasons of Benson Hill ingredients as part of its commitment to build restorative soy supply chains.
- Partnerships
- Restorative
Read moreYield10 Bioscience and BioMar aim to grow fish oil on land
Yield10 Bioscience and BioMar Group have signed an agreement to form a long-term partnership to commercialise a Camelina crop .
- Restorative
Read moreResponsibly sourced raw materials
BioMar has several ways of securing responsibly sourced and safe raw materials.
- Restorative
- Partnerships
Read moreTargeting BioMar’s supply chain emissions
BioMar consumed approximately 1.6 million tonnes of RMs, which are diverse, sourced globally, and purchased from hundreds of suppliers.
