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HELPING YOU GROW

Corporate Social

Responsibility Report

2014

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Corporate Social

Responsibility Report

2014

OUR VISION

We create results for our customers by being a sustainable and innovative world-class supplier of a broad range of quality crop protec-

tion products. Value creation shall match the best among peer companies to the benefit of all stakeholders.

Contents

Introduction

About the report

Fulfilling CSR objectives for 2014

CSR objectives for 2015 and beyond

Helping you grow -

Cheminova’s business activities

Plant protection

Product Stewardship

Honeybees, neonicotinoid insecticides

and the need for sound science

Cheminova India - management

of chemical waste

Openness and dialogue

Chemistry with Care

Activities in Indian villages

New banana project launched in the

southern Brazilian state Santa Catarina

Production

Supplier management

People

More information

Management statement

UN Global Compact

Assurance statement

Special references

Glossary

Date of issue: February 20, 2015. The report is only available in English.

Editoral closure: February 19, 2015.

Contact: Lars-Erik Kruse Pedersen ([email protected])

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Introduction

”Corporate Social

Responsibility is an

integrated part of our

day-to-day business.”

Jaime Gómez-Arnau

Dear reader,

Welcome to the expectedly last CSR re-

port from Cheminova as an independent

company. In 2015, FMC Corporation’s

acquisition of Cheminova is expected to

be completed, so in the future, CSR ac-

tivities from Cheminova’s business area

are expected to be integrated into FMC’s

sustainability report.

Since 2006, Cheminova has published

annual stand alone reports on the ob-

jectives and achievements of Corporate

Social Responsibility. The reporting found

its starting point in Cheminova’s long his-

tory as a responsible producer and global

supplier of plant protection products to

farmers. Understanding of the issues

and dilemmas related to this business

has been the area of interest for the CSR

reporting. Development and ambitious

target setting in relation to environment,

safety, product stewardship, and sup-

plier management have been recurring

themes in the report over the years.

From the very start, it was clear to us

that CSR is an ongoing dialogue-based

process in which we address challenges

and dilemmas of our business and report

on our overall strategy as well as how we Furthermore, we include articles that

strive to make progress in several specific feature selected subjects in more detail

areas.

with the purpose of providing a broader

perspective on our activities.

One of the successful strategic achieve-

ments is the completion of phasing-out Under the headline “CSR objectives for

our most toxic products in developing 2015 and onwards”, we outline our view

countries.

on business-driven CSR that will be con-

tinued and expanded through our ex-

It is very encouraging that in 2014, we pected integration into FMC, which is a

received an honorable mention from the company in the plant protection business

Danish Public Accountants. Cheminova with a strong commitment to company

was recognized for showing courage and values, safety, and sustainability.

openness about CSR in the chemical in-

dustry and for reporting on our business I am proud of being truly able to thank

strategic milestones for CSR and there- the Cheminova employees for the serious

by serving as an inspiration to others. dedication to integrate CSR into our busi-

Furthermore, we were among the five ness. I am sure that this experience, ef-

top candidates to the Danish CSR Abroad fort, and dedication will add value to the

sustainablity activities in FMC as a leader

Prize.

in agricultural solutions.

In the present report, we deal with pro-

gress and fulfillment of several specific

Jaime Gómez-Arnau

objectives for 2014.

CEO

Cheminova A/S

Development of our overall targets under

the headline Chemistry with Care is pre-

sented.

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About the report

This report provides a status of Chemi-

nova’s work within the area of Corporate

Social Responsibility (CSR) in the calen-

dar year 2014 and thereby fulfills the re-

porting requirements set out in Section

99a of the Danish Financial Statements

Act (Årsregnskabsloven) in accordance

with the exception in paragraph 8. The

present report constitutes in full the

communication of progress in relation to

the UN Global Compact. The CSR report

provides information about Cheminova

A/S, all subsidiaries and joint venture

companies with an ownership of more

than 50%. The target audience of this re-

port is employees, the authorities, share-

holders, customers, and suppliers as well

as any individuals and organizations who

may have an interest in Cheminova.

It is our intention that the report with

its detailed articles on specific activities

from 2014 will provide the reader with

insight and understanding of the scope

of our CSR work and how these activities

are an integrated part of the day-to-day

business of the company.

Content of the report

The report includes facts and short sec-

Global Compact and Global

tions on fulfillment of objectives. Further-

Reporting Initiative (GRI)

more, the report contains articles on pro-

Cheminova has supported UN’s Global gress in selected focus areas from 2014

Compact since 2009, and this report pro- and special initiatives with importance to

vides an update on our progress under our business area. As Cheminova in 2015

each of the ten principles of Global is expected to become part of FMC, no

Compact. A summary report is pre- action plan or targets for 2015 and on-

sented on page 34. GRI 3.0 indicators at wards are presented. FMC’s sustainability

level B have been used as guidance and report for 2014 will become available at

inspiration for determining content, clar- www.fmc.com/sustainability.

ity, and reliability of the reporting.

Based on a Danish industry trend as well

as feedback from stakeholders, we no

Dilemmas and shared

responsibility

longer apply GRI specific disclosures.

It is Cheminova’s mission to contribute

Organization of the CSR work

to the world’s food supply. Efficient agri-

Organizationally, the CSR work is man- culture is one of the prerequisites for

aged by Cheminova’s day-to-day top achieving the UN Millennium Develop-

management, the Global Executive Com- ment Goals, which among other things

mittee (GEC), that defines the scope of are about reducing hunger, poverty, child

CSR activities and approves the CSR re- mortality and improving public health.

port. The CSR Committee undertakes co- Nevertheless, Cheminova faces a number

ordination of the daily work and report- of dilemmas as a supplier of products to

ing with reference to the GEC.

societies and countries with diverse con-

ditions particularly on safety and correct

Focus areas have been selected by the use of the products. As a company, we

CSR Committee with the purpose of provi- have a shared responsibility to improve

ding an informing and systematic report- environmental and working conditions,

ing concerning essential points of our especially in connection with our own

CSR activities.

production sites but also through sup-

plier management and product stew-

The inspiration for selecting the specific ardship. The CSR report describes how

issues addressed in the present report we address such issues.

comes from input and feedback from the

stakeholders which have shown an inter-

Members of

est in Cheminova’s CSR activities through-

the CSR Committee:

out the year.

Jakob Lyngsø Andersen, Senior Vice Presi-

dent, Human Resources & Communica-

tion

Niels Morten Hjort, Senior Vice President,

Production & Logistics

Lars-Erik Pedersen, Vice President, Corpo-

rate Communication

Søren Nørby Pedersen, Vice President,

Safety, Health, Environment & Quality

(Chairman of the Committee)

Uffe Stephansen, Safety Manager

Rune Søndergaard, Director, Executive

Support & Compliance

Jens Thorsen, Senior Vice President, Port-

folio Management

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Fulfilling CSR objectives for 2014

Overview of objectives and fulfillment. Fulfillment of the specific

areas is described in the paragraphs ’Follow up on objectives’ in the

individual sections of the report.

Objective

Village projects

India: In 2014 the use of Good Agricultural Practices (land prepara-

tion, seed treatment, weed management, promotion of low dose

chemicals) will be established in village projects

India: The Saheli project on women empowerment will be continued

in 2014 with skill development programs for self-help groups

India: The concept of water conservation in Rainfed Agriculture will

be increased in 2014 over 250 acres in three states i.e. Karnataka,

Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

Brazil: The project among small-scale banana farmers in the state of

Goias will be continued in 2014 and so will the dialogue with local

agronomists

Brazil: The project on safe and environmentally friendly control of

plant diseases among banana farmers in the state of São Paulo will

be continued in 2014 increasing the number of farmers

Brazil: A project with axil application will be initiated in 2014 at farm

level among banana growers in Santa Catarina

Helping you Grow – Chemistry with Care

Continued improvement in 12 months rolling index illustrating the

area of farm land where crops and thus the food production is pro-

tected by Cheminova’s products

Continued improvement in 12 months rolling index illustrating the

quantity of non-sustainable ingredients applied in Cheminova’s

products per area unit

The index illustrating the energy consumption for manufacturing

products will be implemented in 2014 with ongoing reporting of a 12

months rolling index with continued improvement

At least 10 formulations with a low content of volatile organic sol-

vents will be developed in 2014

Lower average toxicity of newly developed formulations measured

through the average WHO classification in the years 2012-14

Fulfillment

Established as planned

The Saheli project continued supported by Chem-

inova

254 acres were added to the project

Momentum of the project kept,and dialogue with

local agronomists continued as planned

Momentum kept, and the number of farmers in-

creased

Initiated as planned

Marginal decrease

No improvement

Improvement

11 formulations were developed in 2014

The average general toxicity was on par with 2013

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Fulfilling CSR objectives for 2014, continued

Objective

Production

India: The amount of COD in the treated waste water will be reduced

by 3% in 2014

India: In 2014, the production at the Formulation Division 1 & 2 will

be ISO 9001 certified

Denmark: Operation of the biological waste-water treatment plant

will be reassessed in 2012-15 so that the potential of the plant is

utilized in the best possible way

Denmark: Steam consumption in a plant for recovery of organic sol-

vent will be reduced by 10% in 2012-15

Australia: Obtain certification of the company‘s environmental man-

agement system according to OHSAS 18001 in 2014

Australia: In 2014, the environmental and safety performance will be

reassessed and a MHF report submitted to the authority

United Kingdom: The number of near-misses reported will be in-

creased in 2014, all safety critical training completed and awareness

raised through toolbox talks and poster campaigns

Supplier management

A global audit management system will be implemented in 2014

where SAP is implemented

Human Resources

During 2014 all employees and their direct supervisor conduct a per-

formance and development review

A global Employee Engagement Survey will be conducted in 2014

and action plans developed as needed

An operational diversity baseline will be created in 2014 and object-

ives for gender diversity documented

By the end of 2014, all employees in Denmark have been educated

and involved in the SAFE program

Corruption risks will be mapped in 2014 giving basis for a classifica-

tion of countries. Educational activity for selected employees

Fulfillment

The amount of COD was reduced by 12%

Certificate received

On track. Application submitted for permission to

treat three streams. One has been achieved, two

are still in the process

Equipment for measurement was installed in Jan-

uary 2015. Evaluation expected mid-2015

Certification obtained in Q2

The MHF declaration was submitted in June

Reportable and non-reportable accidents: 20.

