Protecting the environment
Our second nature
Protecting natural resources
By the very nature of its business the EVIALIS group is strongly involved in the agricultural universe and aware of its environmental concerns. The raw materials used by the group come from agriculture and the agri-food industry, and are therefore renewable. Moreover, water and energy consumption is low, and the group’s industrial activity generates little waste.
EVIALIS is a company that combines renewable raw materials: cereals, oilseeds, vegetable proteins, seedcakes, etc. The group’s teams of formulators are continually optimising the use of these products in its recipes to give livestock farmers the best possible nutritional performance while adjusting the quantity of feed consumed by animals to the strictly necessary, therefore reducing the use of raw materials.
On an industrial level, animal feed production does not present a major risk for the environment and has a low environmental impact. The production process consumes very little water and EVIALIS implements processes to improve the energy yield of its facilities.
Controlling risks
In terms of risk prevention, the group’s policy is notably based on the safety level of its industrial sites, optimising raw material flow, improving the energy efficiency of industrial processes, and reducing emissions and waste.
Furthermore, the Evialis Nutrition division is certified ISO 9001 version 2000. This quality management system fully integrates the anticipation and control of environmental risks which are therefore essential preliminary for all of the group’s production activities
Reducing emissions and waste
The group’s environmental policy hinges around two priorities: reduction and treating emissions and waste. Every industrial site performs regular checks to evaluate noise pollution, dust emission levels and water-borne effluents. In these areas, each site manages its own detailed action plan for continuous improvement.
As raw materials are mainly processed in bulk, the volume of packaging waste to be managed is minimal. It is primarily made up of paper which is recovered to a great extent in recycling processes. Production waste represents less than 1kg per ton of feed produced.
Meticulous management
Action plans related to environmental protection are coordinated jointly by the Quality and Food Safety Division and the Industrial Division, together with the Human Resources Division for training initiatives.
Increasing employee awareness
EVIALIS employees attend environmental risk awareness sessions designed to be pragmatic and to include economic and industrial realities. An example of this is the liquid unloading method training course.
