Our Commitment to Sustainability
Emission reduction, focus on renewable energies and more efficient consumption. These are just some of the points in our Sustainability Document, in line with the United Nations Global Compact and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to which the company has joined.
Commitment to sustainability
We want to continue being a benchmark in our industry and society on sustainability issues, a growth engine for the supply chains in which we operate, a guarantee of quality for those who buy us, and the most desirable place to work for our employees.
A UNESCO Geopark
our Home
The Fara San Martino production unit, the headquarters of the De Cecco Group, is located in the UNESCO World Heritage Majella Geopark, at the foot of the imposing massif, a magnificent setting that has always been the backdrop of the company and accompanies the historic De Cecco brand around the world.
Renewable Sources
Over 50% of the electricity used by the two De Cecco production units comes from renewable sources.
In particular, 14% is hydroelectric, self-generated by the proprietary hydroelectric power stations, started in 1905 by the De Cecco Founder, then passed on to his heirs who have kept them active, modernized and handed them over to the contemporaneity.
Reducing emissions
Thanks to the use of renewable energy sources and a series of activities aimed at defining and improving procedural methods and structural interventions to reduce wasteful energy consumption,
De Cecco has lowered CO2 emissions into the atmosphere by 11% in 2021.
CO2 compensation
The CO2 offsetting is provided by the planting of olive trees in the land surrounding the Fara San Martino production site. By 2021, the presence of more than 3,300 planted olive trees, aged between 40 and over 100 years, is equivalent to 132,000 kg of CO2.
The importance of water
Water consumption in the production process has been reduced by 3% in 2021, thanks to the efficiency and monitoring practices implemented.
A historical supply chain
Also great is De Cecco’s commitment in Italy to the high-quality Italian durum wheat chain, which by 2021 involves 2,000 farms, over 23,000 hectares of cultivated land, 9 varieties of grain, and is worth over 57,000 tonnes of harvest.
Sustainability and solidarity
Sustainability at De Cecco also combines with solidarity through partnerships that have been consolidated for decades, such as the one with the Banco Alimentare to which 490 tonnes of products were donated in 2021 to help many needy families and, at the same time, fighting food waste and preventing good food from being wasted.