Marion ELIE July 8, 2021

In a context of market transformation and citizen expectations, it is time for organic companies to reinvent themselves and loudly reaffirm their commitments! Created in 2017, BioED is the sectoral CSR label for companies in theorganic food industry which is based on the reference standard: ISO 26000. BioED is the framework through which companies commit, beyond the European organic regulation, to integrating sustainable development at the heart of their mission and to positively contributing to the transformation of our society. As proof of their commitment, their practices are audited each year by an independent third-party organization. 

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For labeled companies, each year, their impact will be measured on key indicators and published through theCSR observatory of the BioED label supported by the SynabioThe 46 certified companies are committed to improving their practices to contribute to the construction of a sustainable food model.

Thanks to the label, these are companies that act on the three pillars of sustainable development: governance, environment and social.

The CSR approach is anchored in corporate strategies: in 65% of companies the CSR pilot is a member of the CODIR and CSR is directly attached to general management in two thirds of companies.

The proportion of women in management bodies is increasing. On average, 44% of management bodies are women (compared to an average of 18,5% to 24,2% in the management committees of unlisted SMEs and mid-cap companies, according to a study conducted by KPMG in 2019).

These are companies that are heavily committed to environmental issues. Indeed:

  • 89% of companies have initiated reflection and action byEco conception of their packaging
  • 50% of companies have initiated an action plan to act on their carbon impact.

And finally, the development of responsible sectors is not left out since:

  • 21% buy more than 50% of their raw materials in fair trade.
  • 34% of companies are committed to a fair trade label for some of their products.

Territorial anchoring, governance, sectors, HR: BioED companies want go further than the European organic specifications by integrating a real business approachThey thus respond to an increasingly important demand from consumers to provide transparency on its positive and negative impacts, while seeking to continually improve them.

BioED: Synabio CSR Observatory 2021

Discover the Observatory's results here: https://bit.ly/ObservatoireBioED21

Find the list of exhibitors at Natexpo 2021 with the BioED label:

  • Arcadius
  • Sarrasin Workshop
  • around the rice
  • Biocoop
  • Biobleud
  • Biofuture
  • Biogroup
  • Biomere / Jubilees
  • Bioplants
  • body
  • Poppy Provence
  • Cototerra (Nantes Hillsides)
  • Croquelicot
  • Danival
  • Golden Cricket
  • Ekibio
  • French cake tradition
  • FRDP Bioregard
  • The Angelus
  • Léa Nature Laboratory
  • The Mandorle
  • The Vie Claire
  • The Woodpecker Mill
  • The Biolonists
  • TheJardins de Gaia
  • kaoka
  • Naturalism
  • Naturalia
  • Naturopera
  • Por
  • Vitafrais (Organic Alliance)
  • Perlamande
  • Terra Ceres
  • Tossolia
  • Vitamont nature card