HELPING YOU GROW

HELPING YOU GROW

Corporate SocialResponsibility Report

2013

2 Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2013

OUR VISIONWe 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.

Introduction 3

Aboutthereport 4

FulfillingCSRobjectivesfor2013 5

CSRtargetsfor2014andbeyond 7

Cheminova’s business activities 8

Plantprotection 9

ProductStewardship 10

Handlingofusedpackaging 12

PortraitofCheminovaDeutschland 14

Plantprotectionproductsareinvestigatedinabroadrangeoftests 16

ChemicalproductioninDenmark-75yearswithenvironmentaldevelopment 18

Opennessanddialogue 20

Chemistry with Care 21

Moreplantprotection,lesschemistry,fewerresources 22

ActivitiesinIndianvillages 24

BananaprojectsmeetincreasingparticipationfrombananafarmersinBrazil 26

Production 28

Suppliermanagement 31

People 32

Action plan 35

Actionplan 36

More information 38

Managementstatement 39

Assurancestatement 40

UNGlobalCompact 41

GRIReporting2013 43

Specialreferences 48

Glossary 49

CorporateSocialResponsibilityReport2013

Contents

Date of issue: March 6, 2014. The report is a translation of the Danish original edition.Contact: Lars-Erik Kruse Pedersen ([email protected])

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3Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2013

Dearreader,

Akeychallenge is restingon farmersallovertheworldnamelytoprovideenoughfoodforthegrowinghumanpopulation.Thedemandfortheagriculturalproduce,food,feedandfiberwillbefurtherincre-asingintheyearstocome.

Ourmissionistosupplyplantprotectionproducts tohelp farmers improveyieldsandquality of their crops.Ourbusinessis based on continuous development ofnewandimprovedproductstobemanu-facturedandsuppliedtofarmersinmorethan 100 countries. However, manufac-ture and use of needed chemical prod-uctsadmittedlyhaveapotentialtoleaveanundesired impactonhumansaswellas the environment. Our business - likemostotherhumanactivities-isnotwith-outsuchchallengesanddilemmas.

Safety, sustainability and responsibilityare prerequisites for our business anddailyconduct inourglobalorganization.Corporate social responsibility is aboutaddressingsuchquestions.

OurCSRstrategyisambitiousandpointsat increased food production throughmore plant protection with less chemi-stry and fewer resources. In short: Hel-pingyouGrow–ChemistrywithCare.

Again in2013adialoguewithChemino-va’smany stakeholders has given valua-ble inputand inspirationfortargetsandactivities.

Inadditiontospecificreportingonfulfill-mentsontargetsthereportalsocontainsarticles that featureselectedsubjects in

moredetailwiththepurposeofprovidingabroaderimpressionofouractivities.

Ouremployeesarewellknownfortheirtechnical skills and great commitmentwhich is reflected in a continuous im-provement culture covering all our ac-tivities. It is thereforemyhope that thepresentreportwillillustratehowourac-tivities inCSRhave led toprogressonanumber of challenges and dilemmas in2013.

JaimeGomez-ArnauCEO

CheminovaA/S

Introduction

”Our long-term target is more plant protection through better products with less impact on the environment and reduced use of resources.”

Jaime Gomez-Arnau


Aboutthereport

This report provides a status onChemi-nova’sworkwithintheareaofCorporateSocial Responsibility (CSR) in the calen-daryear2013andtherebyfulfillsthere-porting requirements set out in Section99a of the Danish Financial StatementsAct (Årsregnskabsloven) in accordancewith the exception in paragraph 8. Thepresent report constitutes in full thecommunicationofprogressinrelationtotheUNGlobalCompact.TheCSRreportprovides information about CheminovaA/S, all subsidiaries and joint venturecompanies with an ownership of morethan50%.Thetargetaudienceofthisre-portisemployees,theauthorities,share-holders,customersandsuppliersaswellasanyindividualsandorganizationswhomayhaveaninterestinCheminova.

It is our intention that the report withits detailed articles on specific activitiesfrom 2013will provide the reader withinsight and understanding of the scopeofourCSRwork,andhowtheseactivitiesarean integratedpartofthedaytodaybusinessofthecompany.

Global Compact and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Cheminova has supported UN’s GlobalCompact since 2009, and this reportprovidesanupdateonourprogressun-dereachof the tenprinciplesofGlobalCompact.GRI indicatorsare reportedatlevelBandgiveasystematicoverviewofour activities. Both reportings are inde-pendentsectionsoftheCSRreport.

Organization of the CSR workOrganizationally, theCSRwork is rootedin Cheminova’s day-to-day topmanage-ment, the Global Executive Committee(GEC), thatdefinesthescopeofCSRac-tivitiesandapprovestheCSRreport.TheCSRcommitteeundertakes coordinationofthedailyworkandreportingwithrefe-rencetotheGEC.

Focus areas have been selected by theCSRcommitteewiththepurposeofpro-vidinganinformingandsystematicrepor-ting concerning essential points of ourCSRactivities.

The inspiration for selecting the specificissues addressed in the present reportis based on input and feedback fromthe stakeholders which have shown aninterest in Cheminova’s CSR activitiesthroughouttheyear.

Content of the reportThe report includes factsand short sec-tions on fulfillment of targets. Further-more, the report contains detailed ar-ticlesonprogressinselectedfocusareasfrom 2013 and special initiatives withimportance to our business area. TheCSRtargetsandfocusareasfor2014andonwards are presented as an overviewtableandasadetailedactionplanfortheindividualfocusareas.

