Corporate Social Responsibility
At Sasma, giving back is part of how we operate as a business. As a family-owned company with two decades of trading relationships across Africa, Latin America, Europe, and beyond, we have seen firsthand the challenges that many communities face. Our charitable partnerships reflect a long-term commitment to education, opportunity, and humanitarian support — not one-off donations, but sustained relationships with organisations whose work we believe in.
Quality Education
Education is the foundation of opportunity. Through our trading relationships across Africa, Latin America, and beyond, we have seen directly how limited access to education affects communities and the people within them. Our educational partnerships are long-term commitments, not one-off donations.
Quality Education
Education is the foundation of opportunity. Through our trading relationships across Africa, Latin America, and beyond, we have seen directly how limited access to education affects communities and the people within them. Our educational partnerships are long-term commitments, not one-off donations.
Edukans
Sasma has entered a multi-year partnership with Edukans, a Dutch non-profit providing accessible, high-quality education to children and young people in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda. Edukans works to create safe and effective learning environments and equip young people with the practical skills needed for employment and a sustainable future.
Sasma has been trading across Africa for nearly two decades. The Edukans partnership is a direct reflection of what we have witnessed through those relationships — and our belief that education is the most sustainable investment a business can make in the communities it works with.
Providencia Centro de Formación Integral
For the third consecutive year, Sasma is partnering with Providencia Centro de Formación Integral in Colombia — an organisation that has provided high-quality education to children and adolescents from low-income families for nearly 60 years.
For the 2024/2025 school year, Sasma is sponsoring the education of 16 children, with a focus on English language proficiency, computational thinking, and skills development including teamwork, leadership, communication, and emotional regulation.
Affordable Clean Energy
Reducing the environmental footprint of our operations is an ongoing commitment, embedded into the design of our facilities and the way we manage day-to-day activity. Both of Sasma’s facilities — our global headquarters in Zoetermeer and our new warehouse in Halsteren — have been built or designed with energy efficiency and responsible operations as core requirements.
Affordable Clean Energy
Reducing the environmental footprint of our operations is an ongoing commitment, embedded into the design of our facilities and the way we manage day-to-day activity. Both of Sasma’s facilities — our global headquarters in Zoetermeer and our new warehouse in Halsteren — have been built or designed with energy efficiency and responsible operations as core requirements.
Zoetermeer Headquarters
Sasma’s global headquarters in Zoetermeer, opened in 2020, was purpose-built with energy efficiency and environmental responsibility as core design principles. The building holds an A+++ energy rating — the highest available classification for building energy performance.
The headquarters operates with a number of sustainable systems integrated into its day-to-day function. Solar panels provide on-site energy generation, with any surplus returned to the grid. Climate control is managed using well water, reducing reliance on conventional heating and cooling systems. Together, these features support Sasma’s goal of minimising the carbon footprint of its operations at the company’s primary base.
The Zoetermeer headquarters also houses Sasma’s state-of-the-art analytical laboratory, where product quality testing — including gas chromatography and organoleptic assessment — is carried out as part of our end-to-end quality management process.
Sasma Warehouse and Blending Facility
Sasma’s Warehouse and Blending Facility has been purpose-built with sustainability as a core design principle. The warehouse operates on solar power, with 150 solar panels providing electricity for the site’s HVAC, office systems, and tank farm — reducing reliance on grid energy for day-to-day operations.
The facility also includes a dedicated reverse osmosis water system for precise, controlled water use in dilution processes, and a CO₂ firefighting system designed to minimise environmental impact compared to conventional fire suppression methods.
By bringing blending, dilution, storage, and packing in-house, the facility also reduces reliance on third-party facilities — resulting in fewer external movements, more efficient logistics planning, and greater operational control within a single site. This is a practical contribution to reducing transport-related emissions across our supply chain.
The facility has been designed and built as a long-term operational asset — modern infrastructure, efficient workflows, and capacity to scale without dependence on temporary or external solutions.
Life on Land
The land is the source of much of what we trade — from grain fields and sugarcane plantations to vineyards and agave landscapes. Protecting and restoring those ecosystems is a direct responsibility for Sasma; one that is connected to the agricultural foundations of our industry and the communities that depend on them.
Life on Land
The land is the source of much of what we trade — from grain fields and sugarcane plantations to vineyards and agave landscapes. Protecting and restoring those ecosystems is a direct responsibility for Sasma; one that is connected to the agricultural foundations of our industry and the communities that depend on them.
WoodYouCare
Sasma partners with WoodYouCare as part of our commitment to reforestation and biodiversity. WoodYouCare plants trees in regions where climate change has caused the most significant environmental damage, with a focus on creating lasting ecological and economic benefits for local communities.
A portion of Sasma’s sales contributes to the Sasma forest. To date, Sasma’s forests have grown to more than 4,500 trees across Brazil, Indonesia, and Kenya — supporting local livelihoods, increasing biodiversity, and contributing to the reduction of approximately 90 tonnes of CO₂.
Charitable Partnerships
Alongside our SDG commitments, Sasma maintains active charitable partnerships with organisations whose work aligns with our values as a family-owned business. Current charity partners include Edukans and Providencia Centro de Formación Integral. Previous partners include The Ocean Cleanup, Doctors Without Borders, Water for Life, Prinses Máxima Centrum Foundation, and others.