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SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
      REPORT
         2016

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
FLAP
PROFILE
                                                                                                         “OFFERING OUR WORLD HEALTHY,
OF THE GROUP                                                                                      SUSTAINABLE, AFFORDABLE & HIGH-QUALITY FOOD”
                                                                                                                                                               -
—
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                                            6                                                                                                 Interview with Jean-Marc Dublanc,
                                                                                                                                               Chief Executive Officer of Adisseo

A PREFERRED                 OUR COMMITMENT TO                                                                                                                                              Given that animal feed is the largest single
                                                                                                                                                                                           expense for livestock farmers, this has an
PARTNER                     SAFETY                                                                                                                                                         important economic effect, and can make
                                                                                                                                                                                           farming profitable in challenging regions,
> 7 families of products                                                                                                                                                                  such as Africa, where we also support an
   for sustainable

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                                                                                                                                                                                           aid program for chicken farming families.
   animal nutrition
> Services for greater                                                                                                                                                                    How do you incorporate this
   nutritional control                                                                                                                                                                     approach into your own
                                                                                                                                                                                           manufacturing environment?
—                                                                                                                                                                                          We focus our work on the three priorities
                                                                                                                                                                                           of safety, the environment and people.

5                           OUR COMMITMENT TO
                                                                                                                                                                                           Because we are essentially chemists
                                                                                                                                                                                           operating in sensitive locations, safety has
AN ORGANIZATION                                                                                                                                                                            always been a non-negotiable priority
                            SUSTAINABLE                                                                                                                                                    on which we never compromise, whether
DESIGNED AROUND                                                                                                                                                                            in our own production plants or in the use
                            GROWTH                                                                                                                                                         of our products.
CUSTOMERS
                                                                                                                                                                                           Environmental considerations are now of
—                                                                                             How does sustainability fit in with             So what are the solutions you
                                                                                                                                                                                           equal importance and priority. We must
                                                                                                                                                                                           work towards zero environmental impact.
                                                                                              the business activities of Adisseo?             contribute to achieving that?
25                                                                                            We have a very clear vision of our mission.     If we continue to produce meat in the same
                                                                                                                                                                                           For example, we have already reduced our
                                                                                                                                                                                           water consumption significantly. We are
                                                                                              It is based on an equally clear fact:           way as we did 50 years ago, there will not   also investing in technologies to manage
GRI
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                                                                                              by 2050, the world’s population will have       be enough productive agricultural land       and eliminate the odors generated by our
                                                                                              risen to more than 9 billion. Feeding this      to feed the world’s population. But we are   production activities, which represents a
                                                                                              population is one of the major challenges       improving this level of production through   highly complex area of research. And, we
                                                                                              of our time. So our mission will be to          nutritional expertise, animal genetics and   have also embraced innovations in energy
                                                                                              provide the world with healthy, sustainable,    livestock management. The quantity of        by contributing to the construction of a
                            OUR COMMITMENT TO
                                                                                              affordable, high-quality food without com-      feed required for the growth of a chicken    biomass plant at our Commentry facility to
                            SOCIAL                                                            promising the principles of sustainability.     is, for example, substantially less today    provide 50% of the steam needed by the
                            RESPONSIBILITY                                                    To succeed in this mission, Adisseo has
                                                                                                                                              than it once was. If we add around 2 kilos
                                                                                                                                              of methionine to a tonne of feed, we
                                                                                                                                                                                           plant, at the same time as developing a
                                                                                                                                                                                           new strand for the local economy.
                                                                                              positioned itself as a key stakeholder
                                                                                                                                              can optimize the growth of that animal.
                                                                                              central to the animal protein production                                                     People represent the third key value for

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                                                                                              chain. And sustainability is critical to this   Similarly, we will improve digestion with    Adisseo. In fact, we have made the satis-
                                                                                              production chain. The very essence of what      enzymes, which reduces livestock farm        faction and commitment of our people a
                                                                                              we do at Adisseo as a provider of nutritional   waste, and the choice of raw materials       key indicator of company performance.
                                                                                              solutions is to improve the conversion of       based on their nutritional value by using    We measure that indicator precisely, and
                                                                                              plant proteins into animal proteins.            a service like Precise Nutrition Expertise   develop initiatives alongside our teams to
                                                                                              Producing these proteins consumes the           or PNE.                                      ensure that we progress every year in this
                                                                                              majority of crops grown in the world,                                                        crucial area that governs our success in
                                                                                              thereby generating a demand for productive                                                   every other part of the business.
                                                                                              land, driving the substantial use of plant
                                                                                              protection products, and consuming large
                            OUR COMMITMENT TO                                                 amounts of water and energy. The very
                            THE ENVIRONMENT                                                   nature of our business is to improve meat
                                                                                              production in ways that reduce our
                                                                                              dependence on these natural resources.                         “We must work towards
                                                                                                                                                           zero environmental impact.”
                                                Adisseo is a signatory to the Responsible
                                                Care global charter and, as such,
                                                is committed to safe management
                                                of its products throughout their lifecycle,
                                                the promotion of their role in improving
                                                quality of life and their contribution
                                                to sustainability.

                                                                                                                                                                                                SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016   –3
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
A GLOBAL
                                                                                                                                           > OUR PRESENCE WORLDWIDE
                                                                                                                                             Headquarters      Sales offices       Main production sites     R&D centers

         LEADER             in animal nutrition                                                                                                                                ANTONY

                                                                                                                                           LA ROCHELLE
                                                                                                                                                                               COMMENTRY
Adisseo is a global leader in the production of         Adisseo is committed to distributing the value
additives and nutritional solutions for animal feed.    it creates fairly between its customers, employees                                                                           LYON
                                                        and shareholders.                                                                                                            ROCHES -
The group is No. 3 worldwide, and is the second                                                                                                                                      ROUSSILLON
largest methionine producer as well as leading the      Adittionaly Adisseo invests actively in research,
market in protected methionine for ruminants.           in its industrial production base, in environmental
                                                        protection and in the development of its teams                                                         TOULOUSE
The mission of Adisseo is to offer our world healthy,
                                                        and people.
sustainable, affordable, high-quality food by
providing the animal feed and food industries with      Adisseo became a subsidiary of the Chinese                                     BURGOS
innovative products and services.                       Bluestar Group in 2006, and has continued to                                                                                                          NANJING
                                                        increase its labor force and financial results.
                                                        It is also the first international company to have    ATLANTA                                                                                                       SHANGAI
                                                        its shares traded on the Shanghai stock market.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                SINGAPOUR

                                        > KEY FIGURES
                                                                                                                            SAO PAULO

             +1,900 employees
                                                        €
                                                            1.469 billion  in revenue
                      worldwide                           result to end September 2016 extrapolated

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in-house research center
                                    +160 880 million
                                       researchers
                                                            €
                                                                               invested                                                    > OUR VALUES
      and many external                                                        since 2010
    research contributors

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                                                                                                                       CREATIVITY             TEAM SPIRIT                INTEGRITY                    RESPONSIBILITY        RESULTS-FOCUSED

                                                 2                       +2,500
                                                                                                                       Which opens           Which unites us         Which underpins                       Each of us             CULTURE
                                                                                                                   new paths to progress    in our successes           our interaction                 is a stakeholder       Which makes our
                                                                                                                      and new ways           and challenges.          with customers                    in the company      actions effective and
                                                                                                                      of succeeding                                     and partners,                 and a contributor     measurable, because
            plants                   manufacturing centers                        customers                              together.                                   ensuring that our                   to its success      we understand that
  in France, Spain and China              (Europe and Asia)                in more than 100 countries                                                              actions are consistent                We encourage      success is built on the
                                        and multiple industry                                                                                                          with our words                    decisiveness,     quest for performance,
                                                                                                                                                                         and values.                 a sense of urgency,    continuous improve-
                                            partnerships                                                                                                                                                  courage and        ment and listening
                                                                                                                                                                                                           delegation.       to our customers.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
A PREFERRED
                                     PARTNER
    Adisseo is committed to improving the quality of animal feed by offering nutritional products
      and solutions that contribute to livestock wellbeing, as well as promoting their growth,
    improving their health and reducing waste. The result is optimized performance for poultry,
                                pig and dairy production worldwide.