Additional information on Cheminova’sCSR activities including progress on the2013focusareasandthetargetsfor2014isavailableonourhomepagewww.che-minova.com.

Dilemmas and shared responsibilityItisCheminova’smissiontocontributetotheworld’sfoodsupply.Efficientagricul-tureisoneoftheprerequisitesforachie-ving the UN Millennium DevelopmentGoals, which among other things areabout reducinghungerandpovertyandimproving public health. Nevertheless,Cheminovafacesanumberofdilemmasasasupplierofproductstosocietiesandcountries with diverse conditions parti-cularly on safety and correct useof theproducts.Asacompanywehaveasharedresponsibility to improve environmen-talandworkingconditions,especially inconnectionwith our own production indeveloping countries, but also throughsupplier management and product ste-wardship.TheCSRreportdescribeshowweaddresssuchissues.

Members of the CSR committee are Rune Søndergaard, Director, Executive Support & Com-pliance, Søren Nørby Pedersen, Vice President, Safety, Health, Environment & Quality, Niels Morten Hjort, Senior Vice President, Production & Logistics, Jens Thorsen, Senior Vice Presi-dent, Portfolio Management, Jakob Lyngsø Andersen, Senior Vice President, Human Resour-ces & Communication, Uffe Stephansen, Manager, Safety & Health, and Lars-Erik Pedersen, Vice President, Corporate Communication.

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FulfillingCSRtargetsfor2013

Target Fulfillment

VillageprojectsIndia:In2013,further25acreswillbeincludedintheprojectAakashGanga – conservation of rainwater that otherwisewould be lostthroughrun-off

Projectextendedby101acresinthestatesKarna-takaandAndhraPradesh

India: In the Saheli project on women empowerment on safety,healthandlivelihoodestablishmentofself-helpgroupswillbesup-ported

Theproject Saheli continued andnewactivitiessupportedbyCheminova

India:Theeffectoftheprojectactivitywillbeevaluatedfortwovil-lagesandaplanwillbemadehowtheprojectcancontinuewithouttheparticipationofCheminova

Impactassessed.Exitstrategyestablished

Brazil: Theproject among small-scale banana farmers in the stateofGoiaswillbecontinuedin2013andsowillthedialoguewiththeMinistryofAgriculturewiththepurposeofestablishingacloserco-operation

Momentumof the project kept and dialogwiththeministrycontinuedasrequired

Brazil: Theprojecton safeandenvironmentally friendly controlofplantdiseaseswillin2013beextendedtomorebananafarmersinanenvironmentallysensitiveareainthestateofSãoPaulo

Momentumkeptandareaexpanded

HelpingyouGrow–ChemistrywithCareMoreplant protection:An index illustrating the areaof farm landwherethecropsandthusthefoodproductionisprotectedbyChe-minova’sproductswillbeimplementedin2013

Indeximplemented

Lesschemistry:Anindexillustratingthequantityofnon-sustainablechemicalsappliedinCheminova’splantprotectionproductsperareaunitwillbeimplementedin2013

Indeximplemented

Lessresources:AnindexillustratingtheconsumptionoffossilfuelformanufacturingproductsatCheminova’sproductionsitesinIndiaandDenmarkwillbeimplementedin2013

Implemented.Theindexcoversthetotalenergyconsumption

Atleast20formulationswithlowcontentofvolatileorganicsolventswillbedevelopedintheperiod2012-14

14formulationsweredevelopedin2013(12for-mulationsin2012)

Loweraveragetoxicityofnewlydevelopedformulationsmeasuredthroughtheclassificationoftheformulationintheyears2012-14

Theformulationsdevelopedin2013havealoweraverage toxicity compared to existing formula-tions

ProductStewardshipIndia:Cheminovatakespartinaprojectwheretheopportunitiestoreturnusedpackagingareexaminedwithfocusonenvironmentallycorrectdisposal

Cheminova participated in the project initiativebyCropLifeIndia

ProductionIndia:Theenergyconsumptionfortheproductionoftwolargeproductstobereducedby2%perproducedvolumein2013

Energyconsumptionwasreducedby2.5%com-paredto2012

India:ThecontentofCODinthetreatedwastewaterwillbereducedby3%in2013

CODemissionwasreducedby32%in2013com-paredto2012

Overview of targets and fulfillment. Fulfillment of the specific areas is described in the paragraphs ’Follow up on targets’ in the individual sections of the report.


