At Central Sugars Refinery, we strongly believe that sustainability plays an important role in determining our success. As such, we made it a core value of our company. We see sustainability as the only way forward. In this regard, we are committed to maintain a business that practises sustainability in every decision we make. We make sustainability as one of our important consideration in building our brand. With sustainability as one of our core values, we see our company as part of the eco-system, and we need to play our part in ensuring the world we live in will continue to flourish for the generations to come. Our commitment to sustainability is guided by VIVE, a continuous voluntary programme for sugar supply chains focused on driving continuous improvement in sustainability performance in our business. Our participation in VIVE is a testimony of our on-going journey and creation of value throughout the entire supply chain which makes us different from the rest. Our belief is so strong that we became the world’s first sugar refinery to achieve the VIVE Claim Level, a benchmark standard of the sustainability programme VIVE, earning us the right to wear our sustainability badge proudly.

CSR is committed to ensure that its VIVE sugar comes from the sustainable sources and adhere to strict principles. Our VIVE 25 Impact Agreement attests to this fact. By year 2025, our aim is to have 50 per cent of the sugar to come from VIVE Claim Level producers. As one of the leading sugar refineries in the region, we offer products and solutions that address global challenges such as climate change, energy, health and nutrition, resources scarcity and environmental issues.

The VIVE Partners are Czarnikow, which has been a trusted partner to the sugar industry since 1861 and AB Sustain, which has been pioneering sustainable agricultural programme since 1995 and operates in 60 countries The VIVE Programme covers key aspects within the areas of People, Planet and Profit, where it functions along CSR’s entire supply chain starting from producer right to the end users – consumers and customers.

Three steps of the VIVE Programme are:

1. Foundation Level (Key sustainability principles
2. Claim Level (Benchmarked against other sustainability standards)
3. Excellence Level (Going beyond compliance)

To ensure that this drive is on-going, CSR is participating within VIVE’s Excellence Level.