{"id":6888,"date":"2025-05-30T15:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T13:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/sustainability\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T16:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T14:09:17","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/en\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"page-storia__intro\">\n    <div class=\"page-storia__intro-text  \">\n        <h2>Our commitment to sustainability<\/h2>\n        <p>\n            <p>For Arborea, sustainability is an original vocation.<br \/>\nSince the cooperative&#8217;s inception, every stage of production has been designed to <strong>reduce environmental impact, enhance people&#8217;s work, and restore value to the local area.<\/strong><\/p>\n        <\/p>\n        <div class=\"page-storia__outro-text\">\n            <p><p>This approach has made it possible to reconcile <strong>economic growth and collective well-being<\/strong> , guaranteeing farmers <strong>fair and lasting remuneration,<\/strong> and building an agricultural model that puts <strong>Sardinia, its land, and its community at its center.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"page-storia__intro-video\">\n        <div class=\"video-container\">\n            <video poster=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sostenobilita-video-previes.jpg\" aria-label=\"SOSTENIBILITA\">\n                <source src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SOSTENIBILITA.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n                Your browser does not support the video.            <\/video>\n            <div class=\"play-button-overlay\">\n                <div class=\"play-button-circle\">\n                    <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n                        <path d=\"M8 5V19L19 12L8 5Z\" fill=\"white\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n        <p>Sebastiano Curreli, Head of Environmental Sustainability, talks to us about sustainability and innovation: two key themes for revitalizing the supply chain and reducing environmental impact.<\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n\n<\/style>\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"growth-benefit-section\">\n    <div class=\"growth-beneft-left\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"growth-benefit-left-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sostenibilta-societa-benefit.jpg\" alt=\"default thumbnail\" title=\"\">\n        <div class=\"growth-benefit-left-shape\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"growth-benefit-left-shape-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/themes\/arborea\/assets\/img\/growth-benefit-shape.png\" alt=\"default thumbnail\" title=\"\">\n            <div class=\"growth-benefit-left-content\">\n                <h3>Every number counts<\/h3>\n                <p>Download our Sustainability Report here<\/p>\n                <button>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/relazione-impatto-2024.pdf\" class=\"button-link\">\n\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/themes\/arborea\/assets\/img\/download-icon-cert.png\" alt=\"default thumbnail\" title=\"\">\n                    <\/a>\n                <\/button>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"growth-benefit-right\">\n        <h2>Growing with the territory: the transformation into a Benefit Corporation<\/h2>\n<p>In <g id=\"gid_0\">2021<\/g> , Arborea chose to become a <g id=\"gid_1\">Benefit Corporation<\/g> , strengthening its commitment to generating not only economic, but also <g id=\"gid_2\">social and environmental value.<\/g><x id=\"gid_3\"><\/x>A decision consistent with its cooperative identity, which places the <strong>well-being of people, the territory, and future generations at its core.<\/strong><br \/>\nToday, Arborea is <strong>Sardinia&#8217;s main dairy hub<\/strong> and <strong>the island&#8217;s leading agri-food district,<\/strong> with a supply chain that involves <strong>over 3,000 people<\/strong> along the entire supply chain, from farms to factories, all the way to distribution.    <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n    :root {\n        font-size: 16px;\n        \/* Base font size for rem calculations *\/\n    }\n\n    .growth-benefit-section {\n        max-width: 90rem;\n        display: flex;\n        justify-content: space-between;\n        margin: auto;\n        padding: 0 1.25rem;\n        box-sizing: border-box;\n    }\n\n    .growth-benefit-right {\n        display: flex;\n        flex-direction: column;\n        gap: 2rem;\n   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src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bottiglia-plastica.svg\" alt=\"icons\" title=\"\">\n                <div class=\"in-sintesi_block-title\">100%<\/div>\n                <p>R-PET plastic for fresh milk bottles<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"in-sintesi-block\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"in-sintesi-block-product\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vasetto-yogurt.svg\" alt=\"icons\" title=\"\">\n                <div class=\"in-sintesi_block-title\">50 