Our impact

We are dedicated to taking responsibility for our surroundings, both environmentally and socially. We believe that through large and small initiatives in everyday life, we can make a difference. 

Environment and climate

Viewed from a climate perspective, the egg, with its relatively low CO2 footprint, is an attractive alternative to other animal products.
Nevertheless we still carry an ambitious mission for bringing down our impact on the climate substantially in the future.  
We want to minimize the impact we leave on our surroundings through a more efficient resource consumption.  
The majority of the egg's climate footprint lies with production. We are focused on reducing this impact by increasing the use of sustainable energy and by investing in transforming the energy. 
We became a member of Science Based Target Initiative (SBTI) in 2021 and we have been reporting on our impact on the climate (Scope 1, 2 and 3) since 2022. 

 

CSR

We strive every single day to ensure a good and safe work environment for all of our employees. We believe that Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) reflects our dedication and respect for the society we are a part of. We cooperate with selected Danish and Swedish organizations that make a difference. On a global level we support the organization UN Global Compact, a part of UN.  

UN global compact

We are a proud member of UN Global Compact, an organization of UN, that is dedicated to improve human rights, worker’s rights, environment and anti-corruption across the world. Every year we publish a UN Global Compact Report with the CSR-activities of the company for the past year.  

 

Animal welfare

We want to influence the future egg production focusing on sustainability and animal welfare. We have an independent advisory board that advise us how to maintain a high animal welfare in all forms of the production. The cooperation with our advisory board has e.g. led to increased demands for green plants in the hen farms for free range hens and organic hens.  

Danæg advisory board

  • Peter Sandøe – Professor at the Department of Food and Resource Economics and the Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences at The University of Copenhagen.
  • Jesper Bo Jensen – Futurist and CEO of the Centre for Future Studies. 
  • Jens Peter Christensen – Professor MSO at the Department of Veterinary and Anumal Sciences at the University of Copenhagen, Veterinary Clinical Microbiology.  

Safety and quality

We set the highest standards when it comes to food safety. All of our companies are certified with ISO or similar standards that ensures sublime food safety and quality in all processes and products. Our certifications include e.g. FSSC 22000, ISO 14001, Halal and Kosher, KAT, KRAV, EU Organic, IFS Wholesale / Cash&Carry. 

The highest standards for salmonella control

We test for more than 2.500 different species of salmonella each week. It brings our eggs up among the safest in the EU, thus our eggs have special status. We conduct tests of the conveyor belt for salmonella and our transport packaging are disinfected before it is reused. With the high quality standards we are allowed to stamp our egg trays “Eggs from hens tested free of all types of salmonella”.  

From shell eggs to egg products

At Danæg Products A/S in Denmark and Källbergs Industri AB in Sweden we transform fresh eggs into processed products. The process requires the highest standards for hygiene and safety. The process is conducted in a highly controlled environment of production by educated employees within food hygiene. Once the products are packed we keep them in our warehouse, while they await the comprehensive microbiological, chemical, physical and taste analyses and laboratory examinations. Once the products are tested and approved for sale, we release them from our warehouse. The process of testing takes about four days to complete.  

Traceability

Danish, Swedish and Finish eggs are stamped. We call it traceability. We began stamping the eggs back in 1895 and today the stamp is on every egg in EU. The first stamp numbers on the egg reveals if the egg is organic, free range or barn. By using the following numbers on the egg you can trace it all the way back to the farmer.