Near-misses: 73. Frequency of lost time acci-

dents: 0

System partly implemented. Decided to defer the

system until the expected merger with FMC

Conducted with a completion rate of 80%

Survey conducted and follow-up performed

The operational baseline is created

More than 90% of all employees in Denmark

were educated and involved in the SAFE program

Mapping approved by GEC. Education initiated

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CSR objectives for 2015 and beyond

As Cheminova is expected to be acquired by the American company

FMC, the present CSR report contains no specific forward looking

objectives for Cheminova. From 2015 and onwards, reporting of CSR

activities is expected to be covered by the FMC sustainability reports.

On September 8, 2014, it was announced

that FMC had acquired Cheminova A/S.

Closing of the acquisition is targeted for

early spring this year when Cheminova is

expected to become part of FMC.

the major global challenges, including

scarce resources, environmental con-

sciousness, energy consumption, and

the increased demand for food. We have

named our efforts “Chemistry with Care”,

but regardless of the headline, the neces-

Both companies subscribe to high busi- sity to deal with these matters is obvious,

ness standards with focus on environ- and activities in these areas are already

ment, health, safety, and sustainability. being addressed in the FMC sustainability

Both companies have also issued stand- reports.

alone annual sustainability reports with

details of objectives and progress within

these important areas.

Business driven CSR

FMC’s Code of Ethics and Cheminova’s

Codes of Business Principles clearly re-

flect focus on complying with all applic-

able laws as well as principles, policies,

and practices in areas like environment,

health, safety, working environment, anti

bribery, and several other elements of

responsible business conduct. Based on

these guiding principles, specific activi-

ties have been set in motion, and report-

ing of progress has been published.

Neither of the two companies considers

sustainability/CSR as a project but rather

as an integrated part of how we do busi-

ness.

Further progress to be found in

FMC’s sustainability reports

Specific areas and objectives have de-

veloped over time, but Cheminova has

kept a focus on managing our impact on

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Helping you grow

Cheminova’s business activities

Mission:

We help improve quality of

life for the world’s popula-

tion by supplying products

that help farmers increase

yields and quality of crops to

satisfy the global demand for

food, feed, fiber, and energy.

Vision:

We create results for our

customers by being a sus-

tainable and innovative

world-class supplier of a

broad range of quality crop

protection products.

Value creation shall match

the best among peer com-

panies to the benefit of all

stakeholders.

Values:

The increasing world population needs more food.

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Plant protection

In a world with a growing population and an increasing demand for a variety

of food, feed and fiber, there is a need for high yielding agricultural production.

Cheminova’s primary business is to develop, produce, and provide plant

protection products to farmers world-wide.

Cheminovas’s business activities are

founded on the company’s Code of Busi-

ness Principles and mission, vision, and

values. These support and are consistent

with the UN Global Compact, the Euro-

pean Chemical Industry Council’s (CEFIC)

Responsible Care program, and the FAO

Code of Conduct. In addition, Cheminova

is a member of various global, regional,

and local professional organizations like

CropLife and resistance management

groups under CropLife.

and the increasing food consumption

with the growing middle class. One of the

consequences of this will be an increasing

need to protect the crops, which falls well

within Cheminova’s mission and business

area, for example, as seen in an impartial

report from November 2013 published

by Humboldt Forum for Food and Agri-

culture e.V. (HFFA). Here it is shown that

productive agriculture in Europe contri-

butes essentially to food safety, resource-

efficiency, financial stability, improved

bio-diversity, and reduced CO

emission

Need for plant protection

[http://hffa.info/index.php/resources/

UN’s Agriculture and Food Organization, download-publications/publications/

FAO, estimates that by 2050, 70% more working-paper-5.html].

food than today has to be produced – on

roughly the same agricultural area alrea-

Products

dy under cultivation. The yield per hec- Cheminova produces herbicides, insecti-

tare should increase significantly just to cides, and fungicides. The products are

keep pace with the growing population sold mainly as ready-to-use plant pro-

tection products under our own brands,

own registrations (use permits), and

labels. The work underlying approval of

the products is described on Cheminova’s

website. Furthermore, an article on page

12 offers an insight into the current de-

bate and regulatory activities concerning

safe use and risk by certain systemic in-

secticides to populations of honey bees.

In addition to ready-to-use plant protec-

tion products, Cheminova also supplies

active ingredients to industrial customers

for further processing to produce plant

protection products. Moreover, we also

manufacture and sell a number of fine

chemicals for industrial use as well as

micronutrients for agriculture.

Plant protection means higher yields.

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Product Stewardship

Safety concerns are part of high business standards, where

information about correct use of plant protection products

increases the safety for users.

for use, personal contact with distribu-

tors and users, as well as participation

Reduction of risks

The underlying principle of Cheminova’s in campaigns are some of the important

stewardship of plant protection products tools employed to promote safety. The

is risk reduction. The cornerstones are quarterly reporting to the CSR Commit-

observance of national legislation con- tee on product stewardship from coun-

cerning approval, marketing, and sale of tries and regions continued in 2014.

plant protection products in all countries

where Cheminova’s products are sold. The so-called third party products, sup-

In addition, export is subject to EU legis- plied from other companies and being

lation and the rules of the Rotterdam part of Cheminova’s product portfolio,

convention concerning ’prior informed are covered by our stewardship activities.

consent’ (PIC). Furthermore, we comply

with the rules of FAO’s Code of Conduct, Similar to previous years, Cheminova’s

and we are members of national/regional sales of plant protection products were

trade associations engaged in risk reduc- mainly conducted by Cheminova A/S’s

tion in connection with the use of plant subsidiaries. Our products are used in

protection products. As an important more than 100 countries.

achievement, we have, as described in

earlier reports, phased out products be-

Sales of the most toxic products

longing to the World Health organization

make up less than 1% of sales

(WHO) Class Ia ”extremely hazardous” After the previous years’ phase-out of

and Ib ”highly hazardous” in developing the most toxic products in developing

countries by 2010.

countries, sales have been replaced by

less toxic plant protection products.

Overview of which class I ready-to-use

products Cheminova sold in 2014 and

where they were sold

Country

Australia

Product

Methomyl EC

Omethoate EC

Safe handling and use of plant protection

products is a concern of all responsible

companies in the business. Therefore,

information, label requirements, demon-

strations, and training in safe and correct

use of products is on the agenda of the

companies as well as professional trade

associations. During 2014, Cheminova

has - like in previous years - included safe

use information as a part of our market

and sales activities in developing coun-

tries. Furthermore, we participate in

stewardship activities organized by trade

Cheminova’s sales in 2014

organizations as well as campaigns lead

In 2014, training and guidance concern- In 2014, the total sales to all countries of by authorities.

ing correct and safe use of Cheminova’s class I products made up less than 1% of

products have been an integrated part of total Cheminova sales. The breakdown of

the daily marketing activities in develop- products by countries can be seen in the

ing countries. Labeling and instructions table to the side.

A concerted effort to reduce risk

is the way forward

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Reach of safe use activities in selected

developing countries in 2014

Country

India

Brazil

Mexico

Colombia

Argentina

Appr. No. of participants

675,000

3,400

2,155

2,140

1,080

We have continued our partnerships

with the national professional trade or-

ganizations in several countries concern-

ing handling of used packaging with the

purpose of promoting proper disposal of

used crop protection product contain-

ers. Handling and proper disposal of

used containers vary considerably among

countries and regions. A well run pro-

gram has been in place for several years

in Brazil, and a pilot project has only just

been completed in India where further

activities involving governmental author-

ities are in the planning phase.

Used packaging

Demonstration of safe use is part of marketing in developing countries.

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Honeybees, neonicotinoid insecticides,

and the need for sound science

Plant protection products are highly regulated chemicals. Modern farming practices

interact with complex ecosystems in nature, and regulations are necessary to protect

wildlife. When based on sound science, regulations would still allow farmers to grow

crops and feed the world. The dilemma is illustrated by the situation with honey bees

and regulation of neonicotinoid insecticides in the EU.

ing. The documentation from the open

scientific literature consists of a variety

of laboratory studies, field studies, po-

pulation studies, observational studies,

and incidence reporting (bee mortality).

