Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Safety
• Sustainable Growth
• Environmental Performance
• Social Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

• Achieved and exceeded 20% reduction in water and energy consumption intensity and greenhouse gas emissions (compared to 2015) by 2020.
• 10% water consumption saved at Commentry site.
• Construction of new water treatment plant in Commentry (O’disseo).

Social Achievements

• Best ever safety performance in 2019.
• Launched Adisafe program for integrated safety culture.
• 92% customer satisfaction rating.
• Financial support for construction of new poultry research center in Brazil (USD 3500).

Governance Achievements

• Implemented Code of Ethics with training for all employees.
• Ecovadis silver medal for CSR performance (57/100).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Slight increase in water and energy consumption intensity and greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 due to prolonged restart of European units after technical interruption.

Mitigation Strategies

• Setting new, more ambitious objectives from 2020 onwards.
• Implementation of various improvement and industrial water economy measures, especially at the Commentry site.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Annual screening of all suppliers

Responsible Procurement

• CSR aspects considered in all purchasing strategies, formalized in purchasing requirements documents and annual supplier assessments, specific CSR audits for high-risk suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Not disclosed

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, FAMI-QS

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 1, Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 4, Goal 5, Goal 6, Goal 7, Goal 8, Goal 9, Goal 11, Goal 12, Goal 13

Adisseo contributes through its products and services, investments, and best practices.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

• Ecovadis silver medal

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Climate Change
• Energy Management
• Water Management
• Waste Reduction
• Employee Diversity and Development
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Responsible Governance and Compliance
• Responsible Value Chain Management
• Customer Satisfaction

Environmental Achievements

• Nanjing Plant signed a low carbon electricity supply contract for 100% of its needs (80% nuclear and 20% renewable), approximately corresponding to CO2 emissions reduction by 805.47 tons, SO2 emission reduction by 0.55 tons, and nitrogen oxide NOX emissions reduction by 0.5 tons.
• Nanjing Plant is optimizing its wastewater treatment process and installed a steam turbine to improve its energy efficiency.
• Construction of a new 150 kt/year powder methionine plant in China with process optimization reducing carbon emissions, water consumption, by-products production and waste.
• Construction of a new multipurpose plant for the production of specialty products in China reducing transportation carbon footprint.
• Significant contribution to the DECLYC project aiming for an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050.
• Achieved a 20% reduction in scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions (absolute value) by 2025 (on track).

Social Achievements

• EcoVadis awarded Adisseo silver status for its sustainability performance (overall score 68/100, percentile 92).
• Implementation of WeCare program (Adisseo's Societal Initiative).
• Voluntary attrition rate of 4.2% in 2023 (vs 5.3% in 2022).
• Female share of new hires (open-ended contract) was 35% in 2023 (vs 31% in 2022).

Governance Achievements

• Preparation towards the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (by 2024) as well as the Chinese extra-financial reporting standards.
• Implementation of a whistleblowing system.
• Global risk corruption assessment performed in December 2022.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• 2023 was a difficult year for the animal nutrition industry due to inflation and reduced meat consumption.
• Production disruptions at Adisseo plants due to raw material and energy market conditions.
• Geopolitical shifts and trade dynamics impacting market access.

Mitigation Strategies

• Continued investment in sustainable strategic projects and innovation.
• Deployment of action plans and investments to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption.
• Development of a carbon reduction roadmap to 2050.
• Establishment of two methionine production platforms in Europe and China to mitigate geopolitical risks.
• Construction of a new specialties plant in Nanjing to address trade barriers.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement

• Responsible Purchasing Charter
• Sustainable development criteria included in SDPR (Specification Document Purchase Requirements).

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Extreme weather events (flooding, storms, sandstorms, high temperatures)

Transition Risks

• Regulatory changes
• Market shifts

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products and processes

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards 2021, Shanghai Stock Exchange's Listed Companies Self-Regulatory Guidelines No.1, United Nations' 2030 SDGs

Certifications: ISO 9001, FAMI-QS, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001 (implementation in progress)

Third-party Assurance: Carbone 4

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 2
• SDG 8
• SDG 12
• SDG 13

Adisseo's products, innovations and business activities contribute to these goals through sustainable food production, decent work, sustainable consumption and production, and climate action.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Rhodimet AT88 (reduces nitrogen excretion)
• Rovabio Liquid (enzyme for enhanced feed digestibility)
• Botanicals replacing xenobiotics

Awards & Recognition

• Nanjing Excellent Unit of Production Safety in 2022
• National Advanced Organization for Implementing Excellent Performance in 2023