Groupe Roullier

9 8 THE ROOTS OF OUR COMMITMENT The origin of our business model: drawing inspiration from the best that nature has to offer to optimise Plant, Animal and Human Nutrition for the long term Groupe Roullier began on the quayside at Saint-Malo in France with the acquisition of a warehouse used to store the maerl limestone algae rich in trace elements then used as a soil fertility improver on the farmland of Brittany. Daniel Roullier, our founder, had the intuitive belief that using naturally occurring mineral raw materials was essential to the sustainable optimisation of nutrition. Tailormade advice to help farmers make rational decisions around fertiliser use The introduction of a unique business model based on our experts holding face-to-face meetings with farmers to analyse their soil types and crops as the basis for making tailormade recommendations. The ultimate aim of this approach was to provide farm-specific solutions that would reduce inputs and, more importantly, avoid saturating the soil with superfluous nutrients, at the same time as optimising plant nutrient take up. Development of new algal-based speciality products The research and development of new speciality products based on natural substances of marine origin, facilitated essentially by the 1985 acquisition of a research unit in Pontrieux 1985, was followed two years later by a dedicated company called Setalg. Now renamed NUWEN, this subsidiary is an expert in algal and marine ingredients for cosmetics and health nutrition, and markets its products in more than 50 countries. Launch of the first biostimulants The first range of TIMAC AGRO biostimulants is launched into the market. Having pioneered this market for 30 years, TIMAC AGRO has since expanded its expertise to cover every link in the production chain, from upstream (joint research projects with many universities and institutes, and natural raw material sourcing) to downstream (large numbers of field trials to develop effective responses to a range of pedoclimatic conditions). Biomass as a priority source of energy Commissioning of the first biomass-fuelled hot air generator at the Rio Grande plant in Brazil. The ecological and economic benefits demonstrated by this successful experiment meant that the solution was quickly duplicated and expanded in the Group’s European units. The overall Group contribution to renewable energies further increased in 2012 with the acquisition of wood-fired boiler design and installation specialist WEISS. Opening of the Roullier Global Innovation Centre in Saint-Malo The Roullier Global Innovation Centre (Centre Mondial de l’Innovation Roullier or CMI Roullier) in Saint-Malo has centralised all our strengths and innovation, together with all those business functions essential to the innovation process at the heart of a partnership-based ecosystem involving more than a hundred universities and research centres. This structure makes the CMI Roullier a unique facility and an effective accelerator of long-term growth for our business lines. Formalisation of our CSR roadmap and first Group-wide carbon footprint assessment The introduction of a formalised CSR roadmap with clearly defined commitments, business action plans and performance measurement indicators, accompanied by the introduction of a report quantifying the Group’s Scope 1 and 2 carbon footprint. This landmark introduction marked the beginning of the transition from purely measurement to the genuinely joined up strategy identified as essential by the governance structure and business lines. Membership of the UN Global Compact This was the year in which the Group and its subsidiaries joined the international initiative known as the United Nations Global Compact. Our support for this initiative is fully consistent with our strategy of corporate responsibility, and gives us the opportunity to further expand our commitment to society internationally. We want to use our membership of the Global Compact to push forward with the initiatives we already take to promote its 10 human rights, labour and anti-corruption principles, and contribute to the achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out in the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 1963 1985 1989 2003 2015 2016 2020 2019 European Investment Bank funding to support the Group’s bioeconomy* innovation strategy This € 50 million in EIB funding has enabled us to continue and accelerate our research into new products and processes, with the constant goal of promoting sustainable agriculture tailored to meeting the nutritional needs of plants and animals. 2018 1959 2021 Non-Financial Reporting Statement Groupe Roullier 2021 Non-Financial Reporting Statement Groupe Roullier Launch of the Roullier Endowment Fund Based in Saint-Malo, the Endowment Fund fulfils a public service mission to research, promote and encourage sustainable agriculture in France and internationally. * An economy based on biomass and/or biotechnologies UNDERSTANDING GROUPE ROULLIER UNDERSTANDING GROUPE ROULLIER