Target Fulfillment

ProductionIndia: The frequency and severity of incidents atworkwill be re-ducedby2%in2013

Frequencywas reduced from19.9 to 18.0 acci-dentspermillionmanhours(9.5%),severitywasreducedfrom14.13to11.10mandayspermillionmanhours(21%)

India: In2013, theproductionat the IntermediateDivisionwillbecertifiedinrelationtoISO14001andOHSAS18001

Certificationachieved

Denmark:Operationofthebiologicalwaste-watertreatmentplantwill be reassessed in2012-15 so that thepotentialof theplant isutilizedinthebestpossibleway

Twowaste-waterstreamschangedin2013.Pro-jectrunsaccordingtoschedule

Denmark:ThequantityofwasteperproducedunitandCheminova’stotalcostsfortreatmentofhazardouswastewillperyearin2012-14bereducedby5%and10%respectively

Quantity of waste per produced unit increased4%-targetwasadecreaseof10%.Costshavede-creasedby13%-targetwas19%

Australia:Obtaincertificationofthecompany‘senvironmentalman-agementsystemaccordingtoOHSAS18001in2014

Managementsystempreparedandreadyforcer-tificationin2014

Australia:In2013,thewaste-watertreatmentwillbeimproved,andrenewedpermitfordischargewillbeappliedfor

Studiesonthewastewaterarecompleted.Sub-missiontoauthoritiesplannedfor2014

UnitedKingdom:In2013,environmentalandsafetyconditionswillbereassessedandapplicationforchangeswillbesenttotheauthori-ties

Work accomplished as planned. Necessary au-thorityapprovalsachieved

Germany:In2013,afiltertoreducetheemissionofdustfromtheproductionwillbeinstalled

Dustfilterinstalled

SuppliermanagementIn2013,anumberof thecompany’semployeeswillbe trained toauditsuppliers

18employeesfromtheglobalorganizationweretrainedinsupplieraudit

HumanResourcesIn2013,aglobalpolicyandproceduredescribinghowCheminovacanattractthebestmatchforeachpositionwillbeestablished

Global Recruitment policy and recruitment pro-cedurearepreparedandcommunicated

In 2013-14, a new appraisal systemwill be developed and imple-mented.ThesystemwillamongothersbelinkedtotheKPIsandval-uesofthecompany.Allemployeeswillhaveminimumoneappraisalperyear

Appr.80%ofallappraisalsgloballyhavebeencar-riedout.Plannedactivitiescontinuein2014

In2013,visibleandsuccessfulcareerpathswillbeestablishedglob-ally.Alsoanewtitleandbenefitstructurewillalignroleandrespon-sibilitiesofeachspecifickeyposition

All job positions from above a certain level areclassifiedandthebasisfordefiningcareerpaths,bonus programs and benefits has been estab-lishedandwillberolledoutin2014

During 2013-14, amapping for establishing a country based clas-sificationof riskof corruption is carriedout. Trainingactivities forselectedemployeesareplanned

Initiatives to strengthen anti-corruption accom-plishedasplanned.Plannedactivitiescontinuein2014

InDenmarktheprogramSAFEwillbecontinuedtoensurethatallemployeesareeducatedandinvolvedbytheendoftheyear

75% of employees are trained, the target was100% ultimo 2013. The program continues in2014


CSRtargetsfor2014andbeyond

Village projects

India•Goodagriculturalpracticesandtheuseoflowdosechemicalsarepromotedin2014.

• TheSaheliprojectonwomenempower-ment on safety, health and livelihoodwillbecontinuedin2014.

• ThewaterconservationprojectAakashGangawillbeexpandedfurtherin2014.

Brazil•Theprojectamongsmall-scalebananafarmers in the state of Goias and thedialoguewithlocalagronomistswillbecontinuedin2014.

• Theprojectwithfocusonsafeanden-vironmentally friendlycontrolofplantdiseasesamongbananafarmerswillbecontinuedandexpandedin2014.

• In2014,aprojectwithaxilapplicationamongbananagrowersinthestateofSantaCatarinawillbeinitiated.

Helping you grow – Chemistry with care• Index I: More plant protection, to bereportedasarolling12monthsindex.

• IndexII:Lesschemistry,tobereportedasarolling12monthsindex.

• Index III: Fewer resources, to be re-portedasarolling12monthsindex.

•Atleast10formulationswithlowcon-tent of volatile organic solvents to bedevelopedin2014.

• Loweraveragetoxicityofnewlydevel-oped formulations measured throughclassification of the formulations du-ring2012-14.

ProductionIndia•The content of COD in the treatedwastewaterwillbereducedin2014.

• TheproductionattheFormulationDi-vision1&2willbecertifiedaccordingto ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS18001in2014-15.

Denmark•Operation of the biological waste-watertreatmentplantwillbereasses-sedin2012-15sothatthepotentialoftheplantisutilizedinthebestpossibleway.

•Consumption of steam at a plant forrecoveryof anorganic solventwill bereduced.

Australia•Obtain certification of the productionaccordingtoOHSAS18001in2014.

•Reassessment of environmental andsafetyperformancetomeetanup-to-datehighstandardin2014.

United Kingdom•Continuousimprovementofoccupatio-nalsafetyandhealth.

Supplier management• In 2014, a global audit managementsystemforfilingauditsandsharingex-perienceandknowledgewillbeestab-lished.

Human Resources• In2014,itisrequiredthatatleastoncea year all employees and their directsuperior conduct a performance anddevelopmentreview.

• In 2014, a global Employee Engage-mentSurveywillbeprepared.

• In2014,abaselineformeasuringgen-derdiversity in the generalworkforceandmanagerial positions will be pre-pared.

• In Denmark, implementation of theprogram SAFE will be continued in2014. The purpose of the program isto foster apositive safety culture andbehavior.

• In2013-14,mappingwillbeperformedon the basis of which a classificationof country-based corruption risks canbemade inorder toeducateselectedemployees.

Newtargetshavebeenestablishedfortheyearstocome.Thetargetsaredescribedingreaterdetailintheactionplanonpage36.


Cheminova’sbusinessactivities

Increased yield from the field means more food.

