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Food waste
Food waste
Demand-driven supply, giving surplus food a second chance.
In the food sector, we face the challenge of offering a wide range of fresh products with short shelf lives, such as baked goods, throughout the day and right up to store closing, without generating food waste. To meet this challenge, we take targeted measures across the entire value chain.
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Energy
Energy
Use renewable energy, operate efficiently and reduce emissions.
Energy consumption in our retail outlets and production sites accounts for a large share of the emissions we can directly influence. We aim to reduce these emissions by consistently expanding the use of renewable energy and lowering our overall energy consumption.
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Responsible Sourcing
Responsible Sourcing
Taking responsibility; from raw materials to the shelf.
To promote a more responsible approach to environmental and social matters, we want to enable our customers to choose alternatives that meet social or environmental standards.
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Health-conscious alternatives
Health-conscious alternatives
Increasing transparency and supporting plant-based options.
A large share of our products are consumed on the go. This makes it all the more important that balanced options are easy to identify, that a broad range of plant-based products is available, and that existing products continue to be improved with health considerations in mind.
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Packaging and Circularity
Packaging and Circularity
More sustainable packaging through reduction, recycling, and responsible sourcing.
Packaging is essential in the foodvenience sector: it protects products, enables transport, and extends shelf life. At the same time, they are typically used only for a short time before being discarded. This leads to high resource consumption and creates challenges for both the environment and waste management systems.
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Fair working conditions
Fair working conditions
Our employees not only drive the execution of our business strategy, but also represent Valora externally – especially in our retail outlets.
Employee satisfaction is therefore of central importance. It shapes not only motivation, but also loyalty to the company. To maintain high levels of satisfaction, Valora ensures fair working conditions. HR teams across the individual business units focus on areas such as working hours, break policies, benefits, workplace safety, health promotion, diversity, equal opportunity, and compensation. Ensuring fair working conditions is also a shared responsibility and a key objective for all managers across the Valora network.
Talent and careers
Talent and careers
The modern workplace is constantly evolving, requiring both Valora and the employees across its network to remain flexible and adaptable.
At the same time, newly acquired knowledge, skills, and qualifications have a positive impact on performance, motivation, and employability. Valora aims to offer attractive development opportunities to its employees, agency operators, franchise partners, and their staff, providing an environment that supports continuous, future-oriented growth. Training and development activities are managed within the individual business units by HR teams in close collaboration with operations teams.