                                                                   > SEVEN FAMILIES OF PRODUCTS
                                                            FOR SUSTAINABLY BETTER ANIMAL NUTRITION
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Sulfur
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   products and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   regeneration
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      service

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Adisseo relies on a high level of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                upstream integration to secure
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                its methionine value chain.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sulfuric acid is one of the most
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                commonly used compounds
Rhodimet®                                   Smartamine®                          Microvit®                             Rovabio®                             Selisseo®                              AdiSodium™                          Alterion                                 across a broad spectrum of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                industry sectors. So in addition
Rhodimet® is a source of methio-
nine, an essential amino acid
                                            and MetaSmart®                       Microvit® is a complete range of
                                                                                 animal feed vitamins that provides
                                                                                                                       Rovabio® is a range of enzymes
                                                                                                                       (Advance, Excel and Max) that
                                                                                                                                                            Selisseo® 2% Se is the innovative
                                                                                                                                                            source of organic selenium deve-
                                                                                                                                                                                                   AdiSodium™ is a source of
                                                                                                                                                                                                   chlorine-free sodium. It provides
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Alterion is a natural, non-GMO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       probiotic solution derived from
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                to ensuring its own security of
                                            Adisseo is the pioneer in                                                                                                                                                                                                           supply, Adisseo also provides this
and feed supplement for all                                                      the quality and consistent reliabi-   improves the digestibility of the    loped by Adisseo from seleno-          an economical solution to           a single strain of Bacillus subtilis,    product to external customers.
animals. Rhodimet® is the solution          protected methionine for dairy       lity required to achieve the most     plant-based raw materials used       hydroxymethionine. Selenium            achieve the correct electrolytic    carefully selected by Adisseo
for achieving the right methionine          cows and other ruminants. When       demanding level of traceability.      in poultry and pig feeds, contri-    has been used for decades in           balance of feed for monogastric     experts and their partner                To assist its customers in
balance in monogastric animal               fed to ruminants, methionine                                               buting to a more environmen-         animal feed for its well-known         animals, and provides a source      Novozymes.                               avoiding the need to destroy
                                            must be protected to avoid rumen     With Microvit , Adisseo supplies
                                                                                               ®
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                residual used acid, Adisseo
(poultry and pig) feed. It improves                                                                                    tally-friendly model for livestock   antioxidant properties.                of sulfur easily assimilated into
                                            degradation, and ensure its          its customers with a top quality                                                                                                                      Alterion improves absorption             offers a regeneration service
technical and economic perfor-                                                                                         farming.                                                                    ruminant feeds.
                                            availability at the right point in   product, along with all the                                                However, compared to more                                                  of digestive nutrients, optimizes        that recycles this otherwise
mance while reducing nitrogenous
                                            the digestive tract.                 expertise and innovation needed       With multi-species, multi-ingre-     traditional sources of selenium,                                           feed usage, improves performance         waste product to the point where
discharges into the environment.
                                                                                 for its strategic “premixer”          dient and multi-application          Selisseo® 2% Se delivers a better                                          and reduces waste.                       it can be reused for the same
Available in both dry (Rhodimet®            Adisseo manufactures and sells       partners to respond effectively       solutions, Rovabio® is the most      response to the needs of profes-
                                            the two market-leading brands                                                                                                                                                              Alterion also limits the presence        purpose, thereby meeting all the
NP99) and liquid (Rhodimet®                                                      to ongoing growth in what is an       versatile enzyme product on the      sionals for performance, reliability                                                                                conditions required for a virtuous
                                            of methionine, Smartamine® and                                                                                                                                                             of undesirable intestinal bacteria
AT88) forms, Rhodimet® responds                                                  increasingly demanding market.        market today.                        and convenience.                                                                                                    circular economy.
                                            MetaSmart®. These nutritional                                                                                                                                                              in poultry. As a result, it offers
effectively to a wide range of
                                            solutions are essential for                                                                                     Selisseo® 2% Se is the only                                                an excellent alternative to growth
the needs for animal nutrition                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  This service is greatly
                                            ensuring that dairy cow rations                                                                                 source of selenium available                                               factor antibiotics, thereby reducing
professionals.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  appreciated by industries
                                            contain the correct amino acid                                                                                  in the market as a choice of                                               drug residues in the environment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                that use large volumes of
Recent studies* conducted by                balance.                                                                                                        powder or liquid.                                                          and in animal products for human
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                sulfuric acid, since it reduces
Adisseo have shown that adding                                                                                                                                                                                                         consumption. It is therefore
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                the environmental impact of
a liquid source of methionine                                                                                                                                                                                                          a preferred product for limiting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                their production processes
(D, L-HMTBA) can deliver energy                                                                                                                                                                                                        the development of antibiotic-
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                by significantly improving the
savings of up to 7% compared                                                                                                                                                                                                           resistant bacteria.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                carbon footprint of their products.
with the powder form (D, L-Met)
during the pelletizing process.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Adisseo is a major force in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                sulfuric acid regeneration in
* Rhodimet technical report No. 6 09/2016                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       France and Eastern Europe; a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                status fully consistent with the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                sustainability policy it applies
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                internally and externally for the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                benefit of its customers.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
A PREFERRED PARTNER

                                                                                                                                                                      A customer-focused

                                                                                                                  OR GANIZATION
                 > SERVICES
                FOR GREATER
                NUTRITIONAL
                  CONTROL                                                                                                                                                          For several years now, Adisseo has been engaged in a policy of continuous improvement
                                                                                                                                                                                              covering every part of its business to boost customer satisfaction.
                                                                                                                                                                                         The group applies the same policy to boosting the commitment of its people
         Adisseo has developed a series of exclusive                                                                                                                                            and maximizing the quality of all its stakeholder relationships.
         analytical and forecasting services designed                                                                                                                      To achieve this, Adisseo has introduced a totally new CRM (Customer Relationship Management)
          to provide its customers with easy access                                                                                                                            system to deliver an even faster and more effective response to customer expectations
     to help and expert assistance on using its products                                                                                                                    while boosting their satisfaction over the long term by simplifying its own business practices.
        and improving the nutritional quality of feeds.

                                                                                                                                                                      > Putting customer
                                                                                                                                                                      at the heart of
                                                                                      > Improving                                                                     our organization
E.lab is an online              PNE (Precise Nutrition       DIM (Serenity            internal                                                                        Launched in 2016, the We Move                                        with the principles of sustainability,                  > Building and Sharing
service that allows
Adisseo customers to
request analysis and
                                Evaluation) is a unique
                                rapid-analysis service
                                that uses near-
                                                             DIMension) is a set of
                                                             services designed to
                                                             help Adisseo switch
                                                                                      processes                                                                       project will enable Adisseo to improve
                                                                                                                                                                      its service and at the same time help
                                                                                                                                                                      to deliver its mission of providing the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and adapting to an environment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           that is constantly changing.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Facilitating change in corporate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     expertise alongside
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          customers
find out precisely which        infrared spectrometry        easily from the use of   In 2015, Adisseo launched a wide-ranging                                        world’s population with healthy, high-                               culture, organizational structures,
samples they should             (NIRS) to predict the        powdered methionine      initiative called AGILE to deliver further                                      quality, affordable food. The challenge                              collaborative working methods                         On September 20, 21 and 22, Adisseo South
send to the Adisseo             nutritional quality of       (Rhodimet® NP99)         improvements regarding the individual                                           is to offer innovative products and                                  and innovation are just some of the                   America hosted the Nutriciencia 2016 event
laboratory (CARAT-              the raw materials            to liquid methionine     and collective effectiveness of its em-                                         services that are fully consistent                                   areas covered by this project.                        at Florianópolis in Brazil for an audience of
Analyse in France               used in feed. Using          (Rhodimet® AT88).        ployees and to respond more effectively                                                                                                                                                                    80 guests from South America. They included
and CEAN in Brazil).            this system, Adisseo                                  to the needs of internal and external                                                                                                                                                                      many nutritionists and trainers, directors,

                                                                                                                                                                                   > Conducting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 technical managers and sales managers
Customers can then              can analyze all the raw                               customers.                                                                                                                                                                                                 from Adisseo, customer companies, and
track the status of their       materials in a dietary                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           opinion leaders from the region’s scientific
                                                                                      The Agile project was rolled out in a series

                                                                                                                                                                                a materiality analysis
request in real time            regime, and generate a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           community.
                                                                                      of waves before achieving its current ‘run
(receipt of samples,            real-time prediction of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          In the USA, the Adisseo Ruminant Team
                                                                                      mode’ status. It encompasses all Adisseo
analysis in progress,           all the characteristics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          hosted its 9th evening conference at the
                                                                                      working processes. In 2016, 83% of
waiting time before             influencing its                                                                                                                                                                            4                                                                     joint annual meeting of the American Dairy
                                                                                      planned initiatives were implemented,                                                                                                            1

                                                                                                                                       Issues important for Company
                                                                                                                                                                      3                                                5           2
results, etc.) and access       nutritional benefits.                                                                                                                                                                          3           Identifying the CSR (Corporate Social                 Science Association and American Society
                                                                                      representing 300 simplification initiatives                                                             8                                            Responsibility) challenges faced by the               of Animal Science in Salt Lake City. The
the final results directly.                                                                                                                                                                                                6
                                                                                      focused on 5 key business processes,                                                                                                                 company, their importance for external                guest speaker was Dr. Erminio Trevisi, of the
                                                                                                                                                                                              10
                                                                                      including customer service.                                                     2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           stakeholders and the impact on long-                  Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy.
                                The user interface and
                                design of the PNE service                                                                                                                                                                                  term overall company performance,                     A conference on the liver function index as an
                                were further upgraded                                                                                                                                                              9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           provides direction for company strategy.              indicator of dairy cattle health was attended
                                during 2016. As a result,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        by more than 150 professional delegates.
                                the PNE website is now                                JUST A FEW OF THE RESULTS                                                       1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Identifying these challenges at the end
                                more powerful, and offers                                                                                                                                                                                  of 2015 lead to the mapping of our CSR
                                                                                      > Simplified            > Simplified training
                                a series of new functions,                                                                                                                                                                                 challenges in five distinct areas: the
                                                                                      purchasing: saving      processes: the time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 The customer satisfaction

