Sustainability
do more with less
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We want to create profitable growth in a sustainable way by developing products that are good for people and the environment.
As an international company we are committed to our social responsibility and have started our journey towards green growth. Our goal is to do more with less. This requires us to rethink and change our ways of doing things, as well as adapting new ways of working and new partnerships.
THE UN SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
We use the UN global Sustainable Development Goals to guide our direction. Up to 2023 we will concentrate our efforts on:
- Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
NutraQ’g goal: We will use only sustainable ingredients in our products. - Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth.
NutraQ’s goal: All suppliers must meet our requirements for employee rights, social conditions and sustainable production.
Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.
NutraQ’s goal: All of our packaging must be of recyclable materials from sustainable sources, and we will lower the CO2 emissions by reducing transport and use the most sustainable alternatives.
OUR INITIATIVES
Sustainable packaging
In 2020 we initiated the process of changing our packaging to more sustainable materials. We started to remove plastic from our outer packaging, and this is now plastic free in most markets. Our goal is to have fully sustainable packaging within 2023.
Since we purchase materials from different parts of the world, we wish to make sure that all our suppliers, regardless of country, comply with NutraQ’s requirements, and that production is carried out in accordance with internationally recognized requirements relating to human rights, working conditions, the environment and anti-corruption.
Friend of the Sea
Friend of the Sea is a certification of sustainable seafood from fisheries and aquaculture. We are using Calamarine oil in some of our products. This is an eco-friendly marine source for Omega-3 and certified as sustainable by Friend of the Sea. Their mission is to protect aquatic resources by means of promoting sustainable practices in fishing, aquaculture, nutraceutical products (food supplements), ornamental fish trade and shipping.