Emmi : publishes seventh sustainability report with positive overall development

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Emmi publishes seventh sustainability report with positive overall development

Lucerne, 5 June 2023 - As part of its long-standing commitment to sustainability, which is anchored in its corporate strategy, the Emmi Group has published its seventh sustainability report for 2021/2022. It shows positive overall development, demonstrating that Emmi is on track to achieve its ambitious sustainability targets in the pillars people, communities and planet. Emmi has made progress in the development of its employees, in sustainable dairy and in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and waste.

On the occasion of the United Nations' World Environment Day, Emmi has published its seventh sustainability report for 2021/2022 in accordance with the GRI Standards. With its claim to be a role model in sustainability anchored in its corporate strategy, Emmi provides a report on its long-standing commitment to sustainability. The Group demonstrates positive development overall. It believes it is on track to achieve its ambitious sustainability targets with a 2027 horizon. These targets are based on the Emmi sustainability model - covering the pillars people, communities and planet - as well as a net-zero reduction path. Emmi has made progress in the development of its employees. In addition, together with partners, it has established a science-based catalogue of criteria for sustainable milk. Emmi likewise recorded a good performance in the decarbonisation of its energy supply and the reduction of waste and food waste.

"Our employees form the basis of our success, which also depends on sustainable and profitable growth, strong partnerships and an intact planet. With our long-standing commitment to sustainability and the progress we have made, particularly with regard to the catalogue of criteria for sustainable milk, we are also creating added value beyond our internal sphere of influence," says Gerold Schatt, Head of Sustainability at the Emmi Group.

Progress in implementing the Emmi sustainability model

Emmi made progress in the pillars defined in the Emmi sustainability model: people, communities and planet.

In the people pillar, three out of four employees in Switzerland (+17% compared with the previous year) have a development plan in place, and almost half have one at the international level. Additionally, in 2022, almost every third position across the Group was filled internally.

In the communities pillar, with a focus on sustainable dairy, Emmi has developed a science-based catalogue of criteria for sustainable milk in collaboration with Berne University of Applied Sciences' School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL) and in coordination with WWF, thus making sustainable milk measurable. In addition, it has joined the Pathways to Dairy Net Zero initiative.

In Switzerland, it has also recorded successes: more milk suppliers are producing their goods according to the "Sustainable Swiss Milk" industry standard. The co-initiated resource project

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"KlimaStaR Milk", which aims to make the Swiss dairy industry more competitive with respect to climate protection, food competition and competition for land, also got off to a successful start.

Emmi continued to decarbonise its energy supply in line with the net-zero reduction path for 2050 and was able to reduce its internal greenhouse gas emissions by 10% compared with the previous year. Emmi has commissioned an innovative solar thermal system in Langnau, for example, and also installed photovoltaic systems, including on the roof of the Quillayes Surlat cheese dairy in Chile. Together with its partners, it is also planning an ecosystem in the form of a wood-fired power plant in Dagmersellen. In the planet pillar, Emmi also reduced waste by 4% and food waste by 5% compared with the previous year. Due to changes in the product portfolio, the water intensity rate has deteriorated by 5%. Further efforts are also required in the recyclability of packaging to make it fully recyclable by 2027. In Switzerland, this figure currently sits at around 45%.

Outlook

In view of the uncertainties in the area of energy supply, Emmi will step up its focus on energy, decarbonisation and greenhouse gas reduction in 2023. A diversification of the energy supply with renewable energies will be the priority.

Downloads and further information

• Sustainability Report 2021/2022
• Emmi sustainability website
• Emmi media corner

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Contacts

Media

Simone Burgener, Media Spokesperson | [e-mail]

Sustainability

Gerold Schatt, Head of Sustainability at the Emmi Group | [e-mail]

Investors and analysts

Ricarda Demarmels, CEO | [e-mail]

About Emmi

Emmi is the leading manufacturer of high-quality dairy products in Switzerland. Its roots date back to 1907, when it was founded by dairy farmer cooperatives in the Lucerne region. With its focused strategy, innovative products and brand concepts established in Switzerland and beyond, such as Emmi Caffè Latte and Kaltbach cheese, Emmi has grown into an internationally active, listed group (EMMN) with a strong local presence in 14 countries.

Emmi's business model is traditionally based on a careful approach to nature, animals and people. In this way, Emmi creates the best dairy moments, today and for generations to come, while also contributing to value creation in rural regions. The company distributes its quality products in around 60 countries and manufactures these at over 50 of its own production sites in eleven countries. With more than 9,000 employees, around 70% of whom work outside Switzerland, the Emmi Group generated sales of CHF 4.2 billion in 2022.