Whereas each study or report may pro-

vide interesting information and observa-

tions, it is not necessarily useful in regu-

lation of crop protection products. It has

been questioned if the dose rates used in

A complex problem without a

lab studies properly reflect the real field

risk for bees [Source: Journal of Apicul-

single cause

Suspension of the approvals came at a tural Research, November 28, 2014].

time with reports in media and scientific

literature of a general decline in the num-

ber of honey bees. According to the EU

Commission, the health of bees is linked

- Studies published in open litera-

to many factors of a different nature (bac-

ture unfortunately do often not

terial, viral, parasitic, etc.), availability of

contain the raw data but only

appropriate treatments, invasive spe-

secondary information. This jeo-

cies, and environmental changes. Other

pardizes the reproducibility of the

factors to be considered include the

results, and an independent and

use of pesticides in agriculture [Source:

transparent scientific evaluation of

Communication from the Commission to

such data is not possible.

the European Parliament and the Council

EU Commissioner Mr. Borg,

Septem-

on Honeybee Health, December 6, 2010].

ber 2014, in a debate about the use-

fulness of scientific studies from open

Solid documentation for causal relation-

literature in regulation of crop protec-

ship between pesticides and decline of

tion products in general.

bee population is, however, largely miss-

In 2013, the EU member states decided

for a temporary suspension of the ap-

provals for specific uses of neonicotinoid

insecticides. A rather dramatic step, since

this type of crop protection products is

very valuable for farmers in protecting

their crops, e.g. oilseed rape. Resurgence

of pests have already been reported by

farmers.

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The regulatory authorities in the EU

were in 2013 apparently responding to a

concern: A decline in number of honey-

bees. The use of specific insecticides was

suspended as a precaution until further

documentation had been provided even

though causal relationships had not been

established, neither with insecticides nor

any of the other factors. Farmers were

left without a series of valuable crop pro-

tection products. Although application

of the precautionary principle may seem

fair, one may question if the suspension

was based on sound science and transpa-

rent legislation, which is supposed to be

the backbone in regulation of chemicals.

Regulatory action: precautionary

principle or sound science

Development of a testing

program based on sound science

It is not straight forward to design a

scientific study which will provide ad-

equate and robust data to be used in risk

assessment, e.g. for honeybees under

field conditions. Development of stand-

ardized guidelines for testing of chem-

icals is an ongoing activity under the

OECD. Through industry organizations

such as European Crop Protection Associ-

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Flowering oil seed rape is a valuable source of food for honeybees. Decline in flowering crops

due to the suspension of neonicotinoids threatens the living conditions of bees.

ation and Crop Life, Cheminova supports

the process of guideline development in

collaboration with scientific experts from

university laboratories, contract research

organizations, authorities, and industry.

Honeybees have played an important

role in agriculture and food production

since ancient times. When we look for

new products, the assessment of effects

on honeybees is mandatory since it has

been part of the requirements for approv-

al of crop protection products through

many years. The required testing program

includes laboratory tests as a minimum

and may be supplemented by semi-field

tests and field tests and provides data for

risk assessment and warning statements.

The requirements are there to make sure

honeybees are protected and crop pro-

tection products are regulated on the

basis of sound science.

The current approval process

protects honeybees

An interesting observation: EU farm-

ers could not treat their oil seed rape

(OSR) seed for the 2014 season with

neonicotinoid insecticides due to

the suspension and therefore experi-

enced severe crop losses. [Source: Copa

Cogeca, December 12, 2014].

In turn this may reduce the area

planted with OSR – a flowering crop

which is much appreciated as a pol-

len source for honeybees. By remov-

ing one potential risk to honeybees,

another was created.

Furthermore, farmers will most likely

have to use other insecticides to pro-

tect their crops, and some of these

may have a less benign profile in terms

of impact on the environment. This

point was in fact raised by regulators

from some of the EU Member States.

[Source: Farmers Guardian, Arable

Farming, September 25, 2014]

Unintended implication of a

regulatory action

That insecticides may indeed have an

impact on honeybees is not a surprise.

Several insecticides have restrictions

on their application timing in order to

protect bees:

• Do not apply to flowering crop.

• Do not apply when bees are actively

foraging.

• Do not apply when flowering weeds

are present.

Pesticide risk management

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Cheminova India – management of

chemical waste

Management of waste is a challenge for any production. Through a dedicated

development effort, Cheminova has raised the standard at the production site

in India significantly over the past 15 years both in terms of re-use, reduction,

recycling, and recovery of chemical waste.

In 1997, Cheminova acquired the manu-

facturing and marketing company Lupin

Agrochemicals. The manufacturing plant

is located in the Panoli Area, part of the

Gujarat Industrial Estate, the largest

chemical industrial area in Asia. Since

1997, Cheminova has invested in several

initiatives for increasing the standard of

environmental facilities at the plant. The

initiatives are often carried out in collab-

oration with the Gujarat State author-

ities, the Gujarat Pollution Control Board

(GPCB).

The plant produces several pesticide ac-

tive ingredients, including specific inter-

mediates, as well as end-use products

that are formulated and packaged at the

facility, both for the Indian market and

for Cheminova’s customers all over the

world.

of organic chemical compounds in the

waste water. The authorities have set

limits for this value. Reduction of COD

has been a specific CSR target for Chemi-

nova since the acquisition. The treated

waste water is released to a common

industry pipeline for industrial waste

water and further treated at a large central

waste-water treatment plant in nearby

Narmada, the NCTL (Narmada Clean

Tech. Limited), before being discharged

into deep sea 9 km off the coast.

COD in waste water. The GPCB can moni-

tor the measurements online, and Chem-

inova also carries out monitoring as part

of daily practice.

Facts about Cheminova India

Ltd. (CIL)

• Cheminova acquired Lupin Agro-

chemicals Ltd. in 1997.

• Pramod N. Karlekar, Managing Di-

rector, CIL, and President, Region

International.

• Headquarters in Mumbai, two pro-

duction sites in Panoli.

• Number of employees: 670.

• Production of active ingredients and

formulated, finished products, own

filling lines.

• Development of new products for

India and Cheminova’s global busi-

ness.

• Sales of a large product portfolio all

over India.

In general, process vents go through

scrubber systems before being emitted

to the atmosphere. For specific manu-

facturing plants, process vents are lead

to an on-site air incinerator, which ope-

rates at approx. 1,000

C. After incinera-

tion, the air is passed through a scrub-

ber to capture chemical contaminants,

Waste-water treatment

which are removed through this process.

Waste water passes through a series of Particular vent streams are treated with

treatment plants in a stepwise purifica- ozone from an on-site generator, a step

tion process, which includes biological which further oxidizes unwanted com-

degradation, adjustment of acidity, puri- pounds such as mercaptanes, which are

fication by means of active carbon and/or associated with bad odor.

hypochlorite. The efficiency of the treat-

ment is measured by means of the COD Emissions to the environment are con-

value (COD: chemical oxygen demand); a stantly measured on site in terms of

parameter which expresses the amount sensors on stacks and measurement of

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Management of process vents

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Large-scale effluent treatment plant at the factory site in India.

Chemical waste which cannot be treated

on site is disposed of at a controlled land-

fill and incineration site at nearby Baruch,

Baruch Enviro Infrastructure Limited

(BEIL). Chemical waste from all chemical

production sites in the area is handled

safely at this central facility. The landfill

site is constructed with a system of im-

permeable membranes, and any leachate

water is pumped up and incinerated at

an on-site incinerator, which also handles

combustible liquid waste. Industry dis-

posal of chemical waste is operated

through a controlled process, which en-

sures documentation for the chain of

custody. Authorized transporters pick

up the waste at the production site, and Recovery and re-use of solvent has also

waste is accepted at the landfill site in re- been achieved through optimization of

turn for a receipt.

the drying process for an insecticide final

product, which is now carried out under

The four Rs of waste manage-

nitrogen in a closed loop with integrated

ment: Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

bagging of product. The solvent ethyl

and Recover

acetate is recovered and re-used. Further-

A byproduct from production is ammo- more, the unpleasant pungent odor from

nium acetate. In the past, Cheminova fol- the drying process is now avoided.

lowed a common practice among chem-

ical producers and disposed this waste by

A good position to take the lead

selling it to minor companies, who used The combination of a sister manufactur-

ammonium acetate as a starting material ing plant in Denmark allowing for ex-

for other products. However, the GPCB change of ideas and know-how, a quali-

was not confident with this practice and fied R&D team on-site in Panoli with the

Management of chemical waste

required the manufacturers to find safer

ways of disposal. Cheminova solved this

requirement through an optimization of

the chemical process, which increased

the yield of the wanted product with 60%

and reduced the waste generation. The

optimized process allows for recovery

of acetic acid of good quality from the

process. This material can be re-used or

sold as a raw material, which gives better

process economy and less environmental

impact, a win-win situation. Additionally,

an agreement was obtained with the ce-

ment industry about incineration of re-

maining ammonium acetate at a furnace

operating at 2,000

capability of developing process optimi-

zations, and a good collaboration with

the GPCB has brought Cheminova in the

lead in terms of company efforts for man-

agement of chemical waste in the Guja-

rat area. Our efforts have been acknow-

ledged by the GPCB at several occasions

where Cheminova has been brought for-

ward as a good example for industry col-

leagues. Most recently. Cheminova was

invited to give a presentation at the in-

ternational Wastech 2014 conference in

Ahmedabad in November 2014.

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Openness and dialogue

An open dialogue with our stakeholders gives us valuable

input on how to run our business in a sustainable way.

Cheminova values a continued dialogue

with its neighbors, the local community,

authorities, educational institutions, pol-

iticians, and others. We observe the limi-

tations to openness from stock exchange

rules, protection of sensitive personal in-

formation, general data protection rules

and regulations, as well as competition

law. We do of course engage in a con-

tinued and open dialogue with the rele-

vant authorities in the countries where

we operate.