Values: Mission:We help improve quality oflifefortheworld’spopulationby supplying products thathelp farmers increase yieldsandqualityofcropstosatisfythe global demand for food,feed,fiberandenergy.

Vision:We create results for ourcustomers by being a sus-tainable and innovativeworld-class supplier of abroad range of quality cropprotectionproducts.Value creation shall matchthebestamongpeercompa-nies to the benefit of allstakeholders.


The framework for the company’s busi-ness activities is Cheminova’s Code ofBusinessPrinciplesandCheminova’smis-sion, vision and values. These supportand are consistent with the UN GlobalCompact, the European Chemical Indu-stry Council’s (CEFIC) Responsible CareprogramandtheFAOCodeofConduct.Inaddition,Cheminovaisamemberofvari-ous global, regional and local professio-nal organizations like for instance Crop-Life and resistancemanagement groupsunderCropLife.

Need for plant protectionUN’sAgricultureandFoodOrganization,FAO, estimates that by 2050 70%morefood than today has to be produced –on roughly the same agricultural area,which is already under cultivation. Theyieldperhectareshouldincreasesignifi-cantlyjusttokeeppacewiththegrowingpopulationandthe increasingfoodcon-

sumptionwiththegrowingmiddleclass.Oneof theconsequencesof thiswillbean increasingneed toprotect the cropswhichfallswellwithinCheminova’smis-sion and business area. For example asseeninanimpartialreportfromNovem-ber2013publishedbyHumboldtForumforFoodandAgriculturee.V.(HFFA).HereitisshownthatproductiveagricultureinEurope contributes essentially to foodsafety, resource-efficiency, financial sta-bility,improvedbio-diversityandreducedCO2emission(http://hffa.info/index.php/resources/download-publications/publi-cations/working-paper-5.html).

ProductsThe company primarily produces herbi-cides, insecticides and fungicides. Theproductsaresoldmainlyasready-to-useplantprotectionproductsunderourownbrands, own registrations (use permits)andlabels.Theworkunderlyingapproval

PlantprotectionCheminova’sprimaryactivitiesaredevelopment,production,marketingandsaleofchemicalproductsfortheprotectionofagriculturalcropsworldwide.

of the products is described on Chemi-nova’s website. Furthermore, an articleon page 16 offers an insight into themethodsusedtoinvestigatetheproper-tiesoftheplantprotectionproductswithregard to reducing the risk of harmfuleffectsonthe learningability.Thesecir-cumstancesare included in theauthori-ties’riskassessmentwhichisthebasisofapprovingtheproducts.

Inadditiontoready-to-useplantprotec-tion products, Cheminova also suppliesactiveingredientstoindustrialcustomersfor further processing to produce plantprotection products.Moreover, we alsomanufacture and sell a number of finechemicalsforindustrialuseaswellasmi-cronutrientsforagriculture.

ReadmoreabouttheactivitiesinAuriga’sAnnualReportonwww.cheminova.com.

Healthy crops is the visible result of plant protection.

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Reduction of risksTheunderlyingprincipleforCheminova’sstewardshipofplantprotectionproductsis risk reduction. The cornerstones areobservance of national legislation con-cerning approval,marketing and sale ofplantprotectionproductsinallcountrieswhere Cheminova’s products are sold.In addition, export is subject to EU le-gislationandtherulesoftheRotterdamconvention concerning ’prior informedconsent’ (PIC). Furthermore we complywiththerulesofFAO’sCodeofConduct,andwearemembersofnational/regionaltradeassociationsengagedinriskreduc-tion inconnectionwiththeuseofplantprotection products. Further, we havephased out products belonging to theWorld Health Organization (WHO) ClassIa ”extremelyhazardous” and Ib ”highlyhazardous”outsidetheUSA,Canada,EU,AustraliaandJapan.

Cheminova’s sales in 2013In2013,trainingandguidanceoncorrectand safe use of Cheminova’s productshavebeenanintegratedpartofthedailymarketing activities in developing coun-tries.Labelsandinstructionsforuse,per-sonalcontactwithdistributorsandusersplusparticipationincampaignsaresomeoftheimportanttoolsemployedtopro-mote safety. The quarterly reporting totheCSRcommitteeonProductSteward-ship from countries and regions contin-uedin2013.

Also the so-called third party products,supplied fromother companies andbe-ingpartofCheminova’sproductportfolio,

arecoveredbyourstewardshipactivities-asanexampletheherbicideparaquat,whichwehavealreadyphasedoutfromusage in backpack sprayers. AccordingtotheWHO,paraquatmaybeveryhaz-ardousiftheconcentratedproductisin-gestedorspreadontheskin.Bytheendof2014 thisproductwillbephasedoutfrom Argentina andMexico, and in thefuture paraquatwill only be sold underthesamerestrictionsaswehaveinforcefortheWHOclassIproducts.

Similar to previous years, our productsareusedinmorethan100countries.

For further comments on distributionbetween product types and geography,pleaserefertoAuriga’sAnnualReportonwww.cheminova.com.

Sales of the most toxic products make up less than 1% of salesAfter the previous year’s phase-out ofthe most toxic products in developingcountries sales have been replaced bylesstoxicplantprotectionproducts.

In2013,thetotalsalestoallcountriesofclassIproductsmadeuplessthan1%oftotalCheminovasales.Thebreakdownofproductsbycountriescanbeseeninthetablebelow.

