—Screens 50,000 farms

By Dayo Johnson Akure

Agribusiness and manufacturing company, Johnvents Group, has published its inaugural Sustainability Report as part of efforts to strengthen responsible business practices across its operations.

The report outlines the company’s policy framework for environmental stewardship, social responsibility and corporate governance, and aligns its operations with globally recognised Environmental, Social and Governance, ESG, standards.

Covering the 2025 reporting period, the report was prepared in line with the Global Reporting Initiative, GRI 13: Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fishing Sectors 2022 Standard. It also includes a Double Materiality Assessment aligned with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, CSRD.

It provides a consolidated account of sustainability performance across the group’s subsidiaries: Johnvents Foods, Johnvents Industries, Premium Cocoa Products, Ile-Oluji, and Noble-Eagle.

Founder and Group Managing Director, Mr John Alamu, described the publication as a major milestone in the company’s journey toward responsible growth.

He said the report marks the beginning of a new phase in how the organisation measures and reports its environmental and social impact, while remaining accountable to stakeholders.

Alamu said the company’s focus going forward would be to strengthen implementation, deepen governance, expand sustainability initiatives across its value chain, and build a resilient and globally competitive business.

As part of its sustainability agenda, Johnvents said it screened more than 50,000 farms to monitor deforestation risks, scaled up its 150,000 Cocoa Farmers Empowerment Programme, and expanded farm-to-warehouse traceability systems to comply with the European Union Deforestation Regulation, EUDR, and Rainforest Alliance certification requirements.

The report also highlighted the establishment of the group’s first greenhouse gas inventory in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, improved climate governance, strengthened deforestation risk management, and implementation of its Environmental and Social Action Plan, ESAP.

Johnvents added that it had enhanced its governance structure through board-level oversight and specialised functions covering responsible sourcing, sustainable finance, carbon management, compliance, and occupational health and safety.

Group Executive Director, Mr Tarun Chawla, said sustainability is now central to business performance and long-term value creation.

He noted that the report demonstrates progress in strengthening sustainability systems and reinforces the company’s commitment to responsible operations and shared value for stakeholders.

The company said it will continue to build resilient agricultural value chains that support farmers, employees, customers, investors, host communities and the environment through transparent reporting and continuous improvement.