Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Health and Safety
• Environmental Performance
• Employee Engagement
• Community Engagement
• Procurement
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Received ISO 14001 certification at the France plant in November 2012
• Implemented energy conservation activities at Kwinana, resulting in A$120,000 savings
• Steam saving of 32.5 tonnes per week at Wyke through improved distillation column operation
• More than 80% reduction in plastic used per litre with QuikPour recyclable packaging
• Successful dust filtering equipment at Otahuhu, resulting in undetectable emissions
• Water recycling program in Canada reducing municipal water usage
• Implemented initiative to recycle wooden pallets at Laverton, generating A$10,000 revenue

Social Achievements

• 27% improvement in Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
• 40% improvement in Medical Treatment Injury Frequency Rate (MTIFR)
• 46% improvement in severity rate
• Improved employee satisfaction compared to 2010 survey
• Established two global awards: innovation and sales
• Introduced a diversity policy in 2012
• Various community engagement activities across global operations (detailed in report)

Governance Achievements

• Established a health, safety and environment committee in 2012
• Implemented a diversity policy in 2012
• Appointed a general manager global risk and assurance to enhance enterprise risk management
• Engaged external consultants to review risk profile and inventory
• Developed a global procurement policy with focus on sustainability and corporate social responsibility

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Did not meet board targets for continuous improvement in some health and safety areas
• Increased greenhouse gas emissions due to increased production and changes in product mix
• Compliance issues at Laverton site related to bunding and groundwater contamination
• Increased total waste in 2012, particularly salt waste due to increased phenoxy herbicide production

Mitigation Strategies

• Ongoing efforts to improve safe working conditions and ensure policy adherence
• Investigation of more efficient chlorine technology for energy savings at Laverton
• Boiler control room upgrade at Laverton expected to yield >2% gas savings
• Addressing compliance issues at Laverton
• Programs to minimize waste generation and maximize recycling/reuse
• Program to dispose of plant washings and wastes from redundant product lines

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Global procurement policy with focus on health, safety, environment, sustainability, and corporate governance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Responsible Care®

Certifications: ISO 14001 (Wyke, UK; France plant)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• QuikPour packaging
• Sorbie technology
• Wholis™ sorghum
• Omega-3 canola (anticipated commercial production in 2018)

Awards & Recognition

• Two medals at the Packaging Council of Australia’s Australian Packaging Design Awards for QuikPour
• Best Packaging Innovation at the international Agrow Awards for QuikPour
• 2012 Technology Innovation CITA Award at the Exposición Rural 2012, Argentina for QuikPour

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Safety
• Environment
• Our People
• Ethical Sourcing
• Product Stewardship
• Community Responsibilities

Environmental Achievements

• Greenhouse gas emissions were two percent lower than 2016, with a corresponding reduction of seven percent in greenhouse gas intensity.
• ISO14001 certification maintained at Wyke, UK, and Gaillon, France sites.
• Solvent extraction plant built at Wyke, UK, significantly reducing chemical oxygen demand of effluent.
• Process to clean empty containers at Gaillon, France, diverting 28 tonnes of waste from incineration to recycling.
• Over 500 tonnes of waste eliminated at Alsip, North America compared to last year.

Social Achievements

• Launched two biorational products globally with several more in regulatory approval.
• Provided work experience for 75 graduates or apprentices and employed nine of them permanently.
• Revised diversity and inclusion policy to reflect contemporary best practice.
• Implemented Grow Plan Succeed (GPS) performance management system.
• Supplier corporate social responsibility (CSR) assessment process launched using EcoVadis, assessing 23% of raw material suppliers.

Governance Achievements

• Developed a human rights policy and supplier code of conduct.
• Completed process safety management (PSM) analysis of crop protection production facilities.
• Corporate HSE procedures revised to align with new corporate HSE standard.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Injury rates in Australia and New Zealand and North America below expectation.
• Several suppliers failed to provide documentation to support their compliance with globally acceptable practices.
• Four non-compliances with environmental regulations.
• Five noise and odour complaints from neighbours.
• Leaking underground effluent pipe at Linz, Austria, releasing wastewater into the soil.

