Gruninger AG

 Identity of the Organisation 
Membership Type : Ordinary Members
Category : Consumer Goods Manufacturers
Name : Gruninger AG
Address : Industrie West 2, CH-8756 Mitlödi,    Switzerland
Telephone : +41 55 647 30 30
Registration Number : 149722
Subsidiary Companies :
    Fax : +41 55 647 30 35
    Email : info@grueninger.ch
    Website : http://www.grueninger.ch
    Country : Switzerland
    Contact Person : Christoph Gsell
    Designation : Managing Director
      Primary Nomination of Representative 
    Name : Christoph Gsell
    Designation : Managing Director
    Telephone : +41 55 647 30 45
    Fax : +41 55 647 30 35
    Email : christoph.gsell@grueninger.ch
      Secondary Nomination of Representative 
    Name : Tanja Eberhard
    Designation : Sales Manager
    Telephone : +41 55 647 30 30
    Fax : +41 55 647 30 35
    Email : tanja.eberhard@grueninger.ch
     Information of Organisation 
    Grüninger AG is the biggest margarine factory in Switzerland. The annual production volume is approx. 16\'000 tons. The products (margarine and fats) go to industrial and artisanal bakers, distributors and  retailers. Please find more details about the organisation, mission, areas of activity on our web site www.grueninger.ch.
     Please state how your organisation intends to comply with the RSPO Code of Conduct. Specifically in the following areas: 
    How will your organisation promote the RSPO internally and to other stakeholders? :
    We already work since summer 2008 with green palm certificates via our sister company Nutriswiss AG. Before we produced margarine with palm oil with ProForest quality (this was already segregated palm oil). For us sustainable palm oil has already some history.
    Where relevant, what processes is the organisation establishing to engage with interested parties, for example to resolve conflict or to use sustainably produced palm oil? :
    We communicate active with our customer in order to give correct information on the RSPO in general and sustainable palm oil.
    Where relevant, how will your organisation work towards implementing the RSPO Principles and Criteria or assessing supplier performance against these criteria? :
    We are already certified for organic prdouction and Max Havelaar production and in the past we already used segregated palm oil (Pro Forest quality). For us it is nothing new to have a seperate supply chain.
    Any other information that would support the application such as what your organisation hopes to gain from joining RSPO and how it would support RSPO? :
    We think this is the only way for the future. Palm oil is a great plant and needs to be produced on a sustainable way according to the RSPO guidelines.
     Application for membership is made by 
    Name : Christoph Gsell
    Designation : Managing Director
    Applied Date : 20/01/2011
     Information of Organisation 
    Membership Number : 4-0148-11-000-00
    Status : Approved
    Member Since : 24/03/2011
     Submission of Annual Communications of Progress (ACOP) 
    Annual Report - Adolf Grüninger AG 2011 - 2012 

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