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Our road to sustainability KPI’s

This year, De Heus is further unfolding its sustainability strategy towards measuring its impact worldwide. Because relevant, reliable and comparable information about the impact of our activities is essential, to monitor our global progress on sustainability and to meet reporting legislation and stakeholder expectations. This all starts with setting a baseline.

Quality in feed | De Heus Animal Nutrition

De Heus Animal Nutrition - Producing high quality feed and offering high quality services related to Animal Husbandry

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Thriving employees in a global organisation

As De Heus continues to grow, so does the importance of understanding the employee experience. With the first global employee survey, colleagues all around the world were asked how they feel about their work at De Heus. Because committed, engaged and satisfied employees make the difference in achieving De Heus’ ambitions. The overall response rate of the survey is 82.9 percent.

How Asia and Brazil can bring out the best in each other

Reflecting on key sustainability issues and developments in the regions where they operate with Rinus Donkers (Brazil) and Gabor Fluit (Asia).

Reinforcing commitment to sustainable agriculture in Indonesia De Heus opens its fifth production site in Purwodadi

De Heus, a global leader in animal nutrition, has further strengthened its presence in Indonesia with the successful acquisition and launch of its fifth production facility in Purwodadi, Central Java. This strategic expansion underscores De Heus' unwavering commitment to advancing sustainable livestock farming and empowering local communities.

Optimising feed production in Egypt

In the northeast of Egypt, aquaculture is showing huge potential as a sustainable source of animal protein. Sustainably producing animal protein is the sum of all its parts; from the sourcing of raw materials and the processing in the factory, to optimising feed conversion. Building on its experience in the poultry sector, De Heus invested in a new aquafeed production plant in Borg El Arab, Alexandria. Here, Amro El Kady and Yasmine Kamar try to optimise the production of animal feed day in and day out.

De Heus Uganda groundbreaking ceremony for the first dedicated aquafeed plant in Uganda

NJERU, UGANDA – De Heus Animal Nutrition has successfully held the groundbreaking ceremony for our new plant in Njeru, near Jinja. This state-of-the-art facility will be the first dedicated aquafeed plant in Uganda and marks an important milestone for us.

Achieving local impact as a supplier of animal feed

The strategy of De Heus is twofold. In several countries De Heus has its own operating companies and factories, in other countries De Heus supplies the local market through Koudijs, its export organisation. Koudijs’ position as an animal feed supplier brings its own unique characteristics to supporting customers, says Harry Schimmel, Sales Manager for the African and the Middle Eastern markets. Having worked and lived in both Ethiopia and Myanmar for several years, he can share more about Koudijs’ role in developing countries.

Samantha Akello – Marketing Officer, Koudijs Uganda

Samantha Akello joined De Heus on 1st October 2024 as Marketing Officer for Koudijs Uganda. She is a skilled marketing and communications professional with a strong foundation in economics. She studied Economics at Makerere University and is currently pursuing a Diploma in Professional and Digital Marketing with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), UK. With an exceptional background in sustainability, clean energy, the food & beverage industry, and hospitality, Samantha has a deep understanding of influencing consumer behavior and creating meaningful connections.