Berte Qvarn makes a multi-year investment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chain.
Swedish mill Berte Qvarn invests in an AI-based sustainability platform to accelerate the transition to more sustainable food production. Berte Qvarn will use the platform to gather primary data from hundreds of growers in order to verify a carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fredrik Nilsson & Helena Stenström from Berte Qvarn.
Berte Qvarn, Sweden’s oldest family business from Slöinge, Halland, is making a significant investment in sustainability.
The 453-year-old mill (est. 1569) has invested in a digital sustainability platform, developed by Improvin’. The platform enables them to gather primary data directly from their growers, and based on this data, measure and quantify their greenhouse gas emissions.
The platform and the data it provides sets the base for Berte Qvarn’s sustainability work. Soon, Berte Qvarn’s customers, such as FMCG brands and food companies, will get access to the consolidated primary data and can use it for their reporting and for reducing the emissions in their supply chain.
“We see this platform as a long-term investment in sustainability. The food and agriculture industry is changing rapidly: as companies increase their focus on emission reductions, access to primary emission data is becoming business-critical. We are convinced that the platform and its data-driven insights will provide great value for us, our growers, and our customers”, says Helena Stenström, Head of Sustainability at Bertegruppen.
Today, more than 300 Swedish growers supply grains for Berte Qvarn. From December onwards, all of them will be onboarded to the new platform.
In the long term, the new platform will be used to build financial incentive programs for the growers in order to support them in the transition to more sustainable food production.
“Unlike other qualities of the grain, sustainability has no impact on the grain price. This needs to change. The food industry needs to collectively ensure and enable our growers to get compensated for their climate-positive efforts and for the sustainable food they produce. Together with our customers, we can use this platform to build financial incentives rewarding our growers for their sustainable practices”, Helena Stenström continues.
Berte Qvarn estimates the total annual emission reduction potential in their value chain to be 70 000 tonnes of CO2e. For their growers, such an emission reduction could provide up to 9 MSEK extra income.
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Read more about Improvin’s platform.
