Responsible soy cultivation
Colruyt Group aims at the most sustainable soy cultivation. For soy in animal feed, we have been purchasing credits through the Round Table on Responsible Soy platform since 2015. For the food products of our private labels we buy certified soy as much as possible.
Food products with responsibly cultivated soy
For our private label food products such as Boni or Everyday we never use genetically modified soy. We make a distinction between two types of food products whereby we follow the international TIER-classification.
- TIER 1 includes products in which soy is a direct ingredient and makes up more than 5% of the product (e.g. soybeans, soy fibers, soy milk, fermented soy, soy protein, soy flour, edamame beans, soy oil, soy flower, etc.).
- TIER 5 includes products that contain less than 5% soy or soy derivatives.
We aim to source as much soy as possible from Europe and North America. Occasionally, we need to purchase small volumes from Asia or South America. Since soy cultivation in those regions carries a risk of deforestation, we require certification (RTRS, ProTerra or organic) or compensate by purchasing RTRS-credits.
soy in animal feed for private label products (meat, dairy, eggs) compensated by RTRS credits in 2025
Soy in feed for private label products
In Belgium, it is not yet possible to physically separate the flows of sustainable soy from the 'conventional' soy in animal feed. That is why we compensate 100% of the soy needed in animal feed for the production of private label products by purchasing certificates through the Round Table on Responsible Soy.
