Calidad Pascual consumed 100% renewable electricity during 2015, certified by the energy company EDP, with whom Calidad Pascual maintains the contract for the electricity supply of its installations.

The agreement that Calidad Pascual and EDP maintain consists of 39 installations, among factories and delegations, and an estimated consumption of 117 GWh per year. For Calidad Pascual, consuming 100% renewable energy reinforces its commitment with the environment and, at the same time, it promotes sustainability in all its production processes.

The 100% renewable origin of this electricity is determined by the Guarantee System for the Origin of Electricity, developed in 2007 by the Energy National Commission. The system is currently managed and overseen by the National Commission of Markets and Competence.

The close relationship between Calidad Pascual and EDP started in 2005 and since then, the alliance between both companies has allowed, besides energy supply, the implementation of different projects that make Calidad Pascual a leader company in efficiency and sustainability.

Among the different developed measures, there are: energy audits and the installation of charging points for electric vehicles. Calidad Pascual, as a company committed to the environment and sustainable development, is leader in the use of alternative energies vehicles in Spain and has the largest fleet of vehicles with ecological certification in Europe. The use of this sustainable fleet is part of Calidad Pascual’s Environmental Impact Management Plan, with which it intends to reduce de CO2 emissions coming from mobility by 20%. This Plan has the objective to improve the impacts that the company’s activity generates in the environment.

The relationship between EDP and Calidad Pascual also extends to Calidad Pascual’s employees, that can enjoy special conditions for the acquisition of electric vehicles.

For EDP, the partnership with Calidad Pascual implies a challenge for the effort of offering daily the best quality service, with economic stringency and offering guarantees of 100% renewable electricity. The several agreements reached during more than a decade with Calidad Pascual also reflect the high loyalty rate of EDP’s customers, which lies around 90%.

Calidad Pascual

Calidad Pascual, a family company with a consolidated and differentiating set of values and benchmark in the food sector, began its activity in 1969 in Aranda de Duero, Burgos, and soon became established throughout Spain, and today exports to 63 countries. With a range of more than 200 products, 6 plants, 27 delegations through its distribution company Qualianza and more than 2,300 employees, its main activity is the preparation, packaging, distribution and sale, among others, of dairy products and derivatives under the Pascual brand, Bezoya mineral waters, Vivesoy vegetable drinks, Bifrutas and Mocay Caffè.

Calidad Pascual complements its portfolio with other value-added products, thanks to alliances with companies such as Idilia foods (manufacturer of Cola Cao and Okey shakes), Unilever, Esteve, Agua Pedras Salgadas (Unicer Group), Kellogg, Heinz, Isabel de Conservas Garavilla and Aceites y Vinagres Cosecha de Borges.

Thanks to Calidad Pascual's activity, more and more people are enjoying a new, broader and more global concept of quality, beyond the development of healthy products. Calidad Pascual's inspiring principle is the contribution of value and quality to people's lives, understood as a collective commitment to improve in the daily search for their wellbeing.

Improving people’s quality of life

Calidad Pascual is a company committed to health, and therefore works significantly on the two most important determinants of people's health according to the WHO: the environment and healthy lifestyle habits. In this sense, the company acts in accordance with the Healthy Business Model defined by the WHO and with a systematic approach to continuous improvement.

Measures such as the environmental impact management plan, created to combat climate change, show the concern of the Arandina company for the environment and for the impact of air quality on health. Working with renewable energy sources and reducing polluting gases are measures that help not only to protect the environment, but also to safeguard and improve people's health. This commitment to the environment, together with promoting and informing society about healthy lifestyles, is a solid response to the company's commitment to improving people's health and quality of life.

EDP

EDP is an international energy group, present in 14 countries and leader in value creation, innovation and sustainability. It is part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (World and STOXX) and is also world leader in renewable energy.

In Spain, EDP is a benchmark company in the energy market, present in the generation, distribution and commercialization of electricity, natural gas and services, with a portfolio of more than two million customers throughout the country.

EDP is leader in gas in Cantabria and the Basque Country, as well as in Asturias, where it is also the leading electricity operator.