Value-based governance We also seek to ensure the health and safety of consumers when using our products as they are intended. Through the investment in toxicology expertise and research into the safety of our products, we are committed to leading the industry in ensuring that our consumers can safely use our products in their day-to- day lives. Similarly, we are committed to ensuring that our products are safe for our employees and the environment, and invest in environmental safety expertise and research to ensure the safety of our workers during production. Alongside continuous improvement in our standards, systems and programmes, we seek to further strengthen our food safety culture. More than 100 food safety experts in all regions, including those in recently acquired businesses, are forming a global network aiming to bring food safety in Givaudan to the next level. On our journey to food safety excellence, we have defined our approach to enhancing food safety culture within Givaudan over the years to come. This cultural enhancement builds on our decades of food safety management and requires the full commitment of all roles and levels of the organisation. Significant effort has been placed on increasing knowledge and raising risk awareness to foster best operational practices. This leadership- led initiative complements our investments in maintaining and continuing to invest in hygienic infrastructures. In addition, we are driving the full implementation of Givaudan’s global food safety standards in our acquisitions and the continuous improvement of core programmes in all our manufacturing sites. Today, 98% of our Taste & Wellbeing production sites supplying third party customers are already GFSI-certified, confirming adherence to the highest food safety standards also within most recent acquisitions. READ MORE 2021 GRI Sustainability Report ▸ our approach and management ▸ pages 40 and 101 ▸ ‘Product quality & safety and ingredient disclosure’ and ‘Consumer health and wellbeing’ Adhering to the highest food safety standards: 100 % of our Taste & Wellbeing production sites supplying third party customers are GFSI-certified. Givaudan – 2021 Integrated Annual Report Value-based governance Le ading the way in regulatory compliance and product safety 117