A dialogue with the company’s many

stakeholders as well as the general pub-

lic debate on sustainability is a source

of inspiration for the CSR work and the

selection of focus areas presented in the

CSR report.

The company actively strives to keep

well-informed within the many fields of

relevance to its operations as well as cur-

rent and potential business areas. Via

open literature as well as scientific pub-

lications and trade sources, the press,

specific searches on topics, and the inter-

net, information and expressions of opin-

ion in respect of CSR related issues are

sought - particularly concerning product

properties, side effects and applications,

and in general, issues linked to dilemmas

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Keeping well informed

and controversies within the company’s to the various sites have given visitors

sphere of interest.

a useful understanding of our business,

including development and production

of plant protection products as well as

Local engagement

Cheminova is an important part of the safety, health, and environment matters

local society where we operate facilities related to our activities. The dialogue has

and employ people. We contribute to the given us valuable input to the direction

local economy and offer a wide range of of our CSR activities as well as the im-

job opportunities. We make a point of portance of transparency on the benefits

good neighbor relations and participa- and challenges of our business.

tion in local cultural life and activities.

The influence on the environment from In 2014, we had more than 4,600 visitors

production plants is described elsewhere to our Indian factory site, while the num-

in this report.

ber of visitors at our sites in Denmark,

UK, and Australia exceeded 2,700, 220

Visitors

and 40 respectively.

As in previous years, we have received

many visitors to our production sites

Authorities

during 2014. Students, farmers, resi- In countries where we have manufac-

dents in the local areas, politicians, and turing facilities we have an on-going

several other interested individuals dialogue with environmental and other

with a diversity of interests and back- supervising authorities, for instance the

grounds have visited our factory sites, Danish Environmental Protection Agency

workshops, laboratories, and offices. His and the Gujarat Pollution Control Board

Royal Highness Prince Henrik paid a visit in India.

to the site in Denmark. Open house days

as well as other occasions have attracted

Customers and suppliers

an audience of interested people, with CSR forms part of the dialogue with the

whom we have had a very fruitful dia- company’s customers, many of whom

logue. From the feedback we have re- appreciate to co-operate actively with

ceived, the visitors have been very con- Cheminova in promoting product stew-

tent with the open dialogue with Chem- ardship and environmental responsibility

inova employees. Furthermore, visits among farmers. Information on the safe

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use of products – as mentioned in the

section on product stewardship – is an

integrated part of the marketing of prod-

ucts to end-users in developing countries.

Suppliers are audited with focus on the

environment, safety, and labor standards

in accordance with the company’s Sup-

plier Code of Conduct, which forms the

natural basis for a constructive dialogue.

In 2014, a global intranet was establish-

ed. Various CSR related topics including

safety campaigns, promotion of the

whistleblower function, job announce-

ments, and e-Learning have received con-

tinued coverage in this electronic media.

CSR is regularly discussed throughout

the global organization in relation to the

local daily business. On the local level,

e.g. cooperative relationships, general

wellbeing of employees, and continued

education have been on the agenda.

Employees

Development of new products was in focus

for HRH Prince Henrik as well as for college

students when visiting Cheminova’s site in

Denmark.

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Chemistry with Care

More plant protection, less chemistry, fewer resources

Future food security depends on increased agricultural production

supported by better plant protection products produced with fewer

resources and leaving less impact on the environment.

Global agriculture needs to increase pro-

duction by 70% (measured on calories)

on the present agricultural area in order

to feed the world population, which in

2050 will have passed nine billion people

according to FAO.

Agriculture needs more efficient plant

protection products that can ensure

growth with minimal impact on nature.

Moreover, industrial production in gen-

eral is faced with demands to reduce

energy consumption. This also applies to

the production of crop protection prod-

ucts which means that Cheminova’s pro-

duction and products are also part of

these dilemmas.

More plant protection based on a more

sustainable input is among Cheminova’s

long-term objectives.

onmental impact, as well as affordability

More plant protection - Index I

Like other suppliers to agriculture, Chem-

for farmers.

inova is not directly involved in the use

The specific target for 2014 was to de- of our plant protection products, since

velop at least 10 products with low vola- we do not participate directly in farming.

tile organic content. Eleven were develo- Thereby, our knowledge about the prod-

ped, nine in Denmark and two in India. uct usage is not a sufficiently detailed

Totally 15 products were developed, the basis for this index. Instead, the index is

majority of which thus fall into the de- based on validated data from specialists

sired category. A reduction of the toxicity in market analysis. Information on the

classification by the new developments consumption of specific active ingredi-

in 2014 was not reached. The average ent per hectare in all relevant crops and

was on par with what was obtained in countries is included. Data from Chemi-

2013. However, in 2014 we were, for se- nova’s total sales of each individual active

lected products, successful in significant- substance is weighted against this back-

ly reducing the potential risk of eye injury ground, providing the best possible as-

sessment of the acreage of farmland pro-

in spray operations.

tected by each of our active substances.

The index is a summary of all Cheminova

Chemistry with Care

Through three indexes, we illustrate manufactured products sold in the rele-

how Cheminova’s products contribute vant period.

to more plant protection while using

less non-sustainable chemistry and con-

Less chemistry - Index II

suming fewer resources in the manufac- The index shows the amount of non-sus-

tainable chemistry per hectare applied as

turing processes.

plant protection products. Non-sustain-

Products sold on behalf of other com- able chemistry is to be understood as ac-

panies (third-party products) are not tive ingredients no matter origin as well

included in these indexes because the as additives that are non-renewable by

exact composition is not always known to natural processes.

us. Neither is information about energy

consumption in the production of these As an example, we aim at reducing the

amount of organic solvents, which are

products available.

frequently used in plant protection pro-

ducts.

”More with Less”

A key objective for Cheminova is to main-

tain and develop our portfolio of biologi-

cally efficient plant protection products

which can be applied safely with mini-

mal adverse impact on the environment.

The choice of solvents, additives, and

active ingredients in our products is key

to creating products with the desired ba-

lance between several important factors

as efficacy on yield improvement, crop

safety, safe handling, and reduced envir-

Development of plant protection

products

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Fewer resources - Index III

This index indicates the amount of

purchased energy in the form of electri-

city, natural gas, fuel oil, and biomass

required for Cheminova’s own produc-

tion of plant protection products at the

manufacturing plants in Denmark and

India. These two sites are responsible for

more than 90% of our direct energy con-

sumption. Both places undertake chem-

ical synthesis which is a highly energy

consuming process.

A marginal decrease in the protected

area was seen. During the first part of

the year we managed to gain more plant

protection coverage with our products

compared to last year. Unfortunately this

development was offset by a negative

impact from drought and a change in

product mix in Brazil - the world’s largest

agrochemical market. The index is 37%

higher than the 2009 baseline.

It has not been possible to reduce the

quantity of non-sustainable chemistry

per hectare in 2014 compared to 2013.

However, the index is 29% lower than the

2009 baseline.

The energy consumption at Cheminova’s

two largest production sites shows the

desired downward trend, which derives

from an increase in India surpassed by a

larger decrease in Denmark. The index is

12% lower than the 2009 baseline.

Index I: More plant protection. Hectares protected by Cheminova’s

products (relative to 2009). Calculated on last-twelve-months basis.

Based on recalculation due to an error in a specific country and pro-

duct.

Development in 2014

Index II: Less chemistry. Quantity of non-sustainable chemistry per

hectare (relative to 2009). Calculated on last-twelve-months basis.

Based on recalculation due to an error in a specific country and pro-

duct.

Index III: Fewer resources. Energy consumption per kg produced pro-

duct (relative to 2009). (Calculated on last-twelve-months basis)

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Activities in Indian villages

Business driven CSR activities in selected Indian villages

creates value for the farmers, their families, and the local

community as a whole.

In India, more than 700 million people

live in villages, where farming provides

the basic income to families. Agricultural

production in villages is vital for the In-

dian economy and self-sufficiency in food

production.

Through nine village projects, Chemino-

va has contributed to improved farming

practices since 2010 and thereby sup-

ported the local community. Additional-

ly, several other initiatives and projects

based on local engagement have further

supported development and livelihood in

farming communities.

lage projects rest on a self-help concept

where the activities eventually will be led

and run by villagers themselves. Also, the

experience gained will be of great value

when laying the framework for potential

new projects in other places.

A general observation is that the pro-

jects make good business sense and high

employee engagement. However, further

professional, independent asessments

would help to ensure development.

highlighted as a very positive and suc-

cessful element of the CSR activities.

Based on experience from the activities

in this village, an exit strategy report has

been prepared by the Trade Commis-

sion of Denmark, Bangalore, India. The

report acknowledges the positive impact

on sustainability and the continued de-

velopment achieved in the community.

The report recommends medium to long

term strategy, where Cheminova’s local

representatives, together with the villa-

gers, transfer full responsibility of main-

taining and developing what already has

been achieved to the latter.

Evaluation in village Ekalduna

The evaluation was performed by the

Agricultural Research Centre at the Raj-

mata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa

Vidyalaya, Gwalior - The Agricultural

University. The impact evaluation report

Evaluation in village Pabdara

The evaluation was performed by the Di-

rectorate of Agriculture, Government of

West Bengal. In the overall conclusion, it

Follow-up on targets

is stated that the activities have demon-

In summary, the village projects are run- strated visible impacts on good agricul-

ning well, and the three specific targets tural practice to improve crop yields,

on promotion of good agricultural prac- safety, hygiene, as well as other improve-

tices, continuation of the Saheli women ments for the village population. For-

empowerment projects, and promotion mation of women’s self-help groups is

of water conservation in rainfed agricul-

ture (Aakash Ganga project) have been

fulfilled.

