Annex 3 Stakeholders and collaborations
| Choice for stakeholders | During the course of the year, Royal Avebe will be in talks with various stakeholders, such as civil society organisations, governments and partners on relevant themes. The choice of stakeholders is based on our relationship, our focus or their role in our sector in general. This continuous dialogue ensures sustainable and transparent communication with stakeholders and contributes to the achievement of our objectives. | |
| Interest of stakeholders | In developing the Accelerate and Strengthen strategy, we consulted various stakeholders. We consider it important to stay in dialogue with these stakeholders and spoke to them also in 2024/2025 about, for instance, our focus and the achievement of targets. In addition, our sounding board group has been a source of information, conversation and outside feedback for decades. | |
| Stakeholder Group | Method and frequency of contact | Topics discussed and SDGs |
|---|---|---|
| Members | ||
| Growers | • Via members council twice a year • district council meetings 4 times a year • district/member meetings and demo fields in NL/WE/KPW twice a year |
• Cultivation sustainability • CO₂ • Environmental impact of crop protection • Once a year on annual financial report SDG: 6, 7, 12, 15 |
| Customers | ||
| Industrial, feed and food customers | • Annual interviews, customer days and customer visits • Trade association (food industry customers; FNLI) |
• Among others, food waste, IMVO and lifecycle assessments SDG: 2, 9, 12, 17 |
| Partners | ||
| Transporters | • Annual reviews for the evaluation and startup of a new campaign; • interim monthly updates |
• Reducinging waste (tare) • Ongoing trials SDG: 12 |
| Knowledge institutions | ||
| Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen | • Online and physical (several times a quarter) | • Collaboration • Internships • Work field committee Masters Food SDG: 4, 6, 7, 9, 12, 17 |
| University of Groningen | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Completion of several CCC projects • Collaboration SDG: 6, 7, 9, 12, 17 |
| Wageningen Food & Bio-based Research | • Online and physical (several times a quarter) | • Participation in various TKI projects • Collaboration in sustainable future starches • KNAP (circularity) SDG: 6, 7, 9, 12, 17 |
| UMCG | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Sponsoring a PhD student • Research healthy eating SDG: 3, 12, 17 |
| Wageningen University & Research | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Environmental pressure cultivation • Resistance breeding • Subsidy projects and internships SDG: 15 |
| Civil society organisations and NGOs | ||
| Innovatie Veenkoloniën | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Area plan • CAP project • Future-proof construction plan SDG: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17 |
| Government | ||
| Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • 8th Action Program Nitrate Directive • WFD • National strategic plan (new CAP, eco-regulation) • Area plan Innovatie Veenkoloniën SDG: 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17 |
| Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Energy and Climate, • Network Congestion/Cluster 6 • Subsidies SDG: 7, 8, 9, 13, 17 |
| Provinces of Drenthe and Groningen | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Innovatie Veenkoloniën • NPLG • Protein transition • Agricultural policy • Energy transition (regional energy strategy/solar parks) • Field margins • Crop rotation • Fascinating • Permits • VKA (Groningen) SDG: 7, 8, 9, 12 ,13, 14, 15, 17 |
| Municipalities (Veendam, Midden Groningen, Borger, Odoorn, Aa & Hunze, Westerwolde, Groningen) | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Various topics (energy, climate, permits, solar park, water, etc.) SDG: 3, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 |
| Sector association | ||
| Association for Energy, Environment and Water (VEMW) |
• 4 times a year | • Electricity, heat and water for industry SDG: 6, 7,9, 13 |
| Association for theDutch Chemical Industry (VNCI) | • 4-8 times a year | • Energy transition • Sustainable (green) chemistry • Innovation in the process industry SDG: 7, 9, 12, 13,17 |
| Dutch Food Industry Federation (FNLI) | • 4-8 times a year | • Sustainability • Energy transition SDG: 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17 |
| Agriculture Trade Association (BO Akkerbouw) | • Contact by various staff members (weekly) | • 7th/8th Nitrates Directive Action Program • Sustainable agriculture • Communication trajectory 'Arable farming of tomorrow' • International Potato Day • Measuring biodiversity SDG: 2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 17 |
| Association of Dutch starch manufacturers (VNZ) | • Once a year | • Plant-based proteins • Association affairs • FNLI and Starch Europe updates SDG: 12 |
| Nutrient Platform NL | • 3 times a year | • Residual flows • Closing cycles SDG: 12 |
| Dutch Biorefinery Cluster (DBC) | • 6 times a year | • Residual flows • Closing cycles SDG: 12 |
| Euroseeds | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • At the European level: breeding regulations • Phytosanitary matters • Plant breeders' rights SDG: 2, 3, 15 |
| Breeders Trust | • Online and physical (several times a year) | • Enforcement of license fee payments at the European level SDG: 2, 3, 15 |
| Plantum | • 4-8 times a year | • Regulations regarding breeding • Phytosanitary matters • Plant breeders' rights SDG: 2, 3, 15 |
| Starch Europe | • EXCO participation (4 times a year) • Participation online and physical in various working groups |
• A reliable supply of sustainable agricultural commodities from the EU at competitive prices • Financial and policy support to meet decarbonisation targets • A holistic approach to sustainability • A supportive EU trade policy • Predictable regulation • Commission and F2F • CBAM • Taxonomy SDG: 6, 7, 8, 9, 12 |
| Other memberships | ||
| • Agro Agenda Noord-Nederland • Bundesverband der Stärkekartoffelerzeuger • Cool Farm Alliance • Eurosac • EVO/EVOFENEDEX (business association for logistics and export) • Fascinating • Fonds Industriële Bonden • Food Valley NL • Innovatiehub Oost-Groningen • Institute for Sustainable Process Technology • NCR (National Cooperative Council - agriculture and horticulture) • Next Food Collective • Province of Groningen 'Er gaat niets boven Groningen' • UFE/CESPU (union of potato starch factories in the EU) • UN Global Compact • VLK (Vereniging Lijmen en Kitten) • VNO-NCW |