Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• One Health
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Biodiversity
• Animal Welfare
• Child Malnutrition

Environmental Achievements

• Supported conservation projects focused on biodiversity, including the protection of endangered albatross species through bespoke vaccine development.
• Promoted eco-pastoralism using rare breeds of livestock for conservation grazing.

Social Achievements

• Launched the 'C our Future' campaign to combat child malnutrition in Asia, providing eggs and promoting the nutritional value of eggs and chicken meat.
• Supported various Animal Assisted Interventions (AAI) programs globally, improving the lives of people with disabilities and promoting One Welfare.
• Partnered with organizations to improve food safety and hygiene standards in informal livestock product markets.
• Provided training programs for over 6,500 poultry producers, veterinarians, and hatchery staff.
• Supported a project to train 180 vets in Bangladesh and Ethiopia on poultry disease control.

Governance Achievements

• Implemented the 'Cevolution' campaign to promote the rational use of antibiotics in livestock.
• Developed the 'Guidance for the rational use of antimicrobials' (GRAM) to promote responsible antibiotic prescribing in pets.
• Implemented the Ceva Lung Program to monitor the efficacy of vaccination against pig respiratory diseases and reduce antibiotic usage.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• The global coronavirus pandemic impacted operations and delayed projects.
• Addressing antimicrobial resistance and promoting responsible antibiotic use.
• Combating child malnutrition and food insecurity.
• Maintaining the effectiveness of vaccines in the face of emerging diseases.
• Balancing the needs of intensive and traditional agriculture.

Mitigation Strategies

• Adapted to remote working and implemented online training programs.
• Developed and implemented ambitious programs to address antimicrobial resistance.
• Launched the 'C our Future' campaign and provided direct support to vulnerable communities.
• Developed bespoke vaccines to address specific disease challenges.
• Supported all forms of agriculture, including traditional and intensive methods.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 2 (Zero Hunger)
• Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)
• Goal 15 (Life on Land)

Ceva's initiatives contribute to these goals through various programs focused on food security, animal health, biodiversity conservation, and climate-friendly practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Bespoke vaccines, Adaptil pheromone products.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Employee health and safety
• Employee skills development
• Labor-management dialogue
• Product quality and safety
• Responsible purchasing
• Ethics and animal welfare
• Environmental footprint
• Personal data protection
• Human rights and labor rights
• Business ethics

Environmental Achievements

• Extended carbon footprint assessment (scopes 1 and 2) to all production and R&D sites in 2021. Began work on scope 3 assessment.
• Libourne plant implemented C-Green environmental policy, focusing on waste treatment and reduced consumption of gas, electricity, and water.

Social Achievements

• Implemented preventive measures and solidarity initiatives to protect employees during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Strengthened business culture based on independence and responsibility, creating 24 new job types.
• Provided training to 96.5% of employees in 2021.
• Rolled out new training formats, alternating between distance and in-person learning.
• Established ‘Ceva University’ developing training courses for each of the Group’s 24 job families.
• Conducted three “Pulse” surveys in 2021 focusing on employee experience during the Covid-19 period and new working methods.
• Organized the fifth edition of the Global Animal Welfare Awards in collaboration with the World Veterinary Association.

Governance Achievements

• Created a Corporate Affairs and Communication Department and approved the creation of a Group HSE Department (to be implemented in 2022).
• Implemented a procedure for gifts and hospitality, requiring employees to declare gifts or hospitality offered or received.
• Developed a verification process to check new customers for compliance with international sanctions and anti-corruption measures.
• Created a Compliance Committee and a network of Compliance Sponsors to support the Ethics and Compliance Department.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Protecting employee health and safety in the workplace.
• Inadequate management of employee skills.
• Deterioration of dialogue between employer and employees.
• Lack of product quality and safety.
• Failure to apply the principles of the “Responsible Supplier Relations” Charter.
• Failure to ensure animal welfare.
• Lack of control of environmental impacts.
• Failure to protect personal data.
• Failure to protect human rights of employees and monitor human rights in the supply chain.
• Failure to conduct business in accordance with principles of integrity and laws on corruption.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented a comprehensive health and safety program including training, preventive measures, and a Covid-19 Risk Prevention Plan.
• Implemented individualized career development plans and training programs.
• Promoted labor-management dialogue and co-construction of solutions.
• Strengthened quality control processes and pharmacovigilance system.
• Adhered to the Responsible Supplier Relations Charter and implemented a responsible purchasing approach.
• Established an Ethics and Animal Welfare Charter and appointed regional managers to supervise animal welfare.
• Implemented a carbon footprint assessment and set reduction targets for 2022.
• Established procedures to protect personal data and handle data breaches.
• Formalized a human rights policy and implemented due diligence procedures for subcontractors.
• Implemented a Code of Ethics and Good Conduct, anti-corruption measures, and a whistleblower system.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Responsible Supplier Relations Charter

