Insetting via regenerative agriculture; no medium-term offsetting strategy Roquette does NOT have a medium-term offsetting strategy via carbon credits — focused on reducing emissions first. The group invests in 'insetting' (offsetting within own value chain) via regenerative agriculture programs. In 2024, purchased certificates associated with low-carbon wheat and corn from French supply zones via Soil Capital, resulting in 2,945 tCO2eq of GHG elimination and reduction. Goal: 20 regenerative agriculture programs globally by 2030.
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Primary: Internal carbon price of €100/t (rising to €150+/t long-term) Internal carbon price integrated into all investment profitability models. Average CO2 price of €100/ton used in profitability calculations to 2030 (medium term) and over €150/ton in long-term assumptions in Europe. Explicit prices for carbon market countries; shadow prices elsewhere. Updated annually. Applied to investments, operations optimization, and innovation/ecodesign decisions.
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20% water withdrawal reduction target by 2030 Roquette committed to reducing water withdrawals at industrial sites by 20% in absolute terms by 2030 vs 2021 base year, with priority on high water stress sites. Investment of €20-100M planned.
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EcoVadis ethics rating improved to 77 EcoVadis ethics rating improved from 50 in 2022 to 77 in 2024 (published January 2025), reflecting maturity in ethics and compliance.
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First CSRD-compliant sustainability report 2024 is first year of CSRD application with double materiality assessment. Sets new baseline for sustainability reporting. Some indicators have restricted scope, particularly social datapoints S1-10 and S1-16 (adequate wages and gender pay gap).
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Primary: 30@30 energy efficiency program The '30@30' program targets 30% reduction in specific energy consumption (MWh/t) by 2030 vs 2021. Annual budget of €3-10M via internal call for projects. In 2024, generated savings of 13,650 tCO2eq/year. Includes mechanical vapor recompression (MVR), electric boilers, heat pumps, smart metering. First MVR group commissioned end-2024 in France saves ~40,000 tCO2eq/year.
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Dependent: Transport decarbonization (Fret21, HVO biofuels, multimodal) Four levers: load optimization, distance reduction, multimodal/alternative fuel, low-carbon carriers. Roquette Frères switched to HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) for road and pre-port transport, plus SAF for air—saving ~5,150 tCO2eq in 2024. Italy HVO conversion saves 1,500 t CO2/year. India CNG use increased 12%. Spain deployed first electric truck in 2024. 2021-2023 France emissions cut 7% (4,425 tCO2eq).
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Scope 3 methodology improvements (chemicals, packaging, waste, end-of-life) Modeling of chemicals, packaging, waste and end-of-life categories was improved (categorization and emission factors) and back-calculated to the 2021 baseline.
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20% water withdrawal reduction by 2030 Roquette commits to reduce water withdrawals at industrial sites by 20% in absolute terms by 2030 vs 2021. Already at -9.9% in 2024.
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Water stewardship at 100% of high-water-stress sites by 2030 Implementation of water stewardship programs at 100% of sites in high water stress areas by 2030. 15 sites identified.
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