A year in review Economic / Governance Environment Social Appendix Key partnerships How we engage How we engage Why we engage The coalition’s aim ties closely to our purpose goal of showing We actively participate across WBCSD initiatives, helping to We have been an active member of AIM-PROGRESS since 2012 our love for nature in everything we do, reflecting the scale of drive and shape the agenda. We collaborated closely with and regularly attend conferences that focus on responsible our ambitions and the need for urgent action on nature. WBCSD on the development of the refreshed Vision 2050, sourcing practices. which launched in March 2021, and we co-lead a WBCSD www.aim-progress.com How we engage plastic and packaging workgroup that will define a transition Givaudan became a signatory of the Business for Nature call- for B2B chemical products. In 2020, we endorsed WBCSD’s to-action in September 2020. CEO call-to-action on Human Rights and signed WBCSD’s Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil www.businessfornature.org CEO Guide to Human Rights, a document that sets out the What it is actions businesses must take to meet their corporate The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is an responsibility to respect human rights and acts as call-to- international, multi-stakeholder organisation and certification Disclosure 102 – 13 action to encourage others to join these efforts. We are active model to advance the production, procurement, finance and Membership of associations members of FReSH, supporting the shift towards dietary use of sustainable palm oil products. The strategic organisations we are currently engaged with include: patterns that are nutritionally healthy and environmentally sustainable. The FReSH programme was launched in Why we engage WBCSD – World Business Council for November 2016 by the WBCSD together with the EAT Givaudan joined the RSPO in 2011 to promote the production Sustainable Development Foundation with the purpose of accelerating transformational and use of sustainable palm oil, supporting our commitment to What it is change in global food systems. eliminate deforestation from our supply chain; to address key The World Business Council for Sustainable Development www.wbcsd.org issues such as traceability and to create a positive difference for (WBCSD) is a global, CEO-led organisation of businesses and workers, farmers and local communities. Our engagement partners working together to accelerate the transition to a with RSPO addresses the material topics of biodiversity; sustainable world by focusing on the maximum positive AIM-PROGRESS consumer health and wellbeing; deforestation; economic impact for shareholders, the environment and societies. What it is performance; product environmental and societal impact; AIM-PROGRESS is an association of consumer goods companies product quality and safety; responsible sourcing; traceability Why we engage seeking to enable and promote responsible sourcing practices and transparency and reporting. Our engagement with the WBCSD addresses the material topics and sustainable production systems. of biodiversity; climate change; consumer health and wellbeing; How we engage deforestation; diversity & inclusion; economic performance; Why we engage T&W RSPO certification: During 2021, in the Taste & Wellbeing human rights; local community development; product Through our membership, we enhance our supplier and division, we were successful in broadening strategic responsible environmental and societal impact; responsible sourcing; customer partnerships to help create a more responsible supply procurement and the supply chain through the Palm Oil RSPO traceability; transparency and reporting; waste management; chain. Our engagement with AIM-PROGRESS addresses the MB certification of six factories: Naarden (Netherlands), water stewardship; and women’s empowerment. As active material topics of deforestation; diversity and inclusion; Smithfield (Australia), Dortmund (Germany), Dübendorf members of WBCSD’s programme FReSH (Food Reform for employee health, safety and wellbeing; governance and business (Switzerland), Mako (Hungary) and Avignon (France). Sustainability and Health), we contribute to transforming global conduct; human rights; responsible sourcing; traceability and food systems for improved sustainability and health. transparency and reporting. 22 Givaudan — 2021 GRI Sustainability Report