OLVEA is committed in promoting sustainable development, not only environmentally, but also by adding real social and economic values to the actors of our eco-responsible supply chains.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Corporate Social Responsibility
Governance
OLVEA’s management carries out its commitments through its collaborators, whether they concern ethical business, compliance with regulations or responsible procurement.
Local development
OLVEA is committed to being a major and sustainable player in the local development of the regions where the Group operates.
Environment
OLVEA is committed to improving its environmental impact through an effective environmental management, from which regular protective and preventive actions result.
Clients
Thanks to the daily involvement of its collaborators, OLVEA guarantees to its clients listening, transparency and reactivity.
Economic performance
OLVEA invests continuously and sustainably in order to offer products that always suits the needs of its customers and the market.
Social, relationships & working conditions
OLVEA is committed to having happy and fulfilled collaborators, and focuses on working conditions allowing the personal and professional development of everyone.
Our commitments
Ecovadis
OLVEA Vegetable Oils has achieved the Gold level of EcoVadis! We are now proudly ranked among the 5% of the highest-rated companies on the platform.
EcoVadis is a CSR assessment platform. The methodology is built on international standards, and covering 21 criteria across 4 themes: Environment, Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement.
Ecocert
OLVEA Vegetable Oils and its production unit OLVEA Burkina Faso are certified For Life by Ecocert.
UN Global Compact
With the signature of the UN Global Compact, OLVEA is committed to integrate and promote principles related to human rights, international labour standards, environment and anti-corruption.
UEBT membership
With its UEBT (Union for the Ethical BioTrade) membership, OLVEA Burkina Faso is committed to strengthening its positive environmental and social impact, to setting long-term sustainable development goals, and to getting even more involved with women’s cooperatives of its supply chains.
Eco actions
OLVEA has chosen to make an electric car, ecocups, tote bags and recycling bins available for its collaborators. In addition, a brochure of simple and daily eco-actions to be adopted in company is distributed to each new employee. On January, 1st, 2019, OLVEA decided to remove all plastic cups and bottles from its sites in France. With these actions, the Group is further anchoring its environmental commitment.
Associations & philanthropic fund
OLVEA's Philanthropic Fund
In order to support social, environmental and cultural actions in the regions where it is located, the OLVEA Group has created its own Philanthropic fund in 2008, which has since then carried out numerous actions in France and Africa.
Marocavie
In order to be an active participant in sustainable development in Morocco, OLVEA Morocco’s co-workers have set up a charitable organization called Marocavie to support projects that aim to protect the Argan forest and improve the socio-economic development of the rural populations. Marocavie has financed, among other projects, the equipment of wells, school infrastructures, medical campaigns and the reforestation of the Argan forest.