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        G4-PR5
                                including supplier                                                                                                                    0                   1                    2                       3
                                                                                      more than 30 man/       saved is reinvested                                                                                                          environment, employee relations
                                comparison, trends over                                                                                                                                       Issues important for stakeholders
                                                                                      days per year           in the provision of                                                                                                          and management, societal, products
                                given periods, comparisons
                                with national and global                              —                       help and advice on                                      Environment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and services, and governance.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2016                                  93%
                                                                                                              the choice of training                                  1    Environmental risk control
                                standards, etc.                                       > Simplified customer
                                                                                      support:
                                                                                                              program                                                 6    Respect for the local environment and pollution control
                                                                                                                                                                      Employee relations and management                                    The same process allowed us to identify                2015                                  93%
                                                                                                              —                                                       4    Occupational safety                                             the priority challenges for ADISSEO to
                                                                                      boosting satisfaction
                                                                                      to 75%                  > Simplified                                            5    People management and training                                  remain fully consistent with its vision of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2014                                88%
                                                                                                              operations: improved                                    Products & services                                                  offering our world healthy, sustainable,
                                                                                      —                                                                               2    Product quality and feed safety                                                                                           > The customer satisfaction index, OTIF
                                                                                                              flow management,                                                                                                             affordable, high-quality food by basing               (On Time In Full), remains stable at a high level.
                                                                                      > Simplified product                                                            7    Innovation and reduced medication
                                                                                                              forecasting and                                                                                                              everything we do on the three fundamental
                                                                                      marketing:                                                                      Societal                                                                                                                       > Action plans are underway to ensure
                                                                                                              inventory levels                                             Relationships with regulatory authorities                                                                                     continued progress in this area.
                                                                                      strategies focused                                                               3                                                                   values of personal safety, environmental
                                                                                                                                                                           Local community relations and integration
> More information on the feedsolutions.adisseo.com website                           on customer needs                                                               10
                                                                                                                                                                      Governance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           protection and financial performance.
                                                                                                                                                                      8    Intellectual property protection
    8                                                                                                                                                                 9    Group image and communication                                                                                                 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016   –9
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
> OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY
                                                                                                                                                                          2016: safety results
                                                 Our priority                                                                                                                  on target

   ZERO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2016
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     TARGET

                                                                                                                                                                                           3.94
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 TF2 ‹2.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     G4-LA6
                                                                                                                                           In 2016, the accident with or without
                                                                                                                                           lost time frequency rate of 2.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2.69
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    G O AL

 ACCIDENTS
                                                                                                                                                                                                         BEST
                                                                                                                                           (equivalent to a TRIR of 0.54) is                             EVER
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       BEST
                                                                                                                                           consistent with achieving our target.                                       EVER                                                                         2020

                                                                                                                                                                                                         2.02
                                                                                                                                           This result is one of the best in the
                                                                                                                                           industry, the two previous years
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              TF2 ‹1.5

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1.54
                                                                                                                                           were slightly better, which delivered
                                                                                                                                           our best performances. A series of

                                                                                                                                                                                                  0.79
                                                                                                                                           special action plans are being rolled

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             0.54
                                                                                                                                           out throughout the company to

                                                                                                                                                                                                                0.40

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              0.31
              The personal safety of our full-time employees, our temporary employees,                                                     improve results in 2017.
             the employees of external companies, visitors and neighboring communities
   is an absolute priority at Adisseo. The company has implemented a series of innovative systems                                                                                            2013          2014          2015           2016        2017         2018         2019          2020          2021

                                                                                                                                                                                           TF2 Accident with or without lost time frequency rate for all groups combined (employees, subcontractors, etc.):
                  to ensure constant vigilance and achieve its goal of zero accidents.                                                                                                     number of accidents per million hours worked
                                                                                                                                                                                           TRIR Total Recordable Injuries Rate. Number of accidents per 200,000 hours worked
           At Adisseo, every new project implemented includes an important safety component,                                                                                               Results exclusive of the INNOVIA subsidiary, which has a special integration process.
               and when multiple options are available, those that ensure maximum safety
                                          will always be chosen.

                                                                                                                                           > Safety:
                                                                                                                                           records beaten
                                                                                                                                           on the majority
                                                                                                                                           of Adisseo sites
                                                                                                                                           Adisseo’s plant located at Burgos (Spain) achieved
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Two safety
                                                                                                                                           1,000 accident-free days in September 2016, and in                            awards
                                                                                                                                           December was able to report its third year in succession                      for Adisseo
                                                                                                                                           with no accidents. It’s a performance that the teams                          Spain
                                                                                                                                           intend to keep up as they work towards their new goal of
                                                                                                                                           2,000 accident-free days. Other sites have also achieved
                                                                                                                                           excellent results, including Nanjing (China) with more than                   Adisseo Spain
                                                                                                                                           18 accident-free months, and Roches-Roussillon (France),                      received the 2016
                                                                                                                                           which has achieved almost 500 days with no accident                           Safety Management
                                                                                                                                           (493 days which is a new record for this site).                               Award presented
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         by Coashiq (the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Autonomous

                                                                              G O AL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Commission for
 Adisseo, Usinaid and Transaid                                                                                                                                                                                           Safety and Hygiene
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         in the Workplace for

 Making Adisseo expertise                                                                                                                                                                                                Chemical and Related

 available to everyone                                                        2020                                                                                                                                       Industries). This
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         award specifically
                                                                                                    * (Total Recordable Injury Rate per

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         recognizes the
                                                                                                      200,000 man-hours worked)

 In 2015, Adisseo       an incident or           a member of                                                                                                                                                             1,000 accident-free
 joined the French
 Usinaid network,
                        accident involving an
                        olfactory chemical
                                                 the Transaid
                                                 network set up to      To achieve a TRIR*                                                                                                                               days achieved by
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         the Burgos plant.
 which advises
 industrial companies
                        on an industrial
                        site. Adisseo has
                                                 assist emergency
                                                 services in handling      consistently                                                                                                                                  The company also
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         received the MC
 and government
 departments on
                        volunteered its advice
                        on 7 substances.
                                                 transportation
                                                 accidents involving
                                                                            below 0.3                                                                                                                                    Mutual “Antonio
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Baró” annual award
 how best to manage     Adisseo is also          hazardous materials.                                                                                                                                                    for workplace risk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                         prevention.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016             – 11
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
> OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

                                                                              > Talking
                                                                              safety with
                                                                              customers
                                                                              Adisseo Commentry welcomed approxima-
                                                                              tely twenty Health, Safety & Environment
                                                                              managers from the Avril Group. The Avril
                                                                              Group is an Adisseo customer, and France’s
                                                                              leading producer and financier of oils
                                                                              and vegetable proteins. As part of the visit,
                                                                              the Adisseo QHSE teams were able to
                                                                              demonstrate the safety expertise of the
                                                                              group, and plans are in place to continue
                                                                              the process of discussion around other
                                                                              Adisseo services, such as its safety
                                                                              training center and officially recognized
                                                                              inspection service (regulatory inspections
                                                                              of pressurized equipment for which the
                                                                              establishment is responsible).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                > Controlling
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                every fire risk

    > Securing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 To improve fire

                                                                                                                                > Sharing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 prevention, the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Burgos plant

    our industrial
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 has provided fire

                                                                                                                                safety good                                                                                      extinguisher training
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 for all personnel who

    sites
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 are not members

    The terrorist attacks on France and
                                                                              INTERVIEW WITH
                                                                              LAURENT LASKRI,
                                                                              HSE DIRECTOR,           Were there aspects
                                                                                                                                practices                                                                                        of an emergency
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 response team.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 More than 60 people
                                                                              AVRIL GROUP             that particularly                                                                                                          received this training
    the wider Europe in 2015 and 2016 have                                                            interested you?                                                                                                            in eight sessions
    led to a significant tightening of security    > Informing                                        Your approach to          Every year, Adisseo holds a safety day                                                           spread over four days.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 For many, it was the
    measures on Adisseo sites.                     employees                  What overall            chemical hazards,
                                                                                                      which has immediate
                                                                                                                                for all employees in all its manufacturing,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 first opportunity to
    These security measures are designed                                      impression did you                                research, administrative and sales facilities.
    to protect people, property, products,
                                                   about                      take away with          practical applications    As well as focusing on day-to-day safety
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 find out how a fire

    processes and information systems              security                   you from this visit?    for us, the opportunity
                                                                                                                                at Adisseo, it also provides an additional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 extinguisher works.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Already rolled out
                                                                              One of useful           to receive support
    against all kinds of criminal and malicious                               discussion on all the   from your Recognized      opportunity to offer training, visits and                                                        to other Adisseo
    action (intrusion, theft, terrorism etc.),                                subjects we covered.    Inspection Service        discussion on the subject of safety                                                              entities, this training
                                                   As part of upgrading                                                                                                                                                          session could prove
    including cyber attacks. Adisseo has           security at Roches-        You were able to        for some of our sites     and achieving the zero-accident target.
    invested around a3 million to secure                                      answer all our          in France, and the                                                                                                         to be very useful not
                                                   Roussillon, each                                                                                                                                                              only in the workplace,
    its industrial sites.                          employee received          questions, and we       services offered by
                                                                              went away with          your Safety Training                                                                                                       but also at home.
    Working closely with the proper authorities,   a guide explaining
                                                   the different levels of    the impression of       Center.
    a series of measures have been imple-                                     a company with
    mented, including upgrading perimeter          alert, the resources
                                                   implemented to             demanding               Would you welcome
    fences, developing new video surveillance      prevent any malicious      standards, where        more discussions
    resources, tightening security at sensitive    act, and what to do in     safety isn’t a          of this type?
    points, and even modifying access              the event of a potential   constraint, but an      Definitely. We found
                                                                              integral part of your   it to be an excellent
    routes to improve surveillance and limit       threat. Employees

