Together we go for better
Sustainability
Our ambition? To be the most sustainable sauce manufacturer in the Netherlands. As a family business, we stand for the long term. Because true enjoyment can only happen when it goes hand in hand with a positive impact on people, communities, and the world around us. We believe that everything becomes even more delicious when it is done really well. Together, we strive for better. Every day. With a smile.
We proudly carry the B-Corp certificate, a recognition of our commitment to a better future. We focus on five key areas. This way, we know what we need to do, and you can hold us accountable. Curious how we add value for people, animals, and the environment? Feel free to send us a message via mvo@oliehoorn.nl
Energy & CO2
To make the tastiest sauces, we need energy. We have already taken sustainability steps here by using green electricity that is 100% generated from Dutch wind energy. To make an even greater impact, we are building the most sustainable sauce factory in the Netherlands, which we expect to take into use in 2026 and which is completely gas-free.
Did you know that about 90% of our raw materials come from Europe? That saves a lot of travel kilometers and thus CO2.
Our goals
Near-term science-based targets have been approved!
We are taking ambitious and scientifically backed climate measures.
In November 2025, our near-term science-based targets will be approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
- Oliehoorn is committed to reducing absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 63.0% by 2035 compared to the base year 2023. Additionally, Oliehoorn commits to reducing absolute scope 3 emissions from purchased goods and services and upstream transport and distribution by 37.5% in the same period.
- Oliehoorn is committed to reducing absolute scope 3 FLAG emissions by 45.5% by 2035 compared to the base year 2023. Oliehoorn also commits to preventing deforestation within the key deforestation-sensitive raw materials, with December 31, 2025, as the target date.
These goals ensure that our climate measures are in line with the latest science and contribute to limiting global warming to 1.5
C. Our annual footprint can be found in the
Sustainability Report.
Packaging
In recent years, our packaging has undergone a significant change. For the squeeze bottle, we have adapted the bottle to sustainable material and we have also replaced our original cap with a sustainable screw cap variant. This meant: a lot of testing and improving. Because at Oliehoorn, the taste and quality of our sauce come first. Without the right packaging, we cannot guarantee that. Fortunately, all that work was not without success! Our squeeze bottles are now fully recyclable!
Annually, we package our sauces for cafeterias and food service in about 1.5 million plastic buckets. Our bucket supplier comes up with a nice solution to collect the buckets, which often end up in the general waste bin, in order to take a first step towards a closed loop chain. Oliehoorn collaborates with Fire Off! to take back the buckets and reuse them into… new sauce buckets.
Raw materials
We feel responsible for the entire chain from the farmer to the plate. At Oliehoorn, we want to play an important role in improving the conditions throughout the chain. Additionally, Oliehoorn works with a ‘Green Partner certificate’. By scoring on the right components, suppliers can be awarded this certificate. This way, we strengthen each other and contribute to a more sustainable world.
Waste & Wastage
You know it well; that leftover sauce at the bottom of the bottle or in your sauce bucket. Almost gone, but there are still a few servings left! It’s no different for us. Such a waste, of course. That’s why we critically look at how much waste we produce, where we spill sauce, and we work on reducing waste and residual streams. During the production process, we cannot avoid producing waste, but we do try to minimize it as much as possible. Do you, as a professional, want to waste no drop of Oliehoorn sauce anymore? It’s easy with our sauce dispensers and Oliehoorn sauce tap. Take a look in our webshop or ask your representative about it!
Good employer
At Oliehoorn, we stand for our people. We work with passion, enthusiasm, and joy to grow. We find it important that our employees can challenge and develop themselves, and that we provide the means for that.
Oliehoorn has been recognized by Effectory as a ‘World-Class Workplace 2025-2026’! The certification is only awarded when employers are rated above average by their own employees in terms of employee engagement and good employer practices. We are of course very proud of this.