OverviewofwhichclassIready-to-useproductsCheminovasoldin2013and

wheretheyweresoldCountry Product

Australia MethomylEC

OmethoateEC

Spain FenamiphosEC

EC = Emulsion concentrate

BrazilInBrazil,Cheminova’ssalesofmethylpa-rathionintheformofWHOclassIprod-ucts have stopped and been replacedby less toxic insecticides,suchasmicro-encapsulated methyl parathion (WHOclass II ‘moderately hazardous’) used inthe cultivation of soybeans and cottonat professional large-scale farms. Salesof this product exclusively take place inlargepackagingwhicharenotattractiveto small-scale farmers, and sales are li-mitedtostateswheresoybeansandcot-tonaregrownbyprofessionalfarmers.

Cheminova’s Brazilian subsidiary is con-nected to a hotline open around theclockforreportingandfirstaidinforma-tionincaseofspillageandaccidents.

In2013,aseriesof199farmerandcusto-mermeetingswithalltogether4,950par-ticipantswereconducted.Themeetingshada.o.focusonsafeandcorrectuseofplant protection products and personalprotectionequipment.

Cheminova’ssubsidiaryhascontinueditspartnership in the national organization

ProductStewardshipInformationaboutcorrectuseoftheproductsincreasesthesafetyoftheusers.



for handling of used packaging (inpEV)whose purpose it is to promote properdisposalofusedcropprotectionproductcontainers, see page 12. In addition tothese activities projects among bananafarmershavecontinued,seepage26.

IndiaThe extensive safe use program withtrainingofdealersandfarmershasbeenfurtherexpandedtoinclude665,000per-sonsin2013.Theprogramalsoincludes

Information about correct use of the products is part of our marketing.

posters, video shows, demonstrationsandhandoutofpersonalprotectionkitsandfirstaidkits.Theactivitiesarecarriedoutincollaborationwithlocalauthoritieswherever possible. The CSR activities inthevillagesaredescribedonpage24.Inaddition, the subsidiary takes an activeshareinatwo-yearpilotprojectconcer-ningsecuredisposalofusedpackagings,seethearticleonpage12.

”The most toxic products have been phased out from developing countries.”


We support national initiatives for col-lectionandpropermanagementofusedpesticide containers through nationalindustryassociationsall over theworld.Weconsiderthisaveryimportantstew-ardshipactivity.Mostimportantiscollec-tingtheemptycontainersfromthefarmsinanorganizedmannertoavoidcontami-nation.Inanumberofcountriesthecon-tainermanagementprogramshavebeentakena step furtherand the rinsedpla-sticcontainersareshreddedandtheplas-ticmaterial canbe reutilized for certaintypesofproducts.

A pilot project in IndiaIn collaboration with farmers CropLifeIndia is running a 2-years pilot projectonsafehandlingofemptypesticidecon-tainers inavillage inAndraPradesh.Asa member company we participate inthis important stewardship activity. Theemptycontainersarepickedupinanor-ganized manner and transported safelyfor proper destruction. So far approxi-mately 40% of the used containers arecollected, and although this is a verygood result, there is still potential forfurtherimprovements.Togetherwithourindustry colleagues inCropLife Indiawearegatheringusefulexperiencethroughtheongoingproject,andtheresultswillbeevaluatedin2014.

There have been little tradition for col-lectingusedpesticidecontainersinIndia,and the ongoing project aims to avoidthe unfortunate situations where usedcontainersarereutilizedinthehouseholdforstorageofwaterorfood.CropLifeand

theIndianauthoritiesrecommendtriplerinse and puncture of used containers,but an organized collection and properdestruction would provide additionalsafetyandbeamajorstepforward.

An important stewardship activity in many countriesOneofthemostsuccessfulprogramsforcollection and recycling is the Brazilianprogram,whichhasbeenrunbythe In-situto Nacional de Processamento deEmballagensVazias(inpEV)since2002.In2005,theofficialNationalCampoLimpo(CleanField)daywasintroducedtohelpset focus on proper disposal of emptycontainers from the farming commu-nities. According to the inpEV website,almost 280,000 tonsof emptypesticidecontainers have been collected in theperiod from 2000 to 2012, and morethan94%oftheplasticcontainersarere-cycled.CheminovaBrazilisajointownerofinpEV.

CheminovaMexicosupportsthe”CampoLimpio”(orCleanField)programwhichiscoordinatedby thebusiness associationAmocaliC.A.Wearesendingtwotrucksmonthlytocollectemptycontainersfromthe collection centers. Theemptypesti-cide containers are transported to theirfinaldestinationwheretheyareproces-sed for recycling or incineration. Che-minova Mexico has collected a total ofabout20 tonsofemptycontainers.Themain objective for the program is eli-mination of empty pesticide containersfromthefarmingcommunitiesinordertoavoidcontaminationoftheenvironment.

Inadditiontotheabove,CheminovaalsoparticipatesinCampoLimpioprogramsinArgentina,ColombiaandPeru.

The US program for recycling of emptycontainersismanagedbytheAgContai-ner Recycling Council (ACRC). TheACRCcould celebrate its 20th anniversary in2012, and since the beginning this re-cycling program has been extremelysuccessful. The total plastic collectedand recycled in these past 20 years ex-ceeds 57,000 tons. The recycled plasticgoes into themanufacture of approvedend-use products such as field drainpipes.Cheminova’ssubsidiaryintheUSAisamemberofACRC.

