Climate Change Data

Novozymes A/S and Chr. Hansen Holding A/S (merged entity)

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2006 to 2016, 2010-11, 2015-2016, 2016-17, 2018-2019, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-09 to 2022-08, 2021-22, 2022)

Reporting Period: 2006 to 2016

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:1,526,000 tons of yoghurt wasted in EU-28 in 2012 (estimated)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Food waste reduction
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Economic efficiency

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions by an estimated 341,000-520,000 tons in EU-28 in 2012 through yoghurt waste reduction

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Lack of economic incentives for dairy manufacturers, retailers, and consumers to reduce yoghurt waste.
  • Consumer perception that longer shelf life equates to reduced freshness.
  • Data limitations and inconsistencies across different EU countries.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed various scenarios to allocate extra shelf life days to incentivize all stakeholders.
  • Conducted a mini-consumer survey to assess consumer preferences regarding longer shelf life.
  • Used a combination of secondary and primary data to address data limitations.

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

  • SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)

Reducing food waste and losses

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • FreshQ® bioprotection cultures

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2010-11

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:61,635 tCO2
Total Energy Consumption:169,452 MWh
Water Consumption:1,112,729 m3
Waste Generated:3,408 tons

ESG Focus Areas

  • Product safety and quality
  • People development and welfare
  • Sustainable sourcing
  • Community involvement
  • Resource efficiency
  • Pollution prevention
  • Climate change mitigation and adaption
  • Business integrity

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved performance for energy and water consumption and CO2 emission per produced unit. 14% improvement in water, 11% in energy, and 12% in CO2 compared to the previous year.
  • North American and German production sites granted FSSC 22000 certification.

Social Achievements

  • Global roll-out of Situational Leadership II® - High Impact Leadership program for managers.
  • Introduction of a new global mobility program (I BID) for employee development.

Governance Achievements

  • Establishment of a CSR Board in 2010.
  • Introduction of an interactive e-learning program in competition and anti-trust law.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Increase in water and energy consumption at maximum half of the production volume increase using 2008/09 as baseline
  • Keeping the amount of waste at 2008/09 level
  • Recycle 50% of our waste
  • Reduce waste water discharge by 30% per produced unit using 2008/09 as baseline
  • Reduce the amount of CO2 by 30% per produced unit using 2008/09 as baseline
  • Conduct full Life Cycle Assessments on 3 products
  • Establish CO2 and water footprint for major products, incl. packaging material and transportation
Short-term Goals:
  • All production sites PAS 220/FSSC 22000 certified by 2012/13
  • 80% of customer complaints processed within 2 weeks by 2012/13
  • 10% reduction in customer complaints measured against turnover and compensation per year
  • Employee turnover between 10-15%
  • Rate of absence less than 2%
  • Maintain more than 2 days of training per year per employee
  • Accidents with absence more than 1 day less than 5 per one million working hours by 2012/13
  • All high risk vendors approved by 2012/13

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase in accident frequency (from 9 to 12 accidents with absence per one million working hours).
  • Increase in customer complaints (23%).
  • High handling time of customer complaints.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementation of new instruments to reduce the risk of incidents and improve safe behavior.
  • Integration of health and safety as a special focus theme in the annual organizational audit process.
  • Implementation of a new packaging concept to reduce packaging material consumption.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor management program including assessment, audit, performance evaluation and approval of high risk vendors.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Certifications: FSSC 22000

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • CHY-MAX®M coagulants

Reporting Period: 2015-2016

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:109,109 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:21,024 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:24,830 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:63,255 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:170,853 MWh/year
Water Consumption:1,146,891 m3/year
Waste Generated:3,176 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Food Waste Reduction
  • Global Health
  • Climate and Environmental Sustainability
  • Workplace Responsibility
  • Business and Product Integrity
  • Responsible Sourcing