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Biodiversity
• One Health (Human, Animal, and Environmental Health)
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Preventative Health
• Animal Welfare

Environmental Achievements

• Construction of a new energy-neutral headquarters with biodiversity initiatives.
• Increased portfolio of preventative health products to almost 50%.

Social Achievements

• Supported research on the human-animal bond, particularly focusing on children and the elderly.
• Partnered with organizations to improve animal welfare, including unowned cats and animals in care homes.
• Launched the Ceva Wildlife Research Fund.

Governance Achievements

• Established a new business purpose: “Together, our passionate people drive innovative health solutions for all animals contributing to the future of our diverse planet.”
• Implemented the 3Rs (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement) principle in animal testing.
• Signed the Transparency Charter on the use of animals for scientific and regulatory purposes.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Emerging zoonotic diseases (e.g., Covid-19, avian influenza, swine flu).
• Climate change impacts on disease spread (e.g., dengue fever).
• Illegal wildlife trade (e.g., pangolins).
• Reluctance to vaccinate pigs against swine flu.
• Shortage of quality day-old chicks in Africa.
• Anti-livestock sentiment threatening the health of the world's poorest.

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed and implemented preventative approaches to disease control (e.g., vaccination, biosecurity).
• Established public-private partnerships (e.g., Stamp-Out Sleeping Sickness campaign).
• Developed innovative diagnostic tools (e.g., QTest for Q fever).
• Supported research and initiatives to improve animal welfare and biodiversity.
• Advocated for policy changes to allow poultry vaccination.
• Supported initiatives to increase access to high-quality day-old chicks and improve poultry production in Africa.
• Promoted the Goldilocks diet concept for balanced animal-sourced food consumption.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 2: Zero Hunger
• Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
• Goal 13: Climate Action
• Goal 15: Life on Land

Ceva's initiatives contribute to these goals through its work in sustainable agriculture, preventative health, animal welfare, and biodiversity conservation.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Vaccines and other animal health products that improve animal health and productivity.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Animal welfare
• Environmental protection
• Employee well-being
• Responsible purchasing
• Business ethics
• Human rights
• Product quality and safety

Environmental Achievements

• Improved Sustainalytics ESG rating, close to low risk
• Launched carbon project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
• Developed mobile application to map biodiversity around campuses
• Increased waste recycling to 17%

Social Achievements

• Launched global employee engagement survey with 84% response rate
• Organized #PurposeDays for employee volunteering
• Supported opening of PizzAut pizzeria run by autistic individuals
• Implemented disability strategy in France
• Improved gender pay equality to 83.3%
• 94% of employees received training in 2023

Governance Achievements

• Established ethics and animal welfare committee
• Established Strategic Sourcing committee
• Updated gifts and hospitality procedure and developed a policy for detecting and managing conflicts of interest
• Implemented verification process for new export clients to ensure compliance with international sanctions and anti-corruption measures

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Geopolitical tensions and growing instability
• Climate crisis and extreme weather events
• Supply chain disruptions
• Antibiotic resistance

Mitigation Strategies

• #OnePlanet program to integrate sustainable and responsible practices
• Investment in preventive medicine and new vaccine platforms
• Development of alternative sourcing strategies
• Strict compliance with WHO and WOAH recommendations on antibiotic use
• Development of autovaccines to reduce antibiotic dependence
• Risk analysis and action plans for supply chain disruptions

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Implementation of the French “Responsible Supplier Relations” charter
• Integration of CSR rating grids into calls for tenders
• Joint projects with strategic suppliers to reduce CO2 emissions

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Oral rabies vaccines
• Autovaccines