Mitigation Strategies

• Additional resources directed to Australia/New Zealand and North America to address underlying hazards.
• CSR assessments will be repeated annually and included in new supplier evaluation process.
• Promptly responded to environmental non-compliances and worked with regulators to close outstanding issues.
• Processes in place to quickly respond and rectify concerns raised by neighbours.
• Soil remediation and leak detection equipment installed at Linz, Austria.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 23% of suppliers assessed using EcoVadis

Responsible Procurement

• Global supplier code of conduct
• Supplier CSR assessments
• Supply chain risk management policy
• Implementation of Ariba procurement system

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Adverse weather conditions

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products
• Development of drought and salt-resistant seeds

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO14001 (Wyke, UK; Gaillon, France)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Biorational products
• Omega-3 canola

Awards & Recognition

• National zero accident award (Merak, Indonesia)
• Five years without LTI (Chicago Heights, North America)
• More than four years without LTI (Raymond Road, Australia)
• Chemical Industries Association’s Company of the Year award (Wyke, UK)
• Eco-friendly company award (Merak, Indonesia)
• Empresas Mais – Brazil award (Maracanaú, Brazil)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Safety
• Environment
• Our People
• Ethical Sourcing
• Product Stewardship
• Community Responsibilities

Environmental Achievements

• Reduction in water withdrawal by 226 ML
• Energy intensity decreased by 3%
• Greenhouse gas emission intensity fell by 11%
• Reduction in HAPs with expectation to eliminate over 90% of Nufarm’s total HAPs in a full year due to incinerator installation
• Installation of an activated carbon scrubber in Merak, Indonesia to reduce VOC emissions
• Installation of a solvent extraction plant at Wyke, UK, reducing raw material and process water consumption and eliminating 420 tonnes of chemical oxygen demand (COD) from effluent
• Installation of carbon filters at Linz, Austria, reducing absorbable organic halides (AOX) and solvent components in effluent by over 90%

Social Achievements

• Lowest ever lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) of 0.37
• Successful global implementation of a new performance management system; Grow Plan Succeed (GPS)
• Hosted an inclusion and diversity conference in Australia and launched a global inclusion and diversity steering committee
• Completed modern slavery risk assessments of all operations and found them to be low risk
• Increased supplier corporate social responsibility (CSR) assessments from 23% to 37% of key suppliers

Governance Achievements

• Implemented a process safety management (PSM) program across manufacturing facilities
• Implemented supply chain risk assessment policy
• Introduced nine new employee behaviours to guide team activities
• Launched an education program to embed new behaviours across the business

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Potential loss of containment at manufacturing sites
• Regulatory restrictions on active ingredients (e.g., glyphosate)
• Perceived regulatory risk for Aquaterra™ omega-3 canola
• Integration of FMC and Century portfolios
• Adverse weather conditions
• Pest resistance
• Managing the environmental impact of packaging and obsolete stock
• Waste management
• Legacy soil and groundwater contamination at some sites
• Odour complaints from neighbours

Mitigation Strategies

• Global process safety management (PSM) program
• Rapid response to Europe’s regulatory composition changes for glyphosate
• Aquaterra™ approved by OGTR, FSANZ, and FDA
• Experience in integrating large acquisitions
• Geographically diverse footprint
• Focus on integrated pest management, including research and grower education tools (CATS, Weed Logic, WeedSmart)
• Projects to minimise packaging impact, increase recycling content, and rationalise SKUs
• Remediation activities and studies to identify potential legacy contamination
• Upgrading and replacing emission control systems to address odour complaints
• Improved spill containment and clean-up procedures

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 37% of key suppliers assessed in 2018

Responsible Procurement

• Global supplier code of conduct
• Human rights policy
• Implementation of Ariba and RiskMethods systems
• EcoVadis CSR assessments
• Minimum standard for supplier CSR performance
• REACH compliance in Europe

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Adverse weather conditions

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes, market shifts

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 14001 (Wyke, Gaillon, Merak)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Aquaterra™ omega-3 canola
• Monola® canola
• Biological fungicides (Botector®, Blossom Protect™)

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Safety
• Environment
• People
• Product stewardship and ethical sourcing
• Governance and ethical conduct

Environmental Achievements

• Reductions in water consumption, wastewater discharge, and air emissions since 2016
• Two additional manufacturing sites obtained ISO14001 certification, bringing the total to five.

Social Achievements

• Commenced execution of a three-year inclusion and diversity plan
• Established regional councils to support increasing female participation in the workforce.

Governance Achievements

• Completed a preliminary materiality assessment in 2017 to identify relevant sustainability topics.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Deterioration in Serious Injury Frequency Rate in 2019 after a long period of improvement.
• Increased severity of injuries, with one incident causing permanent disability.
• Increase in hazardous waste in the US due to changing regulations.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented stop work initiatives and safety leadership programs to improve safety performance.
• Addressed the causes for the deterioration in safety performance.
• Regulatory approval received to reuse some vessel wash waters on-site in the US to reduce hazardous waste.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 49% of total spend across 117 suppliers completed CSR assessments.