Environmental Achievements

  • Improved energy efficiency by 8% since 2013/14 (2% in 2015/16)
  • Improved CO2 efficiency by 16% since 2013/14 (5% in 2015/16)
  • Improved water efficiency by 5% since 2013/14
  • 23% of solid waste recycled

Social Achievements

  • Launched annual employee engagement survey with 94% participation and 3.8/5.0 average score
  • Increased percentage of women in management positions from 36% to 39%
  • Increased percentage of women in key positions from 18% to 22%
  • Improved employee turnover to 10%

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Board chaired by the CEO
  • Developed a new Sustainability Position
  • Relaunched anticorruption e-learning program with 73% completion rate by year-end (expected to reach 90%)
  • 85% of direct suppliers approved under Chr. Hansen’s vendor approval guidelines

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Expand the reach of natural plant protection solutions to 25 million hectares of farmland by 2025
Medium-term Goals:
  • 20% energy and water efficiency improvement by 2020
  • 25% CO2 efficiency improvement by 2020
  • 40% of solid waste recycled by 2020
  • LTIF of 2.0 by 2020
  • At least three female members on the Board of Directors by 2020
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce global yogurt waste by 2% (700,000 tons) by 2020
  • Launch five new products with a documented health effect by 2020

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased Lost Time Incident Frequency (LTIF) to 4.0 from 3.3 due to improved incident reporting
  • Slight decrease in the percentage of approved suppliers (85% from 87%) due to systematic review process
  • 8 percentage point decline in diverse management teams due to organizational change
Mitigation Strategies
  • Established a global Health and Safety Organization to build a safety mindset and share best practices
  • Set a new LTIF target of 2.0 by 2020
  • Continuous focus to improve systems and processes for supplier approval
  • Developing a new global leadership program to enhance diversity and drive engagement

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 26 third-party audits

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Guiding Principles

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact

Certifications: FSSC 22000, ISO 22000

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 2
  • SDG 3
  • SDG 12

Better farming, good health, less waste

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Capture™ VGR™
  • NOLA™ Fit

Reporting Period: 2016-17

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:136,267 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:21,748 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:26,379 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:88,140 tCO2e/year
Total Energy Consumption:185,168 MWh/year
Water Consumption:1,298,026 m3/year
Waste Generated:4,635 tons/year

ESG Focus Areas

  • Sustainable Products
  • Workplace Responsibility
  • Climate and Environmental Sustainability
  • Business and Product Integrity
  • Human Rights and Responsible Sourcing

Environmental Achievements

  • 15% improvement in CO2 performance since 2013/14
  • 5% energy efficiency improvement since 2013/14
  • 29% solid waste recycled

Social Achievements

  • Best-ever result in health and safety performance (LTIF 2.5, aiming for ≤2.0 by 2020)
  • Increased engagement scores in Gallup Engagement Survey
  • Increased proportion of non-Danes in key positions from 41% to 43%

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Global Environmental Excellence Center
  • Strengthened third-party risk management processes
  • 100% of relevant employees completed anticorruption e-learning

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Launch five new products with documented health effects by 2020
  • Reach 25 million hectares of farmland with natural solutions by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve LTIF ≤ 2.0 by 2020
  • Reduce yogurt waste by 700,000 tons by 2020
  • 20% improvement in energy efficiency by 2020
  • 25% improvement in CO2 efficiency by 2020

Environmental Challenges

  • Growing the business without increasing environmental footprint (especially cold storage at -55°C)
  • Decreased water efficiency due to higher usage at Natural Colors sites
  • Increased CO2 emissions from transport due to air freight and sales growth in remote markets
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in technical solutions to increase production volumes and enhance energy efficiency
  • Global “Go Green” project to improve energy management
  • Focusing on modes of transportation and shifting to less CO2-intensive options

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 86% of direct suppliers approved; 3 SMETA audits conducted

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Guiding Principles covering quality, food safety, CSR, and regulatory compliance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Certifications: ISO 14001 (6 sites), ISO 50001 (2 sites), FSSC 22000

