Building on a joint venture launched in 2022, the collaboration aims to equip food companies with science-based tools to measure and reduce the environmental footprint of their products at scale.
Sparkalis, the investment arm of the Puratos Group, is strengthening its collaboration with Glimpact, a pioneer in environmental impact measurement, to accelerate the transition toward more sustainable food systems.
This partnership builds on a strategic alliance initiated in 2022, when Sparkalis and Glimpact joined forces to create the first digital platform dedicated to measuring and reducing the global environmental footprint of food products. From the outset, the ambition was to equip food companies with robust, science-based tools to better understand and actively reduce the environmental impact of their products—from ingredient sourcing to final formulation.
Since then, Glimpact has developed a unique technological platform aligned with the European Union’s Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) methodology, enabling companies to assess their impact across multiple dimensions, including climate, biodiversity, air quality, and water use. This approach goes far beyond carbon, providing a comprehensive and actionable view of environmental performance.
For Sparkalis, this collaboration reflects a clear strategic priority: investing in and supporting technologies that transform the way food is produced and formulated, making it more sustainable at scale. By combining Sparkalis’ deep industry expertise—through its close ties with Puratos—with Glimpact’s advanced environmental analytics, the partnership enables food companies to turn sustainability ambitions into concrete, operational decisions.
The agri-food sector sits at the heart of the ecological transition. Given its scale, the complexity of its value chains, and its direct reliance on natural resources, it represents both a major challenge and a powerful lever for change. In this context, the Sparkalis–Glimpact collaboration addresses critical industry needs, from improving ingredient sourcing to optimizing recipes and reducing overall environmental impact.
The timing is also pivotal. With the European Union advancing the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR), companies are under increasing pressure to measure, compare, and reduce the environmental footprint of their products. Solutions like Glimpact’s are becoming essential to meet these new regulatory expectations and embed sustainability into core business strategies.
“At Sparkalis, we invest in technologies capable of fundamentally transforming the food industry to make it more sustainable. Glimpact’s ability to integrate rigorous, science-based environmental measurement into decision-making is a true game changer. It enables companies not only to understand their footprint across complex ingredient supply chains, but also to take concrete action—from sourcing to production—to reduce it at scale. This is exactly the type of impact-driven innovation we aim to support.”
— Jean-Philippe Michaux, Managing Partner at Sparkalis
“Welcoming Sparkalis alongside us is a tremendous source of pride and a strong signal to all industries: we are ready to write a new chapter in the ecological transition. This funding round seals a strategic partnership with a global player. Together, we are not just supporting business transformation—we are creating the conditions for a true sustainable industrial revolution.”
— Christophe Girardier, President of Glimpact
Sparkalis and Glimpact deepen strategic partnership to accelerate sustainable transformation of the food industry
16 April 2026
Sparkalis and Glimpact are strengthening their strategic partnership to help food companies measure and reduce the environmental footprint of their products at scale. Building on their 2022 joint venture, the collaboration combines industry expertise and science-based impact measurement to accelerate more sustainable food systems.