Sustainability - a matter of course Caring for and being afraid of our environment and our surroundings is nothing new for Berte Qvarn. For centuries, every owner of the mill has tried to manage the gifts of nature to the best of his ability. Long before the discussion about environmental and quality assurance began, significant environmental savings were made at Berte Qvarn. As a common thread throughout history runs an idea of our role in the food chain and a strong love for nature that surrounds us, for our fellow human beings and a humility for future generations. You can read more about the company group and our joint work and sustainability report on Bertegruppen's website . Environment "We have not inherited the land from our parents. We have borrowed it from our children." Caring for and being afraid of our environment and our surroundings is nothing new for Berte Qvarn. Throughout the centuries, every owner of the mill has tried to manage nature's gifts to the best of his ability, for example Berte Qvarn gets its power from the waters of the Suseån and is powered by local hydropower. Feel free to read the certificate from E.ON which verifies that the Bertegruppen makes a good environmental choice by buying hydropower. Our environmental management system helps us to work with environmental issues in a systematic way. It also gives us a working model so that we can constantly improve and be at the forefront of the environmental field. 100% renewable fuel Since 2017, all our trucks have been run on HVO, which reduces carbon dioxide emissions by up to 90% compared to traditional regular diesel. HVO is synthetic diesel and 100% renewable. Environmental goals 2019: Varje år ser vi över vårt miljöledningssystem och tittar på vilka förändringar som skett under året och hur vi kan förbättra oss. Som grund för vårt miljöarbete har vi gjort en miljöutredning och ur den har vi fått fram tre betydande miljöaspekter: Transport Elförbrukning Klimatbelastning Inom dessa områden sätter vi våra miljömål som även är kopplade till vår miljöpolicy. Under 2019 arbetar vi med följande mål: Vi skall få ett beviljat bygglov för utbyggnad av vattenkraften Vi skall genomföra åtta projekt på miljöförbättrande åtgärder Vi skall mäta klimatavtryck på hela vår verksamhet Minst 90% av bulkbilen MAZ turer skall innehålla returlass Tunga fordon dom köps in skall drivas med ur miljösynpunkt ”bästa miljöteknik” We are not afraid to stick out our chin and set tough goals - even though we are aware that they are difficult to achieve. It only drives our environmental work forward. Current certificate KRAV certificate and registered articles EU organic and registered articles ISO 14001 FSSC 22000 Quality and food safety Our ongoing quality work ensures that both our products and our process maintain a high and consistent quality. This permeates our entire business and our internal audits are evaluated annually by a third party. In this way, we can guarantee that we are constantly updating and improving our quality work. In April 2004, Berte Qvarn was the first mill in Sweden to certify itself according to BRC Global Standard, which we are very proud of. We continued our improvement work by changing the certification system from BRC to FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification), which is an ISO-based and GFSI-approved standard. Berte Qvarn is already certified within the ISO family with ISO 14001 - Environment, and is also certified within ISO 9001 - Quality Management System. Quality and food safety goals 2019: Through methodical maintenance, planned investments and a great commitment from the staff, the number of complaints is less than 50 at a volume of 65,900 tonnes. Through external hygiene rounds, the number of serious deviations from Anticimex shall be zero and minor deviations shall be a maximum of 20. Utföra 30st protokollförda leverantörsbedömningar av våra råvaruleverantörer Jobba med ständiga förbättringar genom att rapportera avvikelser, stort som smått, mål för 2019 >100st Socialt ansvar Vi värnar om vår personal, vårt samhälle och svenskt lantbruk. Ansvaret gentemot vår personal går via arbetsmiljön, men också genom hänsyn till individen. Våra medarbetare, deras hälsa och liv i stort är mycket viktiga för oss. Vi arbetar förebyggande och aktivt, exempelvis genom hälsoutbildning, rökfri arbetsplats, subventionerad friskvård och färsk frukt. Vårt lokala ansvar innebär sponsring av lokala idrottsföreningar med en engagerad ungdomsverksamhet med goda moraliska värderingar. We benefit Swedish agriculture and grind only Swedish grain. We have close contact with growers in the immediate area and we cooperate by mediating which cereals we have sales for in the mill and thus have an interest in buying. Mutual respect and long-term relationships are built by Berte Qvarn. QUALITY FLOUR FROM SLÖINGE SINCE 1569 Berte Qvarn | 311 67 Slöinge | info@berteqvarn.se | +46 (0) 346 71 52 00 Read our privacy policy