Sustainability

Compared to cattle, the raising of our larvae is kind to the climate. The emission of CO2 is around 40x less. Much less energy intensive, insect protein also avoids the methane emissions released by certain livestock. Also compared to soy protein concentrate, the CO2 output is around 7x lower with our insect protein. 

In terms of water usage, Innovega insect protein needs only 1/3 compared to soy protein production. This means around 300L less for one KG of protein. Compared to pork the water consumption is 30x less for one KG of protein output!

As the awareness of environmental issues such as deforestation, water scarcity and globald warming is rising, the demand for more sustainable products is the challenge we are all facing. The loss of biodiversity comes in addition so the feed, pet food and plant producing companies need to lower their environmental footprint while keeping the level of health benefits of their formulations in a high standard.

We need to bring the food system back in balance with nature and in this regard the insect protein business has great potential. 

Climate benefits

  • Around 40x less CO2 emission compared to cattle

  • 7x lower Co2 output compared to soy protein production

  • Well-balanced essential amino acid profile

C02 Emission

Land

Global livestock production is expected to increase by 75% by 2030. There’s one major problem: arable land can only increase by 20%.

Thanks to their size and compatibility with vertical farming, our black solider fly ingredients use 40x less land than cattle farming, preserving ecosystems and combating deforestation. One ton of insects can be grown within 14 days using only a land area of 20m². They can be farmed in a local and circular production process close to where they are needed, thus reducing transport.

Land use during production

Oceans

For every ton of our insect protein used in fish feed, we save 5 tons of fish. Offering a nutritious alternative to fish meal, our products improve health while combating overfishing.

Nowadays aquaculture consumes around 75% of the fish meal produced which means we feed fish to fish. We have been fishing too much and we should start taking care before it’s too late and we lose all marine biodiversity. Our insect protein is the solution to create a marine-independent aquaculture industry.

Fish saved per ton larvae produced

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