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Our CSM/Purac Sustainability JourneyDr. Nicola Kimm, Corporate Director Sustainability
ELC SUSTAINABILITY FORUM
May 29, 2013
Overview
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1 Sustainability Approach and Journey
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Sustainable Solutions3
Communications and Engagement4
Initiatives over our Value Chain
Our Aim
"As an increasingly important issue for society,
sustainability is also a unique opportunity for CSM
to deliver value to its stakeholders.
Doing business in a sustainable way is embedded in
our long term strategy."
Gerard Hoetmer, CEODriving
sustainability
We aim to provide for a healthier, more sustainable world through the
smarter use of natural resources
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Creating value and Managing risk
Create Value
to position Future CSM as the partner of choice
Manage Risk
to strengthen trust and credibility
� Create competitive advantage through sustainable value
propositions
� Create reputational benefit with stakeholders, such as
investors, employees, and community
� Use sustainability to develop a recognizable brand
� Minimize risks by improving transparency and compliance
both internally and with partners
� Avoid risks by embedding sustainability in business
decisions
� Understand risks by engaging with stakeholders as early
warning system
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CSM Sustainability Framework
Initiatives
Value Chain
Reduce,
Reuse,
Recycle
Sustainable
Sourcing
New
Solutions
Our Values:
Passion, Partnership, Performance
Sustainable
Value
Creation
Compass
Governance
CSM
Sustainability Framework
Strategy Innovation Sourcing Operations Customer Society
Issue
Materiality
PEOPLE PLANET PROFIT
Transparency,
Engagement
Creating value for our
customers through our
bio-based solutions
Nature’s
processes and renewable
resources
Improve the quality of
life, for people today and
generations to come
Our Code Our Standards
Issues for CSM and our Stakeholders
Impact on CSM
Sta
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Business Ethics •
Recycling •
Occupational health & safety •
Water •
Sustainable sourcing •
Food waste •
Food availability •
Packaging •
Healthy food •Climate change •
Sustainable products •
� Climate change & renewable resources: provide low CO2 solutions for our customers
� Food availability & waste: raw materials do not interfere with food value chain, prevent waste
� Sustainable Sourcing: ensure our agricultural raw materials are produced sustainably
Energy •
Renewable resources •
Waste •
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Sustainability Advancement
■ Sustainable sourcing
(Sedex, Bonsucro)
■ Operations: reduction
projects for energy, water,
waste, packaging
■ Life Cycle Assessment2. Initiatives
■ Internal communications:
employee engagement
■ External communications:
integrated annual report,
KPI reporting, website,
marketing support
■ Partnership & dialogue with
Suppliers (enzymes, sugar)
Business partners (BPF),
NGOs (BE-Basic, Greenpeace,
TEEB)
■ External Recognition: NL Benchmark, WWF
palm oil Scorecard
■ Materiality analysis
■ Strategic framework
■ Value chain approach
1. Strategy
3. Spreading4. Engaging
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Overview
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1 Sustainability Approach and Journey
2
Sustainable Solutions3
Communications and Engagement4
Initiatives over our Value Chain
Sustainability spans our Value Chain
� Sustainable
Sourcing
Program
focusing on our
most important
raw materials,
such as sugar
We drive sustainability along our value chain to reduce our own
impact and that of our suppliers and customers.
� Food: freshness,
safety, health,
preservation
� Biobased / low
CO2 solutions
� PLA bioplastics
� Biobased, low
CO2 production
processes
� Reduction of
energy, water,
packaging, waste
� Sedex
� New process
based on
alternative
substrates
� New process
creating less
waste
Sourcing OperationsSustainable
SolutionsInnovation
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Sustainable Sourcing
Our supplier code and engagement with suppliers are an
integral part of our sustainability program
Sedex is a not for profit
membership organisation
dedicated to driving
improvements in ethical and
responsible business
practices in global supply
chains.
Bonsucro is non-profit initiative
dedicated to reducing the
environmental and social impacts of
sugar cane production. It aims to @
measures these impacts @ certify that
sustainable practices are being adhered
to.
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Lactic acid: Innovation for next generation
feedstocks
2nd generation:
Cellulosic materials
1st generation:
Sugar
Partnership with industry & research institutes
3rd generation?
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Overview
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1 Sustainability Approach and Journey
2
Sustainable Solutions3
Communications and Engagement4
Initiatives over our Value Chain
Sustainability messages for our Customers
Natural
solutions for
safe food
products
Nutritional
ingredients
for healthy
products
Bio-based
chemicals
from natural
sources
Sustainability
over the value
chain
Reducing
carbon
footprint
Monomers for
bio-based
plastics
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Reduced food
waste
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Less waste
bread
Less sugar, flour, heat,
electricity and
packaging
Less heat and
electricity
Less
fertiliser and
traction
Milling Distribution
Animal feed
Wheat production Baking
Less
drivingSale from
primary
store
Animal production Landfill
Consumed
bread
We reduce bread waste over the value chain
Bioplastics (Poly Lactic Acid) Life cycle
1. Sustainably grown
feedstocks
2. 2nd Gen feedstocks
3. Low Carbon footprint
LA production process4. Recycle enablers
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Bioplastics (Poly Lactic Acid) Carbon foot print
Source: www.lca.plasticseurope.org and
Int. Journal Life Cycle Assessment, 08.2010
Emissions from production of common polymers
kg CO2 eq per kg of polymer – cradle to gate
PLA bioplastics offers significantly reduced footprint versus
traditional oil based plastics
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Overview
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1 Sustainability Approach and Journey
2
Sustainable Solutions3
Communications and Engagement4
Initiatives over our Value Chain
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Communications & Engagement
Social Responsibility
Top employer awards
Employee
safety a top
priority
Local support
for students
and children
Community
support through
tree planting and
flood relief
Social and
environmental
responsibility at
our sites
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