Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Producing more and better
• Promoting access to better quality food
• Placing people at the centre of our actions

Environmental Achievements

• ISO 50001 certification for four main grain silos, aiming for a 10% reduction in energy consumption in three years.
• Installation of a biomass boiler in Binh Duong (Vietnam), resulting in an 18% decrease in energy expenditure and a 4% decrease in total production cost.
• Development of "3P" technology to improve the nutritional value of soy bean meal and rapeseed for ruminants, limiting environmental emissions.

Social Achievements

• Creation of the InVivo Foundation to support farmers, sustainable food solutions, and natural resource care.
• Group agreement on professional equality, including manager training, increased access to vocational training, and financial measures to improve parenthood arrangements.
• Successful "Good Day Safely" initiative in Brazil, involving employees and their families to raise awareness of workplace safety.

Governance Achievements

• Adherence to the United Nations Global Compact, integrating its ten principles into the company's code of ethics.
• Implementation of a code of ethics encouraging employees to respect the group's values and principles of action.
• Establishment of new committees representing cooperatives within different sectors and cross-functional committees, including an ethics committee.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Feeding a growing global population (9 billion by 2050) on a fragile planet.
• Meeting consumer expectations for food safety, traceability, and quality.
• Structuring agri-food chains for equitable value distribution.

Mitigation Strategies

• Investing in R&D and innovation, including precision agriculture, biosolutions, and digital agriculture.
• Strengthening global networks of laboratories for food traceability and safety.
• Sharing knowledge and skills to support agri-food chain structuring in France and abroad.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Prioritizing local sourcing (Frais d’Ici)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 50001 (InVivo Storage)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Be Api (precision farming)
• Visualiz (decision support tool)
• Bioline (biosolutions)
• Xtract (alternative to antibiotics)
• Tilapp (fish feed)
• Igloo (frozen food)
• Agreo (vine & wine traceability)

Awards & Recognition

• LSA diversity and CSR trophy (Frais d’Ici)
• 2016 Entreprise-Morbihannais award (Neovia)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Digital Transformation
• Climate Change
• Biodiversity
• Circular Economy
• Bioeconomy
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Employee Well-being

Environmental Achievements

• Launched initiatives to support the ecological transition of its activities, including optimizing environmental impact, contributing positively to the environment and biodiversity, and joining a circular economy.
• Developed a 'third way' of agriculture focusing on sustainable and positive farming practices.
• Implemented eco-design for own-brand pots (goal: 100% eco-designed within 5 years).

Social Achievements

• Involved employees in developing the 2030 by InVivo strategic plan through the Co°LAB platform.
• Created the InVivo Foundation.
• Implemented a materiality analysis to identify priority CSR challenges.
• Launched Agriculteur le jour et la nuit project to highlight the reality of farmers.
• Developed employee wellbeing initiatives (details not specified).

Governance Achievements

• Established three cross-functional committees within the Board of Directors (Audit & Risk, Appointments and Remuneration, Ethics).
• Created seven committees within the Board of Directors to determine strategic directions.
• Published its first extra-financial performance report.
• Developed an M&A and Integration Handbook to guide the integration process of acquisitions.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Negative results in grain trading due to slow market adaptation.
• Challenges in the French wheat export sector due to lack of competitiveness.
• Impact of the Egalim Act on price reductions and sales.
• Atypical weather conditions affecting agricultural production.
• Difficulties in navigating rivers, limiting water trade.
• Fierce competition in international grain exports.
• High fertiliser prices impacting sales.
• Restrictions on the use of certain phytosanitary products.

Mitigation Strategies

• Creation of Grains Overseas to strengthen the French wheat export sector.
• Development of the aladin.farm platform to modernize farmer-cooperative relationships.
• Reworking the economic model to optimize farmers' income.
• Integration of Koch Fertilizer to become a leader in urea-impregnated fertiliser market.
• Development of alternative methods to insecticides to preserve grain quality.
• New offer for the 2019-2020 campaign to meet cooperative expectations.
• Expansion of biocontrol solutions and services.
• Development of new crop protection solutions combining phytosanitary and biocontrol products.
• Implementation of a new sales structure in Life Scientific.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Joint purchasing for Gamm vert, Jardiland, and Delbard brands.
• Procurement partnership with Sevea group.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO 26000

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Eco-designed pots
• Biological pest control products
• Products for responsible gardening

Awards & Recognition

• Bronze trophy in the JardinPlus Awards for Semences de France.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Biodiversity
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Responsible Business Practices
• Employee Well-being
• Stakeholder Engagement

Environmental Achievements

• Launched a Climate Strategy with a "reduce, avoid, store" approach.
• Improved waste management practices, increasing waste recovery rate to 58%.
• Implemented a responsible procurement program to encourage supplier CSR improvements.
• Developed Carbon Extract, a digital tool for measuring farm carbon footprints.
• Eco-designed potting soils at InVivo Retail.
• Partnership with TotalEnergies to develop agrivoltaic systems.