Good agricultural practice

Activities in this area are key to increasing

productivity and livelihood in villages. To

evaluate and gather experience, impact

assessments have been carried out in

two villages, Pabdara in West Bengal and

Ekalduna in Madhya Pradesh. What has

been learned from these and previous

evaluations will be made useful for estab-

lishing a general exit strategy. The vil-

The village projects result in better yields.

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concludes that productivity of farming

has increased. Furthermore, the focus on

safe use initiatives has changed farmer’s

behavior in favor of an increased use of

personal protection equipment during

mixing and spraying of plant protection

products. A noticeable positive impact on

farmers’ health was reported. Additional-

ly, the report highlights improvements in

general community development. Parti-

cularly, the Saheli women empowerment

project has been instrumental in creating

enthusiasm for change and development

in the village. Among other suggestions,

the report recommends further resource

investments in the Saheli initiative.

Saheli - Women empowerment

Our focus is on agricultural practices with

safe use of plant protection products that

also includes participation from farm

women. In addition, we support several

social activities in the villages. A very suc-

cessful program is about empowerment

of women which in different forms is part

of our efforts to elevate the status of

women as invaluable providers of liveli-

hood in the community.

Sewing of jute bags generates income to the village families.

training has been provided by Chemi-

nova in collaboration with The Central

Research Institute for Jute and Allied

Fibers (CRIJAF). Finally, we have helped

establish contact to potential customers

for jute bags. The women are now run-

ning their business largely by themselves

as was the intention from the beginning.

been attending meetings on the Aakash

Ganga project, and the interest and par-

ticipation is spreading among neighbors

to existing areas currently under this pro-

ject. Evidently, this year’s weak monsoon

has increased the interest in water man-

agement among farmers.

Recognition of Cheminova’s model

village project

In connection with the Danish “CSR

Abroad Prize” supported by the Ministry

of Foreign Affairs, Cheminova was one

of the five companies that received the

highest score among the 25 applicants.

The jury was particularly impressed by

the village project, both its level of am-

bition and its thorough implementation.

Further, it was noted how this sustain-

ability activity is fully integrated into

Cheminova’s business strategy. Finally,

the determination by Cheminova to

make a real difference in the lives of the

villagers made a strong impression on

members of the jury.

Water management

A simple technique for retaining rain

water in the soil is being promoted in

the Aakash Ganga project, which has at-

tracted increased attention in a year with

a weak monsoon. The task of making

farmers aware of the added value to the

crops by saving monsoon rain water in

the soil has been accomplished, and the

area under this program has expanded

accordingly by 254 acres spread over four

states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Ma-

We have supported the women in the harashtra, and Tamilnadu.

Pabdara village to generate separate in-

By plowing drenches in the field, farmers

come to the families.

have achieved prolonged humidity re-

Cheminova’s role has been initial support tention in the soil leading to improved

to formation of self-help groups by pro- yield from the crops under cultivation.

viding sewing machines. Furthermore, An increasing number of farmers have

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New banana project launched in the

southern Brazilian state Santa Catarina

During 2014, a new, reduced impact project on banana disease control has

been initiated in Santa Catarina. Similar projects in Sao Paulo and Goias states

have kept momentum and found an expanded farmer base during 2014.

With about half a million hectares of

banana plantations, Brazil is among the

world’s leading banana producers. Gen-

erally, the cultivation is traditional, low

capital input farming, but in several

states high technology based production

has been adopted. One of the major con-

straints on production and yield is plant

diseases, notably Yellow and Black Siga-

toka. Fungicide treatment therefore plays

an important part in securing a plentiful

harvest of quality produce.

Cheminova’s project model is based on

low environmental and reduced opera-

tor exposure applications of the systemic

fungicide flutriafol. By means of low-tech

hand-held precision technology, farmers

can apply few drops of the fungicide di-

rectly to the plant. This axil application

constitutes an environmentally friendly

and highly efficient alternative to aerial

or tractor spraying.

sitive areas along waterways and houses

where aerial spraying is not allowed.

In this way, no areas are left untreated,

which prevents re-infestation of fungal

diseases from unprotected areas. Pro-

tection of the environment and effective

disease control works together by means

of this simple application technique.

Low impact application

In 2010, the first project based on axil ap-

plication with flutriafol was initiated in

the Bureti Allegre in Goias. In this area, an

increasing number of small-scale farm-

ers have adopted the technology that has

been very successful in terms of disease

control, and the area covered by the

New project area established in

project is now more than 200 hectares.

Santa Catarina

Based on the results obtained, local advi-

In the Corupá region of Santa Catarina, sors have recommended this method for

bananas are grown by hundreds of small- use among farmers in villages outside the

scale farmers, many of which have diffi- project area.

culties accessing high technology spray-

ing equipment. In this area, a new project In the more technified area in Vale do Ri-

with axil application was initiated as beira in São Paulo state, the application

planned in 2014. Tests conducted dur- with the Cheminova precision technology

ing 2013 successfully demonstrated the is now covering 1,000 hectares. The pro-

value of the Cheminova application ject was initially planned to start in 2011

method, and the program was launched but excessive rain and flooding in the

in cooperation with the farmers’ associa- project area delayed the program for one

year.

tion ASBANCO.

The technology has been adopted by

small-scale as well as large-scale farmers,

who have experienced successful disease

control and have benefitted from the low

environmental impact treatments along

rivers and streams in the area. The tech-

nology has become a standard tool in

plant protection.

Efficient disease control becomes

standard among farmers

The results obtained so far indicate that

This technique is attractive to small-scale one axil application gives a long lasting

farmers that often grow less than 10 hec- protection corresponding to two traditio-

tares of banana crop, which can easily nal fungicide applications.

be treated without incurring the cost of

aerial spray or mechanical equipment.

Larger estates find this direct applica-

tion method convenient for use in sen-

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Production

Environment, health, and safety are top priorities at all

production sites.

Data pertaining to environment, health,

and safety for our plants are shown in

the fact box on page 26. The production

in Denmark and India constitutes the

overall majority. All manufacturing plants

are included in the statements for 2012,

2013, and 2014.

Detailed information on the companies

which are included in the statement is

found on www.cheminova.com, where

the applied CSR accounting policy is also

located.

of a 10% yearly reduction in these types

of incidents. This was not achieved for

2014. However, seen over the years from

2006 the reduction per year is still more

than 10% despite the bad performance in

2014. Focus is very high on changing the

results from 2014 and revert to the posi-

tive development seen since 2006.

In 2014, The Prime Minister of India,

Mr. Narendra Modi, has launched a five-

year-long Swachh Bharat (Clean India)

campaign with a pledge to give Mahat-

ma Gandhi a cleaner India for the 150th

Environment

Existing installations in the EU became anniversary of his birth. Waste manage-

subject to the new Industrial Emissions Di- ment and disposal is becoming one of

rective on January 7, 2014. As the manu- the key problems facing India today since

facturing facilities in Denmark fall under

this directive, our environmental staff has

The Cheminova group owns the following manufacturing plants:

worked intensively with the authorities

during 2014 to prepare a required base-

Name

Production

Country

line report involving the use, production,

Chemical synthesis, formulation Denmark

or release of relevant hazardous sub-

Cheminova A/S

and packaging

stances. It is expected to be finalized in

Chemical synthesis, formulation India

Cheminova India Ltd.

2017 and will be done in parallel with the

and packaging

renewal of the environmental approval

Cheminova Deutschland

Formulation and packaging

Germany

for the manufacturing site in Denmark.

GmbH & Co. KG

Unfortunately, 2014 saw a significant

increase in the number of category 2

spillages at site Rønland in Denmark. Cat-

egory 2 spillages are defined as incidents

that result in pollution at nuisance levels.

Since 2006, site Rønland has had a target

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about 90% of waste is currently disposed

of by open dumping and land filling.

In that connection, Cheminova in No-

vember 2014 attended an International

summit (Wastech International Summit)

with the headline: 4Rs: A way to Sustain-

ability. The summit was held in the state

of Gujarat, India, where Cheminova has

its production plants and was organized

around the 4 Rs (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

and Recover). Besides attending, Chemi-

nova also gave a presentation with ex-

amples of how we have addressed the

4Rs using different green technologies at

our production facilities both in Denmark

and India.

Althaller Italia s.r.l.

Headland

Agrochemicals Ltd.

Cheminova MFG Pty. Ltd.

Formulation and packaging

Italy

United

Kingdom

Australia

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Cheminova’s achievements in waste management were presented at

Wastech Summit in Gujarat.

The majority (> 90%) of the energy con-

sumption at Cheminova’s manufacturing

plants is related to the sites in Denmark

and India, where active substances for

plant protection products are manufac-

tured by chemical synthesis. These pro-

cesses are highly energy demanding, and

the major part of the steam and electri-

city consumption is produced with nat-

ural gas as energy source, the remaining

part with other types of fuel, primarily

oil.

Generally, we are continuously working

on improvements within the areas of en-

ergy and environment at all the produc-

tion plants. It may be through reduction

of various emissions, reduction of energy

consumption, or improved recovery of

chemicals as an alternative to incinera-

tion.

Since the coming into force of the Seveso

II Directive in the EU, the manufacturing

facilities in Denmark have been required

to prepare a safety report. The safety re-

port was approved most recently in 2006,

and after a thorough inspection of all pro-

duction plants during the period of 2010

to 2013, the authorities issued a new ap-

proval in 2014.

