It has long been known that a healthy animal on a balanced diet has a reduced carbon footprint, so we focus on providing high quality sustainable feedstuffs. There are a lot of ways that we can care for our horses whilst caring for the environment, such as by sourcing locally and supporting local production of feeds in the way that Norvite has done for more than half a century, utilising bespoke supplements.
One of Norvite’s most notable sustainable successes has been the NEOS plant where we crush locally grown rapeseed to provide our NEOflo Equine Cold Pressed Rapeseed oil. This provides a local and sustainable alternative to soya and palm derivatives which have a very high global environmental impact due to their production methods and the distances they travel from the Americas or Indonesia.
In 2022 Norvite commissioned a solar array on the roof of the plant. Covering the entire roof of the production plant, this renewable energy generates 94000kwh of electricity per annum, saving at least 44 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year, as well as providing further reassurance to all who choose to do the right thing by Feeding Better, Feeding Less.