Social Achievements

• Signed the NOT (New Work Organisation) agreement to promote remote working and improve work-life balance.
• Launched the ISS (InVivo Retail Health & Safety) program to reduce work-related injuries.
• Implemented the One Manager program to guide managers in new work organization.
• Improved employee training programs, with 50.5% of the workforce receiving training.

Governance Achievements

• Became a “société à mission” (mission-driven company).
• Established a CSR monitoring committee at the Board of Directors level.
• Created a CSR Committee of business owners to align business line strategies with the group's CSR policy.
• Developed and implemented a Code of Conduct.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Climate risks (intense rainfall, frost, drought, floods, fires).
• Biodiversity risks (loss of species, soil degradation).
• Health risks (links between ecosystem degradation and epidemics).
• Legislative and regulatory risks (new laws and regulations).
• Geopolitical risks (uncertainty, instability).

Mitigation Strategies

• Developed a Climate Strategy to contribute to carbon neutrality.
• Implemented regenerative agriculture practices to improve soil health and biodiversity.
• Developed responsible procurement and positive-impact offerings.
• Engaged in stakeholder dialogue and partnerships to address challenges.
• Implemented occupational health and safety programs to protect employees.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: More than 20 audits conducted in various business lines.

Responsible Procurement

• Launched a responsible procurement program in 2021.
• Developed criteria for assessing supplier CSR performance.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events (intense rainfall, frost, drought, floods, fires).

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes, market shifts towards sustainable agriculture.

Opportunities

• Development of low-carbon products and services.
• Opportunities in regenerative agriculture and biosolutions.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Bureau Veritas

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17

InVivo's material issues are analyzed in light of their contribution to achieving the SDGs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Eco-designed potting soils, low-carbon label products, biosolutions.

Awards & Recognition

• 2021 ESSEC Business School Trophy for transformation

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Protecting ecosystems and the climate
• Cultivating a sustainable and responsible economy
• Guaranteeing high-quality, safe and nutritional products
• Enhancing employee skills and job security
• Supporting the development of regions

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced Scope 1 and 2 CO2 emissions by almost 11% over two years.
• Reduced CO2 emissions from fuel consumption by 33.7%.
• Avoided 16,657 tCO2eq through renewable energy production.
• Avoided 24,180 tCO2eq through cogeneration.
• Increased grain stored without post-harvest treatment by 47.5%.
• Collected 1,571 tonnes of farm waste through ADIVALOR.

Social Achievements

• Signed twenty collective agreements.
• Implemented “Dare Together” integration program.
• Reduced workplace accident frequency rate by six points over two years.
• Provided training hours of 75,382 in 2021.

Governance Achievements

• Established a responsible procurement program with Ecovadis.
• Implemented a Group Safety Policy (We Do Safe).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Environmental impact of energy consumption
• GHG emissions
• Water depletion and pollution
• Biodiversity loss
• Soil deterioration
• Loss of fertility
• Food sustainability
• Product tracing risks
• Deterioration in partnerships
• Reputational and image damage
• Health and safety risks
• Nutritional quality risks
• Loss of consumer confidence
• Protecting employees’ health and safety
• Non-compliance with ILO regulations
• Absence of dialogue with stakeholders

Mitigation Strategies

• Group energy policy with targets for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
• Investments in less energy-intensive technology.
• Greener fuel mix.
• Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon accounting and reduction plans.
• Sustainable water management practices.
• Reduced use of synthetic plant protection products.
• Promotion of soil conservation agriculture.
• Improved traceability and information transparency.
• Responsible procurement program.
• Group Safety Policy (We Do Safe).
• Improved product safety and nutritional quality.
• Enhanced stakeholder engagement.
• Continuous improvement approach.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 80% of priority suppliers assessed by Ecovadis.

