Union Invivo

No leading practices were identified for the company in the governance and strategy measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the environment measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the nutrition measurement area.

No leading practices were identified for the company in the social inclusion measurement area.

Sustainable development strategy
The company states it has identified its 12 priority corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues through a materiality analysis. Nevertheless, the company does not disclose its most material topics, nor time-bound targets for these. There is an opportunity for Union InVivo to increase its disclosure on its prioritised sustainability topics, establish time-bound targets for these and report progress against them.

Governance and accountability for sustainable development
The company reports that its CSR Committee advises and complements the board of directors regarding strategic decision-making. While it discloses its decision-making process and oversight responsibilities, it lacks transparency on its executive-level and/or highest governance body’s remuneration policy regarding sustainability. There is an opportunity for Union InVivo to link its reward system to sustainability performance across all environment, nutrition and social inclusion topics.

Stakeholder engagement
The company does not disclose stakeholder engagement activities, including how it selects the stakeholders, nor an overview of the topics discussed or their outcomes beyond its materiality assessment.

Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions
The company does not disclose quantitative evidence to demonstrate that it is reducing its scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions. As such, the company demonstrates a lack of transparency and responsibility on its GHG emissions. The company should set targets related to its scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and report progress against them.

Soil health and agrobiodiversity
While Union InVivo commits to continuing its research and development efforts to improve preservation of the biological quality of soils, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by setting targets to increase the percentage of production from sustainable practices that improve soil health and agrobiodiversity, reporting progress against the targets and disclosing quantifiable data on its impact on soil health and agrobiodiversity.

Fertiliser and pesticide use
Union InVivo commits to reaching zero pesticide residue in food products by 2030 by leveraging its Bioline AgroSciences, Phyteurop and Semences de France subsidiaries. However, while the company discloses qualitative evidence through its third way of agriculture, it has an opportunity to strengthen its commitment by demonstrating related activities. The company could also set targets to increase the percentage of production from sustainable practices that optimise use of fertilisers and pesticides, as well as reporting progress against the targets.

Water use
Union InVivo does not disclose that it is reducing water withdrawals across its operations and supply chain. The company should increase its disclosure on its water withdrawals or consumption.

Food loss and waste
While the company is addressing food loss and waste in its own operations through a project called ‘Giving everyone access to a better diet, by fighting against food waste’, it lacks transparency on what the project entails. The company has an opportunity to enhance its commitment by setting targets to reduce food loss and waste across its own operations and supply chain and reporting progress against these targets. The company could also disclose quantitative data to demonstrate that it is reducing food loss and waste in its own operations and supply chain.

Availability of healthy foods
Although Union InVivo reports to promote access to better nutrition, it does not provide further evidence of this. As such, it does not disclose a commitment or activities to increase the availability of healthy and nutritious foods. The company could improve its reporting on the topic by providing qualitative evidence of activities that contribute to increasing the production and variety of healthy and nutritious foods and improving the nutritional quality of foods.

Accessibility and affordability of healthy foods
The company does not disclose a commitment to address food insecurity by improving the accessibility and affordability of healthy and nutritious foods. There is an opportunity for the company to increase its disclosure on the topic.

Clear and transparent labelling
Union InVivo states that the Nutri-Score system is now included on the packaging of all Brossard and Jacquet brand products. However, it is unclear if this statement encompasses all the company’s products and operations. There is an opportunity for the company to improve its disclosure on clear and transparent labelling by providing the percentage of products for which labelling commitments have been rolled out.

Responsible marketing
The company does not disclose a responsible marketing policy, nor guidelines specific to marketing to children.

Child labour and forced labour
The company does not disclose a commitment to prohibit child and forced labour in its own operations and supply chain.

Living wage
The company does not disclose that it pays its workers a living wage or requires its suppliers to do the same. Neither has it set targets to do so in the future.

Health and safety of vulnerable groups
The company does not specifically recognise the health and safety risks to vulnerable groups, such as migrant and temporary labourers, women and young farmers.

Farmer productivity and resilience
Union InVivo reports it is improving the living conditions of Senegalese stockbreeders by strengthening the local fresh milk sector. However, there is an opportunity for the company to improve its disclosure and report on the impact of its specific activities supporting the resilience, productivity and access to markets for farmers.

Land rights
The company does not commit to recognising and respecting the legitimate tenure rights related to the ownership and use of land of local communities.

No evidence of policies or commitments related to respect for human rights was found in the public domain. As such, Union InVivo demonstrates a lack of responsibility in protecting basic human rights in its own operations and supply chain.

No evidence of policies or commitments related to key decent work issues was found in the public domain. As such, Union InVivo does not demonstrate that it provides secure, safe and healthy workplaces, where workers are fairly renumerated and have a meaningful say in decision-making

No evidence of policies or commitments related to acting ethically was found in the public domain. As such, Union InVivo demonstrates no transparency regarding its approach to key ethical business topics, notably personal data protection, tax, bribery and corruption, and lobbying and political engagement.