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2 EURO CATER SUSTAINABILITY REPORT Contents PAGE 3 Introduction by the management PAGE 4 About Euro Cater PAGE 8 Our sustainability strategy PAGE 10 Our contribution to the UN goals PAGE 12 Sustainable trading Food safety Supply chain management Sustainable product range PAGE 18 Sustainable operations Climate Transport Waste and food waste PAGE 26 Sustainable workplace Health and safety Competence development Corporate governance PAGE 31 Results, goals and aspirations PAGE 38 Stakeholders PAGE 40 Risk analysis and materiality analysis SIDE 42 SDG reporting PAGE 43 ESG reporting PAGE 44 KPI definitions PAGE 47 Company profile Published by: Euro Cater Holding A/S CVR no. 42899194 Vidalsvej 6 DK-9230 Svenstrup www.euro-cater.com In addition to serving as Euro Cater’s annual CSR report, this report serves as our statutory CSR report pursuant to section 99 of the Danish Financial Statements Act (Årsregnskabsloven) and section 10 of the Swedish Annual Accounts Act (Årsredovisningslågen). See page 47, where changes in the group structure of relevance to the sustainability report are mentioned.
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EURO CATER SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 3 Introduction by the management Introduction by the management L ike most sectors, foodservice was impacted by signifi- cant external factors in recent years. In early 2022, we witnessed the end of the COVID restrictions. Thus, our customers could recontinue operating their restaurants, cafés etc. without massive COVID restrictions. Subsequently, the still ongoing war in Ukraine began. The war has led to significant price increases for a wide range of food products, and we sometimes have difficulty sourcing certain products in sufficient quantities. The war has led higher costs for ingredients, electricity, gas, and diesel both at supplier and group level. As a result of this development, the entire value chain has spent more time than usual adjusting product range, prices etc. to adapt to these new market conditions. In March 2022, Dansk Cater and Svensk Cater decided to support victims of the war in Ukraine by making donations of DKK 1 million and SEK 1 million to the Red Cross and Unicef, respectively. One of the major sustainability projects implemented during the past year, has been phasing-in our new sustainable packaging – green recyclable plastic boxes – which we use for packaging and delivery to customers in Denmark. The green boxes are currently being used for fruit and vege- tables. The plan is to extend the use of the green boxes to more product categories, and to be more extensively used at the supplier level in the supply chain. Customers have responded positively to this initiative, which is more sus- tainable, while also reducing customer resources spent on handling and disposing of single-use packaging. We expect a large saving in the consumption of disposable cardboard boxes, less energy consumption for cooling, less food waste and better food safety. Overall, it is a ground-breaking part- nership that we will continue to develop in the coming years. In addition, we have focused on optimising the consumption of packaging by our customers, e.g., for takeaway food. We expect this initiative will help our customers reduce food waste and other waste and help them ensure a better food safety. We have launched Denmark’s first packaging guide for takeaway restaurants. Through three steps, the guide helps make customers aware of which materials are in the Danish waste system and which are best suited for recy- cling. For example, customers enter which dish they need packaging for, any special packaging requirements, how the dish is to be heated and where it will be eaten. Suggested packaging types are then recommended – and customers can read more about the types of material if they wish. In the autumn 2022, Dansk Cater became the first foodser- vice player in Denmark to put three 100% electric trucks into operation. Also, we have started installing solar cells at two of our locations. This initiative is well aligned with the higher electricity consumption that will arise as more of the vehicle fleet switches to electricity in future. We eagerly await the first data for both initiatives and the general fast emerging developments in these areas. In partnership with several Danish growers, we have created GartnerHjælpen, which simply seeks to reduce food waste by saving misshapen vegetables from ending up as compost or garbage. Every day, large amounts of fruit and vegetables are harvested which do not meet the desired or traditional requirements for size or appearance. Despite their misshap- en appearance, these are premium quality produce that have unfortunately often been left unharvested as production waste in the past. GartnerHjælpen is helping to change this practice. The concept helps growers to sell products that would otherwise be unsaleable, e.g. through Dansk Cater’s webshop, where you can buy misshapen broccoli, leeks, mushrooms and other vegetables. In December 2021, agreement was reached on a change of ownership in the group, after which KIRKBI joined the group of owners together with some senior employees in Den- mark and Sweden. We are proud that KIRKBI has chosen to invest in the Euro Cater group together with us. We believe that with KIRKBI as a partner, we can accelerate the green transition while also focusing on the long-term development of our business. We will launch a major review of our sustainability strategy in the coming year. We will raise our ambitions in several rele- vant areas where we now feel ready to do more. This means that in next year’s sustainability report we will present an updated strategy and an expanded sustainability organisa- tion, several new short and long-term goals for the climate and product range. We will also add several metrics for which we will collect data in the future. Steen D. Pedersen CEO, Dansk Cater Henrik Ellegaard CEO, Euro Cater Lars Carlsson CEO, Svensk Cater
