March 16, 2021 marked the 150th birthday
of Dr Hans Merensky, the founder of the Westfalia Fruit Group. Dr Merensky was a famed geologist, a humanitarian and he was known for his love of nature. His vision was to develop a sustainable environmental and economic future for the Group, which aligns with values central to Westfalia s global operations now.
To celebrate Dr Merensky s birthday and mark a milestone in the Group s history, Westfalia is working towards the long-term target to ultimately recover the Group s Lifetime Carbon emissions by 2049, exactly 100 years since its first farm was established.
Esmmagazine.com quoted Johnathan Sutton, group safety and environmental executive at Westfalia Fruit Group, as saying: Our aim is to ensure our environmental commitments are an integral part of our day-to-day business, and that we challenge ourselves to build on the Group s environmental performance and operate globally in a responsible, sustainable manner. Dr Merensky s legacy m