At Hendrix Genetics, Climate Resilience is about preparing animal breeding and food production for a changing world. We work to reduce our environmental footprint while strengthening the efficiency and robustness of the systems we depend on.
By integrating sustainable breeding, renewable energy, and circular practices into our operations, we help build food systems that use fewer resources, generate fewer emissions, and remain productive over the long term. This pillar focuses on practical levers where we can make a measurable difference.
Topic I – Sustainable Breeding Strategies
Genetics is one of the most powerful long-term drivers of environmental performance. Through sustainable breeding strategies, we reduce the footprint per unit of production while maintaining productivity and animal welfare.
By selecting animals that do more with less, breeding becomes a climate solution built into every generation.
How we act
- Genetic progress improves feed efficiency, robustness, and longevity: key factors in reducing emissions intensity.
- Animals bred to thrive with fewer inputs reduce pressure on feed, land, and natural resources.
- We collaborate with partners to quantify and strengthen impact through the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). In 2025, we joined an industry consortium led by Nutreco in the laying hen sector to explore carbon-reduction opportunities across the value chain.
By embedding climate objectives into breeding programs, we create efficiency gains that accumulate over time.
Topic II – Renewable Energy Integration
Reducing emissions from our own operations is an essential part of building climate resilience. We are steadily transitioning toward renewable and low-carbon energy, while strengthening energy security across our global footprint.
Our focus areas include
- A Group-wide decarbonization strategy covering both energy generation and procurement.
- On-site renewable energy production at several locations through solar and hydro installations.
- More than 100 sites already sourcing green electricity, with additional certified renewable options under evaluation.
- Support for lower-emission mobility through our global travel policy, prioritizing alternatives to air travel and offsetting unavoidable emissions.
These actions reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while increasing resilience to energy price volatility and supply risks.
Topic III – Circular Waste Management
Climate resilience also depends on how efficiently resources are used and reused. Our waste strategy focuses on moving up the waste hierarchy, particularly for biological waste streams where landfill remains common.
Our ambition is not just better waste handling, but less waste overall.
How we act
- A global waste strategy, introduced in 2025, aligns data collection and enables consistent progress tracking.
- Our approach follows the 4Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Recover, supported by clear classification and international standards.
- We work with Operating Companies to recover value from biological waste, reduce unrecoverable streams, and shift toward recyclable packaging.
- Employees drive many of these improvements through local initiatives that turn waste into resources.
Smarter waste management reduces emissions, lowers cost and risk, and helps build a more circular and resilient organization.