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • UN Global Goal 2
  • UN Global Goal 3
  • UN Global Goal 12

Products contribute to sustainable agriculture, improved global health, and reduced food waste.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • CoCoFresh culture for fermented plant-based dairy alternatives

Awards & Recognition

  • Green profile of the year by the municipality of Rudersdal, Denmark

Reporting Period: 2018-2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:139,793 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:25,881 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:23,558 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:90,354 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:205,691 MWh/year
Water Consumption:1,150,330 m3/year
Waste Generated:4,720 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Better Farming
  • Good Health
  • Less Waste
  • Workplace Responsibility
  • Climate and Environment
  • Leading with Integrity

Environmental Achievements

  • 26.5% CO₂ efficiency improvement since base year 2013/14
  • 10.8% energy efficiency improvement relative to base year 2013/14
  • 6.5% water efficiency improvement relative to base year 2013/14
  • 45.5% of solid waste recycled
  • Partnership with Better Energy to power Danish operations with 100% renewable energy

Social Achievements

  • Lowest Lost Time Incident Frequency (LTIF) in company history (1.32)
  • 100% completion rate in business integrity training
  • 83% diverse corporate management teams
  • Launched Sweety® Y-1, a culture reducing added sugar in yogurt
  • Support for smallholder farmers in Kenya through partnership with CARE Denmark (received CARE Award)

Governance Achievements

  • 8 cases reported through whistleblower hotline, all thoroughly investigated
  • Updated Supplier Requirements for Sustainability integrated into all contracts
  • Transparent tax reporting, submitting country-by-country report to Danish tax authorities
  • Member of SEDEX for responsible sourcing data sharing

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Expand reach of natural plant solutions to 25m hectares of farmland by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce global yogurt waste by 1.2m tons by 2022
  • Achieve LTIF of <1.8 by 2022
  • 20% energy and water efficiency improvement by 2022
  • 30% women at Directors+ level by 2022
  • Launch six new products with documented health effects by 2022

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing food waste
  • Shifting to renewable energy sources
  • Improving gender diversity at director level
  • Maintaining high ethical standards across diverse global operations
  • Managing risks in agricultural supply chain
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing cultures to extend shelf life of dairy products
  • Partnership with Better Energy for renewable energy
  • Diversity initiatives and inclusion programs
  • Mandatory anti-corruption training and whistleblower hotline
  • Updated Supplier Requirements for Sustainability and responsible sourcing program

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 4 SMETA audits

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Requirements for Sustainability including standards for food safety, quality, and sustainability

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Goals

Certifications: ISO 14001 (8 sites), ISO 50001 (2 sites)

Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 2, Goal 3, Goal 12, Goal 8, Goal 13

82% of revenue contributes to UN SDGs 2, 3, and 12

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Sweety® Y-1, FreshQ®, CHY-MAX®

Awards & Recognition

  • Most sustainable company in the world (Corporate Knights)
  • CARE Denmark’s Award
  • World Innovation Award for Sweety® Y-1

Reporting Period: 2019-20

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:83,389 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:19,642 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:21,196 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:42,551 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:40%
Total Energy Consumption:174,878 MWh/year
Water Consumption:1,140,802 m3/year
Waste Generated:3,475 tons/year
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Products
  • Planet
  • People

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced yogurt waste by 200,000 tons
  • 40% of global electricity consumption based on renewable energy

Social Achievements

  • 163 million people consumed Chr. Hansen probiotics
  • All new employees completed culture model onboarding

Governance Achievements

  • 98% participation rate in anti-corruption training

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Cover 25 million hectares of farmland with natural solutions by 2025
  • Reduce 2 million tons of yogurt waste by 2025
  • Reach 200 million people with probiotic solutions by 2025
  • 100% of biowaste streams managed from a circular perspective by 2025
  • 100% of key packaging material recyclable by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Seasonal delays in application of plant health products
  • COVID-19 pandemic impacting air freight usage
  • Deviation from 100% anti-corruption training completion due to COVID-19
Mitigation Strategies
  • Continuous improvement projects on water and CO2 emissions
  • Concentrated products, cold chain optimization, and shift from air to sea freight (partially offset by COVID-19 related air freight)
  • Close dialogue with production sites to follow up on remaining anti-corruption training