                                                                                                                                                            > Taking
                                                                              working methods.        experience.
    the number of site entrances.                  were also advised to                                                                                                          The Workplace Hardship Prevention Personal Account (Compte
                                                   observe and report                                                                                                            Personnel de Prévention de la Pénibilité or C3P) was introduced
                                                   any unusual activity,

                                                                                                                                                          workplace
                                                                                                                                                                                 into French law in 2014, and is implemented by Adisseo France.
                                                   but never to expose
                                                                                                                                                                                 The program allows any employee exposed to one or more

          3 million
                                                   themselves to danger

    €
                                                   or take direct action.                                                                                                        workplace hardship factors (night working, exposure to hazardous

                                                                                                                                                            hardship             substances, load handling, etc.) to collect points that entitle them
                                                                                                                                                                                 to certain benefits, such as training for a career change, making

                                                                                                                                                        into account
                                                                                                                                                                                 a transition to part-time working or even taking early retirement.
                                                                                                                                                                                 In 2016, 338 employees of Adisseo in France are involved
                                                                                                                                                                                 in this program, which is fully consistent with the corresponding
    invested in industrial site                                                                                                                                                  preventive safety policy in place in all Adisseo entities.
    security during 2016
    12                                                                                                                                                                                                       SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016   – 13
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
> OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
                                                                                                                A proactive policy of Health,
                                                 Our priority                                                Safety & Environment investment

                                                                                                      Our HSE operating expenditure,                                                                                        HSE expenses
                                                                                                      which includes an ever-increasing                                                                                            (in € million)

                                                                                                      number of regulatory constraints                                                                      Operational cost                    HSE investments
                                                                                                      (additional studies, higher taxes,                               50
                                                                                                      etc.) is governed by a proactive

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       26.1
                                                                                                      HSE investment policy that

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    20.9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               18.2
                                                                                                                                                                       40

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          18.5
                                                                                                                                                                                              19.2
                                                                                                      has seen more than a 20 million
                                                                                                      invested annually in recent years.
                                                                                                                                                                       30
                                                                                                      Every new industrial project is used
                                                                                                      to further improve our management

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               23.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    22.8
                                                                                                                                                                                              21.7

                                                                                                                                                                                                                          22.2
                                                                                                      of safety and environmental

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       22.1
                                                                                                                                                                       20

                                                                                                      risks, and mitigate the impacts as
                                                                                                      part of our wider commitment to                                  10
                             Adisseo is one of the top investors in its industry.
                                                                                                      sustainable growth.
      Since it joined Bluestar/Chemchina in 2006, the group has invested €1 billion; half in France
                                                                                                                                                                            0
     and half in China. It has focused these investments on expanding its teams and working more                                                                                       2012                        2013                      2014                       2015                    2016

      closely with customers, improving production quality and quantity, developing its research
                           capabilities and shrinking its environmental footprint.
     In 2016 alone, more than €26 million was invested in workplace safety and the environment.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    G4-EC1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               G4-EC1
                                                                                                                                               Economic value                                                                                                  Public subsidies
                                                                                                                                                           (in € million)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 received (2)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (in € million)

                                                                                                                       Revenue                                                             EBITDA            (1)

                                                                                                           (Direct economic value created)                                      (Undistributed economic value)                                        11.95
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                10.88
                                                                                                                              1,759                                                                  216
                                                                                                                                               1,469*
                                                                                                           1,221                                                                                                           153*                                                6.58

                                                                                                                                                                                100

                                                                                                            2014               2015              2016                           2014                 2015                   2016                       2014                    2015               2016

                                                                                                        * Result to end September 2016 extrapolated   |   (1) Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization / base 100 2014               |   (2) Primary contribution: research tax credit

                                                                                                      > Producing more by consuming less
                                                                                  G O AL
 Adisseo and Mangra combine their expertise
                                                                                                      The Adisseo                  this project has also

                                                                                                                                                                   -25%
                                                                                                      MACARON project              delivered a 25%
 Innovation for customers                                                         ANNUAL
                                                                                                      aims to increase the
                                                                                                      production capacity
                                                                                                                                   reduction in water
                                                                                                                                   consumption at
 The Rhodimet® Plug      feed component          has been specially                                   of the Roussillon            the Roussillon site.
 & Spray system          mixer. It is particu-   designed for Adisseo                                 site methionine              This significant
 is designed to add      larly suitable for      by engineering                                       units by improving           savings has allowed
 Rhodimet® AT88
 (an analog of liquid
                         feed plants using
                         between 30 and
                                                 company Mangra
                                                 by combining
                                                                         Developing with success      shop reliability
                                                                                                      and installing
                                                                                                                                   Adisseo to secure
                                                                                                                                   a subsidy from
                                                                                                                                                                    water consumed
                                                                                                                                                                    on the Roussillon site
 methionine) to animal
 feed by direct
                         100 tonnes of
                         Rhodimet® AT88
                                                 and concentrating
                                                 the expertise of
                                                                        one product/service or one    new equipment.
                                                                                                      Implementation of
                                                                                                                                   the regional water
                                                                                                                                   authority.
 injection into the      per year. The system    both companies.            process innovation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016                – 15
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016 - Adisseo
> OUR COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

> Diversifying                                    After more than a year of work and
                                                  the finalization of preliminary studies,

   methionine                                     the ADRY+ project entered its decisive
                                                  phase midway through 2016.
                                                  This strategic project will enable Adisseo

   production:                                    to expand the market for Rhodimet®
                                                  AT88 liquid methionine.

        ADRY+                                     This new powdered version of the product
                                                  is a calcium salt of Rhodimet® enriched
                                                  with AT88 to deliver the benefits of
                                                  this product (the same efficacity value
                                                  › 88%) to customers whose process
                                                                                               minimum possible level of environmental
                                                  cannot use the liquid form of methionine.
                                                                                               impact. A special waste process air
                                                  The new ADRY+ production unit is under       treatment plant is integral to the new
                                                  construction at the Adisseo Burgos           facility, and is designed to eliminate
                                                  plant, consolidating the long-term           any odors with the potential to impact
                                                  future of the site and creating more jobs.   negatively on neighboring communities.
                                                  Designed to incorporate many aspects         The investment in this odor treatment
                                                  of sustainability, it optimizes energy       system - which was not an obligatory
                                                  consumption (by recycling waste steam),      requirement - accounts for around

                                                                                                                                         > Innovating for
                                                  reduces CO2 emissions and imposes the        7% of total investment in this project.

                                                                                                                                         feed digestibility
    > Guaranteeing

                                                                                                                                                                                                             13.5 million
    supplies and jobs
                                                                                                                                         In Rovabio Advance, Adisseo researchers have developed and
                                                                                                                                         perfected a new family of enzymes called Feedases. Feedases
                                                                                                                                         bring together all those complex enzymatic solutions that by
    The Adisseo acquisition of the Port of                                                                                               their action deliver improved overall digestibility of animal

                                                        10 million
                                                                                                                                         feeds. This in turn allows our customers to reduce the quantity

                                                  €
    Bayonne Sulfur Terminal in France
    during July 2016 consolidates the                                                                                                    of feed they need to give their animals, and therefore to reduce
    upstream integration of its methionine                                                                                               the quantity of ammonia released into the environment. Since
    production activity. The group has the                                                                                               its launch in 2015, 13.5 million tonnes of feed have been treated   tonnes of feed
    resources necessary to improve the                                                                                                   with different forms of Rovabio Advance, which is represents 3      treated with Rovabio® Advance
    reliability, production costs and operating                                                                                          billion chickens or the equivalent of 5.5 million tonnes of meat.
    efficiency of the terminal to boost           invested in the Port of Bayonne
    the competitiveness of the European           Sulfur Terminal
    methionine chain in its entirety, and
    therefore guarantee stability of supply
    to its customers.
    It further strengthens Adisseo’s commit-
    ment to jobs, investment and sustainability
    in its local facilities. Up to a10 million
    will be invested here to upgrade site
    safety and environmental performance                                                                                                                                                                     > Creating
                                                                                                                                                                                                             new processes
    to industry best practice standards, and
    provide a secure future for local jobs.

