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Social
At Rijk Zwaan, people come first. Our top priority is to offer all employees an enjoyable and long-term job. In addition, we focus on long-term relationships with our partners, stakeholders and the people around us. By creating a supportive and inclusive culture, we aim to foster long-term success, sustainability and positive societal impact.
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Development projectsRijk Zwaan
Since 1999 the Rijk Zwaan Committee for Development Cooperation (COS) has been involved in development work, with a focus on sharing our knowledge about vegetable production. ![undefined](https://visuals.rijkzwaan.com/m/c38caa00c8cc840/original/XX-Content-highlight-Partnerships-PPP.webp)
Public-privatepartnerships
By supplying high-quality seeds, sharing knowledge and providing intensive guidance, we aim to help growers in low and middle income countries to evolve personally and professionally, to improve their income and to stimulate vegetable consumption. ![undefined](https://visuals.rijkzwaan.com/m/12d6cd7d07ba2c3c/original/XX-Content-hightlight-Ensuring-fair-labour.webp)
Ensuring fair labourby doing audits
We produce seeds ourselves at numerous Rijk Zwaan facilities. Additionally, we work together with third-party seed producers. Each year, we carry out Fair Labour audits of our external partners to ensure that these companies work to the same standards that we uphold for Rijk Zwaan employees. ![People at the center](https://visuals.rijkzwaan.com/m/664e6804ec982f06/original/CP-EN-Media-Content-highlight-Board-of-directors.webp)
Our companyculture
Putting people first means that we pursue a people-focused personnel policy. At Rijk Zwaan, we work together. We motivate, help, respect and show interest in each other. More on CSR
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Our position as an internationally operating fruit and vegetable breeding company pushes us to look beyond borders, and take care of the world around us.
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Environment
At Rijk Zwaan, we make careful use of resources and we take care of the environment. This means that we ensure our business operations are not only efficient and economically profitable, but also sustainable and environmentally friendly.
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Company Governance
At Rijk Zwaan, honesty, integrity and fairness come first – all over the world. We make no concessions on these values.