A year in review Economic / Governance Environment Social Appendix Employee safety, health & wellbeing the authority to translate the EHS Policy into processes that framework for implementing this engagement on a day-to- Material topic definition are mandatory throughout Givaudan – our Directives, day basis, driving continuous improvement and helping us Employee safety, health & wellbeing Standards and Guidelines. These documents describe and achieve excellence in EHS performance throughout Givaudan. Providing a safe and healthy working environment, define responsibilities and processes for all areas of the encouraging responsible employee behaviours and organisational structure. All workplaces within Givaudan fall under the management maintaining a work-life balance. system, whether used by Givaudan employees or not. With Disclosure 403 – 1 the growth of the Company through recent acquisitions, we Purpose pillars Occupational health and safety are gradually bringing new businesses into the Givaudan EHS CREATIONS NATURE PEOPLE COMMUNITIES management system reporting system. We expect this to be completed for all Givaudan is committed to driving continuous improvement in recent acquisitions in 2021. EHS performance. This commitment is underlined by our Disclosure 103 – 1 Responsible Care Management System (RCMS), which Disclosure 403 – 2 EXPLANATION OF THE MATERIAL provides the framework within which our EHS policy, Hazard identification, risk assessment, TOPIC AND ITS BOUNDARY procedures and daily activities operate. This framework is and incident investigation Ensuring the safety, health and wellbeing of our staff is an structured around the International Council of Chemical Our management system includes Process Risk Analysis, essential part of being a responsible company and employer Associations’ Responsible Care® Global Charter, a voluntary which aims to identify the risks associated with chemical and and we actively promote safe and secure working commitment by the global chemical industry to drive non-chemical processes and to limit them to a tolerable level. environments for all. We look to reduce the number of health continuous improvement and achieve excellence in EHS The approach is meant to ensure the protection of employees, and safety incidents by improving the workplace environment, performance. Our approach is also based on the International visitors, contractors and the surrounding neighbourhood safety behaviour and awareness through a number of Chamber of Commerce’s Business Charter for Sustainable from health hazards associated with work or the working measures. We strive to manage risks associated with working Development as well as guidance from internationally environment. It also protects the safety of operations by in industrial environments and with hazardous chemicals. recognised associations including IFRA (International preventing incidents that might harm people, the community Fragrance Association), IOFI (International Organization of or the environment, damage property or jeopardise Boundary the Flavor Industry) and ISO (International Organization for Givaudan’s reputation and goodwill. This process has been • Givaudan Standardization). RCMS is an established and successful rolled out in all regions and is complemented by risk portfolios initiative to improve performance in occupational health and for each site. Disclosure 103 – 2, 103 – 3 safety and builds on existing EHS policies and procedures, MANAGEMENT APPROACH providing a coherent framework to bind them together. The risk portfolio is an EHS management tool that serves to Givaudan’s Executive Committee defines our Environment, identify the main risks on manufacturing sites. They are Health and Safety (EHS) Policy and determines the As a signatory to the charter, Givaudan commits to actively meant to define which control measures need to be organisational structures responsible for its implementation. strengthening Responsible Care worldwide by dedicating its implemented to manage the main risks. All the manufacturing A member of the Executive Committee is appointed to take people, technologies and business practices to the charter’s six sites are required to have up-to-date risk portfolios covering responsibility for EHS as well as the Responsible Care elements: Corporate Leadership Culture; Safeguarding People risks including fire, explosion, process safety, occupational Management System (RCMS). Givaudan’s Corporate EHS and the Environment; Strengthening Chemicals Management health, etc. The risk portfolio, first introduced in 2018, has function monitors policy implementation and submits policy Systems; Influencing Business Partners; Engaging Stakeholders proven to be an effective EHS management tool. proposals to the Executive Committee. Corporate EHS has and Contributing to Sustainability. The RCMS provides a solid 93 Givaudan — 2021 GRI Sustainability Report