                                                                                                                                                                                                             ANTARES (Adisseo Nanjing Treatment of Ammonium sulfate by
                                                                                                                                                                                                             RESin) is a project designed to optimize the ammonium sulfate
                                                                                                                                                                                                             unit operated by the Adisseo Nanjing site in China. The plan is to
                                                                                                                                                                                                             use a semi-continuous, 3-stage, resin-based process to separate
                                                                                                                                                                                                             the sulfurated organic molecules (chiefly HMTBA, the main
                                                                                                                                                                                                             molecule used in AT88) from the ammonium sulphate solution
                                                                                                                                                                                                             (AS). The HMTBA will then be recycled into the AT88 process
                                                                                                                                                                                                             to boost production efficiency and improve AS quality in terms
                                                                                                                                                                                                             of particle size, acidity and odor. Run by the Nanjing R&D team,
                                                                                                                                                                                                             this project recently entered its pre-production phase.
                                                                                                                                                                                                             As a nominee in the R&D category, the ANTARES project took
                                                                                                                                                                                                             bronze in the 2016 Innovation Awards for Franco-Chinese Teams.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016   – 17
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> OUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
                                                                                                                              > Listening                                                                                                           Total number

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     G4-LA1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    of employees
                                                                                                                         to employees to gain                                                                                                         by region
                                                  Our priorities                                                           their commitment
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        in 2016

                  SHARING &                                                                                    Since 2014, Adisseo has conducted a wide-
                                                                                                               ranging biannual satisfaction survey
                                                                                                               to gather the opinions of all its employees.
                                                                                                               The outcomes have led to practical

                   CARING
                                                                                                               initiatives designed to respond directly
                                                                                                               to the expectations expressed. In 2016,
                                                                                                               1,620 employees completed the 70-question,
                                                                                                               13-subject online survey. The latest survey                The results of the 2016 survey show that
                                                                                                               also included the new indicator of ‘employee               the levels of employee satisfaction and
                                                                                                               commitment’; a more demanding measure                      commitment are rising, which is the prime

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1,904
                                                                                                               than ‘employee satisfaction’.                              goal of the initiatives introduced so far.
                                                                                                                                                                          In overall terms, Adisseo has made
       At Adisseo, the commitment of its people is a key performance indicator alongside safety                                                                           progress in 10 of the 13 areas surveyed,
   and financial results. With more than 1,900 employees worldwide, Adisseo is a net creator of jobs.                                                                     and in half of those, the company is

     In 2016 alone, the company hired more than 170 new people across the 50 distinct disciplines
                                                                                                                                                                          also seen to be performing on a par with,
                                                                                                                                                                          or better than, other companies in its
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                employees
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Number of employees 2015 : 1 828
                      that define its rich diversity. Looking beyond its own people,                                                                                      industry. Commitment to quality and
                                                                                                                                                                          customer service is significantly higher.                       Number of employees 2014 : 1 804
        Adisseo is also committed to developing close relationships with academic institutions,
                                                                                                                                                                          Other opportunities for improvement are
                       non-profit organizations and its neighboring communities.                                                                                          also being pursued in local-level mana-

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1,382
                                                                                                                                                                          gement and shop-floor communication.
        Contributing to local communities is a priority for all Adisseo operations around the world.
                                                                                                                                                                           Programs likes Agile and We Move are al-
      Caring for others in a mutually supportive way is another Adisseo value, along with supporting                                                                       ready helping us to improve in this direction.
           the employment of disabled workers and helping livestock farmers in impoverished                                                                                                                                                       EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST,
                            regions of Africa are also central to the Adisseo spirit.                                                                                                                                                                 AFRICA, CIS

                                                                                                                                             Training at Adisseo in 2016                                                                               396

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            G4-LA9
                                                                                                                                      (in Europe by employee and professional category)                                                                     CHINA
                                                                                                                                              *Workers, Technicians, Supervisors (non-management)

                                                                                                               35,725 h
                                                                                                                     WTS*
                                                                                                                                                              851
                                                                                                                                                               WTS*
                                                                                                                                                                                                    27 h
                                                                                                                                                                                                    WTS*                                                  59
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        ASIA-PACIFIC

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          37
                                                                                                                         Number of                              Number of
                                                                                                                                                             employees receiving                    Average number of
                                                                                                                       training hours                             training
                                                                                                                              —                                                                       training hours
                                                                                                                                                                     —                                       —
                                                                                                                   43,269
                                                                                                                      total
                                                                                                                            h                                   1,055                                  35 h                                             NORTH &
                                                                                                                                                                  total                               vs 24 h in 2015                               CENTRAL AMERICA
                                                                                                                      vs 28,325 h in 2015                                                             vs 30 h in 2014
                                                                                                                                                                 vs 966 in 2015
                                                                                                                      vs 35, 710 h in 2014
                                                                                                                                                                 vs 908 in 2014

                                                                                                                                   7,544 h
                                                                                                                                   Managers
                                                                                                                                                                           204
                                                                                                                                                                           Managers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 38 h
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Managers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         30
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      SOUTH AMERICA

                                                                                       G O AL
  Adisseo & employee support

  Wellbeing in the workplace
  More and more           the opportunity to      works in liaison
                                                                                       2018                    > On-the-job                                               On-the-job training delivers a direct
                                                                                                                                                                          response to an expectation expressed in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     launched in 2016, beginning with Roches
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Roussillon and Commentry. It includes

                                                                                                                   training
  wellness and            engage in personal      with the company                                                                                                        in-house surveys. This type of training                    a definition of the basics of the job, the
  wellbeing initiatives   consultations with      physician, and                                                                                                          helps to improve the safety and reliability                training programs available, the testing
  are now being
  implemented. For
                          a psychologist as
                          part of an initiative
                                                  consultations are
                                                  booked directly with
                                                                          To achieve an employee                                                                          of facilities and the organizational                       of digital solutions for easier delivery of
  example, the medical
  service at Adisseo
                          to provide a more
                          comprehensive
                                                  the psychologist to
                                                  maintain the correct
                                                                          commitment rate (77%)                                                                           structure. It also facilitates the transfer
                                                                                                                                                                          of knowledge and skills between
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     training and the Adisseo College project
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to provide permanent on-demand access
  Commentry now           level of support.       level of professional
                                                                              in a context of organizational                                                              employees. An ambitious program was                        to training and experience sharing.
  offers employees        The psychologist        confidentiality.                  and cultural change

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016   – 19
> NOUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

                                                                                > Facilitating
                                                                                employment
     > Running                                                                  for people
     together
     No fewer than 120
                                                                                with disabilities
     Adisseo and Bluestar                                                       Providing support for people with disabilities is integral to our
     Silicones employees                                                        Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy. Adisseo employs
     competed in the                                                            people with disabilities, and encourages its subcontractors
     7th Run In event in

                                                                                                                                                                                                                             > Encouraging
                                                                                to do the same. Every year, our sites play an active role in
     Lyon (France). The
                                                                                European Disability Employment Week by hosting discussion
     Adisseo competitors
     included 2 marathon                                                        and information meetings with its own employees and/or
     runners, 34 half-
     marathon runners
     and 24 10 km runners.
                                                                                external contributors to develop the integration of disabled
                                                                                employees into the company.                                                                                                                  vocations
     Joint participation in   > Promoting                                                                                                           > Supporting
     this race reinforces
                              sustainability                                                                                                        chemistry education                                                      The National Chemistry Olympiad was introduced in 1984 to
     the links between
     Adisseo and the          at Adisseo                                        “Having your disability                                                                                                                      interest final-year school students in chemistry and attract the
     BlueStar Group.
                                                                                 recognized makes it easy for                                       Every year, Adisseo      the 123,000 + visitors   the Commentry and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             most talented of them into industry careers. Adisseo Commentry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Plant Manager Emmanuel Goldberger presented the Académie de
                                                                                your work colleagues                                                attends the Chemistry    looking for informa-     Roches-Roussillon      Clermont-Ferrand First Prize to Oscar Jozon, a final-year science

       120
                              Adisseo launched        individual initiatives
                                                                                                                                                    Village careers fair     tion, contacts and       plants, and the        student and the Lycée Descartes high school at Cournon in the
                              its Sustainability      including biodiversity,
                              Week in 2014 to         carbon footprint,         to understand.                                                      in Lyon and Paris.
                                                                                                                                                    The Lyon event
                                                                                                                                                                             vacancies were
                                                                                                                                                                             able to meet with
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Antony headquarters.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Auvergne region of France first performance in coming first in
                              promote awareness       etc) and group                                                                                                                                                         the regional contest. The involvement of Adisseo in this important
                              of sustainability and   initiatives (European     It’s also allowed me to have                                        in February 2016
                                                                                                                                                    proved hugely
                                                                                                                                                                             representatives
                                                                                                                                                                             of the Cinachem                                 competition underlines its commitment to encouraging top
       employees              motivate its people     suggestions boxes,

        competed
                              to sustainability       the launch of the          my workstation adapted                                             successful:              laboratory in Lyon,                             students to take up a vocation in the industry.
                              initiatives.            sustainability
              race            May 30 to June 5,
                                                      awareness module,         so that I can carry on in the job.”
                                                      etc.).
                              2016 saw the third
     “Run In” 2016            of these events
                              worldwide, with
                              local projects
                                                                                AN ADISSEO EMPLOYEE
                                                                                                                                                    > Showcasing
                                                                                                                                                    careers
     Thousands of miles
                              underway in every
     away, 18 Nanjing-
                              entity (lunches
     based employees
                              featuring organic

