Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced packaging materials by 235,000 pounds in FY21
• 85% of FY21 units sold contained bio-plastics, lowering GHG emissions
• Active Nutrition International (European subsidiary) switched to renewable energy for their manufacturing facility in 2021
• Premier Protein’s shake bottles and aseptic cartons are manufactured using 100% renewable energy
• Reduced plastic in Dymatize’s powder scoops by 80% in 2021

Social Achievements

• Updates to job descriptions and recruitment processes to attract a more diverse candidate pool
• Hiring managers received Bias Blocker training
• Pay & Promotion Process updated to include cross-functional and peer-review feedback
• Ongoing employee development programs (Builders Workshops, Leadership Training)
• Five-figure donations to Planting Justice, George Mark Children’s House, Acta Non Verba, and the Presbyterian Night Shelter
• Employee volunteer days at Alameda County Community Food Bank, Acta Non Verba, and Habitat for Humanity
• Dollar-for-dollar matching of employee charitable donations plus additional donation per volunteer hour

Governance Achievements

• Established an Executive Sustainability Steering Committee
• Established a Sustainability Operations Team

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Pandemic-related supply disruptions

Mitigation Strategies

• Prioritized health and safety of employees and supply chain partners

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Premier Protein shakes with bio-plastic caps
• Dymatize powder scoops with reduced plastic
• Premier Protein shake bottles and aseptic cartons made with 100% renewable energy

Awards & Recognition

• Top Corporate Philanthropist (Premier Nutrition Company, five years running)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable Packaging
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management and Reduction
• Sustainable Dairy Farming
• Inbound and Outbound Logistics
• Sustainable Sourcing and Product Traceability
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
• Talent Management
• Company Culture
• People and Community

Environmental Achievements

• 41% decrease in Scope 1 and 2 emissions
• 16% less GHG emissions using plant-based polymers in Premier Protein® shake cartons (versus using a same sized carton made exclusively with fossil-fuel based polymers)
• Removed PVC from Premier Protein powder tub plastic film
• Increased the percentage of renewable materials in Premier Protein shake cartons from 65% to 78%
• Saved 61,990 board feet of wood and 1,623 MT CO2e by using CHEP pallets

Social Achievements

• Launched ESG supplier survey
• 7 years in a row voted a Great Place to Work®
• 93% of U.S. employees described BellRing as a “Great Place to Work” in 2023
• Offered micro-aggression training to approximately a quarter of U.S. employees
• Hosted an all-employee volunteer day at Martin Luther King/Lafayette Elementary in Oakland, CA

Governance Achievements

• Became a member of SEDEX
• Added consideration of ESG maturity when identifying and selecting North American co-manufacturing partners
• Included contractual ESG requirements with US co-manufacturers
• Conducted an internal and external pay equity review

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Understanding and managing supply chain impacts across raw material suppliers and co-manufacturing partners
• Gathering comprehensive environmental data across multiple suppliers
• Reducing dairy farm methane emissions
• Improving efficiencies within logistics network by reducing miles travelled and emissions from transporting products
• Understanding and measuring water impact at co-manufacturing facilities

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed a Sustainable Sourcing Framework
• Developed three separate targeted surveys for co-manufacturers, raw material suppliers and dairy protein suppliers
• Engaged with dairy protein suppliers through farm visits and ongoing conversations
• Partnered with Tetra Pak® to increase the percentage of plant-based plastic in Premier Protein shake cartons
• Working with co-manufacturers on water reduction opportunities
• Set internal targets to reduce miles travelled and emissions from transportation

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Code of Conduct
• ESG supplier survey
• Sustainable Sourcing Framework
• Membership in SEDEX

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, GRI

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Plant-based polymers in Premier Protein shake cartons

Awards & Recognition

• Fortune Magazine Great Place to Work® certification (7 years)
• #2 Great Place to Work for small and medium-sized businesses by Fortune Magazine’s Great Place to Work® ranking (5 years)