Our Responsibility for a Sustainable Future
Our world is facing major challenges. Climate change, dwindling resources, and social inequality affect us all. At the same time, awareness of sustainable practices is growing worldwide, both in society and in business. As an international, family-owned company, CREMER takes responsibility and actively contributes to global sustainability goals defined by United Nations.
Our sustainability activities are guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), launched in 2015 with the aim of creating a livable and sustainable future for all by 2030. The SDGs help identify and address key challenges, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and environmental degradation.
Not all of these goals are relevant to our field of activity. We focus or initiatives on areas where we can make a direct difference with our porducts or the ways we operate, namely SDGs 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13.
By doing this, we are already helping to create a better future for ourselves and future generations.
Our Sustainability Vision
Our vision for sustainability is clear: We want to remain a trusted partner for high-quality nutrition, oleo chemistry, and trade and logistics solutions - built on responsibly sourced raw materials, certified supply chains and energy efficiency measures.
Above all, we rely on our dedicated and qualified employees to achieve this. Their flexibility and innovative thinking enable us to respond quickly to changes in the market.
Together with our partners and stakeholders, we work towards our 2030 sustainability targets, structures around six strategic pillars and outlined in detail in our Sustainability Report.
At CREMER, sustainability is more than just a responsibility: it is a fundamental part of our business activities, enabling us to create long-term value.
The CREMER Sustainability Report
Sustainability has played a major role in CREMER's business activities for several years now. In 2026, we published our fourth sustainability report, which provided an overview of our activities in 2025.
We owe our successes to the commitment and dedication of our employees in all regions, and to the trust and cooperation of our stakeholders. We are grateful for their collective efforts, which continue to drive change and reinforce our commitment to leading responsibly.
All CREMER Sustainability Reports at a glance:
Report 2025*
Report 2024*
Report 2023*
Report 2022*
*Published before EmpCo
On the Path to Greater Sustainability at CREMER
In recent years, CREMER has overcome many challenges and achieved considerable success in advancing the issue of sustainability. Below is an overview of our sustainability initiatives:
2022
Inventory and Data Basis
In 2022, we laid the foundations for our sustainability strategy by conducting a thorough analysis of all relevant KPIs and establishing the necessary tools for reliable reporting. This allows us to document our progress transparently and measurably. At the same time, we reinforced our commitment to sustainability by launching the CREMER Sustainability Strategy 2030.
Sustainability Team and Global Responsibility
We have established a central sustainability team at our headquarters in Hamburg that consistently pursues CREMER's sustainability goals. The team coordinates the implementation of the sustainability strategy, monitors progress and supports the global business units in integrating sustainable measures.
In addition, sustainability managers in all business units worldwide ensure that our initiatives are implemented. Regular sustainability committees promote knowledge sharing, address industry-specific challenges and develop strategic measures. This close cooperation ensures that sustainability remains an integral part of our corporate strategy and is continually developed.
2023
Workshops, Target Setting, and Strategy Finalization
In 2023, our main focus was close collaboration with our global business units. Based on the results of the first sustainability report, we developed specific initiatives together during targeted one-to-one workshops. At the same time, we finalised the sustainability strategy and defined company-wide objectives, which was an important step in aligning and advancing our activities in a measurable way.
2024
CSRD-Standards Integrated
Starting that year, we have been aligning our data collection, both in preparation for the upcoming sustainability reporting and for the targeted management of strategic measures. Since the start of the 2024 reporting year, we have been aligning our data collection with the standards of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
2025
Win-Win Initiatives our Path to Better Quantification
Since 2025, we have been working with the all sites with win-win potential – primarily our productions sites – to identify and develop measures that reduce resource use and emissions while also creating economic value for the company. The number and scope of these measures will vary by site and are not yet fixed; what matters is that each relevant site actively works on developing them.
To support this, we continuously improve the quality of our sustainability data and build meaningful key performance indicators. Better data allows us to identify where win-win potential is greatest, track the process of site-level initiatives over time, and make more informed decision – both operationally and strategically..
Contact & Whistleblower System
Do you have any questions or ideas about sustainability at CREMER? Contact us at sustainability (at) cremer.de!
As a traditional family-owned business, trust and integrity are at the heart of what we do. This is why we prioritise identifying, investigating and remedying any potential grievances at an early stage.
If you, as an employee, customer, or partner, wish to report incidents or concerns regarding potential misconduct, please use our anonymous CREMER-Whistleblower System or send an E-Mail to grc (at) cremer.de.