Sustainability

Building a more viable continent

Dangote Sugar is all about creating ventures that serves the interest of stakeholders, communities and the people concerned. We believe in establishing impactful businesses that are socially responsible to cater for people’s needs.

OUR APPROACH TO SUSTAINABILITY

Dangote Sugar is conscious of the social and economic obligations of its operations and the challenges faced by communities in the areas we operate. Thus, our sustainability approach is driven by a desire to contribute and impact positively towards the development of these communities and the society at large.

Corporate Social Responsibility

At Dangote Sugar, we create and add value to our shareholders and all other stakeholders. From transforming raw materials into finished nutritious fortified products for our customers/consumers; and the substantial payments made to the value chain of suppliers, contractors, distributors, customers, employees as well as the government through taxes.

We are mindful that the sustainability of our business is interwoven with the well-being and advancement of the communities in which we operate. Therefore in addition to creating jobs and other economic opportunities, we provide education, free health care and other support services to the communities in which our pilot backward integration projects site, Savannah Sugar Company Limited is located.

Consumer Health and Safety

The health and safety of our customers is of utmost importance. We comply with all relevant safety, health, environmental, quality and food safety legislation in Nigeria. Our production processes are operated under the ISO 9001:2008 quality and Food Safety Management System.

We support the Federal Government’s and NAFDAC’s strategies to tackle micronutrient deficiencies by fortifying our sugar with Vitamin A, thereby contributing to improving public health.

Outgrower Scheme & Development

We work closely with local indigenous sugarcane farmers at Numan, Adamawa State through our established sugarcane out grower development scheme, to improve the community farmer’s participation in the Sugar for Nigeria Project, boost their income, while improving cane quality and yields at the mills. The same scheme and our robust community development projects will be implemented across all our Backward Integration Projects sites.

Health, Safety & Environment

We are committed to the implementation and maintenance of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSMS) that aim at the prevention of occupational injury and ill–health to all people who have access to the organization’s workplace. A strong commitment to continuous improvement is needed for production, sales and delivery of refined granulated white sugar in compliance with relevant legal, statutory and other requirements.

Our slogan remains: “Safety First. If it is not safe, don’t do it.”

The occupational health & safety policy is documented, monitored and sustained through adequate communication, supervision and awareness creation to all employees, suppliers and all stakeholders in line with the requirements of the OHSAS 18001:2007 safety system.

Food Safety

The Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc food safety policy ensures that our operations in refining, sales and distribution of granulated white sugar meet statutory, regulatory and consumer food safety requirements, using the most appropriate food grade production facilities under hygienic conditions, whilst also maintaining effective communication with stakeholders on food safety issues. Our food safety policy is supported by measurable objectives that are monitored, maintained and continually reviewed with the objectives:

To provide wholesome and nutritious sugar that supports healthy living
To achieve 100% compliance with all relevant customers’, statutory and regulatory food safety requirements
To ensure that all relevant parties in the food production chain are aware of, and comply with the company’s food safety requirement.

DSR is FSSC 22000 (Food Safety System Certification) by SGS, FSMS (Food Safety Management System) ISO 22000:2005, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 and ISO OHSAS 18001:2007, certified. Our quality management system certifications and other efforts at the continuous improvement of our product quality and operational standards has made Dangote Sugar the preferred brand of most multinational corporations in the Nigerian food and beverage industry.

Risk Management

Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc’s risk policy is based on its business model and strategic intent with focus on safeguarding the Group’s business viability and continued comparative advantage. Risk management is considered a discipline that supports the strategic initiatives of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, and fundamental to the achievement of our corporate goals. DSR promotes a risk aware culture, which ensures the risk-reward balance is always considered in our business activities across board.

The ultimate responsibility for effective and efficient risk management organization-wide resides with the Board of Directors, and this responsibility is delegated and cascaded in a manner that ensures full ownership by process owners at the strategic, tactical and operational levels across the organization.

All employees have imbibed the culture of:

Placing Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc. and its reputation at the heart of all decisions;
Being fully responsible for our risks;
Being rigorous, thorough and proactive in the assessment of risk.