Sustainability

We prioritize the health and well-being of our employees and have established schemes that promote both physical and mental well-being. This includes a massage program and free access to our activity park for employees and their families to enjoy an active lifestyle.

Through our pension plan, we offer free health insurance that gives employees the help they need – quickly and without financial worries.

We actively support social events across departments, creating a strong sense of community and collaboration among employees. In addition, our food program offers nutritious meals, which serves as a social gathering point.

With these initiatives, we are committed to creating a healthy and engaged workplace where well-being and community are paramount.

It’s important for us to help secure the workforce of the future and give students a good start to their working life. That’s why we involve students on an equal footing with other employees with the support of a mentor. This gives students the courage to take responsibility and ensure their personal learning. The same applies to employees on the edge of the labor market, who are given the space to put their skills into play with the special considerations this may require.

Diversity is good for business, and we are happy to embrace different skills, professions, ages, foreign workers, religions, cultures and sexual orientations. Focusing on an inclusive work environment allows employees to be themselves at work and creates well-being as well as stimulates trust, openness and courage to contribute.

The energy journey started in 2012 with the construction of six Siemens 101 turbines of 3 MW each, producing power for half of Kalundborg Municipality’s households.

The latest project is an energy system with battery storage in collaboration with European Energy. The battery can help balance the electricity grid and store green electricity when large amounts of it are produced. In addition to the battery, it will also eventually be possible to produce green hydrogen using green electricity when the market is ripe for this.

The next step is a 117-hectare solar plant that will be able to produce 105 MWh hours, which is about 20 homes’ average power consumption per hour. The plant will be built on low-lying land to utilize areas that are not suitable for food production. It is being built in collaboration with Better Energy and is planned to start up in 2026.

At Kragerup, we have so much good and tasty water in our underground that we pump out 250,000 cubic meters of water a year. This amount supplies the entire Høng (former municipal area) drinking water consumption for both businesses and homes.

In addition, we have a self-sufficient heat production with our own straw boiler and straw from Kragerup’s fields that supplies the estate with heat.

We are committed to conserving our resources and have therefore prioritized reducing our energy and water consumption. We have installed water-saving toilets and water-saving taps and showers throughout the estate.

We only use what we need, which is why sensors are installed on both taps in the activity park and on light sources in many places on the estate.

For internal use, staff use electric cars, and we also make it easy for our guests to drive electrically by installing charging stations for electric cars.

At Kragerup Estate, we prioritize the purchase of food that hasn’t traveled far or been imported – we call it untraveled food. That’s why we focus primarily on Danish and seasonal produce, which ensures fresher products, supports local farmers and reduces our environmental footprint. We also grow our own herbs, fruits and flowers on the estate to use in the kitchen, giving our dishes a unique, local touch that our guests appreciate. We also have our own beehives used for pollination and honey production.

We have a strong focus on minimizing food waste, organic waste and residual products and promoting recycling. For lunch, we have increased the amount of green dishes and used less meat in our meals and replaced some of the large plates with portioned bowls. At the same time, we use smaller plates, which has significantly reduced our food waste.

This not only helps to reduce our environmental footprint, but also promotes a healthier diet. With these initiatives, we are committed to creating a more sustainable future.

Minimizing waste is central to Kragerup Estate’s green journey. We strive to minimize waste and promote recycling as much as possible. We have implemented comprehensive waste sorting systems and sort into 18 fractions and recycle materials where possible. We have replaced much disposable packaging with biodegradable alternatives that are easier to sort and recycle.

Kragerup Estate is home to beautiful natural areas that we preserve and care for with great care. We invite our guests to experience nature through walking, cycling and other outdoor activities.

For our conference guests, we offer walk-and-talk trails and green oases that create an ideal setting for conversation and reflection. We also facilitate outdoor team activities that take participants around the green surroundings and strengthen collaboration and community. For those who want a deeper connection to nature, we offer overnight stays in shelters where guests can cook over a campfire and live close to nature.

With these initiatives, we invite everyone to experience and appreciate the unique nature that Kragerup Estate has to offer and help preserve it for future generations.

Kragerup Estate is a modern farm that grows a variety of crops according to crop rotation and market conditions. Our farm consists of 1200 hectares of farmland and 200 hectares of forest managed according to the principles of good farming. This means that we grow crops that suit our soil type and that the market demands. We use the best and most efficient technologies and methods that take into account sustainability, environment and economy.

We are very conscious of how we treat the soil to achieve optimal yields without harming the environment. Through good farming practices, we ensure that our farming is both productive and gentle, and that we can continue to grow high quality crops.

Kragerup Estate runs 200 hectares of forest in collaboration with Hede Danmark, and in 2019 we became PEFC environmentally certified, which means that our forestry operations are carried out in a sustainable way.

We support biodiversity by leaving tree litter and organic materials, which benefits both animals and plants. This litter is an important part of the ecosystem, providing habitat and nourishment for different species of fungi, insects and small animals and promoting biodiversity.

An important part of our forest is the Go High climbing park, where just over 80 trees are equipped with platforms fitted with so-called taps, which protect the trees and extend their lifespan as the trunk can grow naturally over the taps. This creates a more natural connection between the trees and the climbing courses. We produce certified wood chips from surplus wood, which are sold to environmentally certified CHP plants, contributing to sustainable energy production.

By using sustainable methods and technologies, we ensure that our forests can thrive and develop for the benefit of both present and future generations.