Among other national programs whichCheminova supports either directly orthrough national industry associationsarethedrumMUSTERinAustralia,CleanFARMs in Canada and the PAMIRA pro-graminGermany.

HandlingofusedpackagingWeparticipateinprogramsfororganizedcollectionanddisposalofusedpackaging.


Removal of empty containers from the farms contributes to safety and a better environment.

”Cheminova Mexico has collected a total of about 20 tons of empty containers.”


PortraitofCheminovaDeutschland

Cheminova Deutschland in Stade pro-videssolutionsforplantprotection:Prod-ucts, technology and technical advice.Thecompanyhasbeenfocusedonsoluti-onssince1900whenitwasfounded,andas a member of the Cheminova familysince2008itisafrontrunnerinseedcaresolutions, manufacture of suspensionconcentratesandinnovativepackaging.

A modern formulation and filling facilityCheminova Deutschland in Stade is thehome office for marketing of Chemi-nova’s products in Germany, with salesrepresentatives located in various partsofGermany.ThesiteinStadeisalsothelocationofamodernformulationandfil-lingfacility,whichissupportedbyitsownqualitycontrolunitaswellasadevelop-mentteamandaGLPlaboratory,bothofwhichworkinclosecooperationwiththe

colleaguesinDenmark.

Thefilling lines inStadeareflexibleandcan handle container volumes from 40mlto1,000liter(IBC),andthereiscapa-cityforpackingoftwin-packswheretwodifferentproductsarepackedtogetherinonecardboardbox.

Abroad rangeof formulation types canbehandledbutthemainfocusisonsus-pension concentrates (SC) and specialproductsfortreatmentofseeds.Suspen-sion concentrates are water based andeasy to handle for farmers in the field.The team in Stade has expertise withbothscale-upandlarge-scaleproductionofSCformulations.

CheminovaDeutschlandhasdevelopedarangeofsophisticatedsolutionsforseed

careincollaborationwithseedbreedingcompanies. The expertise in the StadeformulationdevelopmentteamishighlyvaluableforCheminova’sglobalbusinessinthissegment.

With constant carePreventionof cross contamination is in-tegrated in the work flow since a widevariety of formulations are produced inStade, both Cheminova products andtoll formulation for third parties. Clear-ly visible red tags on pipes, valves andhandlesshowwhatisinsideandprovidedocumentation for the level of cleaningonthespot.Acolorcode,wheregreenisforherbicidesandredisfor insecticidesand fungicides, is used as an additionalmeasuretopreventcrosscontamination.

TheproductioninStadeoperatesunderaqualitymanagementsystemwhichiscer-tifiedaccordingtoISO9001:2008.WithintherequirementsfortheISOcertificationthere is anencouragement for constantimprovementsofprocedures,andanex-ternalauditorcomesinonaregularbasisandchallengesthestaffonprogressandadherence to procedures, e.g. whetherwritten instructions are available andfollowed, if they correspond to actualpractice, and how processes are docu-mented.Stafftraining isdocumentedasanintegratedpartofthequalitymanage-mentsystem.

Lookingfornewsolutions.

Out of the total of 153 permanent staff employed by Cheminova in Germany 130 are located at the Stade site. An additional 30-40 contract workers work at the production site during peak season. The site in Stade has received several awards for education of la-boratory technicians.


The site in Stade has well establishedprocedures for handling of chemicalwastewherenormalproceduresforGer-manindustryarefollowed.Wastewateris collected in a tank and picked uponce or twice aweek by an authorizedcompany for incineration. CheminovaDeutschland carries out inspections ofthedisposalchaininordertobeabletopresentdocumentationifsorequested.

Keeping an eye on energy consumptionTheenergyconsumptionattheStadesiteis in the formofnaturalgas forheatingofbuildingsandelectricityfortheformu-lationprocess,i.e.forstirringandmillingand also for melting of emulsifiers andsemi-solidactiveingredients.

Automated gateswhich open and closequickly have been installed tominimizethelossofheatfromtheproductionareaand warehouses where trucks are dri-vinginandout.Thishasledtosignificantenergysavings,becausegatesarenotleftopenby truckdriverswhowant tosavetime.

About Cheminova Deutschland GmbHCheminovaDeutschlandtookontheChe-minovanamein2013.TheformerStählergroupwas incorporated intotheChemi-novagroup in theperiod2008 to2012.The present facility in Stadewas estab-lishedbyStählerin1975.

The company was originally foundedin 1900 by August Schacht who joinedforces with Oskar Stähler in 1913 andthecompanyStählerGmbHwasformed.Stählerbecameawell-establishedbrandincropprotectionnotonlyinGermany.

SeedcaresolutionsCheminovaDeutschlandofferscompleteseedcaresolutionswithproduct,techno-logyandtechnicaladvicetoseedbreedingcompanies.Therecipesincludestickersand powders to give the perfect seed dressingwith no dust and freely flowingseeds.Testsareconductedtomakesurethedressinghasnoadverse impactongermination.

Timingisanimportantparameterinseedtreatmentandisthereforespecifiedintherecipeaswellastheingredients.Theformulationchemistsworkincloseco-operationwiththeseedbreedingcompanies,sotheseedcaresolutionisadjustedtofittheequipmenttoallowforthebestproduct.

