A year in review Economic / Governance Environment Social Appendix Responsible sourcing & traceability documentation, which may be reviewed by Givaudan upon The Due Diligence Questionnaire Making our policy reasonable notice; communication of the policy to all relevant Due Diligence Questionnaire is our in-house questionnaire that employees; deployment of the principles in their facilities and allows us to obtain primary traceability and risk information on more accessible throughout their supply chains, working with their suppliers to the supply chain; to sharpen our implementation strategy, and the source of the material or service. Where possible, Givaudan support our suppliers as part of a continuous improvement We know that our Responsible Sourcing will aim to provide support to suppliers in this journey. approach. We have developed an IT interface that is accessible Policy and process will have to evolve to be to our suppliers and our Procurement teams to make the increasingly inclusive and adapted to the Our previous Responsible Sourcing (RS) Policy has been sent to questionnaire easy to use. context of the supply chain. To this end, we more than 14,000 of our raw material and indirect materials & have introduced a practical guide targeted services (IM&S) suppliers. Since the update of the policy with Committed Level to a specific supply chain in order to make the 2021 launch of the Sourcing4Good programme, we have At the Committed Level of the Sourcing4Good programme, the policy more accessible to producers. sent this document to more than 2170 of raw material suppliers, we request a supplier third-party audit at factory and/or farm This helps our team explain the policy and representing 96% of the spend. We aim to reach our remaining level. Givaudan also retains the right to recognise certain makes it easier for suppliers to understand active suppliers with the updated RS Policy in 2022. We will supply chain certification standards that will be accepted in our requirements. We expect to use the continue this action in the years to come so that each new lieu of a third-party audit. tool in additional strategic supply chains active supplier is included in this process. after completion of this pilot project. At factory level, the sites of direct suppliers are audited Engaged level according to Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit (SMETA). For suppliers at the Sourcing4Good level Engaged and above, Incorporating labour practices, social, environmental and Givaudan will also use a range of due diligence and verification human rights aspects into its assessments, SMETA is one of tools to ensure they meet both our expectations and the the most widespread ethical audit formats in the world. Disclosure 308 – 1, 407 – 1, 408 – 1, 409 – 1, 414 – 1 principles laid out in the Responsible Sourcing Policy. These Auditing suppliers accordingly allows them to benefit from a 2021 Progress include sending our Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) to mutual recognition agreement among the members of the Active Level selected suppliers and requesting it to be completed. AIM-PROGRESS platform: they can avoid audit duplication All Active suppliers, that is, even those at the start of their because suppliers are encouraged to share audit reports with ‘sourced responsibly’ journey, are required to acknowledge This year, we aimed to complete our Due Diligence Questionnaire the largest number of customers. and adhere to the Responsible Sourcing Policy. on 53 of the 158 prioritised Naturals materials families. Our 2021 target was to engage the suppliers included in the top 80% of At farm level, we ask our suppliers to seek verification through Givaudan expects its suppliers to use this policy as a guidance spend and/or defined as strategic by the Procurement Team on the Farm Sustainability Assessment (FSA) from the SAI Platform tool to help them demonstrate compliance to it through their each of these 53 material families. We reached all suppliers in for cultivated raw materials, and through the Union for Ethical continuous improvement activity. Givaudan also expects all scope for this year and had an 89% response rate as of December BioTrade (UEBT) for wildcrafted raw materials. These standards suppliers at the Active level to implement management 31, 2021. Our new Due Diligence Questionnaire digital tool played are recognised in the industry and cover all our ethical, social systems that allow compliance with this Responsible Sourcing a central role in allowing us to engage ~226 suppliers defined as and environmental requirements. Policy. This includes at least mechanisms to identify, assess and strategic by the procurement team. manage risks in all areas addressed by this policy; adequate 111 Givaudan — 2021 GRI Sustainability Report