OXNARD, CA - Not many companies have a global presence the way Westfalia Fruit Group does, and the supplier is making an impact across the world. Most recently, Westfalia rolled out an ambitious water strategy that aims to preserve our supplies globally. With these plans in place, the grower aims to decrease its use of water by 50 percent by 2030.
“Practically, this includes selecting the best-suited water-saving interventions that demonstrate good water-saving potential without compromising the productivity of the operation. After this, operations will develop implementation roadmaps and timelines for the next eight years along with water-related key performance indicators to track progress and success,” explained Maya da Silva, Environment and Sustainability Specialist.
Strategies have been developed for South Africa, Chile, Peru, Colombia, and Portugal to reduce water use and improve water use efficiency, a press release explained. The success and progress of specific best practices, measurements, and technology-related interventions will be tracked using water-related key performance indicators (KPIs).
Already, low flow initiatives helped Westfalia improve its water-use efficiency in 2020. Based on the success of this program, the company is developing and implementing customized plans for its operations worldwide. Under a new Global Water Plan, each Westfalia operation has submitted an eight-year strategy that outlines how it will decrease water use and improve water use efficiency.
This Global Water Plan is part of Westfalia’s long-term sustainability goals that include achieving carbon neutrality by 2030 and becoming ‘lifetime carbon neutral’ by the year of the centenary of the establishment of its first farm in South Africa in 2049.
As more sustainability initiatives come into play, ANUK will be here to report.