Responsible Procurement

• Global supplier code of conduct; EcoVadis CSR assessments.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes, market shifts

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI G4 Sustainability Reporting Standard, 2018

Certifications: ISO 14001 (five manufacturing sites)

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Products with increased concentrations; prioritization of solvents with lowest ecological profile; development of spraying technologies; products with improved compatibility.

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Safety
• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved best ever safety performance in 2020

Social Achievements

• Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

• Board renewal commenced; new Chairman appointed; succession planning for Board underway.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Statutory net profit loss of $456 million; lower earnings in Europe and reduced first-half earnings in North America; poor seasonal conditions in Europe; high raw material costs; increased logistics costs; increased competition; impairment to the carrying value of European asset base.

Mitigation Strategies

• Actions to improve volumes, margins, cash generation, and return on assets; ceasing manufacture of 2,4-D herbicide in Austria and insecticide/fungicide manufacturing in Australia (expected $15 million annual benefit); new formulation facility in Mississippi; investment to improve phenoxies facility in the UK; cost base reduction target of $20-$25 million by end of FY2022; focus on improving net working capital; improved seasonal conditions and better supply and pricing of products in Europe; investment in Nuseed business (omega-3 canola oil and Carinata).

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Omega-3 canola oil; Carinata seed.

Awards & Recognition

• Not disclosed

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Supporting sustainable agriculture
• Reducing environmental footprint
• Empowering our people
• Conducting our business with integrity
• Health, safety and wellbeing
• Climate Change

Environmental Achievements

• 30% reduction in scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
• 20% reduction in hazardous waste by 2025
• 25% reduction in volatile organic compound emissions to air by 2025
• ISO14001 certification at all manufacturing sites by 2025
• Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions down 6% since last year (85,637 tonnes)

Social Achievements

• Launched NuBio brand in Europe for biological crop protection
• Established a new gender diversity target of no less than 35% of either gender by 2025
• Increased percentage of women in workforce to 26% (up 1% since last year)
• 56% of appointments to executive and senior management positions were women in 2021
• 30% of all new hires were women in 2021
• Held Nufarm’s first global Mental Health Awareness week

Governance Achievements

• Established a Climate Change Policy
• Reviewed Board Charter and Committee structure, formalizing the Board’s Risk and Compliance Committee’s role in overseeing ESG matters
• Reviewed Human Rights Policy
• Relaunched Code of Conduct
• Adopted Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Deterioration in company-wide safety performance
• Covid-19 fatigue contributing to increase in Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR)
• Covid-19 related disruptions
• Labor shortages due to border restrictions
• Delays in getting equipment and inputs
• Global logistics and freight challenges

Mitigation Strategies

• Deployment of remote working policies
• Provision of mental health support
• Adoption of best practice virus transmission prevention protocols
• Discussions with staff focusing on Covid-19 impacts
• Provision of resources to assist in dealing with Covid-19 impacts
• Continuous reinforcement of safe work practices
• Implementation of robust safety frameworks
• Use of local third party auditors due to travel restrictions

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 64% of spend on materials

Responsible Procurement

• Global Supplier Code of Conduct
• EcoVadis assessments

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Weather impacts

Transition Risks

• Changing regulatory environment

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products
• Expansion of Nuseed Carinata business

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO14001 (at some sites), Friend of the Sea (Aquaterra® and Nutriterra®)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 14: Life below water
• SDG 15: Life on the Land

Crop protection products help growers get more from less, growing more food while limiting land clearing; Nuseed Carinata reduces emissions by replacing fossil fuels; Aquaterra® and Nutriterra® reduce pressure on marine resources

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• NuBio biological crop protection products
• Nuseed Carinata
• Nuseed Omega-3 Canola
• Aquaterra®
• Nutriterra®
• Dropzone® technology

Awards & Recognition

• Two awards at Potato Europe’s Innovation Awards (NUCROP)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance
• Solutions
• People
• Planet

Environmental Achievements

• 19% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from FY20 baseline
• 12% reduction in hazardous waste from FY20 baseline
• 7% reduction in volatile organic compounds to air from FY20 baseline

Social Achievements

• Increased number of women in senior leadership team by 4 percentage points to 35%
• Employee satisfaction score of 78 (top quartile compared with other organisations)
• Increased total proportion of women in Nufarm by 1 percentage point to 28%