Responsible Procurement

• Ecovadis CSR assessment for suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Farines du Terroir Excellence flour
• Organic malts
• Low-carbon rapeseed and sunflower seeds

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• carbon neutrality
• preserving and regenerating soils
• restoring and promoting biodiversity
• diversifying farmers' revenues
• reducing pesticide residue

Environmental Achievements

• reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% and water consumption by 30% by 2030 (Malteries Soufflet)
• developing a low-carbon barley-malt supply chain (Soufflet Négoce by InVivo)
• marketing low-carbon agricultural raw materials (Grafite)
• developing a traced, low-carbon barley supply chain (Malteries Soufflet and Soufflet Agriculture)
• using sustainable barley for 80% of its production sites (Malteries Soufflet)

Social Achievements

• launched the Académie du Pain (Bread Academy) vocational training center in Côte d'Ivoire (Soufflet Négoce by InVivo)
• implemented a crisis unit to support local teams in Ukraine (Soufflet Agriculture)
• introduced a system of bartering inputs for cereals in Ukraine (Soufflet Agriculture)
• created Campus Nature & Talents internal university and an apprentice training center (CFA) (TERACT)
• promoting French baking expertise across the world (Neuhauser)

Governance Achievements

• implemented an inclusive, collegial governance (InVivo)
• provided tailor-made training for governance members (InVivo)
• granted the status of société à mission (InVivo)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• global population growth
• global warming
• depletion of natural resources
• globalization of trade
• war in Ukraine
• price volatility and market dislocation in the grain trade
• supply constraints facing industrial customers (AIT Ingredients)
• changing consumer needs and expectations
• fragmented retail market

Mitigation Strategies

• investing and developing to help the agricultural sector transition towards more sustainable practices (InVivo)
• developing sustainable supply chains (InVivo)
• introducing a system of bartering inputs for cereals in Ukraine (Soufflet Agriculture)
• supporting local agriculture in Ukraine (Soufflet Agriculture)
• offering alternative ingredients to address supply constraints (AIT Ingredients)
• developing a unique network of brands to respond to consumer demand for sustainability and traceability (TERACT)
• pursuing organic growth and targeted acquisitions in the retail market (TERACT)
• creating a global platform in the malt sector (Malteries Soufflet)

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• sustainable barley supply chains (Malteries Soufflet, Soufflet Agriculture)
• low-carbon agricultural raw materials (Grafite)
• sustainable wheat supply chains (Episens)

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• low-carbon malts (Malteries Soufflet)
• low-carbon agricultural raw materials (Grafite)
• sustainable flours (Moulins Soufflet)
• Clean Label solutions (AIT Ingredients)

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Agricultural and food transition
• Regenerative agriculture
• Climate change
• Sustainable raw material sourcing
• Employee training and development
• Responsible purchasing
• Human rights
• Biodiversity

Environmental Achievements

• Increased percentage of agricultural raw materials from sustainable French production (28% for Soufflet Agriculture, 55% for Moulins Soufflet, 74% for Malteries Soufflet, and 59% for Cordier)
• Increased percentage of agricultural raw materials from sustainable production worldwide (13% for Soufflet Agriculture, 14% for Malteries Soufflet, and 7% for Cordier)
• Launched innovative multi-year cooperation agreement to accelerate agricultural and food transition with Soufflet Agriculture, Saipol, and Lesieur
• Joined the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform)

Social Achievements

• 71% of employees received training
• Implemented two innovative and responsible training programs: "Positive Impact Managers" and "climate fresk" workshops
• Conducted internal survey on UMG acquisition, resulting in positive employee feedback
• Rolled out the Code of Conduct in all countries of operation
• 65% of connected employees completed Code of Conduct training

Governance Achievements

• 100% of major strategic directions of business lines aligned with the group's purpose
• Rolled out Responsible Purchasing Charter, signed by 23% of suppliers

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Reducing unsold plants in TERACT
• Increasing the percentage of sustainable raw materials
• Achieving 50% revenue from positive-impact products by 2030

Mitigation Strategies

• Implemented "Too Good to Go" program to reduce plant waste
• Partnered with other companies to increase sustainable sourcing
• Audits across all businesses to improve positive-impact product calculation methodologies

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Responsible Purchasing Charter

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: CSRD (European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Multiple UN SDGs (implied)

Agriculture and food are the core of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which InVivo helps to effectively achieve on a daily basis.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Eco-designed terracotta pots
• Eco-designed pruning shears