Driving impact together
Every kilogram of product that leaves our plant makes a positive environmental change, helping us to feed the growing world population through a healthy and sustainable feed system.
Use the slider to calculate the impact we can create together
Want to see the difference we can make? Play around with the amount of LipidX, our insect oil, you’d like to integrate into your formulation, and discover how much land, water, and CO2 we can save together.
By using insect fat instead of coconut oil, we could allocate roughly 2 FIFA football fields for nature
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Delivering real impact
At Protix, sustainability isn’t just a number – we aim to make a real difference for our planet. We’re proud to lead the charge with real-life data sourced directly from our production plant, operating at full capacity in 2023.
Our impact in 2023
38.7 million m2 land preserved
That's roughly 10,000 FIFA football fields.
88.4 million m3 water saved
That's almost 35 olympic swimming pools.
27.5 million kilogram CO2 eq emissions reduced
That's roughly 500,000 bouncy castles of 4x4x3 metres.
Measuring our impact
Life Cycle Assessment
We measure our impact through a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), an established method that calculates the environmental effects of products through their entire lifecycle.
Our LCA has been conducted by the German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.). The DIL report states that our black soldier fly ingredients have an unprecedentedly low environmental footprint, with significant reductions in CO2 emissions, land use, and water consumption compared to traditional ingredients. Read the full report to learn more about our LCA data.
Low-footprint and waste-reducing
Small fly, big impact
Our insect ingredients have an incredibly low environmental footprint. We achieve this through two key practices.
First, we collect and reuse organic waste as feed for the black soldier fly, effectively repurposing it. Secondly, we produce animal feed and fertiliser ingredients from these insects reducing CO2 emissions, land and water use versus traditional alternatives.
The result is an impressively low environmental footprint, as demonstrated by Life Cycle Assessments. The low impact is unmatched by traditional ingredients for animal feed and fertilisers.
Towards a low-footprint food system together
We recognise that many companies are dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and our black soldier fly solutions can play a significant role in these efforts. As a company, we are also committed to contributing to the global SDGs by actively supporting the following goals.
12 Responsible consumption and production
Feeding the world sustainably requires urgently reducing our ecological footprint by sourcing and producing as efficiently as possible. At Protix, our products already have a low footprint, and we’re constantly working to make it even better.
14 Life below water
We must address overfishing urgently to preserve marine biodiversity. According to a 2018 report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, nearly one-third of global fish stocks are subject to overfishing. Our ingredients offer a sustainable alternative to fishmeal in many animal feeds, reducing dependence on wild fish stocks.
15 Life on land
Deforestation is a major problem, with agriculture causing around 80% of it. Our solutions are produced in vertical farms, using significantly less land than traditional alternatives. For example, LipidX, our insect fat, requires 99.9% less land than coconut oil, commonly used in animal feed and pet food. By reducing land use for feed, we help combat agriculture-driven deforestation and biodiversity loss.