Being a sustainable company for the future of all
When you grow such high quality products, you learn that sustainability and care for the land are the key to success. Being respectful of the environment, sustainable agriculture and being efficient in cultivation… In short, preserving the heritage of our countryside.
At Vicente Peris we have external certifications that endorse our way of working, such as IFS FOOD, which regulates food safety, and GLOBALG.A.P., which certifies sustainable agricultural practices and responsible management of crops and products.
In addition, we apply our own environmental management system, which we develop and control internally, based on the continuous improvement of our processes, the responsible use of resources and respect for the environment in which we grow and produce.
Being sustainable is our driving force.
Peris, commitment to environmental management
At Vicente Peris we understand environmental protection as a direct responsibility linked to the way we produce. For this reason, we work with our own environmental management system that allows us to identify, control and reduce the impacts associated with our activity.
This internal system helps us to integrate sustainability into decision making, incorporating environmental criteria into planning, process monitoring and compliance with the company’s strategic objectives.
We periodically analyze all the flows linked to our activity: management of waste such as wood, organic waste, plastics or batteries, control of wastewater and process water, use of chemical products and consumption of resources. This analysis allows us to clearly define the input and output circuits within the production process and to apply continuous improvement measures.
At Vicente Peris we are fully aware that certain materials and processes require specific supervision. For this reason, we apply internal procedures that guarantee a rigorous management, always under criteria of respect for the environment and regulatory compliance.
This approach is consistent and complementary with other certifications that govern our activity, such as IFS FOOD and GLOBALG.A.P., allowing us to generate synergies between systems, optimize processes and reinforce our commitment to responsible production.
Crops under the GlobalG.A.P. standard.
GlobalG.A.P. comes from the acronym ‘Good Agricultural Practices’. It is an agronomic production standard that seeks to homogenize agricultural practices worldwide in accordance with current food safety, environmental and labor regulations, in pursuit of a sustainable production system.
Customers and consumers who enjoy our fruits require certified guarantees that endorse the good agricultural practices carried out in our plantations and the most popular and recognized standard in the world is GlobalG.A.P.
Respect and balance in each crop
GlobalG.A.P. came to Peris as a basic condition to be able to market our products in European supermarkets and chains under a homogeneous quality standard, which would facilitate quality controls.
In Peris we are producers of fruits and vegetables such as melon, watermelon, pumpkin and white celery, therefore, this certification allows us to run our processes with the most demanding practices and, in addition, constantly updated.
Today we do not understand any other way of understanding crops, always from a perspective of respect and balance in each phase of the process.
A guarantee of respect for the environment
For customers and consumers of Peris products from GlobalG.A.P. plantations, the quality standard is very high and its benefits are noticed and highlighted.
Therefore, our goal is to continue producing our products under the GlobalG.A.P. standard until we reach 100% production of the products we offer.
Products with no chemical footprint
Zero residue’ food production is based on the set of techniques, protocols and inputs that we apply with the objective of obtaining residue levels below the limit of determination of active ingredients (0.01 ppm, 0.01 mg/kg). It is not just a matter of replacing synthetic chemicals with organic products. The spectrum must be broadened and the agrosystem must be fully understood in order to be successful .
Therefore, we must take into account various factors that influence the growing cycle, such as an integrated management system that not only seeks to produce fresh, healthy and safe food, but also tries to respond to European requirements in terms of food safety. We are talking about taking into account aspects such as land preparation, pruning, irrigation, fertilization, pest control, etc., in a coordinated and global way , within the plantation.
For Peris, ‘zero residue’ products are those that at the time of harvesting present a total absence of chemical residues, inherited from treatments received during cultivation . A rigorous analysis carried out by external laboratories certifies the absence of around 717 officially confirmed residues. This is achieved thanks to a strict control in the application of phytosanitary and pesticide treatments, which, in turn, applies ecological and environmental respect standards .
This guarantee for the entire distribution chain and consumers allows the growth of a category of products that are environmentally friendly, healthy and within the reach of all consumers.