million<\/div>\n                <p>Yogurt pots from PS to PP with lower environmental impact<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"in-sintesi-block\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"in-sintesi-block-product\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/spreco.svg\" alt=\"icons\" title=\"\">\n                <div class=\"in-sintesi_block-title\">-10%<\/div>\n                <p>of food waste related to returns<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"in-sintesi-block\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"in-sintesi-block-product\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/results.svg\" alt=\"icons\" title=\"\">\n                <div class=\"in-sintesi_block-title\">100%<\/div>\n                <p>The milk supplied is LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) certified<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"in-sintesi-block partial-row-start partial-row-3-start\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"in-sintesi-block-product\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fotovoltaico.svg\" alt=\"icons\" title=\"\">\n                <div class=\"in-sintesi_block-title\">5.000<\/div>\n                <p>square meters of photovoltaic park installed at the Arborea site<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"in-sintesi-block\">\n   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class=\"page-storia__evolution\">\n    <div class=\"page-storia__intro-text text-padding\">\n                    <h2>Commitment to the environment <\/h2>\n                            <p><p>Concrete actions for a brighter future<\/p>\n<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"page-storia__evolution-steps\">\n        <div class=\"page-storia__evolution-step\">\n            <div class=\"page-storia__evolution-content\">\n                <p>For Arborea, sustainability is made up of <strong>daily gestures and measurable choices.<\/strong><br \/>\nIn recent years, the cooperative has launched numerous initiatives to <strong>reduce the supply chain&#8217;s environmental footprint<\/strong> and contribute to the <strong>transition to more responsible agriculture.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Among the actions already activated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>installation of <strong>5,000 m2 of photovoltaic panels<\/strong> at the Arborea plant and similar systems at partner companies;<\/li>\n<li>use of <strong>low environmental impact packaging<\/strong> and <strong>recycled R-PET plastic bottles<\/strong> for fresh milk;<\/li>\n<li><strong>modernization of the company fleet<\/strong> for more efficient and sustainable logistics;<\/li>\n<li>adoption of <strong>pallet pooling<\/strong> , to reduce the use of wood and CO\u2082 emissions related to transport.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>An internationally recognized commitment<\/h3>\n<p>In <strong>2023<\/strong> , Arborea joined the <strong>United Nations Global Compact<\/strong> , the largest corporate sustainability initiative in the world.<br \/>\nThis is an important step that strengthens the cooperative&#8217;s path towards an <strong>ethical, inclusive, and sustainable<\/strong> development model, in line with the <strong>10 principles of the Global Compact<\/strong> regarding human rights, labor, the environment, and the fight against corruption.<\/p>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"goccia-line\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/themes\/arborea\/assets\/img\/goccia-line.png\" alt=\"Fattoria storica Arborea\" title=\"\">\n            <div class=\"page-storia__evolution-image\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/sostenibilta-per-ambiente.jpg\" alt=\"Fattoria storica Arborea\" title=\"\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n    .page-storia__evolution-content ul {\n        padding: 1rem;\n    }\n\n    .page-storia__evolution-content ul li {\n        list-style: disc !important;\n        font: normal normal 600 18px\/25px \"Red Hat Text\", sans-serif;\n        letter-spacing: 0;\n        color: #003977;\n        padding-bottom: 1rem;\n        text-align: left;\n        opacity: 1;\n    }\n\n    .page-storia__evolution-content li::marker {\n        color: #9CD2F0;\n        \/* colore del pallino o numero *\/\n    }\n\n  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criteria of the <strong>ClassyFarm risk-based farm categorization information system<\/strong> , and today <strong>100% of our milk comes from certified farms.<\/strong><br \/>\nBut our commitment also looks ahead.<br \/>\nWe actively support <strong>generational transition<\/strong> on farms, offering <strong>training, technical support, and practical tools<\/strong> to new generations of farmers.<br \/>\nA way to cultivate skills, passion, and continuity.<\/p>\n                <\/p>\n            \n\n            \n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arborea1956.com\/en\/well-being\/\" class=\"about__cta button button-blu\">Learn more about our commitment to well-being<\/a>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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