Climate Change Data

Savencia Fromage & Dairy

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Healthy, delicious and responsible eating
  • A sustainable agriculture
  • Environmental footprint
  • Employee wellbeing
  • Society at large

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduction of GHG Scopes 1 & 2 by 7.3% compared to 2015
  • Reduction in the carbon footprint associated with milk sourcing by 282,000 tons of CO2 equivalent compared to 2010 in France
  • 69.2% of non-hazardous waste collected for recycling
  • 85% of packaging recyclable or biodegradable

Social Achievements

  • 49.2% of subsidiaries with no workplace accidents resulting in time off
  • 98% of subsidiaries performed an internal employee survey in the last three years
  • 73.5% of employees trained during the year
  • 44.4% of women among managers
  • 50% of subsidiaries supporting at least one solidarity campaign

Governance Achievements

  • 96.5% of employees trained on ethics and fraud
  • No operations in non-cooperative states or territories

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Contribute to carbon neutrality
Medium-term Goals:
  • Expand the Best Farming Practices Charter to all milk collection areas worldwide by 2025
  • Deploy the “Sustainable Milk Production” diagnosis to 50% of milk producers by 2025
  • 90% of cocoa bean purchases from long-term partnerships by 2025
  • 90% of supplies sourced from local sustainable quality sectors for pork rillettes by 2025
  • Responsible purchases for most other strategic soft commodities by 2025
  • 80% of Group external expenditure under Responsible Purchasing Charter by 2025
  • 80% of Group external expenditure under EcoVadis evaluations by 2025
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from production and transport by 20% by 2025
  • Reduce carbon footprint associated with milk sourcing by 300,000 tons of CO2 equivalent by 2025
  • Reduce water withdrawals by 10% by 2025
  • Achieve gender parity in managerial positions by 2025
  • 100% of employees trained on ethics and fraud by 2025
  • 100% of subsidiaries supporting at least one solidarity campaign by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Implement a Clean Label approach on 100% of new branded products by 2025
  • Implement clear nutritional information for 100% of branded products by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply shortages in packaging materials
  • Maintaining gender parity among managers
  • Reducing workplace accidents to zero
  • Achieving 100% sustainable sourcing for all commodities
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investment in energy-efficient cold production facilities
  • Implementation of action plans to improve gender equality
  • Deployment of “The 10 SAVENCIA Safety Essentials”, Safety Month, and a new safety digital platform
  • Codevelopment with suppliers to promote sustainable practices, including the Animal Welfare Charter

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: EcoVadis evaluations for 672 suppliers, covering 71.5% of Group expenditures

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible Purchasing Charter, EcoVadis evaluations, Best Farming Practices Charter, Animal Welfare Charter

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Hydric stress
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes related to climate change
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and processes

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Certifications: Top Employer Europe, Great Place to Work

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Vivre Vert plant-based products
  • Oabika cocoa juice concentrate
  • Responsible Rillettes du Mans

Awards & Recognition

  • 2nd place in the ESG Gaia Research 2021 ranking for the “Consumer goods” sector
  • Sirius Food Transition award
  • European Food Transition Award
  • Golden Egg prize by CIWF
  • Sirha Innovation Prize
  • Flower of success for the dragon woman

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Healthy, delicious and responsible eating
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Environmental footprint
  • Employee well-being
  • Ethics and compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • -311,000T CO2 eq between 2010 and 2022 for our milk collection
  • 10% reduction in our GHG emissions, scopes 1 & 2, per ton manufactured between 2015 and 2022

Social Achievements

  • Recognition as a Top Employer in a large number of subsidiaries and across Europe
  • Significant improvement in employee quality of working life and well-being (Over 30% of subsidiaries certified by Great Place To Work)
  • Implementation of the first Animal Welfare Charter for cattle, sheep and goats

Governance Achievements

  • Implementation of due diligence plan to assess and prevent serious harm related to the activities of the company and those of its subcontractors and suppliers
  • Establishment of a map detailing the risks of corruption and influence peddling

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Net zero emissions
Medium-term Goals:
  • Halve the number of producers abandoning their milk production activities in our dairies by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water withdrawals from the natural environment, per ton of production, by 10% by 2025 (in comparison with 2015)
  • Lower the environmental impact of its activities with a reduction, per ton produced, of 20% by 2025 ( versus 2015 ) when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions from production and transport
  • Reduce the carbon footprint of the volume of milk sourced by 300,000 tons of CO2 eq by 2025 ( versus 2010 )
  • 100% recyclable or biodegradable packaging for its branded products by 2025
  • 100% of its branded retail products will include per-portion nutrition labeling by 2025
  • Extension of our Charter for Best Farming Practices (or its equivalent by country or sector) to all our milk sourcing worldwide, by 2025.
  • Deployment of our “Sustainable Milk Production” approach to 50% of our milk producers by late 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Unprecedented level of inflation
  • Volatile prices for raw materials
  • Major changes sweeping markets, customers and consumers
  • Water stress due to climate change
  • Packaging material supply shortages and spiraling energy prices
Mitigation Strategies
  • Adjusting selling prices to reflect inflation
  • Providing one of the highest milk remuneration packages in France
  • Strengthening competitive advantage, staying ahead of innovation curve, working closely with stakeholders
  • Implementing responsible practices to minimize impact on water resources
  • Implementing various actions to drive down energy use, installing energy recovery devices or heat pumps
  • Initiating packaging eco-design projects

