Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability Policies & Practices
ALT-PRO is founded on a holistic approach to sustainability; meaning we integrate sustainable business practices in our procurement, production, consumption, and our internal business operations, and external partnerships.
The nature of our business means we interact with the agriculture (ingredient procurement) and manufacturing industries.
Agriculture
The biggest opportunity for environmental impact is in our ingredient procurement. While we know insect protein has a significantly reduced carbon footprint than its industry competitors like beef, chicken, and fish, for ALT-PRO our assessments don't stop there.
We have been actively developing a comprehensive environmental impact calculator to inform and optimize our formulation process to be as nutritious and eco-friendly as possible. This calculator helps us to assess the nutritional value of ingredients as well as their environmental impact to ensure we are able to optimize both segments and uphold our reputation as a leader in the nutritious and sustainable pet food space.
Manufacturing
We work with multiple manufacturing partners to create our current and coming products. It is vital that we understand our manufacturing partner's energy usage, waste management, and labour practices. All of our manufacturing partners leverage renewable energy sources to cleanly power most, if not all, of their facilities and productions. They all have certifiably responsible waste management policies and practices; and diverse, protected, and fairly-paid labour forces.
When sourcing our manufacturers we focus on the following guiding questions:
- Do they have certifications?
- Are they a local supplier (to limit transportation)?
- Are they a diverse supplier?
- Do they have sustainable practices and policies in place?
Product Lifecycle
ALT-PRO pays deep attention to the entire lifecycle of our products, from the farms across Canada and Northern US from which they come from, to the recycling bin our packaging is intended to end up in. Learn more about how to recycle your ALT-PRO pet food treat bags and how to find information about your local recycling policies.
Our Sustainability Goals
One of ALT-PRO’s goals is to conduct lifecycle assessments (LCAs) for all of our products. These assessments require intensive attention to detail and time commitments both internally and externally; our LCAs for all products are projected to be completed by 2025. Alike to our ecological pawprint calculator, ALT-PRO plans to make this information publicly available for our customers to see.