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: UN Global Compact, Danish Financial Statement Act, section 99 a and b

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Limited Assurance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2020-21

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:61%
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environment
  • Social
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced SOx emissions significantly due to increased natural gas use and decreased LPG and fuel oil usage.
  • 61% of global electricity consumption based on renewables in FY 2020/21.
  • 100% circular management of biowaste committed by 2025.

Social Achievements

  • Launched a global ‘Take 5’ safety campaign.
  • No reported fatal accidents within the last five years.
  • Diversity and inclusion initiatives with targets for 2025 (e.g., 30% women in director roles, 60% diverse corporate management teams).

Governance Achievements

  • Established a Sustainability Board responsible for ESG strategy and activities.
  • ESG constitutes 20% of the Corporate Leadership team’s short-term incentive.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • 20% energy and water efficiency improvement by 2022
  • 100% renewable electricity for all global operations by 2025
  • Reduce global yogurt waste by 2 million tons by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Water scarcity risks (mitigated by initiatives to reduce wastewater and monthly evaluation of water metrics).
  • Climate change (addressed by joining the Science Based Targets initiative and mapping the entire value chain for carbon emissions).
Mitigation Strategies
  • Initiatives to reduce wastewater at various sites (e.g., soft water installation, reverse osmosis).
  • Global ‘Go Green’ project for energy optimization.
  • Setting Science Based Targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: All high-risk direct suppliers audited every 3rd year. Approximately 98% of audits conducted on-site.

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Requirements for Sustainability outlining expectations on human rights, labor standards, environmental performance.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN Global Compact, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, FSSC 22000

Third-party Assurance: PwC

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 2
  • Goal 3
  • Goal 12

82% of Chr. Hansen’s revenue contributes to sustainable development and these UN Global Goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Probiotics for poultry, swine and cattle, silage inoculants

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2021-09 to 2022-08

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:42,100 tCO2e (Scopes 1&2) + 54,600 tCO2e (Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:24,231 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:17,897 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:54,554 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:61%
Total Energy Consumption:224,319 MWh/year
Water Consumption:1,329,712 m3/year
Waste Generated:4,900 tons/year (solid waste)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate change
  • Circular economy
  • Biodiversity
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  • Human rights
  • Anti-corruption
  • Compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • Increased share of renewable electricity to 61%
  • 91% of biowaste managed circularly
  • Reduced environmental violations to 0
  • 66% of key packaging materials recyclable
  • Science Based Targets approved by the Science Based Targets initiative

Social Achievements

  • 100% of new employees introduced to culture model
  • Employee engagement score in top 25%
  • Established local DE&I Employee Resource Groups
  • Gender pay gap reduced to 4.1%

Governance Achievements

  • Board gender diversity target met with three male and three female shareholder-elected members
  • ESG integrated into Enterprise Risk Management framework
  • Tax transparency report published
  • 15 cases reported through whistleblower hotline, all justified cases acted upon

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce scopes 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 42% by 2030
  • Reduce scope 3 emissions by 20% by 2030
  • Achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025
  • Reduce global yogurt waste by 2 million tons by 2024/25
  • Cover 25 million hectares with biological plant health products by 2024/25
  • Reach 200 million people with probiotics by 2024/25
  • Board gender diversity target of 35% by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Increased geopolitical risk and inflationary pressure
  • Volatile macroeconomic environment and supply chain disruptions
  • Expansion of capacity in inflationary environment
  • Above-normal employee turnover (16%)
  • Slower than anticipated progress on commercial pipeline due to customer focus on cost savings
Mitigation Strategies
  • Close collaboration with customers to manage supply chain challenges and implement price adjustments
  • Phased investments in capacity expansion
  • Optimizing recruitment processes and enhancing employee value proposition
  • Collaborating with customers on cost savings through yield-optimizing solutions
  • Continued alignment of quality management systems across the Group

