Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• Energy efficiency measures resulting in savings of more than 240,000 tonnes CO2eq since 2011-12.
• 56% of products contribute to protecting the climate, ecosystems, and the circular economy.
• Kaposvár sugar plant generated 23 million cubic meters of biogas, meeting 73% of its primary energy needs.

Social Achievements

• No fatal accidents in the 2019-20 financial year.
• AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG has been a SEDEX member since 2009, with 45.5% of sites having a valid external audit.
• Implementation of a sustainable apple growing system in Hungary, reducing pesticide use by 60-80%.

Governance Achievements

• Compliance Office led by the Director Corporate Compliance.
• Internal audits on corruption conducted at 25 (45.5%) of AGRANA sites, with no significant breaches found.
• Membership in various initiatives like SAI Platform, Sustainable Juice Covenant, and SEDEX.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Impact of climate change on European agriculture and the processing industry.
• Energy-intensive production processes contributing to climate change.
• COVID-19 restrictions impacting audits in some regions.

Mitigation Strategies

• Commitment to CO2-neutral production by 2040.
• Intensifying the use of low-protein raw material residues for energy generation.
• Use of electricity from renewable sources.
• Compensation of CO2 emissions through verified international projects.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 45.5% of AGRANA sites had a valid external audit (SMETA or similar) in 2019-20.

Responsible Procurement

• AGRANA Code of Conduct
• AGRANA Principles for the procurement of agricultural raw materials and intermediate products
• SEDEX

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Climate change impacts on agriculture

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 50001 (in many production plants)

Third-party Assurance: KPMG

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Bioplastics from thermoplastic starch
• Potato fibre
• Crystalline betaine

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Raw material procurement and emissions from the upstream value chain
• Energy consumption and resulting emissions
• Employees
• Water withdrawal
• Biodiversity
• Product stewardship

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced total energy consumption (Scope 1 and 2) by about 10.2% year-on-year to about 13.97 million GJ. Specific energy consumption (Scope 1 and 2) per tonne of product output fell to 3.21 GJ.
• Reduced absolute emissions by about 9% despite using 22,000 tonnes of extra light heating oil as a substitute for natural gas.
• Reduced total amount of waste by 20.7% compared to the previous year.
• About 82% of the raw material volume processed was directly or indirectly covered in the SAI FSA system.

Social Achievements

• Revised AGRANA Code of Conduct in 2022/23, prohibiting discrimination, harassment, child labor, and forced labor.
• 35 of 55 production sites (66%) had valid SMETA or comparable social audits with no significant violations.
• 61% of AGRANA employees worldwide were under collective agreements, and 65% had local employee council or union representation.
• Implemented measures to address COVID-19 challenges, ensuring workforce health and production.

Governance Achievements

• Made sustainability an individually assigned Management Board-level function in November 2022.
• Issued an ESG-linked Schuldscheindarlehen (SSD) for €235 million in December 2022.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Physical risks of climate change (extreme weather, pest pressure) affecting raw material availability and price volatility.
• Negative environmental impacts in the supply chain (land consumption, pesticide use, water scarcity, biodiversity reduction).
• Negative social impacts in the supply chain (human rights violations, child labor, poor working conditions).
• Transition risks (legal bans on fossil fuels, carbon tax) limiting international competitiveness.
• Uncertainty regarding natural gas supply in Europe (volume and price).
• High raw material and energy prices increasing manufacturing costs.
• Lower beet processing volumes in the 2022 campaign.
• Volatility in ethanol markets.
• Water risk at 15 of AGRANA's sites (28.3%).

Mitigation Strategies

• Supplier selection based on written principles for procurement of agricultural raw materials, incorporating the AGRANA Code of Conduct.
• Active member of the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI) for structured reporting on environmental and social responsibility.
• Implementation of measures for switching to electricity from renewable sources, installation of photovoltaic systems.
• Phase-out of coal as an energy source by 2025/26.
• Ongoing energy efficiency measures.
• Use of extra light heating oil (ELHO) as an alternative fuel.
• Adjusted sales prices to pass on increased manufacturing costs.
• Increased processing of raw sugar to offset lower beet production.
• Water management program launched in 2019/20 for fruit preparations sites.
• Development of measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agricultural production.
• Collection of primary data for calculating AGRANA-specific emission factors.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Written principles for procurement of agricultural raw materials and intermediate products.
• AGRANA Code of Conduct.
• Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) and equivalent programs.
• SEDEX membership and SMETA audits.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events
• Pest pressure
• Raw material availability challenges

Transition Risks

• Legal bans on fossil fuels
• Carbon tax

Opportunities

• Energy recovery from low-protein raw material residues
• Increased electrification of processes
• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards

Certifications: ISO 50001 (energy management systems at 37.7% of production facilities), ISO 9001 (quality management system), Various food and feed safety and defense certifications

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)
• SDG 15 (Life on Land)
• SDG 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions)

AGRANA supports these SDGs through its business activities and sustainability priorities in climate change mitigation, complete raw material utilization, environmental and social criteria in procurement, and business ethics.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Thermoplastic starch
• Bioethanol
• Biomethane
• New chocolate inclusions
• Gentle pasteurisation technology for fruit preparations
• Fruit preparations for dysphagia patients
• Plant-based soft ice creams
• FTNF juice aromas
• Composite aromas
• Home-compostable bioplastics
• New starch derivatives for high-fill systems

Awards & Recognition

• BEST RECRUITERS mark

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental
• Social
• Governance

Environmental Achievements

• 98.6-99.9% utilization of agricultural raw materials
• Average of 17.7 kg of waste per ton of product output in 2023/24
• 50% reduction of GHG emissions target by 2030 from 2019/20 baseline

Social Achievements

• 100% of beet farms in Austria, Czech Republic, and Hungary achieved at least FSA Silver status in 2023
• 100% of potato farms in Austria achieved at least FSA Silver status in 2023
• SEDEX self-assessment completed annually at all AGRANA sites; 60% also have external audits

Governance Achievements

• ISO 37301 (Compliance Management System) and ISO 37001 (Anti-Corruption Management Systems) certifications
• No significant breaches of legal norms regarding anti-corruption or internal guidelines found in 2023/24 internal audits

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Scope 3 emissions (upstream and downstream value chain)
• Data collection for Scope 3 emissions in the base year 2019/20 was a large effort

Mitigation Strategies

• Scaling from the base year 2019/20 to derive 2023/24 figures for Scope 3 emissions, primarily in proportion to the change in processing volumes
• Implementing energy efficiency measures in all business segments
• Switching to renewable energies in its own production activities by 2040

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 60% of AGRANA sites have valid external audits (SMETA or similar) based on SEDEX self-assessment (2023/24)

Responsible Procurement

• AGRANA Code of Conduct
• AGRANA Principles for the procurement of agricultural raw materials and intermediate products
• SEDEX for social assessment of fruit suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, TCFD, ESRS (from 2024/25)

Certifications: ISO 37301, ISO 37001

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 8
• SDG 13
• SDG 15
• SDG 16

AGRANA contributes primarily to SDGs 8, 13, 15, and 16, and also to goals 2-7, 12, and 14.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• GMO-free products
• Organically made products