                                                                                                                                                    at Adisseo
     ran the Lishui
                              and local produce,
     Marathon. Adisseo
                              the presentation of                                                                                                                                                                                                                           > Opening
     donated RMB 100
     (E13.79) for every                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the doors to our
     kilometer covered                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      production plants
     by each runner                                                                                                                                 Six chemistry teachers from the Lycée
     to an Ankylosing                                                                                                                               de Montluçon high school in France
     Spondylitis charity.                                                                                                                           attended a one-day immersion course                                                                                     On Tuesday, October
                                                                                                                                                    at the Commentry site. A perfect                                                                                        4, 2016, around a
                                                                                                                                                    opportunity to highlight its commitment                                                                                 hundred students
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            from Agroparis Tech
                                                                                                                                                    to pre-university education. Every year,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (the Paris Institute
                                                                                                                                                    Adisseo hires around 15 young people                                                                                    of Technology for
                                                                                                                                                    under work/study courses, and provides                                                                                  Life, Food and
                                                                                                                                                    training for around 40 trainees.                                                                                        Environmental
                                                                                                                                                    By inviting these teachers into its facility,                                                                           Sciences) toured
                                                                                                                                                    Adisseo hoped to bring the world of                                                                                     the Adisseo plant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            in Commentry.
                                                                                                                                                    education together with the corporate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The visit excited
                                                                                                                                                    world to create a better understanding                                                                                  a lot of interest
                                                                                                                                                    of the company’s needs and challenges,                                                                                  among these future
                                                                                                                                                    and contribute towards a better                                                                                         animal nutrition
                                                                                                                                                    education for young people.                                                                                             decision-makers,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            who may also be
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            our future customers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            or colleagues.

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> OUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

                                                                                                                                                   > Helping
                                                                                                                                                   livestock farmers
                                                                             > Discussing                                                          in Africa
                                                                                                                                                   Adisseo is an active supporter of Elevages      Achievements
                                                                             with universities                                                     sans Frontières (Livestock without
                                                                                                                                                   Borders), a nonprofit organization that
                                                                                                                                                   provides vulnerable farming communities
                                                                                                                                                                                                   since
                                                                                                                                                                                                   February 2016
                                                                             The 4th Amino Acid University was hosted by Adisseo at the
                                                                                                                                                   with the guidance they need to improve
                                                                             University of Florida between June 10 and 12, 2016. The event
                                                                                                                                                   their lives by setting up revenue-generating
                                                                             was attended by 31 undergraduate students, 23 graduate                                                                Preparation and
                                                                                                                                                   livestock businesses. The involvement
                                                                             students and 8 professors from three American universities:                                                           delivery of livestock
                                                                                                                                                   of Adisseo staff is intended to help fund
                                                                             Florida, Georgia and Clemson. Sessions were led by                                                                    training programs
                                                                                                                                                   the poultry segment of a multi-livestock        > Technical exchange
                                                                             12 professors, all global leaders in their specialty fields,
                                                                                                                                                   breeding program in Benin. The ultimate           visits between
                                                                             and sparked a discussion on the issues surrounding the use
                                                                                                                                                   goal here is to bring about lasting life          subsistence
                                                                             of amino acids in dairy cattle feed.
                                                                                                                                                   improvements to around 1,000 families             farming
                                                                                                                                                   through the promotion and development             organizations.
                                                                                                                                                   of communal animal husbandry.
     > Donating                                                                                                                                                                                    Establishment
                                                                                                                                                                                                   of livestock farms
                                                                                                                                                   In return for each animal received at the
     During the year,                                                                                                                              start of the project, the families involved     > Construction of
     Adisseo China                                                                                                                                                                                  100 chicken runs
                                                                                                                                                   agreed to donate another animal reared by
     visited the Social                                                                                                                                                                            > Distribution of
                                                                                                                                                   themselves to another struggling family,         poultry raising
     Wellbeing Institute
     for the elderly in                                                                                                                            thereby initiating a virtuous chain reaction.    equipment
     Shanghai Pudong                                                                                                                                                                               > Distribution
     New Area. The aim                                                                                                                                                                              of poultry to
     of the visit was to                                                                                                                                                                            92 families.
     donate 80 boxes of
     Sheng Mu organic                                                                                                                                                                              Improving local
     yogurt with a total                                                                                                                                                                           skills
     value of ¥ 25,000.                                                                                                                                                                            > Training for all
     Adisseo China plans                                                                                                                                                                            subsistence
     to develop this                                                                                                                                                                                farming
     policy of donation                                                                                                                                                                             organizations
     going forward, as                                                                                                                                                                              on cooperative
     part of making an                                                                                                                                                                              enterprise
     active contribution                                                                                                                                                                            management and
     to social welfare                                                                                                                                                                              the procedures
     in the region.                                                                                                                                                                                 for securing and
                                                                                                                                                                                                    updating their
                                                                                                                                                                                                    legal status.

                                                                                                                           > Protecting
                                                                                                                           biodiversity
                                                                                                                           and explaining
                                                                                                                           its importance
                                                                                                                                                                                                   1,000
                                                                                                                                                                                                   families in Benin
                                                                                                                           Adisseo has been                                                        benefit from
                                                                                                                           a partner of the
                                                                                                                           Nature Observation                                                      this program
                                                                                                                           Center on the Ile du
                                                                                                                           Beurre near Lyon
                                                                                                                           for several years,
     > Discovering                            > Swapping perspectives                                                      providing support
     China                                    on sustainability                                                            for its heron rookery
                                                                                                                           surveillance camera
                                                                                                                           project. Because
     The 27th Bluestar Summer Camp                                                                                         of this support
                                              The Adisseo Spain          The two teams discus-   Roches-Roussillon         between January
     ran from July 19 to August 11            team has visited the       sed the longterm        also welcomed a
     during 2016. Ten children of                                                                                          and early July,
                                              L’Oréal facility at        goals of achieving      delegation from Hexcel,   visitors can now see
     Adisseo employees participated           Burgos to discover how     carbon-neutral          a new arrival at the
     in the opportunity to travel                                                                                          breeding herons in
                                              a ‘model’ production       (zero CO2 emission)     Roussillon chemicals      the wild, live from
     to China and take part in a host         plant has built its own    production plants       complex to help
     of activities. Skiing, an introduction                                                                                the study center!
                                              sustainability plan. The   and dry production      the company with
     to Chinese culture, swimming,            visit was a follow-up      plants in which         its integration.
     flag football and a visit to the Great   to the previous tour       aqueous discharges      The Adisseo Zero-
     Wall of China were just some             of L’Oréal in Suzhou       are treated and         Odor policy was just
     of the experiences in their packed       (China) by staff from      recycled. In the        one of the issues
     program!                                 Adisseo in Nanjing.        same spirit, Adisseo    on the agenda.

     22                                                                                                                                                                         SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016   – 23
> OUR COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
                                                                                                                      Business volumes
                                               Our priority                                                          significantly higher
                                                                                                                     than in previous years                                                        > Reducing

REDUCING OUR                                                                                                 The business index illustrates the
                                                                                                             trend in production volumes at our
                                                                                                                                                     methionine production facility in
                                                                                                                                                     China, reliability improvements in
                                                                                                                                                                                                   the carbon
                                                                                                                                                                                                   footprint of

 ECOLOGICAL
                                                                                                             Commentry, Roches-Roussillon,
                                                                                                             Burgos and Nanjing sites.
                                                                                                                                                     European units.
                                                                                                                                                     This trend should be viewed in light          the supply
                                                                                                             Business volumes increased
                                                                                                             strongly in 2016 as a direct
                                                                                                             result of the ramp-up of the new
                                                                                                                                                     of closely controlled environmental
                                                                                                                                                     results, many of which show an
                                                                                                                                                     improvement over the period.
                                                                                                                                                                                                   chain

 FOOTPRINT
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Adisseo uses resources provided by
                                                                                                                                                                                                    TK’Blue to analyze CO2 emissions
                                                                                                                                           Activity index                                           per kilometer traveled indexed against
                                                                                                                                            (2012 reference)                                        the transportation options used to ship
                                                                                                                                                                                                    products to customers. It also calculates
                                                                                                             140
                                                                                                                                                                                                    the social costs involved, the performance
                                                                                                                                                                                     134            of transportation partners and the volume
                                                                                                             130                                                                                    of CO2 emitted. The results show that
    Every year, Adisseo conducts new surveys and initiates new projects to reduce the environmental                                                 121                121                          Adisseo succeeded in reducing its carbon
 impact of its activities. From the supply chain to the water and energy consumption of production plants,   120                                                                                    footprint by more than 20,000 tonnes
                                                                                                                                                                                                    of CO2 between 2015 and 2016.
          office buildings and sales activities, every part of Adisseo is covered by the company’s
                                                                                                             110                                                                                    In 2016, improvements focused on redu-
      environmental policy. Adisseo strives to take the innovative route to addressing these issues,                                                                                                cing the environmental impacts of road
                     such as the use of biomass as a fuel source for its Commentry plant.                             100           100
                                                                                                             100                                                                                    transportation and airfreight by switching
                                                                                                                                                                                                    to maritime and rail, and gaining a clear
                                                                                                              90                                                                                    understanding of the fleets used by our
                                                                                                                                                                                                    transportation providers.
                                                                                                              80
                                                                                                                      2012          2013            2014               2015           2016

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            > Reducing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            wastewater
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            discharges

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The Nanjing plant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            has reduced its
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            total volume
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            of wastewater

                                                                                                                                                     > Improving                                                            discharges by
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            more than 50% in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            two years. In 2016

                                                                                                                                                     wastewater                                                             despite increasing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            its production

                                                                                                                                                     treatment plant
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            output by more
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            than 30%, the plant

                                                                           G O AL
  Adisseo and the BP2S                                                                                                                                                                                                      still managed to

                                                                                                                                                     performance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            cut its discharges

                                                                                                               -40%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            by more than 25%.

