58 Appendix Independent Assurance Statement
Independent Assurance Statement Ernst & Young Associates LLP 14th Floor, The Ruby 29 Senapati Bapat Marg Dadar (West) Mumbai – 400028, India
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The Management and Board of Directors Givaudan S. A. 5 Chemin de la Parfumerie CH-1214, Vernier Switzerland Independent Assurance Statement Ernst & Young Associates LLP (EY) has been engaged by Givaudan S. A. (the 'Company') to provide independent assurance to its GRI Report 2018 (the ʻReportʼ) covering the Company’s sustainability performance during the period 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018. The development of the Report, based on GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards) of the Global Reporting Initiative, its content and presentation is sole responsibility of the management of the Company. EYʼs responsibility, as agreed with the management of the Company, is to provide independent assurance on the report content as described in the scope of assurance. Our responsibility in performing our assurance activities is to the management of the Company only and in accordance with the terms of reference agreed with the Company. We do not therefore accept or assume any responsibility for any other purpose or to any other person or organization. Any dependence that any such third party may place on the Report is entirely at its own risk. The assurance report should not be taken as a basis for interpreting the Company’s overall performance, except for the aspects mentioned in the scope below. Assurance standard Our assurance is in accordance with International Federation of Accountants’ International Standard for Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information (ISAE 3000), and our conclusions are for ‘limited’ assurance as set out in ISAE 3000. Scope of assurance and methodology The scope of our work for this engagement was limited to review of information pertaining to environmental and social performance for the period 1st January 2018 to 31st December 2018. We conducted review and verification of data collection/ estimation methodology and general review of the logic of inclusion/ omission of necessary relevant information / data and this was limited to: • • •
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Review of the standard disclosures regarding the company’s material sustainability aspects contained in the report; Review of consistency of data / information within the report; Verification of the sample data and information reported at the following manufacturing units and corporate headquarter at Vernier, Switzerland: 1. Pedro Escobedo, Mexico 2. Cuernavaca, Mexico 3. Jaguare, Brazil 4. Mako, Hungary th 5. 6 of October, Egypt 6. Johannesburg, South Africa 7. Devon, USA 8. Mount Olive, USA 9. Carol Stream, USA 10. Cranbury, USA 11. Cimmangis, Indonesia 12. Smithfield, Australia 13. Volketswil, Switzerland 14. Dortmund, Germany 15. Sant Celoni, Spain Review of systems and processes for following sourcing initiatives against requirements of the Company’s Responsible Sourcing Policy: 1. Clove Leaf Oil, Madagascar 2. Patchouli Oil, Indonesia
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Givaudan – 2018 Sustainability Progress Review
