BioFirst Group wins top honors at the 2024 Trends Impact Awards

These prestigious awards, organized by Trends in collaboration with PwC and Antwerp Management School, celebrate companies driving sustainability and making a profound societal impact.

The Trends Global Impact Award, which recognizes the overall top performer across all categories, highlights BioFirst’s far-reaching environmental and social contributions through its divisions—Biobest, BioWorks, BIOTROP, and Plant Products. These divisions provide innovative biological solutions for pollination, crop protection, and for crop & soil health that minimize chemical inputs and boost biodiversity.

Jean-Marc Vandoorne, CEO of BioFirst Group receiving the award

The Trends Impact Award for Ecology further underscores BioFirst’s commitment to ecological stewardship, recognizing the company’s leadership in reducing agriculture’s environmental footprint and promoting sustainable farming practices in over 70 countries.

Jean-Marc Vandoorne, CEO of BioFirst Group, along with his leadership team, was honored to be presented with the awards, stating: “Receiving the Trends Global Impact Award as the overall winner is an extraordinary honor for us. These awards reinforce our mission to lead sustainable agricultural innovation on a global scale. We are immensely proud of our teams for their dedication and our partners for their trust.”

ABOUT THE TRENDS IMPACT AWARDS

The Trends Impact Awards are organized by the Belgian business magazine Trends and Kanaal Z, both part of the Roularta Media Group, in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Antwerp Management School (AMS). These awards honor companies that excel in sustainability, innovation, and social responsibility across various sectors. The Trends Global Impact Award, the highest honor, is awarded to the overall top performer, recognizing exceptional leadership in sustainable business practices.

ABOUT BIOFIRST GROUP

BioFirst Group is a global leader in biological pest and disease control and bumblebee pollination. With 32 subsidiaries and a network in 50 countries, they export to over 70 countries weekly. The organization serves both the horticultural and open field agricultural markets through its brands:

Biobest (and its subsidiaries) focuses on producing and selling biocontrol agents (microorganisms such as insects, predatory mites and nematodes ) for managing plant pests in horticultural crops. BioWorks specializes in biopesticides (microorganisms) to control plant pests and diseases, and biostimulants in horticultural crops. Plant Products offers a one-stop shop distribution for horticulture products. BIOTROP handles the production and sales of biopesticides, biostimulants, and inoculants for open-field row crops.

Their 2800 employees, including 600 in-house expert advisors, provide comprehensive support to growers worldwide, backed by continuous R&D investment.

For more information, please contact press@biofirstgroup.com. To learn more about BioFirst Group’s commitment to sustainability, download the Sustainability Report here.

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