Climate Change Data

Podravka d.d.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2005)

Reporting Period: 2005

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:31,307 tCO2e (2005)
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:585,627 GJ (2005)
Water Consumption:1,467,375 m3 (2005)
Waste Generated:7,328 tons (2005)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Economic Development
  • Environment Protection
  • Quality of Living in the Community
  • Healthy Alimentation
  • Environment Preservation
  • Employee Education
  • Social Inclusion

Environmental Achievements

  • Slightly reduced usage of packaging materials due to optimized production processes and new packaging technologies.
  • Increased portion of recycled packaging to about 33%.
  • Significant reduction in total volumes of water used due to various water conservation measures.
  • Reduced greenhouse gas emission in 2005, primarily CO2, in direct connection with energy usage in energy-creating facilities.
  • Reduced amounts of municipal waste due to waste separation and recycling.

Social Achievements

  • Expanded employee rewarding system implementing the SRCE project.
  • Increased share of women in manager positions within Podravka d.d. from 20.6% in 2003 to 29% in 2005.
  • Belupo d.d. gave pregnant women a one-time bonus of HRK 10,000.00 as an aid for childbirth.
  • Significant increase in gross salaries and benefits in 2005.
  • Continuous investment into education and trainings of its employees (HRK 8,494,000 in 2005).

Governance Achievements

  • Adopted the Ethics Code in business.
  • Introduced the Corporate Governance Code for equalizing shareholders’ rights and transparent investor relations.
  • No record of advertising code breach.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Yearly increase the portion of recycled packaging from 3 to 5%.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased expenses of raw material procurement due to oil and power sources prices on world markets.
  • Slightly increasing work injuries and days lost on sick leave.
  • Relatively less organized collection and recycling of glass and plastic packaging.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Constant monitoring of energetic facilities to increase efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
  • Planning to build a co-generating facility to further reduce energy consumption and pollution.
  • Taking steps to reduce water consumption (installing flow gauges, using water recirculation system, etc.).
  • Implementing measures to reduce risks of work injuries and occupational illnesses.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Yearly audits of suppliers

Responsible Procurement
  • Declaration of Conformity from suppliers including material specification, allergen statement, GMO statement, etc.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Unfavorable climate conditions affecting energy use
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI (2002)

Certifications: ISO 9001, IFS, BRC

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Products intended for children, persons with digestion disorders, healthy persons, sportspeople, etc.

Awards & Recognition

  • Golden Marten (2004, 2005)
  • Certificate for promotion and application of quality
  • Vegeta - “Superbrand” in Russia (2005)
  • Coolinarika.com - winner in the e-health category (2005)
  • Ginkgo Belupo - Croatian Quality symbol
  • Belupo - certificate “Employer-partner”