PERNOD-RICARD - URD 2021-22 EN

3. Sustainability & Responsibility The four pillars of the Good Times from a Good Place roadmap

Reduce waste 3.3.3.5 Limiting waste across the production chain and at end-of-life is an integral part of the Group’s circular economy approach. Pernod Ricard is committed to minimising waste disposal and maximising the recycling and reuse of its products. Pernod Ricard’s policy is focused on limiting food waste and eliminating landfill waste, ensuring all waste generated on industrial sites is recycled.

Policies

Objective

Achievement in FY22

Waste management ambition

Zero waste sent to landfill at production level.

94 tonnes of waste disposed in landfill sites this year, 36% down on FY21.

Limiting of food waste The Group takes steps to minimise food waste throughout its value chain: upstream agriculture: by reusing by-products from the production of certain foods. For example: broken rice in India or sugarcane molasses in Cuba are used to produce alcohol, in developed countries, where most of the Group’s agricultural raw materials are sourced, the quality of infrastructure plus short supply routes prevent products such as cereals from perishing; production sites: focus on recycling waste generated through the transformation of raw agricultural materials (spent grains, vinasse and grape pomace). The majority of waste is reused to make animal feed, biogas, farm compost or used for other industrial purposes; consumer level: the waste generated is very low since wine & spirits can be kept for a long time, and the packaging is designed to last until the product is fully consumed.

Reducing waste and improving recycling on industrial sites The production sites mostly generate non-hazardous waste (99% of total waste vs. 1% hazardous waste): non-hazardous waste: packaging waste (glass, paper, cardboard and plastics), waste from the transformation of agricultural raw materials not recovered as by-products (grape marc, stalks, lees, etc.), waste produced by the site’s activities (sludge from treatment plants, office waste, green waste, etc.); hazardous waste: products used for site operations (chemical product containers, used oils, solvents, electrical and electronic waste, neon tubes, batteries, etc.). The Group is moving towards zero landfill waste. To achieve this goal, the affiliates are pursuing efforts to reduce the quantity of waste generated and identify recycling and energy recovery processes. The Group will continue to identify appropriate treatment processes locally for hazardous waste requiring the use of a specific treatment process to prevent environmental risks.

Key performance indicators

FY22

Overall performance

Unit

FY21

Total quantity of waste

t t t t

36,687

36,542 34,338

Quantity of waste recycled

35,161

Quantity of waste incinerated Quantity of waste sent to landfill

1,380

2,110

147

94 94

% of solid waste recycled

%

96

Quantity of waste sent to landfill per litre of finished product

g/L

0.14

0.08

Quantity of hazardous waste treated externally (1) 413 It should be noted that this figure represents the volume of waste collected but not necessarily the amount of waste generated throughout the year. (1) Although small in quantity, this waste is most often stored on site for a certain time. Moreover, this waste may also be generated during occasional cleaning operations. This year, the total quantity of waste sent to landfill has kept reducing, reaching 94 tonnes, thanks to noticeable improvements this year for Pernod Ricard France, Pernod Ricard Spain & Pernod Ricard North America. This is a significant reduction from the 10,253 tonnes in FY10. This is the result of the Group campaign towards zero waste to landfill implemented across all production sites. t 410

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Pernod Ricard Universal Registration Document 2021-2022

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