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: At least once every three years

Responsible Procurement
  • Vendor approval program with clearly defined requirements regarding social and environmental issues
  • Supplier self-assessments
  • Third-party social and environmental audits

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Changes to regulation, technology, markets, products and consumer demands
Opportunities
  • New business opportunities within plant-based solutions, reduction of food waste and more efficient agricultural processes and food production

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, Science Based Targets initiative, UN Global Compact, TCFD

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 50001, FSSC 22000, ISO 22000, FAMI-QS

Third-party Assurance: PricewaterhouseCoopers

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 2 (Zero Hunger)
  • SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being)
  • SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production)

80% of revenue contributes to these SDGs through various product impacts

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • CHY-MAX® SUPREME
  • GALLIPRO® FIT
  • SMARTBEV™ NEER®
  • FRESHQ®
  • VEGA™

Awards & Recognition

  • Ranked second on Corporate Knights' Top 100 most sustainable companies list

Reporting Period: 2021-22

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:357,400 tCO2e/year (Scope 1-3)
Renewable Energy Share:100% (target by 2025)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Food Production
  • Global Health
  • Workforce Diversity
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Launched Think Climate. Naturally. program
  • Science Based Targets launched (42% reduction in scope 1+2 emissions, 20% reduction in scope 3 emissions by 2030 from 2019/20 baseline)
  • 100% use of renewable electricity (target by 2025)
  • 100% circular management of biowaste (target by 2025)
  • 100% key packaging materials recyclable (target by 2025)

Social Achievements

  • First report on gender pay gap published (6.2%)
  • 32% women in Director+ positions (above target)
  • Employee engagement remained high during the pandemic
  • Hansen Health program launched to support employee well-being

Governance Achievements

  • ESG oversight on Board of Directors and committee level from 2022
  • Country-by-country tax reporting from FY22
  • Executive compensation linked to sustainability

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • 42% reduction in scope 1+2 emissions by 2030
  • 20% reduction in scope 3 emissions by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2025
  • Achieve 100% circular management of biowaste by 2025
  • Achieve 100% recyclable key packaging materials by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Reducing carbon emissions across the supply chain (scope 3)
  • Maintaining high employee engagement while managing turnover
  • Achieving ambitious sustainability targets within a global operational footprint
Mitigation Strategies
  • Targeted initiatives in renewables, circular waste management, and recycling
  • Hansen Health program and flexible workplace policy to improve employee well-being
  • Decarbonization roadmap with specific initiatives across operations, sourcing, logistics, and employee engagement

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Approach selected suppliers for low-carbon practices

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Chy-Max®, YieldMax®, YoFlex® Premium (food cultures & enzymes)
  • Quarzo®, Presence®, Bovamine®, Bioplus®, Gallipro® (animal & plant health)
  • LGG®, BB-12®, LA-5®, GR-1®, F-19®, RC-14® (probiotics)

Awards & Recognition

  • Ranked as a leader in sustainability by Corporate Knights

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

  • Climate change
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Commit to carbon neutrality by 2050
  • 75% reduction in absolute CO2 emissions from operations (Scopes 1+2) by 2030
  • 35% reduction in absolute CO2 emissions from supply chain (Scope 3) by 2030

Social Achievements

  • Commitment to diversity, aiming for at least 45% women and 45% men across all professionals and senior management by 2030

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutrality by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • 75% reduction in absolute CO2 emissions from operations (Scopes 1+2) by 2030
  • 35% reduction in absolute CO2 emissions from supply chain (Scope 3) by 2030
  • At least 45% women and 45% men across all professionals and senior management by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
  • Not disclosed

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

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed