The Environment

7.1/ Direct environmental impact of corporate production and management

In general, food production has a significant impact on the environment as it requires major consumption of resources such as energy and water. The impacts on the environment generated by Fabbri 1905's activities are mainly due to the use of fuel and electricity necessary to carry out production activities, as well as transportation and distribution along the value chain. This consumption is also linked to the generation of climate-changing gas emissions. To save energy, Fabbri 1905 has implemented a renovation project aimed at reducing heat dispersion, and adopted energy-efficient lighting. Fabbri 1905 Spa has been purifying waste water from production departments for over 40 years, with the utmost respect for the environment. One of the first companies in the sector to purify wastewater independently, Fabbri has made large investments over the years without burdening the community coffers. At the Anzola dell'Emilia plant, a two-stage (aerobic and anaerobic) industrial wastewater treatment plant is installed, which treats and purifies all wastewater from production departments. The water purified in this way is then fed into the municipal sewage system, well below the regulatory limits imposed by law, and is subject not only to periodic checks and inspections by the competent authority, but also to accurate self-inspections on a weekly basis, which Fabbri 1905 has instructed to ensure that the purification process is carried out perfectly, even through external laboratories.

To limit the spread of unpleasant odours due to the water purification process, Fabbri 1905 installed a deodorising system consisting of a filter bed made of plant material.

Fabbri 1905's activities produce other direct impacts on the environment, related in particular to the use of water resources and the production of waste. Specifically, operations carried out within the production sites require the withdrawal of water resources from owned wells, purified with a biological filter, and generate discharges of water that require purification treatments to be returned to public networks. Water used for cooling purposes, on the other hand, is recovered. Fabbri 1905's wastewater does not contain any hazardous, toxic, harmful or carcinogenic substances, and total suspended solids are 90% below the limit defined by law.

The waste generated, if not reused or recycled within the production phase, is sent for recycling or external disposal (refer to the chapter “Circular Economy”

[GRI 302-1] for more information).

In order to prevent and mitigate the environmental impacts generated by production activities, the Company operates as follows:

• meets the requirements of environmental law; assesses, monitors and tends to minimise, where possible, the environmental impact of processes and products; manages activities through an efficient use of energy, water and materials pursuing the reduction of environmental impact, waste and garbage production.

In particular, the Company actively engages in:

• reducing the impact of packaging by encouraging the introduction of more sustainable packaging material, pursuing the reduction of material consumption;

• improving energy efficiency and water savings: energy and water use in the plants are closely monitored and the company has adopted an energy efficiency plan by applying insulation to the plants to eliminate dispersion and thus reduce energy consumption;

• improving production processes so as to save water and reduce waste production; promoting proper waste management through efficient recycling and disposal policies; using an Environmental Management System and maintaining UNI EN ISO 14001Certification;

• carrying out plant-engineering interventions aimed at energy saving and the production of energy from renewable sources.

GRI 302-1: ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Total energy consumption of which natural gas for heating of which purchased electricity of which vehicle fleet consumption (petrol) of which vehicle fleet consumption (diesel)

GRI 305-1: DIRECT GHG EMISSIONS (SCOPE 1)

Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1)in gross tonnes of CO2 equivalents

Gas

Company vehicle fleets - Petrol

Company vehicle fleets - Diesel

GRI 305-2: INDIRECT GHG EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY CONSUMPTION (SCOPE 2) indirect GHG emissions from energy consumption (Scope 2) gross location-based in tonnes of CO2 equivalent

GRI 303-3: WATER WITHDRAWAL

Total water withdrawal

From surface water

From groundwater

From seawater

From protected water

From third-party water resources