Driftofdustfromtreatedseedsintoneighboringfieldspresentsapotentialhazardtocropsandenvironmentand is strictly regulatedunderGerman law.The seedcaretechnologywhichisofferedbyCheminovaDeutschlandhelpsseedbreedersproduceseedsthatcomplywiththerequirementsfordustreduction.

Development of new products demand a systematic support from the laboratories.


Cropprotectionproductsareinvestigatedinabroadrangeoftests

Whenreadingheadlinesinthemediaorarticlesinscientificjournalsonecanfromtimetotimegettheimpressionthatcropprotectionproductsarenotproperly in-vestigatedforpossibleeffectsonhumanhealth. However, if one takes a closerlook at the requirements for approvalof cropprotectionproducts, itbecomesclearthatthepossibleeffectsonhumanhealth are in fact thoroughly testedbe-foretheproductsareplacedonthemar-ket and in connectionwith periodic re-evaluations.

A comprehensive risk assessmentCrop protection products are used infarming and we can be exposed to theproducts through our work, throughresidues in our food or by staying in ornearareaswheretheproductsareused.Beforewe as producers of crop protec-tionproductsareallowedtomarketourproducts,theymustbeapprovedbytheauthoritiesinthecountry,wheretheyaregoingtobeused,andtheapprovalissub-jecttoperiodicre-evaluationtypicallyaf-terfiveortenyears.Theapprovalprocesswill often involve authorities for human

health,agricultureandenvironment.Forexample in Europe the evaluations arecarriedoutbyEFSA(theEuropeanFoodSafetyAuthority),whereastheactualap-proval is the responsibility of the Com-mission Directorate General for HealthandConsumers (SANCO)and the indivi-dual EUmember states. Likewise in theUSAitistheresponsibilityoftheEPA(En-vironmentalProtectionAgency) incolla-borationwiththeindividualstates.

Theapprovalofa cropprotectionprod-uctisbasedonanassessmentoftheriskassociatedwithuseoftheproduct,bothin terms of impact on the environmentandonhumanhealth. In thisarticlewewanttogiveashortpresentationofthediversityofteststhatarerequiredasdo-cumentation for the possible impact onhumanhealth.Inconnectionwithre-as-sessmentsor ifmoreknowledge isnee-dedincertainrespectstherequirementsfordocumentationmaybeincreased.Theresultsfromthemanydifferenttestsareusedtoestablishreferencevalueswhichareusedintheriskassessment.

Theauthoritiesperformacomprehensiveriskassessmentbeforeourproductscanbemarketed.

A wide range of testsCrop protection products are tested ina range of standardized testswhich aremeant to elucidate the possible healtheffectsoftheproducts–bothacuteandchronic.Specificexamplesofchronicef-fectsaretestingifratsdevelopcancerifthey are exposed to the test substancethrough their food for a period of twoyears, or if the reproductive ability oftherat isaffected if it isexposedtothetestsubstancethroughthefood.Specificexamples of acute effects are testing ifratsshowsignsofpoisoningafterinhala-tionofthetestsubstanceorifthereareclear signsof skin irritationafterexpos-uretothetestsubstance.

Thetestprogramisdefinedinthe legis-lation and includes approximately 25specificinvestigationswhicharetypicallyconductedonrats,butcanbeextendedtoincludeadditionaltypesoftests,ifad-ditional properties need to be studied.Thetablebelowprovidesanoverviewofthetests,whicharetypicallyrequiredbytheauthoritiesforapprovalofcroppro-tectionproducts.

Acute effects Long term effects Other effects Special studies

Acutetoxicitybydigestion,inhala-tionandthroughskin

Toxicityfromdailyintakeoverlongerperiod:3monthsstudy2yearsstudy

Absorption,distribution,metabolismandeliminationinthebody

Effectofmetabolites

Skinandeyeirritation Mutagenicity Endocrinedisruptingproperties Specialimpactonoff-spring

Sensitization Impactonreproduction Impactonimmunesystem Effectondevelopmentofthenervoussystem

Absorptionthroughskin Cancer Damagestonervoussystem


We do not conduct these tests our-selves.Theinvestigationsarecarriedoutbyspecialized laboratorieswith permissionto conduct toxicology testing, and thetests are performed according to inter-nationallyrecognizedguidelines,e.g.theOECD harmonized guidelines for testingofchemicalsandguidelinesforGoodLa-boratory Practice. Interpretation of theobservationsmadeinsuchinvestigationsandtestsrequiresahighlevelofscienti-ficknowledgeandexperience,e.g.tobeabletodecideifatumorismalignorbe-nignorifanobservedeffectiscausedbythetestsubstanceorbyotherfactors.

Safety factors provide increased protectionResultsfromallthedifferenttestsareta-kenintoconsiderationwhentheauthor-ities,e.g. theEFSAand theEUCommis-sion,establishthereferencevaluestobeused in risk assessments.As afirst stepitisestablishedhowthesubstancesmayimpact human health, and as a secondstep themagnitude of the doseswhicharenecessarytobringabouttheeffectisderived.Asafedosewhichdoesnot re-sult inanyhealtheffects (theNOEL,NoObserved Effect Level) can also be de-rivedfromtheindividualtests.

