Climate Change Data

Eurogerm

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Renewable Energy Share:100% (EUROGERM SA)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Nourishing a better future
  • Taking responsibility for our future
  • Succeeding together

Environmental Achievements

  • Purchased 100% of its electricity from renewable energy sources (EUROGERM SA)
  • Reduced energy consumption by implementing LED lighting and a heat recovery circuit
  • Reduced total waste per tonne produced
  • Increased tonnage of recycled products
  • Methanisation of samples and some biowaste
  • Recycling of co-products from rinsing of animal feed lines

Social Achievements

  • Implemented a Group HR policy
  • Implemented an induction plan for new employees in France
  • Implemented a WFH agreement in France
  • Implemented annual reviews for employees in France with a focus on skill development
  • Implemented collective monthly bonuses based on quality, food safety, and staff safety
  • Implemented preventative and awareness actions and campaigns aimed at employee health and wellbeing in France

Governance Achievements

  • Established a subsidiary charter defining governance principles and practices
  • Formalized an ethical charter at the end of 2021
  • Deployed a corruption prevention and detection system in line with Sapin 2 law
  • Obtained Ecovadis gold medal at the end of 2021
  • Implemented a recommendation plan with each subsidiary to define actions and resources needed to achieve objectives

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Extend analysis to all waste-generating items
  • Develop an action plan focusing on priority areas for waste reduction
  • Roll out responsible purchasing policy to all stakeholders
  • Bring suppliers on board with Ecovadis commitments
Short-term Goals:
  • Implement a system to monitor energy consumption more accurately
  • Define and implement additional resources to monitor energy consumption
  • Identify the most energy-consuming items to adjust systems
  • Establish a method to calculate our carbon footprint

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 related travel restrictions hindering customer meetings
  • Shareholder changes
  • Need to reduce environmental impact and carbon footprint
  • Need to improve responsible purchasing procedures
  • Need to ensure responsible working relations and conditions
  • Need to contribute to local development
  • Need to improve group-wide communication and collaboration
Mitigation Strategies
  • Increased use of digital communication tools (website, webinars, videos)
  • Implementation of a four-phase roadmap including CSRD compliance, group policies, charity policy, and carbon assessment
  • Energy audit and investment plan to reduce energy consumption
  • Commitment to ECOVADIS assessment and responsible purchasing policy
  • Implementation of HR policy focusing on potential, performance, and support
  • Sponsorship programs and initiatives aimed at improving living conditions, biodiversity, and regional development
  • Implementation of collaborative communication tools and regular meetings

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Sourcing of responsible raw materials (e.g., CRC® certified wheat)
  • Commitment to ECOVADIS assessment

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, SQF

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Certified organic products
  • Products from traced sources
  • Additive-free products
  • Fortifying products

Awards & Recognition

  • Ecovadis Gold Medal

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:58.4 KTCO2e (Scopes 1, 2, and 3 for EUROGERM SAS)
Renewable Energy Share:55% (for EUROGERM SAS)
Total Energy Consumption:0.23 Wh/T shipped (for EUROGERM SAS)
Water Consumption:0.24 m3/T shipped (for EUROGERM SAS)
Waste Generated:0.026 T/T shipped (for EUROGERM SAS)
Carbon Intensity:0.88 KTCO2e/T shipped (for EUROGERM SAS)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Social
  • Societal
  • Environmental

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved 55% renewable energy share in energy consumption for EUROGERM SAS.
  • 89% waste recycling rate.
  • Zero landfill policy implemented in EUROGERM France.
  • Reduced plastic packaging weight by 26% in EUROGERM Brasil.

Social Achievements

  • 90/100 Gender equality index (in France).
  • Implemented a system for preventing and detecting corruption, including training for all employees.
  • Formalized an ethics charter.
  • 815 hours of training for international employees.
  • 5102 hours of training in France (average 27 hours per employee).

Governance Achievements

  • Improved EcoVadis score by 10 points in 2022, reaching 64/100.
  • Implemented an HR policy and an ethics charter.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Roll out responsible purchasing policy and environmental policy to all subsidiaries and suppliers.

Environmental Challenges

  • Scope 3 emissions account for over 90% of total emissions (France), mainly from agricultural raw materials.
  • Need to improve environmental performance and responsible purchasing practices.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Conducting a carbon assessment for the entire group.
  • Working on responsible supply chains (CRC, UTZ, RSPO, organic farming).
  • Choosing a 100% renewable energy supplier (for EUROGERM SAS).
  • Implementing responsible purchasing program with EcoVadis.
  • Developing process risk analyses using the FMEA method.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 70% of top 50 suppliers evaluated by EcoVadis

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible purchasing program with EcoVadis
  • Evaluating major suppliers' CSR performance

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Global Compact

Certifications: ISO 9001, ECOCERT, SQF, FSSC 22000

Third-party Assurance: EcoVadis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 13 priority SDGs

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Organic ranges
  • Products with nutritional claims

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:173000 t CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:1.9%
Scope 2 Emissions:0.2%
Scope 3 Emissions:97.9%
Renewable Energy Share:50%
Carbon Intensity:2.59 t CO2/t shipped

ESG Focus Areas

  • Governance
  • Social
  • Societal
  • Environmental

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced carbon footprint of two brioche types by up to 52% through reformulation.
  • 50% of energy consumption from renewable sources.

Social Achievements

  • Extended maternity leave in Brazil from 4 to 6 months and paternity leave from 5 to 20 days.
  • Launched ELEVO, an HR information system for talent management and development.
  • Implemented Leadership by Eurogerm framework for managers.
  • 86/100 gender equality index (France).

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented a Group ethics charter and anti-corruption training for all employees.
  • Established a CSR steering committee to standardize practices and indicators across business units.
  • Achieved a Silver medal in EcoVadis assessment.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Scope 3 emissions account for 97.9% of total GHG emissions, mainly from agricultural raw materials.
  • Declining biodiversity impacting the agri-food industry.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Focusing efforts on reducing the carbon impact of agricultural raw materials by promoting sustainable farming practices and supporting innovation in agriculture.
  • Improving energy efficiency of production sites, developing sustainable transport modes, and raising employee awareness of environmental issues.
  • Partnering with customers to help them reduce the carbon footprint of their finished products.
  • Measuring and addressing biodiversity impact and dependence using IPBES and TNFD methods.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Mapping of top 100 suppliers (75% of purchase value); 50% committed to responsible purchasing.

Responsible Procurement
  • Promoting sustainable agricultural raw materials from environmentally friendly farming practices.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: ISO 26000, Global Compact, TNFD

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, SQF

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • 13 priority SDGs

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Low-carbon brioche
  • Products with upcycled materials