Groupe Roullier

27 2021 Non-Financial Reporting Statement Groupe Roullier 26 2021 Non-Financial Reporting Statement Groupe Roullier #3 OPTIMISING THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF OUR INDUSTRIAL MODELS The conclusions reached by the COP26 meeting in Glasgow are unequivocal. While considerable efforts are already underway, it is essential that the pace of corporate ecological transition is accelerated if we are to achieve the target of carbon neutrality by 2050. Achieving this global target for industrial decarbonisation makes the need for energy efficiency and the use of energy from renewable sources more pressing than ever. The increasing scarcity of resources, the need to conserve water and protect ecosystems against all forms of pollution are just three of the many consequences of climate change that must now be effectively addressed by industrial models. Reducing the carbon impact of our sites by becoming more energy efficient As a Group with more than one hundred production units worldwide, we have a duty to optimise our production models as part of our contribution to achieving the targets set by the Paris Agreement. In 2021, we extended the scope of our carbon footprint assessment to make it more comprehensive, identify our main constraints and levers for improvement, and implement an appropriate action plan. In addition to our consumption of all forms of energy, the majority of CO 2 emissions inherent in our production process - process reactions that account for 42% of our total emissions - have been included for the first time at Group level. These include the physical (decarbonation) process of transforming magnesium carbonate and calcium carbonate, which releases the CO 2 held in the mineral ore to obtain the magnesium or calcium oxide that we use in some of our products. There is currently no technical or economically viable solution to reducing these emissions, and we believe that they cannot be reduced any further. Nevertheless, we do have the possibility of reducing CO 2 emission ratios per unit of final product by pressing ahead with our research into improving productivity and energy efficiency at every level. For example, our Magnesitas Navarras subsidiary embarked on an ambitious project in 2021 to optimise the operating conditions of its furnaces by preventing outside air from entering the production system. The positive impacts have been both financial and ecological as a result of increasing productivity, at the same time as reducing the quantities of energy required, and cutting the level the CO 2 emissions associated with the fuel used and the decarbonation process itself. Work on energy optimisation began here in 2009 when the company invested in its first heat exchanger, which reduced energy consumption by more than 25%, and was followed by a second exchanger in 2018. A number of our subsidiaries have also conducted internal audits to analyse their energy performance as the basis for investment. Our Phosphea subsidiary has introduced thermal insulation solutions for all its drying equipment, many lighting sources have been upgraded to LED, and our plants at Gabes (Tunisia) and Saint- Malo (France) have installed new, more efficient and less energy intensive burners. In 2021, these improvements delivered a significant 13% reduction in gas and electricity consumption per tonne produced (compared with 2018). 0.11 t CO 2 e per tonne produced (Scopes 1 and 2) 127.2 kWh of energy consumption per tonne produced BREAKDOWN OF GROUPE ROULLIER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (SCOPES 1 & 2) * Kilotonnes of CO 2 equivalent Energy Non-energy related (manufacturing processes) Fuel consumption of company vehicles 8 % 42 % 50 % 677.6 kteq CO 2 * SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CHALLENGES COMMITTED TOGETHER FOR THE PLANET COMMITTED TOGETHER FOR THE PLANET