SUSTAINABILITY

Commitment to Our Environment: People, Processes, and Planet

We operate under food safety, traceability, and ethical standards, and we promote reforestation, effluent treatment, and technical training for our team.

Responsible Development

At Oleaginosa Raatz S.A., sustainability is a core pillar integrated into our operations and decision-making. It is part of our organizational culture and is reflected at every stage of the production chain.

We manage resources with efficiency, traceability, and continuous improvement criteria, ensuring industrial safety, regulatory compliance, and international standards.

Our commitment is to generate positive, sustainable impact: to produce responsibly, minimize risks, create shared value, and actively contribute to the development of the communities linked to our productive activity.

Our Commitment Is to Deliver Quality to the World

As a diversified company, we specialize in the reception, industrialization, and export of oilseed raw materials and by-products. Through controlled processes, comprehensive traceability, and international certifications, we supply industries across different markets with consistent products aligned with the highest quality standards.

Main pillars of sustainability

Environment

We manage green areas within our facilities and apply production practices that minimize environmental impact and waste.

  • Reforestation and conservation: In-house initiatives (hundreds of reforested hectares and a large-scale environmental reserve).
  • Conservation of protected natural areas.
  • Effluents: Effluent treatment plants and waste management.
  • Process efficiency: Energy optimization and continuous improvement at the plant.

Social Commitment

At Oleaginosa Raatz S.A. we believe business development must go hand in hand with community progress. We therefore promote social responsibility initiatives aimed at generating opportunities, strengthening strategic partnerships, and contributing to social well-being.

  • Partnerships with social organizations through collaboration agreements aimed at supporting vulnerable children.
  • Support for animal welfare initiatives, renewing our alliance with organizations and accompanying their work in animal protection and care.
  • Agreements with universities and educational institutions, promoting professional training, knowledge exchange, and the creation of opportunities for students and future professionals.

Quality and Traceability

Segregated origin and controls that ensure product traceability.

  • Ethical and responsible trade practices (SMETA).
  • Documented traceability and segregation; supplier control.
  • Compliance and audits per plant/unit.

Certifications

International certifications that support our commitment to quality and safety, as well as our ethical and responsible trade practices.

  • GMP+
  • SMETA

Environmental Commitment

We operate with an active environmental management plan that combines reforestation, biodiversity conservation, and industrial improvements to reduce our impact and regenerate the environment.

Our commitments in numbers:

Own reforestation
+80 hectares
Reforestation on shareholder properties
~500 additional hectares
New areas for reforestation
110 hectares
Conservation
7,800-hectare wildlife nature reserve

Plant improvements and compliance

Liquid Effluent Treatment

Expanded system compliant with regulatory requirements.

Boilers and Emissions

Combustion system upgraded in compliance with regulatory requirements.

Ongoing environmental plan with continuous monitoring.

SOCIAL AND CORPORATE COMMITMENT

Growing Together with Our Community, Generating Sustainable Value

At Oleaginosa Raatz S.A. we understand that responsible business performance goes beyond productive results. We operate with strict regulatory compliance, environmental respect, and a clear conviction: business growth must translate into positive impact for the families and communities where we operate.

Education and Training

We value and promote technical and professional training for our team through comprehensive training plans covering all areas of the company. We also support higher education through agreements with universities.

Community Support

Partnerships that generate real impact: we maintain ongoing collaboration with the community, educational institutions, health centers, and local organizations through donations, sponsorships, and various initiatives.

Transparency and Forward Vision

We embrace a shared-value model, where Oleaginosa Raatz S.A.'s productive growth goes hand in hand with social development and long-term sustainability.

Featured cases

Children's Daycare

A care and learning space that supports workforce inclusion for working families.

Created by Desinfrom Noun Project

Senior Care Center

Support for the care and well-being of elderly community members.

Workforce Training Programs

Certified technical courses that improve local employability.

SOS Children's Villages

A collaboration agreement aimed at supporting the most vulnerable children in our community, contributing to their protection and well-being.

ORSA Reforestation

Over 80 hectares reforested, contributing with the planting of 108,000 eucalyptus seedlings as part of our commitment to environmental regeneration and sustainability.

Workforce Training Plans

We promote training programs, especially in Occupational Risk Prevention, in partnership with Paraguayan state agencies, strengthening our team’s capabilities in occupational health and safety.

COMMITMENT TO HUMAN RIGHTS

Business with Respect Across the Entire Chain

Respect for human rights is a priority for us. We work to align our operations with the promotion of human rights, following the main national and international standards.

Our key commitments

  • We recognize the role of companies as agents of change who must respect human rights and all applicable laws.
  • Culture of respect: awareness-raising and ongoing training.
  • Zero discrimination and harassment: zero tolerance for violence and harassment (including sexual harassment).
  • Equal opportunities: equal access to work, conditions, and wages for women and men.
  • Absolute prohibition of child labor, forced labor, or slavery conditions; rejection of human trafficking.
  • Supplier due diligence: we demand compliance and act diligently to prevent, mitigate, and remedy adverse impacts.

INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

Audited Quality and Safety

We back our operations with globally recognized standards that ensure safety, traceability, and responsible practices throughout the supply chain.

GMP+ (Good Manufacturing Practices – Feed Safety Assurance)

Processes under controlled conditions, with lot-by-lot records ensuring quality, food safety, and traceability from reception to dispatch.

SMETA (Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit)

Compliance with ethical, labor, environmental, and safety practices, aligned with international responsible trade standards.