A year in review Economic / Governance Environment Social Appendix Key partnerships UN CEO Water Mandate How we engage MSCI Index What it is Givaudan discloses its climate change and water security What it is The CEO Water Mandate mobilises a critical mass of business impacts through CDP. This year, Givaudan has once again MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and leaders to address global water challenges through corporate been recognised for the third year in a row with a CDP double services for the global investment community. With more than water stewardship, in partnership with the United Nations, A rating. 50 years of expertise in research, data and technology, MSCI governments, civil society organisations, and other stakeholders. powers investment decisions by enabling clients to understand READ MORE and analyse key drivers of risk and return and confidently build Why we engage www.givaudan.com ▸ Media ▸ Media releases ▸ 2022 ▸ Givaudan recognised more effective portfolios. Givaudan has been working on ambitious targets on water and will with CDP double A rating continue to do so. Water stewardship is an important part of our Our CDP questionnaires are found on givaudan.com ▸ investors ▸ ESG ▸ MSCI ESG Ratings aim to measure a company’s resilience to CDP report on climate change and CDP report on water security purpose goal of showing our love for nature in everything we do. www.cdp.net long-term ESG risks. Companies are scored on an industry- relative AAA-CCC scale across the most relevant key issues How we engage based on a company’s business model. Givaudan endorsed the CEO Water Mandate in March 2020. WBA (World Benchmarking Alliance) ceowatermandate.org What it is Why we engage WBA is a multi-stakeholder alliance that developed a series of With our purpose at the core of our business, we recognise the benchmarks to assess 2,000 of the world’s most influential value of external feedback. This is why we appreciate every CDP companies based on seven transformations that need to take opportunity to be measured and rated by independent agencies What it is place to put society and the worldwide economy on a more and other organisations. We believe that it is an excellent way CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s leading sustainable path to achieve the SDGs. to learn and to develop further to strengthen our long-term environmental disclosure platform. CDP drives companies and commitment to being a successful, sustainable business. governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, Why we engage safeguard water resources and protect forests. We recognise the urgent need to transform the food system to How we engage avoid severe environmental and human risks for all people, our In 2021, Givaudan was rated as a leader in managing ESG Why we engage planet and business. Our purpose commitments across related risk and in capitalising ESG related opportunities in its Over 13,000 companies with more than 64% of global market Creations, Nature, Communities and People contribute to this industry. Givaudan was recognised with an overall AAA rating capitalisation disclosed environmental data through CDP in transformation. by MSCI for the fifth time in a row. 2021. This represents 35% more than last year and the number www.msci.com/our-solutions/esg-investing/esg-ratings has more than doubled since the Paris Agreement was signed in How we engage 2015. CDP’s questionnaires are fully aligned with the Givaudan participated to the WBA Food and Agriculture recommendations of the TCFD. Benchmark, which was published in September 2021 and assessed Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) 350 of the world’s biggest food and agriculture companies. What it is www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org The Science Based Targets initiative defines and promotes best practice in science-based target (SBT) setting, offers resources and guidance to reduce barriers to adoption, and independently assesses and approves companies’ targets. It is a collaboration 19 Givaudan — 2021 GRI Sustainability Report