Energy

The occupational health and safety advi-

sory services standard known as OHSAS

18001 is internationally accepted as a

method of assessing and auditing occu-

pational health and safety management

systems. Cheminova’s chemical synthesis

plants in Denmark and India have been

certified for several years. In the begin-

ning of 2014, Cheminova MFG in Austra-

lia also obtained the OHSAS certification,

which will be followed up in 2015 by the

two formulation divisions in Cheminova

India.

stances for fertilizing purposes manu-

factured at Cheminova A/S’ subsidiary

Headland in the United Kingdom (UK)

were registered.

In the period from 2015 to 2018, we ex-

pect to register a mix of approximately

40 substances and intermediates at the

site in Denmark and a further three sub-

stances at the Headland site in the UK.

India

• The amount of COD discharged in treat-

ed waste water will be reduced by 3%.

Comments:

The amount of COD from

technical and intermediate divisions

was reduced from 12.1 metric tons in

2013 to 10.7 tons in 2014 equivalent to

a 12% reduction.

• In 2015, the production at Formulation

Division 1 & 2 will be certified accor-

ding to ISO 9001 in 2014 and according

to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.

Comments:

The ISO 9001 certificate is

received. Preliminary external audit on

ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 is sched-

uled for March 2015.

Follow-up on objectives for 2014

Safety

The first REACH registrations for chemi-

cals used or produced at Cheminova A/S’

site in Denmark were submitted in 2008.

Since then, we have registered 45 sub-

stances and intermediates. The majority

of registrations were done in 2010 and

2013 prior to the registration deadlines.

We have been acting as Lead Registrant

in 80% of the registrations. Many registra-

tions have been made within a substance

information exchange forum (SIEF), and

in some cases, we have bought access

to the registration via a letter of access

(LoA). In other cases, companies have

Denmark

bought LoA from us, as the Lead Regis- • Operation of the biological waste-

trant. In addition to the REACH activities

water treatment plant will be reviewed

at the site in Denmark, a couple of sub-

in 2012-15, so that the potential of the

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REACH – The European Union’s

legislative framework on

chemicals

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Production, continued

plant is utilized in the best possible

way.

Comments:

Eight waste streams have

been reviewed. One stream was

deemed non-treatable, and one stream

has been added to the biological

waste-water treatment. Applications

have been submitted to authorities for

permission to treat three streams, and

one permission was received in 2014.

Three waste streams are under internal

investigation.

• In 2012-15, the operation of a plant

for recovery of an organic solvent will

be reviewed and the control system

changed, if necessary, with the object

of reducing the consumption of steam

by 10%.

Comments: The operation of the plant

has been optimized. Equipment for

evaluation will be installed by the end

of January 2015.

Australia

• Obtain certification of the company’s

occupational health and safety man-

agement system according to OHSAS

18001 in 2014.

Comments:

The certificate was re-

ceived following an external audit in

April 2014.

• Reassessment of environmental and

safety performance and submission of

a MHF report in 2014.

Comments:

The MHF declaration was

submitted to the national workplace

safety regulator in June 2014.

United Kingdom

• Continuous improvement of occupa-

tional safety and health in 2014.

Comments:

All success criteria were

met. Total number of reportable and

non-reportable accidents: 20 (≤ 25). To-

Fact box: Environment, health and safety

Water consumption:

Cooling

tal number of near-misses reported: 73

(≥ 70). Investigations of all near-misses

are documented. Authority Reportable

Incidents: 0 (≤ 1). Lost time accident

frequency rate: 0 (≤ 10).

Unit

Mio. m

Note

2014

715

257

85.3

113

191

5.1

3.6

0.39

19.7

5.2

12.7

5.7

3.0

0.1

2013

729

297

77.9

112

152

7.3

3.2

0.3

18.3

2.5

13.3

5.6

1.9

0.1

2012

659

383

70.6

108

148

5.7

3.0

0.26

17.9

1.76

12.3

4.9

3.3

0.2

Processes and ord. Thousand m

consumption

Energy consumption:

Fossil fuels

Electricity

Bio fuel

Raw mat. consump.

COD

Nitrogen

Phosporus

Particles

Recycling

Incineration

Depositing

Recycling

Incineration

Depositing

GWh

1000 tonnes

Tons

1000 tons

Number

Materials:

Discharge of waste

water:

Air emissions:

Ordinary waste:

Hazardous waste:

Spillage and waste:

Accidents:

Accident frequency:

Absence from work due to accidents:

Number per

million man-

hours

Number of lost

man-hours per

1,000 man-

hours

Information about accounting policies can be found on Cheminova’s website.

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slightly compared to 2013. In India, the

Note 14:

All hazardous waste in the

United Kingdom was incinerated as a

amount was reduced.

result of changed classification. The

Note 1:

No essential changes in total

Note 7:

The emission in Denmark was amount increased in Denmark due to

consumption the last years. In Italy, the reduced by 45%; the emission was abnor- change in product mix. A decrease was

consumption increased by 20% caused by mal high in 2013 due to an unintentional seen in India, because some of the vol-

a new production.

emission of sludge from the biological ume was recycled by co-processing in the

cement industry.

waste-water treatment plant.

Note 2:

The consumption in the United

Kingdom was doubled partly due to an

Note 8:

The emission in India was re-

Note 15: A slight increase in India.

increase in produced volume, mainly duced to a normal level from a high level

caused by an increased use of fresh in 2013 caused by problems during start-

Note 16: The increase was in Denmark.

water for washings to maintain high qua- up of a new steam boiler.

Note 17:

Despite efforts to reduce the

lity products.

Note 9:

emission is related to con- number of accidents, four reportable ac-

cidents occurred in Germany and eleven

Note 3:

For the whole group a 5% de- sumption of fuels.

in Denmark.

crease is seen from 2013 to 2014. In India,

an essential part of the consumption of

Note 10: The largest increase was in Den-

natural gas was changed to bio fuel. The mark and was mainly caused by scrap

amount of purchased electricity in India from reconstruction of a plant and from

increased more than 50% due to stop- increased activities in the filling plants.

page of a power plant at Technical Divi- The amount in India increased due to

sion. The consumption of fuel oil in India commissioning of a new production.

increased due to installation of an addi-

tional diesel generator.

Note 11:

Increase in Denmark caused by

increased activities in the filling plants.

Note 4:

The consumption of raw mate-

rials increased by 0.6%. Most significant

Note 12:

The amount is dominated by

changes were increasing activity in the sludge from the biological waste water

United Kingdom and slight decreases in treatment plant in Denmark. More lime

Italy and India.

was used for neutralization and resulted

in more sludge. In addition, more bio-

Note 5:

The emission was decreased by reactors than normal were emptied for

12% in India. In Denmark the emission inspection and maintenance.

increased unaccountably by 30%; large

fluctuations are seen over a series of

Note 13:

The increase was mainly due

years.

to increase of two productions in India. A

minor part was caused by increased acti-

Note 6:

Nitrogen was mainly from vities in Germany.

Denmark where the amount increased

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Comments on the development

from 2013 to 2014 (see table to

the left)

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Supplier management

In 2014, focus has been on

improving audit methods.

Audit with the risk of cross contamination as key topic.

As set out in the 2013 CSR Report, Chem-

inova has during 2014 worked with

and partly implemented a system for

managing and storing data related to

audits. However, due to the expected

merger of Cheminova and FMC, it has

been decided to defer the system. In

2015, the new company will decide on

what future tools should be used in man-

aging supplier audits.

During 2014, 37 complete supplier audits

and 18 screening audits of potential new

suppliers were conducted. The audits

were spread out in all of Cheminova’s

four regions, however, the majority was

conducted in India and China. Also in

2014, potential suppliers were rejected

due to issues complying to Cheminova’s

Supplier Code of Conduct (see box).

In addition to the above described audits,

in 2014 Cheminova also conducted two

joined audits with an external assurance

company. The purpose of these audits

was to get feedback and inspiration for

improving audits, interviews, and moni-

toring methods for better future control

of CSR risks associated with toll manufac-

turing and suppliers generally. Relevant

findings were recorded, and critical is-

sues will be followed up.

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Audit on product quality and technical solutions.

1. All applicable laws and regulations of the

country where operations are under-

taken must be complied with.

2. No forced or compulsory labour may be

used, and employees shall be free to leave

employment after reasonable notice.

3. No child labour may be used.

4. Discrimination in employment related

decisions may not take place, and no

employee suffers harassment, physical

or mental punishment, or other form of

abuse.

5. The right of employees to collec-

tive bargaining shall be respected.

Cheminova Supplier Code of

Conduct

6. Wages and working hours will, as a min-

imum, comply with all applicable wage

and hour laws and rules and regulations,

including minimum wage, overtime,

and maximum hours in the country con-

cerned.

7. No improper advantage may be sought,

including the payment of bribes, to se-

cure delivery to Cheminova.

8. Safe and healthy working conditions will

be provided for all employees.

9. Emergency procedures shall be estab-

lished to prevent major accidents that

can cause harm to health or the en-

vironment.

10. Operations will be carried out with care

for the environment.

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People

Living the values.

In 2009, the Cheminova values were im-

plemented. In 2014, they continued to

serve as the baseline for all employees

in their daily work both within the Chem-

inova organization and externally, e.g.

when cooperating with our customers

and suppliers.

The five global Cheminova values are:

2008

Americas

Asia

Denmark

Europe

12%

27%

43%

18%

2014

13%

33%

37%

17%

cured that areas and units having a need

for increased employee satisfaction and

commitment received the support need-

ed.

