CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Pomodoro 43044 > Certified supply chain and environmental protection

CERTIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The use of fertilizers, irrigation, pest and fungi control treatments are all carried out in compliance with the Integrated Production Disciplinary of Emilia Romagna Region that permit to use the QC brand (“Quality Control”) aimed at protecting both the environment and consumer health. Regular samples are taken of the finished product on which qualified staff carry out chemical, physical and microbiological tests. About the industrial processing, the company has obtained the ISO 14001 certification and was registered in compliance with the community regulation EMAS.

The objective is to maintain and improve the good agricultural systems adopted by the farmers and provide the major elements to realize and to better the agricultural knowledge protecting environment, alimentary safety and workers security.

The company uses every possible means to preserve the natural resources (water, energy and gas).
A 5.800 sm photovoltaic plant with a top of 562kW, gives energy for the industrial production. In 2016 have been self-consumed 486MWh of energy on a total production of 513MWh (4% of annual needs). Moreover to obtain energy conservation, Pomodoro 43044 use an half-light system, while inside the warehouses has installed systems
of presence’s registration.

Also the company has improved a system to take on data about water and energy consumption through which it will be possible, in the future, a better use of these important resources. The waste separation adopted by the company is another important point to limit the use of rubbish dump that represent only an extreme solution. Pomodoro 43044 takes measures also for noise pollution, considerably reducing the noise produced outside the plant.

"THE QUALITY STARTS FROM THE RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT"