Sustainability
Agaris remains steadfast in its commitment to align with the EU Green Deal, reducing product environmental impact and minimizing the use of natural resources while maximizing nature restauration after use.
- Sustainability is not a side project — it’s part of how we do business.
- In 2024, we published our first Sustainability Report, covering activities and performance in 2023. A key milestone that marks our commitment to transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement on the long term.
- Join us. Whether you’re a customer, partner or simply curious, we invite you to grow with us – to share ideas, exchange expertise, learn from each other, and shape a more sustainable future together.
Recent investments & achievements
- Creation of CO2 Smart Score for all products.
- Installation of 2 new wood fibre production machines (France & Poland) for high-quality fibres for peat-reduced and peat-free substrates.
- New wastewater treatment installation for our production site in Ghent.
- Our own 9 Golden Safety Rules are core principles that support the zero-harm culture across the company.
- Both our ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 9001 (quality) certifications have been successfully renewed for Agaris’ headquarters, production site in Ghent, and Onesse location.
- Agaris officially signed a declaration of intent, affirming our commitment to the principles of an inclusive company.
Vision and key areas
Agaris aims to be the preferred partner for sustainable and
top performing solutions, with respect for natural resources.
To identify our most critical priorities, we conducted a double materiality assessment. This process involved extensive consultations, including industry research, benchmarking, and engagement with internal and external stakeholders. This shaped our strategy, resulting in 8 key areas for our company. Recognizing the importance our stakeholders place on these topics, we have structured our sustainability strategy around them.
Environment: Sustainable Product Development, Sustainable Packaging, Sustainable Peat Extraction, Sustainable Water Use, Climate Change
Social: Health & Safety Employees
Governance: Sustainability Due Diligence, Product & Service Quality
Our goal is to shift from 70/30 (peat/alternatives) in 2020 to 35/65 by 2032, thus reducing the overall peat content in our product portfolio by 50%.
We are on good track to walk the talk. Peat-free substrates are being tested by several growers and research centers. Moreover, we compare with competitor alternatives to ensure we stay ahead of the competition. It’s also important to actively participate in the sector’s many subsidized project initiatives. As we believe that today peat is in some cases still the best performing ingredient, we aim to maximize the use of Responsibly Produced Peat (RPP). This guarantees for ourselves and our clients that our harvest methods and the nature restoration plans of our peat bogs have been well considered.
Read all highlights and more in our Sustainability Report! 👇
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