The result of the employee survey show-

ed that both the engagement and com-

mitment levels amongst our employees

are above the industry benchmark both

globally and in the countries where we

are represented. Considering this high

level of engagement and commitment

and the fact that more than half of our

workforce has more than five years’ se-

niority, we consider our baseline to be

solid. The overall response rate was 89%.

Please see the result illustrated in the fig-

ures on the next page.

To ensure that the global workforce of

more than 2,300 persons has a high de-

gree of engagement (satisfaction and

motivation), a global employee survey

was initiated during the second half of

2014. The purpose was to measure the

individual departments’ overall employ-

ee engagement and commitment. The

subsequent follow-up on action plans se-

Survey - employee engagement

The introduction to our values starts dur-

ing our employer branding efforts and

continues during the recruitment and

onboarding phase. Once an employee

has joined the Cheminova group, experi-

enced colleagues and managers ensure

that he or she complies with the values.

The number of employees in Cheminova

is by and large at the same level as in

2013. Since 2008, the number of emplo-

yees globally has increased by 18%. The

geographical distribution of employees

from 2008 to 2014 appears from the

table:

Our global organization

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People, continued

Diversity

Considering the mere fact that we have

employees in more than 23 countries,

nationality alone increases the level of

diversity. The focus on diversity will re-

main a long-term objective. The over-

all gender structure of the Cheminova

group is 79% male, 21% female, however,

with substantial regional differences.

During the last couple of years, many HR

initiatives have been implemented in-

cluding a revised performance develop-

ment review process, more visibility in

regards to career paths and e-Learning.

Thereby, easier access to courses and

development opportunities has been

achieved.

These initiatives have made a good base-

line for development of our employees.

The focus in 2014 has been to make these

an integrated part of our managers’ and

employees’ working day. By the end of

2014, more than 80% of the employees

globally have completed their annual

performance development review with

their direct manager.

In 2013, we experienced a need for a new

whistleblower set-up as our former sup-

plier decided to end our cooperation. By

the end of 2013, our new whistleblower

Continuous improvement

Whistleblower process

The employee survey showed higher scores than global labor market average.

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set-up was implemented. All employ-

ees have been informed about the new

whistleblower function, which consists

of an external website where reports can

be placed anonymously. All reports pla-

ced through this external website are for-

warded – anonymously – to the whistle-

blower committee, which is responsible

for investigating the highlighted viola-

tions. In 2014, only one whistleblower

report was received.

nova already has a firm stance on anti-

corruption, which has been embedded

in the management systems beginning

with the Code of Business Principles and

Supplier Code of Conduct. Furthermore,

Cheminova conducts internal anti-brib-

ery audits by a third party in selected

subsidiaries - making the current activi-

ties a natural continuation of the com-

pliance efforts.

this process has included an update of

the anti-corruption procedure, which

has been prepared based on input re-

ceived from external experts on how to

encompass recent legislative develop-

ments, primarily the British Bribery Act.

Educational activities have been initi-

ated by a training session in Denmark,

involving employees from several depart-

ments.

During 2013-2014, the GEC has perform-

Communication

ed a country and activity based risk Further initiatives await the expected in-

A new global intranet was launched in mapping as a baseline for undertaking tegration with FMC.

2014. By streamlining the information of educational activities. Additionally,

flow and access to global policies, proced-

ures etc. and by ensuring broad access to

communication and tools, we expect a

positive impact on the implementation

of a wide range of procedures. In 2014,

60% of the employees had access, and

the global roll-out of the intranet con-

tinues in 2015.

Bribery and corruption are increasingly

areas of focus for governments and au-

thorities in numerous countries around

the world. Moreover, there is an increas-

ing recognition of the private sector’s role

in fighting corruption by United Nations,

governments, and NGOs.

In accordance with our membership of

United Nations Global Compact, Chemi-

Anti-bribery

Headland Agrochemicals Ltd. is currently working towards the accreditation of Investors in

People, which is the national standard setting a level of good practice for training and de-

velopment of people.

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Management statement

Jaime Gomez-Arnau

CEO & Region President,

Europe

Jakob Lyngsø Andersen

Senior Vice President,

Human Resources &

Communication

Anton Bro

Senior Vice President,

Development & Registration

Rico T. Christensen

President,

Region North America

Niels Morten Hjort

Senior Vice President,

Production & Logistics

Pramod N. Karlekar

President,

Region International

Cesar Rojas

President,

Region Latin America

René Schneider

Chief Financial Officer,

Finance & Support

On February 6, 2015 the company’s day-to-day top management, the Global Executive

Committee (GEC), considered and approved the CSR report for 2014.

Cheminova’s CSR work is founded on UN’s Global Compact and inspired by GRI

(Global Reporting Initiative) which are internationally approved codes. Furthermore,

the guidance from the chemical industry’s own code, Responsible Care, is observed.

Internally, the CSR work is rooted in Cheminova’s Code of Business Principles and the

CSR Strategy as well as policies and procedures in our Global QC and CSR Manual

http://www.cheminova.com/en/csr_/csr_policies/management_approach_to_csr_

management.htm.

GEC has the overall responsibility for Cheminova’s global business and activities, in-

cluding CSR.

It is the GEC’s view that the CSR report for 2014 provides an accurate picture of the

company’s CSR activities in the areas described.

Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2014

Jens Thorsen

Senior Vice President,

Portfolio Management

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UN Global Compact

Progress report on the implementation of the principles of the

UN Global Compact.

Cheminova has supported the United

Nations Global Compact since 2009. We

support the endeavors to make globa-

lization more socially and ecologically

compatible and to raise standards in the

fields of human rights, labor rights, and

environmental protection and in the fight

against corruption. The following table

shows the activities and management

systems at Cheminova that support the

10 principles of the Global Compact and

the results which were achieved in the

period under review. Information on the

Global Compact can be found at www.

unglobalcompact.org.

The page numbers refer to relevant sec-

tions of this report.

Systems

Human Rights:

Principle 1: Support of human rights

Principle 2: Exclusion of human rights violations

• Code of Business Principles (p. 36)

• upplier Code of Conduct (p. 36)

• anagement approach to

CSR Management (p. 36)

• N Global Compact

Measures 2014

Achievements 2014

• In 2014, an operational diversity baseline will be created and ob- • Partly executed (p. 6)

jectives for gender diversity documented

• In 2014, a global employee engagement survey will be con-

• Executed (p. 6)

ducted

• The project ”Saheli” on women empowerment on safety, health, • Executed (p. 5)

and livelihood in India will be continued in 2014

Labour Standards:

Principle 3: Observance of the right to freedom of association

Principle 4: Abolition of all forms of forced labor

Principle 5: Abolition of child labor

Principle 6: Elimination of discrimination

• Code of Business Principles (p. 36)

• Supplier Code of Conduct (p. 36)

• Management approach to

CSR Management (p. 36)

• FAO’s Code of Conduct (p. 36)

• UN Global Compact

• In 2014, an operational diversity baseline will be created and ob- • Executed (p. 6)

jectives for gender diversity documented

• In 2014, a global employee engagement survey will be con-

• Executed (p. 6)

ducted

• Production at Cheminova MFG Pty. in Australia will in the period • Executed (p. 6)

2013-14 be certified in relation to OHSAS 18001

Environment:

Principle 7: Precautionary environmental protection

Principle 8: Specific commitment to environmental protection

Principle 9: Diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies

• Code of Business principles (p.36)

• esponsible Care (p.36)

• Supplier Code of Conduct (p.36)

• Management approach to

CSR Management (p.36)

• FAO’s Code of Conduct (p.36)

• UN Global Compact

• In India, the project ”Aakash Ganga” on water conservation will

be continued in 2014 and extended with further 250 acres

• The project among small-scale banana farmers in the state of

Goias in Brazil will be continued in 2014

• A project on safe and environmentally friendly control of plant

diseases will be continued among banana farmers in the state

of São Paulo in Brazil in 2014

• Executed (p. 5)

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Systems

Measures 2014

• A new project with axil application will be initiated in 2014 at

farm level among banana growers in Santa Catarina, Brazil

• The production at the Formulation Division 1 & 2 in India will in

2014 be certified in relation to ISO 9001

• In India, the COD content in waste water will be reduced by 3%

• Revision of the operation of the biological waste-water treat-

ment plant in Denmark in the period 2012-15 where waste-

water streams will be pre-treated/optimized so that the poten-

tial of the biological waste-water treatment plant is utilized in

the best possible way

• At least 10 formulations with low content of volatile organic

solvents will be developed in 2014

Achievements 2014

• Executed (p. 5)

• Executed (p. 6)

• Implementation plan

followed (p. 6)

• artly executed (p. 5)

Anti-Corruption:

Principle 10: Measures to fight corruption

• Code of Business Principles (p.36)

• Management approach to

CSR Management (p. 36)

• UN Global Compact

• apping for establishing a country-based classification of risk

of corruption. Training activities for selected employees in

2013-14

• Partly executed (p. 6)

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Assurance statement

Independent Auditors’s Report for the

stakeholders of Cheminova A/S

We have been engaged by Cheminova A/S to

obtain limited assurance on the Corporate So-

cial Responsibility Report 2014 (the Report)

and to express a conclusion on target attain-

ment, pages 5-6, non-financial data, pages 26-

27, and indices regarding ‘more plant protec-

tion’, ‘less chemistry’ and ‘fewer resources’,

page 19, as well as its capacity as a Commu-

nication on Progress Report (CoP Report) oc-

casioned by the Cheminova A/S signature to

the UN Global Compact.