  Adisseo receives an award                                                2020
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            A new process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            water improvement
  for its green transportation                                                                                                                        The Adisseo Commentry team has worked for nearly a year on
                                                                                                                                                      improving the performance delivered by the plant wastewater
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            project was also
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            launched during
  On December 7,       for its conscious      for export markets                                                                                      treatment facility. Not only has their work improved treatment        the year to improve
  Adisseo received
  a Bureau de
                       decision to opt for
                       alternatives to road
                                              from France use
                                              intermodal routes;
                                                                       Zero-odor                                                 reduction            quality, but it has also enabled the implementation of effective      discharges even
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            further in 2017.
  Promotion Shortsea   transportation.        and the figure       emissions for all our                               in suspended matter
                                                                                                                                discharges
                                                                                                                                                      analytical and forecasting tools. For example, the COD* test
                                                                                                                                                      results for plant discharges fell by 14%, while discharges of
                                                                     industrial sites
  Shipping (BP2S)      For example, 85%       for Spain is 100%.
  of France award      of containers bound
                                                                                                                                                      suspended matter were more than 40% lower.
                                                                                                                                                      *Chemical Oxygen Demand

                                                                                                                                                                                                         SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016   – 25
> OUR COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           > Greener                                                                                    Greenhouse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           deliveries                                                                                  gas emissions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (in kilotons eq CO2)

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     > Achieving
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Adisseo South

             > Understanding                                                                                             Adisseo has conducted a life cycle                                                                                                America has                                                                                Direct greenhouse gas emissions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  G4-EN15
                                                                                                                         assessment of the two forms of                                                                                                    launched a logistics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              286.4

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     ‘Zero Odor’
                                                                                                                         methionine: powder (Rhodimet®                                                                                                     project designed                                                                                       272.8                273.4

     the environmental impact                                                                                            NP99) and liquid (Rhodimet® AT88).
                                                                                                                         The assessment results show that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           to reduce the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           environmental

                of methionine
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           footprint of its
                                                                                                                         the production of Rhodimet® AT88                                                                                                  deliveries. The
                                                                                                                         has a lower effect on all the main                                                                                                project is currently
                                                                                                                         environmental parameters - global                                                                                                 implementing a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The ‘Zero Odor’ project was launched in
                                                                                                                         warming, acidification and natural                                                                                                greenhouse gas            2016 with the aim of minimizing the risk
                                                                                                                         resource/non-renewable energy                                                                                                     emissions reduction       of inconveniencing local communities in
                                                                                                                         consumption. As a result, the carbon                                                                                              program covering          the vicinity of our production plants.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           87% of all Adisseo        The Nanjing site is the first to benefit
                                                                                                                         footprint imposed by Rhodimet® AT88                                                                                               road deliveries in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2014                2015                 2016

                                                                                                                         manufacture is around 40% smaller.                                                                                                                          from the project, with the mapping of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Brazil. This initiative
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           has been recognized
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     odors and the subsequent identification
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           with the award of         of 27 sensitive points as potential odor                     Indirect greenhouse gas emissions

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  G4-EN16
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           an Entrega Ecologica      sources. In 2017, the Jiangsu Institute
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           eco-delivery              will quantify and characterize the odors                                                          33.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           certificate.              as the basis for eliminating them.                       30.3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  28.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The same procedure is already underway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     at our other production sites. With
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     the same goal in mind, the Cinachem
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     laboratory set up a ‘judging panel of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     noses’ in 2016 as part of integrating this
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     odor issue into the design of Adisseo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     processes and products.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2014                2015                 2016

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Direct greenhouse gas emissions are those
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  generated by our own facilities.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Indirect greenhouse gas emissions are those
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        associated with the generation of the electricity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            and steam we purchase for our business
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            processes. They are closely linked to the
               Water withdrawal                                                                            Water discharge
                                                         G4-EN8

                                                                                                                                                                          G4-EN22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          increase in our business levels seen in 2016.

                                                                                                                          725                       713
                                                                                                                          700
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        NOx and SOx
                                                0.762

                                                                                                                                     697

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  G4-EN21
           0.727

                             0.816

                                                                                                                          675
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         emissions
                                                                          2.211

                                                                                             2.175

                                                                                                                2.223

                                                                                                                          650                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (in tons)

                                                                                                                                                                 643

                                                                                                                                                                               onitoring perimeter extended in 2016 to include the Nanjing (China) site
                                                                                                                          625

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      712
                                                                                                                          150
                                                                                                                                     136            129
                                                                                                                          125

                                                                                                                          100

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        534
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      982

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             575
                                                                                                                           75
                                                                                                                                                    60.8         84.7 *
                                                                                                                                 54.2                            75,4
                                                                                                                           50
                                                                                                                                 51.3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        467
           21.926

                             21.221

                                                22.725

                                                                          16.886

                                                                                             14.644

                                                                                                                13.982

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             369
                                                                                                                           25                       38.9         37.5
                                                                                                                                     2.9             2.8
                                                                                                                            0                                    1.8
            2014             2015               2016                     2014               2015               2016                    2014         2015      2016                                                                                                                                                                             2014                2015                 2016

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  NOx emissions              SOx emissions
    (in million of m3)                                            (in million of m3)                                     (in tons)
       Drinking water                                                Volume of water discharged into surface water          COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)
                                                                     after treatment
       Process water (untreated water/groundwater)                                                                          SM (Suspended Matter)
                                                                     Volume of water discharged directly
                                                                                                                            BOD5 (Biological Oxygen Demand)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             SOx (sulfur oxide) emissions continue
                                                                     into surface water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        to fall, while NOx (nitrogen oxide)
                                                                                                                            Total nitrogen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    emissions remain stable.
                                                                                                                                                                             *M

                                                                                                                            Total phosphorus
         Water consumption closely controlled,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The various investments made
         despite increased business volumes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (including fume treatment at the Burgos
         High level of effectiveness delivered                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 plant) and process controls applied
           by drinking water consumption                                      Significant progress made with the majority of discharged water constituents.                                                                                                                                                                                      have made it possible to achieve
                  reduction initiatives.                                         In 2016, the main contribution came from performance improvements                                                                                                                                                                                                  these encouraging results,
                                                                                              at the Commentry wastewater treatment plant.                                                                                                                                                                                                         despite a significant increase
                                                                            Further improvement plans have already been developed to consolidate this trend.                                                                                                                                                                                           in business volumes.

    26                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016              – 27
Adisseo engages in the most recent recommendations of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In association with the United Nations
> OUR COMMITMENT TO THE ENVIRONMENT                                                                                                                                                                                                               Environment Program (UNEP), the GRI is developing a globally applicable directive on sustainable development taking into account
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the economic, environmental, and social performances of companies and organizations. Adisseo is one of 33 French companies that
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  published a GRI-G4 report in 2015. www.globalreporting.org

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Aspect    GRI4 ref.   Description                                                            Status    Page(s)          Comments
                                                                                                                    Waste

                                                   G4-EN23
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Strategy     G4-1       Statement from the most senior decision-maker of the organization     Complete 1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Éléments généraux d’information
                                                                                                                        (in kilotons)                                                                                                                     and analysis                about the relevance of sustainability

                                                                                                                                                                                  29.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            G4-2      Description of key impacts, risks, and opportunities                   Partial   Whole report     Materiality analysis completed in 2016

                                                                                                                                                                           26.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Organizational      G4-3      Name of the organization                                              Complete Cover

                                                                                                                                                                                                       24.7
                                                                                                                 40.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               profile

                                                                                        32.9

                                                                                                                                                    25
                                                                                                                                             22.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            G4-4      Primary brands, products, and services                                Complete 2, 3, 4

                                                                    33.1

                                                                                                                                                                                                20.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            G4-5      Location of the organization’s headquarters                           Complete 4th cover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            G4-6      Number of countries where the organization operates                    Partial   Flap
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            G4-7      Nature of ownership and legal form                                    Complete 3rd cover          The Adisseo Group is made up of 21 legal entities controlled by Bluestar Adisseo Company,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a company listed on the Shanghai stock market (headquartered at 9 West Beitucheng Road,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Chaoyang District, Beijing), and which is owned 89% by its majority shareholder China

                                                                                        29
                                                                    25.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        National Bluestar (Group) Co., Ltd (China).

