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Roquette presents its global sustainable development program life+nature,and its objectives for 2030
Climate change, new consumer habits, sustainable products, reduction of environmental impact, diversity
and inclusion... These are all challenges that drive Roquette daily. To address them in a constantly
changing world, the group is renewing its commitment through its life+nature program, including
ambitious environmental, social, and societal objectives by 2030. As a key part of the program, Roquetteis already planning to invest €350 million in the decarbonization of its industrial sites over the next threeyears.
La Madeleine (France), July 2, 2024 - Roquette,
a global leader in plant-based ingredients and amajor supplier of pharmaceutical excipients,
presents its life+nature program, aimed atrenewing and strengthening its sustainability
approach, and defining some ambitious targets
for 2030. In the coming years, the group iscommitted to decarbonizing its activities byreducing its direct and indirect emissions,making its product offering more sustainable bysystematically integrating eco-design, andcontinuing to put people at the heart of itsstrategy in terms of health, safety, well-being,ethics, diversity and inclusion - whether they are Roquette employees, customers, suppliers or the local
communities where it operates.
Driven by a constant desire for innovation and a long-term vision, Roquette has built this program, which is fully
integrated into the group's strategy and activities, on three engagement platforms: PRESERVE the planet, INVENT
for the future and CARE for people.
For Xavier Galliot, Head of Sustainability, Member of the Executive Office of the Roquette group: "With life andnature being at the heart of our business, sustainable development is one of the strategic pillars of the company.
We are very proud to present life+nature, which is the concrete materialization of our commitment. Thanks to a
dedicated expert team, a workforce who is aware and engaged in the role they have to play, 16 identified priority
areas of work and several hundred million euros invested over the next few years, we will act for a more sustainable
future, strengthen our performance and achieve our ambitious objectives by 2030.”

PRESERVE the planet: protecting the planet and its resources, mitigating its impacts, and adapting.
Aware of its environmental footprint and the consequences of climate change on its activities, Roquette has built
this platform around two main areas of work: mitigation via a vast decarbonization plan validated by the SBTi 1 toreduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030; and adaptation of its value chain to climate hazards, withsustainable raw materials, optimized water management and resilient sources of supply.

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SBTi : Science-Based Targets initiativePRESS RELEASEINVENT for the future: innovation at the service of a sustainable offer.
Through the "INVENT for the future" commitment, Roquette's ambition is to anticipate and offer solutions designed
to create shared value for its customers, society and the planet. Thanks to the integration of eco-design into its
innovation processes and the implementation of a tool to assess the sustainability of its product portfolio,
Roquette proposes a more sustainable offer that adapts to its customers' demand for sustainability and meetsnew consumer expectations. Spearheading this platform is an eco-design training program that has been launchedwith Roquette's R&D and Innovation teams. Primarily focused on conducting life cycle assessments of all Roquette
products by 2030, the program will enable the development of new solutions aimed at reducing environmental
footprint throughout their life cycle and contributing to an even stronger positive social impact.

CARE for people: employee safety, well-being at work, training, inclusion, community involvement...
People at the heart of Roquette's commitments.
Roquette maintains a bond of trust with all its partners, placing the safety of people, ethics, and social dialogue atthe heart of their exchanges. In all its activities, the group works for the respect of human rights and fundamentalfreedoms. Roquette offers its employees rich and varied career paths, and ensures their quality of life at work,
respect for their diversity and development of their skills. The safety of everyone is also a priority.
By 2030, each employee will benefit from more than 25 hours of training each year, an objective already achieved
for the year 2023 and which will be maintained for the long run.
A key actor in the heart of the territories where it operates, Roquette also supports, all over the world, programs
in local communities with the backing of the Roquette Foundation for Health. More than 100 programs will be set
up each year near our sites by 2030.
Roquette’s life+nature program is the concretion of the group’s sustainable development ambition. For more
information: https://sustainability.roquette.com/our-resources/

About Roquette “Offering the best of nature”
Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.
Founded in 1933, the company currently operates in more than 100 countries, through more than 30 manufacturing sites,
has a turnover of around 5 billion euros, and employs almost 10,000 people worldwide.
Life and nature have been our sources of inspiration for decades. All our raw materials are of natural origin. From them,
we enable a whole new plant-based cuisine; we offer pharmaceutical solutions that play a key role in medical treatments;
and we develop innovative ingredients for food, nutrition, and health markets. We truly unlock the potential of nature toimprove, cure and save lives.
Thanks to a constant drive for innovation and a long-term vision, we are committed to improving the well-being of people
all over the world. We put sustainable development at the heart of our concerns, while taking care of resources andterritories. We are determined to create a better and healthier future for all generations.
Discover more about Roquette on this link.
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