Governance Achievements

• Established the board sustainability and environment committee
• Updated policies on continuous disclosure, risk management and inclusion and diversity
• Expanded the responsibilities of our Group Executive Growth to include sustainability

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Increase in lost time injuries (LTIFR increased from 0.81 in FY22 to 1.46 in FY23)
• £300,000 fine for a 2021 incident involving chlorine gas exposure at Wyke facility
• US$8,500 fine at Chicago Heights facility for exceeding a license limit on domestic sewage discharge

Mitigation Strategies

• Increased safety awareness and training effort in non-crop protection manufacturing business
• Implemented corrective actions after Wyke incident (e.g., personalised gas meters, updated isolation procedures)
• Upgrades to Chicago Heights boiler water treatment to correct sewage discharge issue

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 44% of total supplier spend in ethical sourcing program

Responsible Procurement

• Global supplier code of conduct
• Sustainable procurement policy
• Modern slavery training for procurement team
• Partnership with Ecovadis

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Changes in product demand driven by climate unsuitability
• Changes in product demand driven by acute physical events
• Impacts on operations (including supply chain) driven by changes in climate and weather events

Transition Risks

• Changes in product demand driven by changes in market, policy and regulation
• Operational changes (fossil fuel and carbon footprint reduction/compliance)
• Operational cost/cost of goods increase

Opportunities

• Manufacturing and selling products that enable sustainable farming practices
• Reduced operating costs, access to new suppliers and sources of finance, reduced climate-related impact on revenue

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 14001 (5 of 11 crop protection manufacturing sites)

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas (limited assurance of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 14: Life Below Water
• SDG 15: Life On Land
• SDG 5: Gender Equality
• SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Contribution through agricultural solutions, sustainable operations, and targets aimed at reducing environmental footprint and fostering equality and inclusion

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Nuseed Omega-3 Canola
• Nuseed Carinata
• Energy cane
• NUCROP hybrid electric crop protection technology
• SEALICIT biological plant bio-stimulant

Awards & Recognition

• Silver rating by Ecovadis
• Friend of the Sea certification for Aquaterra and Nutriterra
• Excellence Through Stewardship (ETS) accreditation

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Sustainable agricultural innovation
• Decarbonisation and climate change adaptation
• Employee and community safety, health and wellbeing
• Compliance and regulatory environment
• Product safety and stewardship

Environmental Achievements

• 42% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from FY20 baseline
• 27% reduction in operational hazardous waste from FY20 baseline
• 6 of 11 crop protection manufacturing sites achieved a lost time injury (LTI) free year

Social Achievements

• Launched Women at Nufarm (WaN) Network in Europe
• Recognised as one of the top 101 employers in Australia for women
• Employee engagement score of 79 (top quartile)

Governance Achievements

• Finalised board renewal program
• No material fines received
• No significant instances of non-compliance with applicable laws

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Overall rate of injury remained on an upward trend (first six months of FY24)
• Decrease in the number of women in senior leadership team
• VOC emissions 48% higher than FY20 baseline due to increased production at Linz

Mitigation Strategies

• Improved safety performance in the last six months of FY24
• Strategy and actions to address gender gaps in specific functional areas
• Implementing a regenerative thermal oxidation (RTO) plant at Linz in FY25 to reduce VOC emissions

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 23% of hazardous waste suppliers audited

Responsible Procurement

• Global Supplier Code of Conduct
• Ecovadis ESG assessment

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Changes in product demand due to climate unsuitability
• Impacts on operations due to changes in climate and weather events

Transition Risks

• Changes in product demand due to market, policy, and regulatory changes
• Operational changes due to fossil fuel reduction/compliance
• Increased operational costs due to supplier transition costs

Opportunities

• Increased revenue from sustainable farming practices
• Reduced operating costs from renewable energy and energy efficiency
• Access to new suppliers and sources of finance

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards 2021, TCFD (progressing towards alignment)

Certifications: ISO 14001 (4 of 11 crop protection manufacturing sites)

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas (limited assurance of greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 2: Zero Hunger
• SDG 13: Climate Action
• SDG 14: Life Below Water
• SDG 15: Life On Land

Nufarm's products and solutions contribute to these goals through sustainable agricultural practices, emissions reduction, and biodiversity protection.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Nuseed Omega-3 Canola
• Nuseed Carinata
• Energy cane
• Biological crop protection solutions

Awards & Recognition

• Ecovadis silver sustainability rating
• Eureka Prize for Sustainability Research (Omega-3 Canola)
• GOLD for Best Leadership Development program
• GOLD for Best Competencies and Skill Development