                                                                                                               23.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            G4-8      Markets served                                                        Complete Flap               Adisseo teams are located in more than 100 countries on all continents. Customers:
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       11, 3rd cover    > Integrators: these are poultry meat producers who have full control of the entire
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           production chain from the manufacture of complete feeds through to poultry slaughter
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           and processing.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        > Pre-mixers: these are manufacturers of premix products containing micro-ingredients
                                                                2014               2015                   2016                                 2014                        2015                   2016
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (vitamins, trace elements, etc.), which will be incorporated into complete feeds by feed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           mill operators.
                                                             Non-hazardous waste                                                           Incinerated waste (D10)                                                                                                                                                                                                                      > Feed manufacturers: these are producers of complete feed products for all types of
                                                             Hazardous waste                                                               Waste spread in agriculture (R10)                                                                                                                                                                                                               livestock.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        > Distributors: these intermediaries distribute feed ingredients (amino acids, vitamins,
                 > Using                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   enzymes, etc.) at national level or within a particular market segment.

           less drinking water                                          The increase in non-hazardous waste relates primarily to the removal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-9       Scale of the organization                                             Complete Flap
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-10      Total number of employees                                              Partial   15
                                                                    of earth required to invest in storage capacity for acids awaiting regeneration;
           Following an analysis of the many                                                                                                                                                                                                                               G4-12      Description of the organization’s supply chain                        Complete 3rd cover          The supply chain structure is based on a community led by company managers
                                                                           a service offered to our sulfuric acid customers to avoid the need                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           for each product range. These are supported by local contacts at each manufacturing site
              uses made of drinking water
                                                                                           for them to destroy acid after use.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          and in each sales region. Network coordination is based on the the sales and operations
          at Roches-Roussillon, a great deal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            planning process.
                                                                                  All other categories show significant improvement.
          of work was done in 2016 to reduce                                                                                                                                                                                                                               G4-13      Significant changes                                                    Partial   Whole report     The We Move project introduces organizational and governance changes, supported
          more than halve total consumption,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            by a process of change management.
           thereby saving more than 1500 m³                                                                                                                                                                                                                                G4-14      Precautionary approach or principle                                   Complete Flap
             of drinking water every month.                                                    Materials consumption                                                                                                                                                       G4-15      Externally developed charters, principles, or other initiatives        Partial Flap, 2, 5, 8, 9
                                                   G4-EN1

                                                                                                                        (in kilotons)                                                                                                                                      G4-16      Memberships of associations (such as industry associations)            Partial 18, 19,            Adisseo is a member of the IFIF (world), the FEFANA (EU), SYNPA (FR), Sindirações (BR)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and national or international advocacy organizations                           3rd cover          and UIC (of which JM Dublanc is a board member)...

                                                                                                                                                            9.75
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Identified     G4-17      Organization’s operational structure                                   Partial 1

     -1,500m
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Material
                                               3
                                                                                                9.05

                                                                                                                            8.87                                                                                                                          Aspects and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-18      Process for defining the report content and Aspect Boundaries:        Complete 3rd cover          The report content is determined in accordance with the recommendations

                                                                                                                                                                   944.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        of G4 directive lines from the GRI.
                                                                                                                                   836.4                                                                                                                   Boundaries      G4-19      > Material aspects identified                                         Complete 3rd cover
                                                                                                       838.3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          G4-20-21    > Scope of the report / indication of possible limits / principles   Complete 3rd cover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         adopted for the communication of data
            of drinking water                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              G4-22      Explanation of the effect of any restatements of information
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      provided in previous reports
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Complete 15

              are consumed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 G4-23      Significant changes from previous reporting periods in the Scope      Complete 20, 21, 22,
          at Roches-Roussillon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        and Aspect Boundaries                                                            23, 24
                 per year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Stakeholder      G4-24      List of stakeholder groups engaged by the organization                Complete 3rd cover          List of main stakeholders included: customers, employees, trade unions, shareholders,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          engagement                                                                                                                    civil society and media, as well as suppliers, public authorities, local and regional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        communities, etc.
                                                                                                2014                       2015                            2016                                                                                                            G4-25      Basis for identification and selection of stakeholders                Complete 3rd cover          Initiatives implemented with stakeholders during the reference period and illustrated
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      with whom to engage                                                                               in report articles.
                                                                                   Direct materials consumed                  Non-renewable materials consumed
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-26      Approach to stakeholder engagement                                     Partial   3rd cover        The methods and frequency of engagement are integral to the company
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        management system.
               > Cutting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   G4-27      Key topics and concerns that have been raised through                  Partial   14, 15,          Environmental considerations have become integral to the basic tenets of the company,
                                                               Materials consumption is directly linked to the significant increase in business volumes                                                                                                                               stakeholder engagement                                                           3rd cover        in the same way as safety and financial results.
            water and energy                                          seen in 2016, and particularly the ramp-up of our Nanjing (China) plant.                                                                                                          Report profile     G4-28      Reporting period                                                      Complete   Cover
           consumption on all                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              G4-29      Date of most recent previous report (if any)                          Complete   3rd cover        2015 Sustainable Development Report: June 2016
             Adisseo sites                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 G4-30      Reporting cycle                                                       Complete   3rd cover        Annual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-31      Contact point for questions regarding the report or its contents      Complete   3rd cover        sustainability@adisseo.com
           The issue of sustainability applies                                                  Energy consumption
                                                   G4-EN3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-32      GRI Content Index                                                     Complete   3rd cover
                                                                                                                    (in terajoules)
         equally to office buildings. At Adisseo                                                                                                                                                                                                          Governance       G4-34      Report the governance structure of the organization                   Complete   3rd cover        Governance of the group is divided into committees (the executive management
            headquarters in Antony (France),                           Total direct energy consumption                                                      Indirect energy consumption                                                                                                                                                                                                 and management committees), as detailed in our ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001
            water-saving systems installed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              and FAMI-QS certified management manual.
           for all washrooms have cut water                                                                                                    2014                        2015                   2016
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Ethics and integrity    G4-56      Organization’s values, principles, standards and norms of behavior    Complete Flap
           consumption by 30% during 2016.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Economic      G4-EC1     Direct economic value generated and distributed                        Partial   11
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Social Éco
          Energy consumption has also been                     3,405                                    3,420                                                                                                                                             performance
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1,542

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-EC4     Financial assistance received from government                                    11
                                                                                                                                                    3,476 1,387

                                                                                   3,247                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Partial
                                                                                                                                                                                  3,279 1,353

         reduced by optimizing heating control
            settings and scheduling the use                                                                                                                                                                                                           Labor practices      G4-LA1     Total number and rates of new employee hires and employee turnover     Partial   15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     and decent work                  by age group, gender and region
            of fan-coil air-conditioning units.
                                                                                                                                                                                                        3,431

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          G4-LA6      Rate of accidents at work                                              Partial   7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          G4-LA9      Average hours of training                                             Complete 15                 Development of eLearning and digital training resources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          G4-LA11     Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career      Complete 3rd cover          In 2016, 100% of employees in France and 100% of managers in Spain received
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      development reviews                                                                               at least one performance review.

      -30%
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Society     G4-SO1     Nature, scope and efficacy of any program, assessment method           Partial   Whole report     Engagement in dialog with immediate local residents, sustainability day
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and management of activities’ impacts                                                             (of discussion with authorities, nonprofit associations, etc.), environmental and social
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        commitment through partnerships, public meetings, emergency communication, etc.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           G4-SO2     Local communities                                                      Partial   Whole report
                                                                                                                                                                                  259
                                                                                                                                                    315

                                                                                                                                                                                                        265

                                                                2014               2015                   2016                                                                                                                                               Product G4-PR5           Results of surveys measuring customer satisfaction                     Partial   5                OTIF (On Time In Full)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        responsibility
                                                                                                                                           Primary indirect energy purchased
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Materials GR4-EN1         Materials used by weight or volume                                    Complete 21, 22, 23, 24
          of water consumption
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Environnement

                                                                                                                                           Primary indirect energy generated
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Energy GR4-EN3          Energy consumption within the organization                            Complete 21, 22, 23, 24
         in Adisseo headquarters                                                                                                           Primary indirect energy sold
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Water GR4-EN8          Total water withdrawal by source                                      Complete 21, 22, 23, 24
             in Antony in 1 year                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Emissions GR4-EN15         Direct greenhouse gas emissions                                       Complete 21, 22, 23, 24
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          GR4-EN16    Indirect greenhouse gas emissions                                     Complete 21, 22, 23, 24
                                                                   The rise in total direct energy consumption is largely attributable to the ramp-up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          GR4-EN21    NOx, SOx and other significant airy missions                           Partial   21, 22, 23, 24
                                                                   of our Nanjing plant. Nevertheless, consumption has been contained as a result
                                                                             of improvement initiatives implemented throughout the group.                                                                                                                    Effluents    GR4-EN22    Total water discharge by quality and destination                      Complete 21, 22, 23, 24
    28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and waste     GR4-EN23    Total weight of waste by type and disposal method                     Complete 21, 22, 23, 24
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