Our responsibility is, based on our work, to

express a conclusion on the information con-

tained in the Report regarding target attain-

ment, non-financial data and indices as well

as on the Report as a CoP Report.

and safety data as well as the indices, as de-

scribed in the accounting policies, have prima-

rily been assessed from inquiries concerning

procedures for calculation and measurement

of the concrete data. Furthermore, we have

performed technical accounting analyses of

reported data and have reviewed selected do-

cumentation.

We have read the Report with a view to as-

sessing its informative value in relation to

expectations for a CoP Report. Through inter-

views with Management and selected key em-

ployees, we have gained insight into Manage-

ment’s commitment and status of embedding

the UN Global Compact and the values of Che-

minova based on implementation of activities.

As agreed with the Management of Chemi-

nova A/S, we have not performed any pro-

cedures relating to the reliability of the GRI

reporting for 2014.

We believe that the evidence we have ob-

tained is sufficient and appropriate to provide

a basis for our conclusion.

Scope of our work

We planned and performed our work in ac-

cordance with the International Auditing

Standard ISAE 3000 (assurance engagements

other than audits or review of historical finan-

cial information) with the purpose of obtai-

ning limited assurance that:

• the status of attainment of established

CSR targets for 2014 on pages 5-6 is in ac-

cordance with the listed criteria for CSR

targets, which were published in the Corpo-

rate Social Responsibility Report 2013;

• the environmental and occupational health

and safety data stated on pages 26-27 as

well as the indices on page 19 have been

recognized in accordance with the criteria

stated for preparation of the non-financial

data and indices of the Report;

• the Report in its entirety is consistent with

the company’s CSR activities and progress

with a view to supporting the UN Global

Compact.

The assurance obtained is limited as com-

pared to that of an audit. Therefore, our work

has, based on an assessment of materiality

and risk, primarily included inquiries concern-

ing goal attainment, including on a judge-

mental sample-basis obtaining documented

confirmations regarding goal attainment from

local managements, interviews with selected

key managerial employees responsible for the

goal attainment and review of selected docu-

mentation.

Moreover, our evaluation of local targets and

data has included visits to the production

companies in India and Denmark as well as a

visit to the sales company in India.

The criteria stated concerning statement

of environmental and occupational health

Criteria applied

The criteria for CSR-related target attainment

are stated in the Corporate Social Responsi-

bility Report 2013, in which targets as well

as success criteria for the focus areas Village

Projects, ‘Helping you grow – Chemistry with

care’, Production, Supplier Management and

Human Resources, are presented.

The criteria for preparation of non-financial

data and indices contained in the Report are

evident from the accounting policies descri-

bed at the website: http://www.cheminova.

com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_re-

sponsibility/csr_documentation/csr_ac-

counting_principles.htm. The accounting poli-

cies contain information concerning which of

the Cheminova Group’s businesses and activi-

ties are included in the types of data reported

as well as Management’s reasons for the se-

lection of environmental and occupational

health and safety data and the indices.

Conclusion

Based on our work, nothing has come to our

attention that causes us to believe that the

descriptions covering the status of the attain-

ment of CSR targets for 2014 on pages 5-6 are

not accurate.

Furthermore, nothing has come to our at-

tention that causes us to believe that the en-

vironmental and occupational health and sa-

fety data stated on pages 26-27 as well as the

indices on page 19 have not been recognised

in accordance with the criteria stated for pre-

paration of the non-financial data and indices

of the Report.

Finally, based on the total work performed,

nothing has come to our attention that causes

us to believe that the Report in its entirety is

not based on specific activities and the pro-

gress of Cheminova A/S with a view to sup-

porting the UN Global Compact.

Responsibilities

Cheminova A/S Management is responsible

for preparing the Report, including for setting

up registration and internal control systems

with a view to ensuring reliable reporting.

Furthermore, Management is responsible

for specifying acceptable reporting criteria as

well as selecting data to be collected.

Moreover, Cheminova A/S Management is

responsible for preparing a CoP Report pre-

senting the progress of Cheminova A/S in re-

spect of supporting the UN Global Compact

principles.

Hellerup, February 20, 2015

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Brian Christiansen

State Authorised Public Accountant

Jens Pultz Pedersen

MSc (Engineering)

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Special references

Reference

Ownership and organization

Explanation

Where to find it

An overview of Cheminova’s global organisation, re-

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/man-

gions, ownership and anchoring of CSR in the organisa-

agement_and_structure/organization/organization.

tion

htm

Responsible Care

The European Chemical Industry Council's (CEFIC) Re-

sponsible Care programme for continuous improve-

ment within safety, health and environment

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/pro-

duction/responsible_care/responsible_care.htm

Code of Business Principles

A description of the company’s Code of Business Prin-

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/

ciples which must be complied with by all employees

corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/code_

and which support responsibility in relation to manage-

of_business_principles.htm

ment, cooperation and society

Mission, vision and values

A description of the company’s mission, vision and val-

ues

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/mis-

sion_vision_values/mission_vision_values.htm

Supplier Code of Conduct

The fundamental principles which Cheminova’s suppli-

ers have to comply with

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/

corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/sup-

plier_code_of_conduct.htm

CSR Accounting Principles

The principles for data collection on environment, safe-

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/cor-

ty and health

porate_social_responsibility/csr_documentation/

csr_accounting_principles.htm

FAO’s Code of Conduct

Voluntary international standards of responsibility and

http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y4544e/

behaviour concerning distribution and use of pesticides

y4544e00.htm

UN Global Compact

The ten principles of UN Global Compact

https://www.unglobalcompact.org/

UN’s Millennium Goals

UN’s 8 goals for reduction of poverty before 2015

http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

Management approach to CSR Management

Summary of principles and procedures on CSR manage-

ment

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/cor-

porate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/manage-

ment_approach_to_csr_management.htm

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Glossary

Aakash Ganga:

Water management project in Indian villages.

Active ingredient:

Active chemical in its pure or technical form.

Auditing:

Review of accounts.

CEFIC:

The European Chemical Industry Council.

Chemical synthesis:

Process, where chemical compounds react

with each other forming new compounds.

Class I product:

A product, which according to WHO’s re-

commended guidelines is classified as highly

hazardous or extremely hazardous.

Carbondioxide, the most commonly men-

tioned greenhouse gas.

COD:

Chemical Oxygen Demand - measure for the

content of organic compounds in water.

CSR:

Corporate Social Responsibility. Social, en-

vironmental and ethical demands made be-

tween companies, customers, interested par-

ties and collaboration partners.

Emulsifiable concentrate:

Mixture of a liquid active ingredient, solvents

and surfactants that enable the product to be

diluted with water to a low concentrate spray

fluid.

FAO:

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation.

FAO’s Code of Conduct:

FAO’s international guidelines concerning the

distribution and use of pesticides.

Formulation:

Active ingredient(s) with accessory agent(s)

making up a ready-to-use product.

Fossil fuel:

Coal, oil and gas.

GEC:

Global Executive Committee. Cheminova’s

day-to-day management group.

Global Compact:

A UN initiative giving ten general principles

for companies’ work with corporate social re-

sponsibility.

GRI:

Global Reporting Initiative with guideline for

reporting on CSR.

HSE:

Health, Safety & Environment.

ISO 14001:

International environmental certification

covering the surrounding environment.

ISO 9001:

International certification of quality manage-

ment system.

Low VOC:

Low Volatile Organic Compound, defined as

maximum 20% evaporation at 115°C in 60

minutes cf. Estimation of Volatile Emission

Potential of Pesticides by Thermogravimetry,

California Department of Pesticide Reglation,

February 9, 2005.

Methomyl:

Insecticide, mostly used in cotton and vege-

tables.

MHF:

Major Hazardous Facility (Australia).

Micronutrients:

Mineral fertiliser which the plants need in

small quantities.

Neonicotinoids:

A class of insecticides much used for treat-

ment of seeds.

Normal cubic meter (volume at standard pres-

sure and temperature).

OECD:

The Organization for Economic Co-operation

and Development.

OHSAS 18001:

International environmental certification cov-

ering the working environment.

Omethoate:

Insecticide among others used to control

mites.

Pesticides (plant protection products):

Collective name for insecticides, herbicides

and fungicides.

PIC:

Prior Informed Consent (Prior informed con-

sent that has to be established before a prod-

uct from the PIC list is exported).

Product stewardship:

Overall description of responsible manage-

ment of a company’s products.

REACH:

Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of

Chemicals (Common EU regulation on docu-

mentation requirements concerning chemi-

cals).

Registration data:

Test results and documentation that must be

submitted to the authorities in order to obtain

registration certificates for import and sales

permissions.

Responsible Care:

Objectives concerning responsible conduct,

adhered to by Cheminova.

SAFE:

Safe Attitude (behaviour) For Everybody.

Saheli:

Saheli is formed taking the first two letters

from each of the three core areas Safety,

Health and Livelihood.

Suspension concentrate:

An active ingredient in solid form suspended

in water with surfactants which enables the

product to be diluted with water to a low con-

centrate spray liquid.

Sustainability:

Activities that meet the needs of the present

without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their own needs.

Third-party products:

Sales products not produced by Cheminova

but bought from other suppliers.

WHO:

World Health Organisation.

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HELPING YOU GROW

Cheminova A/S

P.O. Box 9

DK-7620 Lemvig

Headquarters:

Thyborønvej 78

DK-7673 Harboøre

Tel. +45 9690 9690

Fax. +45 9690 9691

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