At the heart of our mission is the commitment to move performance. This commitment is reflected in our ESG policy, our approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles.
At Prinsen Berning, we move the performance of leading brands and retailers by developing and producing the highest quality performance nutrition that supports consumers to be active, feel vital and perform better in life. Every day, we work with our people and customers to deliver even better nutrition and performance—driven by our strong commitment to safety, quality, innovation, and sustainability.
Constantly changing lifestyles drive the long-term growth of the global performance and specialty nutrition market. More and more consumers appreciate the relationship between healthy eating, an active lifestyle and sustainably produced products. We believe that healthy living is all about combining an active lifestyle with performance nutrition. We operate in highly attractive growth markets of performance nutrition.
We are a young company with a long history and strong DNA as we are rooted in local family businesses bringing together strong values, entrepreneurial spirit and an international mindset. For over 100 years, we have continuously moved performance by listening closely to our customers and adapting our product offerings to meet their needs. We were first movers in turning chocolate products into protein bars and shifted from instant pudding to sports nutrition and weight management—supporting hundreds of millions of people in over 80 countries to be active and perform better every day. Driven by a passion for quality and innovation, we have reinvented ourselves time and time again—always looking ahead, always ready for what’s next.
Together, We Win
We win together by working closely with our customers, while always having the consumer in mind.
Quality You Can Trust
We commit to health, quality and safety. Our people and customers trust us to offer healthy choices.
Sustainability in Action
We bring sustainability in action through responsible sourcing, bring transparency in our supply chain and reduce waste in our production process.
Do What’s Right
We act ethically and with respect – integrity is the foundation of everything we do.
Fast, Focused, Future-Ready
We move fast because our markets are fast-moving and full of opportunities.
We Deliver, Every Day
We deliver what we promise because trust is earned every day.
We want to grow responsibly. Our Active Nutrition growth journey is guided by fair and ethical principles which come together in four pillars:
At Prinsen Berning, we are guided by legal and ethical principles in all our daily interactions and decisions. Our actions are fair and ethical and anchored in our procurement, code of conduct and fair collaboration policies. The Prinsen Berning Code of Conduct is the document that contains important rules of conduct by which we support and manifest our core values. They are crucial to our success. We hold each other accountable not only for results, but – just as important – for the way we achieve them.
We operate and perform our duties to the best of our ability and with integrity according to our responsible impact principle. Together with our partners we are working to:
We focus on having all our products and packaging developed according to these principles.
We strive to use materials and design products in such a way to make a positive contribution to the environment, human health and wellness.
Our people make the difference. That is why we invest in a diverse, inclusive team and development programs. We encourage our people to grow, develop and work together but always in a safe and ethical way.
Guided by our Prinsen Berning Nutritional Compass and together with our partners, we develop products in line with the latest nutritional standards and legislation. We continuously improve the nutritional profile of our products in line with the highest standards. We create the best tasting products and keep aiming to make our products healthier, more sustainable and differentiate on taste. With our nutritional goals, we contribute to a healthy lifestyle by increasing the consumption of nutritional solutions that combine healthy ingredients with convenience and pleasure. Together with our customers, we make healthy food convenient and tasty.
We commit to ESG principles for our customers, for our people and for future generations. For our customers, we continuously make our products healthier and use more sustainable ingredients and packaging. For our people, we prioritize their well-being. Our team is what makes the difference and we believe that everyone deserves to work in a safe and inclusive environment. For future generations, we are focusing on reducing the carbon footprint of our operations and we believe in full transparency about our progress.
The environmental component of ESG underscores our responsibility to combat climate change and implement sustainable practices in our operations.
Reducing Carbon Footprint
Our vision is to migrate to green electricity and implement waste reduction programs. Our targets include developing a decarbonisation trajectory and reducing waste. We have already achieved significant milestones:
Sustainable Sourcing
Our vision for sustainable sourcing involves working closely with key partners to implement sustainable practices. Our targets include using recyclable packaging materials, moving to plant-based ingredients and sourcing raw materials sustainably. We have made notable progress:
The social aspect of ESG highlights our duty to ensure that our activities do not harm society. We are dedicated to promoting social justice and equality.
Employee Wellbeing
Our vision is to become an attractive employer by involving staff in ESG initiatives. Our targets include diversity leadership, HR fundamentals and an employee wellbeing and safety plan. We have already achieved significant milestones:
Healthy Nutrition
Our vision is to become the leading European co-manufacturer in healthy nutrition. Our targets include implementing a nutritional compass, launching vegan bars and powders, launching HFSS bars and launching bars and powders with a good nutriscore. The first HFSS compliant & nutriscore A concepts have been created.
The governance component of ESG reflects our commitment to ethical and transparent corporate management.
Reporting
Our vision is to bring ESG to life by working towards full ESG reporting. Our targets include continuing audits (such as IFS and BRC), monitoring KPIs, updating our procurement policy and preparing and implementing ESG reporting. We have already achieved significant milestones:
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