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 787 suppliers assessed by EcoVadis

Responsible Procurement
  • Charter for Sustainable and Supportive Purchasing (renamed Responsible Purchasing Charter)
  • EcoVadis evaluations

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Water stress
Transition Risks
  • Volatile raw material prices
  • Regulatory changes
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products and processes

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, European Taxonomy Regulation

Certifications: ISO 50001

Third-party Assurance: Deloitte & Associés

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Clean Label products
  • Eco-designed packaging

Awards & Recognition

  • Top Employer Europe
  • Great Place To Work
  • Lean & Green award (Arias)
  • Sirius Sustainable Collaboration Transition award (Vivre Vert)

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:481 KT equiv. CO2 (scopes 1 & 2) 8100 KT equiv. CO2 (scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:354 KT equiv. CO2
Scope 2 Emissions:127 KT equiv. CO2
Scope 3 Emissions:8100 KT equiv. CO2

ESG Focus Areas

  • Healthy, delicious, and responsible eating
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Environmental footprint
  • Employee wellbeing
  • Ethics and compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • -341,345 t CO2 eq between 2010 and 2023 for our milk collection
  • 16% reduction in our GHG emissions, scopes 1 & 2, per ton manufactured between 2015 and 2023

Social Achievements

  • 14 countries certified as Top Employer 2023-2024
  • 418 apprenticeship contracts in 2023
  • 43% of female managers
  • 69% of our subsidiaries support solidarity actions

Governance Achievements

  • SBTi (Science Based Target initiative) approval of our decarbonization trajectory in March 2023

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Secure global milk supplies and significantly improve the entire supply carbon footprint with partner producers by 2032
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gases by 27.5% by 2030
  • Reduce Scope 3 emissions per tonnage manufactured by 22.5% by 2030
  • Achieve gender-balanced leadership by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water withdrawals from the natural environment, per ton produced, by 10% by 2025 (versus 2015)
  • Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from production and transport by 20% per ton produced by 2025 (compared to 2015)
  • 100% recyclable or biodegradable packaging for its branded products by 2025
  • 100% of its branded retail products to include per-portion nutrition labeling by 2025
  • Expand the Charter for Best Farming Practices to all our milk sourcing worldwide by the end 2025
  • Deploy our “Sustainable Milk Production” diagnostic to 50% of our milk producers by the end of 2025
  • Guarantee outdoor access for 100% of cow and ewe farms by 2025
  • Guarantee litter bedding for 100% of goat farms in 2025
  • By 2025, 80% of the Company’s external expenditures overseen by the Purchasing function and carried out with major suppliers (exceeding €1 million per year) will be covered (excluding the sourcing of agricultural raw materials).

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change and its impacts
  • Protecting global water supplies and biodiversity
  • Ecological transition
  • Social and environmental rights violations via the supply chain
  • Risks of poor animal husbandry or farming practices
  • Risks of activities exacerbating climate change
  • Risk of stressing water systems
  • Risk of pollution
  • Risk of waste over-production
  • Risk of adversely impacting employees’ health and physical safety
  • Risk of deteriorating working conditions with negative impacts on employee wellbeing
  • Risk of incompetence
  • Risk of discrimination
  • Risk of limited local roots
  • Risk of breaching basic Human Rights
  • Risk of unethical practices
  • Risk of damage to brand reputation
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementation of the Oxygen plan
  • SBTi validated “Well Below 2°” reduction targets
  • Energy-saving measures and conversion actions
  • Development of responsible dairy supply practices
  • Terroirs de lait 2032 program
  • Animal Welfare Charter
  • Sustainable Milk Production assessment
  • Reduction of the carbon footprint of our milk sourcing’s transportation
  • Initiatives to reduce water consumption
  • Optimization of waste management
  • Eco-design of packaging
  • Safety Charter and training sessions
  • Dupont methodology and Bradley curve for safety maturity assessment
  • Safety Essentials program
  • Internal opinion survey based on Great Place To Work (GPTW) methodology
  • SAVENCIA Health Appointments program
  • Partnership with Stimulus for employee wellbeing services
  • Hybrid work model
  • Various athletic activities
  • Personalized total rewards statements
  • Extensive catalogue of e-learning training modules
  • Climate Fresk workshops
  • “500 Apprentices” campaign
  • Action plan to accelerate female leadership
  • Disability Initiative policy
  • Due diligence plan
  • Group Ethics and Culture Committee (GECC)
  • Responsible Purchasing Charter
  • EcoVadis evaluation process
  • Anti-Corruption Code of Conduct
  • Whistleblowing system
  • Compliance with local laws and regulations

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 1394 farms audited for animal welfare around the world in 2023; 775 suppliers assessed by EcoVadis

Responsible Procurement
  • Charter for Sustainable and Supportive Purchasing (now Responsible Purchasing Charter)
  • EcoVadis evaluation process

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Water stress
  • Climate change impacts on operations
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
  • Market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: European Directive 2014/95/EU, EU Regulation 2020/852, Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Certifications: Top Employer (14 countries)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Clean Label products
  • Lactose-free products
  • Products with reduced sugar and fat
  • Products enriched with proteins, minerals, and vitamins

Awards & Recognition

  • Top Employer (14 countries)
  • Two SIRIUS awards (Food Transition Award and Consumer Award)