TOMRA Food joins global business sustainability group

TOMRA Food, a global provider of sensors, equipment and digital solutions for the food supply chain, is the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), which includes more than 200 companies.

TOMRA Food designs and manufactures sensor-based sorting machines and integrated post-harvest solutions for the food industry, using the world’s most advanced grading, sorting, peeling and analytical technology.

Connecting with WBCSD’s network of forward-thinking businesses across a variety of sectors will enable TOMRA Food to continue to enhance and implement its sustainability ambitions in collaboration with like-minded partners.

Michel Picandet, Executive Vice President and Head of TOMRA Food said: “To achieve a sustainable future for the food industry, governments, corporates and consumers alike, must change the way in which we produce and handle food — from farm to fork. By 2050, food demand will increase by 50%, so meeting these challenges is vital to ensure food sector sustainability for future generations. At TOMRA Food, we’re committed to leading the resource revolution through our technology, helping improve yields, reduce food waste and use our food resources more efficiently — three key factors in food sustainability.

“TOMRA is already a member of The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, and now TOMRA Food is taking the partnership with WBSCD one step further to make the future of food sustainable. We are proud to be joining the prestigious list of companies and institutions that make up the WBCSD. We expect to learn, to be challenged, and to contribute to solutions for a more healthy planet for healthy people.”

WBCSD President and CEO Peter Bakker said, “WBCSD is pleased to welcome TOMRA Food as the newest member of our FReSH project. Their expertise and know-how in food sorting and peeling but also in combatting food loss and waste will be beneficial to our organization and other like-minded companies. We congratulate TOMRA Food for taking an active role in shaping the future to achieve our goal of a healthy planet for healthy people.”

Headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, TOMRA Food employs 1,500 people incenters of excellence, regional offices and manufacturing locations in Europe, the U.S., South America, Asia, Africa, New Zealand and Australia. The company’s mission is to enable its customers to improve returns, gain operational efficiencies, reduce food waste, optimize quality and ensure a safe food supply via smart and sustainable technologies. Its solutions are installed at food growers, packers and processors around the world.

TOMRA Food’s advanced sorting and grading solutions can help increase the yield of produce by between 5-10%, which when put into context equates to as much as 25,000 trucks of potatoes every year. This allows businesses to maximize productivity and recovery rates, while reducing food waste and improving the overall quality of the produce.

About WBCSD

WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. We help make our member companies more successful and sustainable by focusing on the maximum positive impact for shareholders, the environment and societies.

Our member companies come from all business sectors and all major economies, representing a combined revenue of more than USD $8.5 trillion and 19 million employees. Our global network of almost 70 national business councils gives our members unparalleled reach across the globe. Since 1995, WBCSD has been uniquely positioned to work with member companies along and across value chains to deliver impactful business solutions to the most challenging sustainability issues.

Together, we are the leading voice of business for sustainability: united by our vision of a world where more than 9 billion people are all living well and within the boundaries of our planet, by 2050.