Thereferencevaluesarenormallysetata level100times lower than the lowestNOEL found in the entire test program.Thisadditionalsafetyfactorisusedtoac-countforthedifferencebetweenhumansandlaboratoryanimalsandthefactthatnot all humans are completely alike.Alltogetheritprovidesawidesafetymargin.

Our products are thoroughly tested and help farmers grow healthy food crops.

Inthiswaytheauthoritiescansetlimitsforhowmuchofasubstanceonecansafe-ly digest every day through food fromagricultural produce throughout an en-tirelifewithoutadverseeffectonhealth.

Special studiesA test for impact on learning ability isamong the special studies, which areusedwhenthereisaneedtoinvestigatewhetheragivensubstancemayhaveanimpact on development of the centralnervoussystem.Thereareseveralstand-ardtests,oneofwhichistheMorrisWa-terMaze testwhere theability to learnhowtonavigatethroughawaterpoolbymeansofdistalcuesistested.Thetesthasprovenusefulforassessmentofwhetherthe formationofnewnervous junctionsinthebrainisadverselyaffected,inpar-ticular in the hippocampus which playsaroleinmemoryandtheabilitytonavi-gatebothinhumansandinrats.

If rats,whichhavebeendosedwiththetest substance, demonstrate impairedability to navigate and to learn how tofindtheirway,thismaybeanindicationthatthetestsubstancehavedestroyedordecreasedtheabilityoftherattodevelopnewnervous junctions in hippocampus.This means that the brain is adverselyaffected.Theregulatoryauthoritiesmayrequire an investigation of whether ad-verse effects may be due to exposureof the foetus. For this purpose the testmaybeconductedinparallelwithratoff-springwhichhasbeendoseddirectlyorindirectly throughdosingof themotheranimalduringgestation.

Crop protection products are thoroughly investigatedOrganophosphate(OP) insecticideshavebeen on the market for more than 50yearsandareamongthemostcarefullystudied substances, i.e. because manu-facturers throughout the years have re-sponded tosociety’s increasingdemandfor solid knowledge about the chemicalsubstances inour surroundings. TheOPinsecticides have among other thingsbeen tested for possible effects on thenervous system because of the specificmodeofactionforthesesubstances.Theresultsfromthistypeoftestingarethere-fore included in the reference valueswhich are used by the authorities, e.g.theEPAintheUSA,whentheyevaluateifOPinsecticidescanstillbeusedinasafemannerorwhennewusesareapproved.Several authorities who are involved inapproval of crop protection productsmake the evaluations onwhich the ap-provalsarebasedpubliclyavailable,e.g.theUSA and the EU. Information aboutthe general requirements for documen-tationaswellasevaluationsofindividualcropprotectionproducts is availableontheEPAandEUCommissionwebsites,re-spectively.Literature:CFRTitle40Part158SubpartFDatarequirementsforpesticides–Toxicology.CommissionRegulation(EU)283/2013Settingoutdatarequirementsforactivesubstancesinac-cordancewithRegulation(EC)No1107/2009oftheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilconcerningtheplacingofplantprotec-tionproductsonthemarket.NIHMorriswatermaze:Proceduresforassessingspatialandrelatedformsoflearningandmemory.http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/in-dex_en.htmhttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/index.htm

http://ec.europa.eu/food/plant/pesticides/index_en.htm

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ChemicalproductioninDenmark–75yearswithenvironmentaldevelopment

CheminovahashadproductionplantsinDenmarkfor75years,andthroughalltheyearswehavedevelopedthetechnologyfor handling the environmental aspectsrelated to chemical production. WhenCheminova started chemical productioninDenmarkin1938,itwasatatimewherethescientificknowledgeabouttreatmentofwaste emissions, bothwater, air andsolid waste, was rather limited. It wasthoughtthatonceemittedtotheatmos-phere,totheseaorburiedintheground,any contaminants would be diluted orsimply disappear, e.g. the waste waterfromCopenhagenwas leaddirectly intotheseaatthattime.Todayweknowthatwhatever waste we produce it will notdisappearwithoutpropertreatment.

The early days of production (1938 – 1953)Cheminova’sproductioninDenmarkhastaken place at four different locations.The first site near Gladsaxe was onlyinoperation for a fewyears and in rea-lityonlyforlaboratoryscaleproductionswith limited generation of waste. TheproductionwasmovedtoanewlocationnearMåløv in 1946, and the newplantallowed for large-scale production. Thechemical waste from Cheminova’s pro-ductionofawiderangeofchemicalprod-uctsatthefacilityinMåløvwastosomeextentburiedatthemanufacturingsite.

Cheminovawasfoundedin1938andoverthepast75yearsthepercep-tionofappropriatetreatmentofwastefromchemicalproductionhaschangedsignificantlyasthegeneralknowledgeabouttheimpactontheenvironmenthasincreased.Ourabilitytohandlechemicalwasteinanenvironmentallyresponsiblemannerhasalsochangedsignificantly.

At that time itwas in general acceptedas the appropriate way for disposal ofchemicalwasteandevenrecommendedbytheauthorities.In1970afterthesitewastakenoverbyanothercompany,thequestionofapossiblegroundwatercon-tamination was raised. Cheminova of-fered to establish a facilitywhich couldpurifythegroundwater,withtheinten-tion that the local authorities shouldoperatethefacility.Unfortunately,itwasnot possible to come to an agreement.Today the task of pumping and treat-mentrestswiththeregionalauthorities(RegionHovedstaden).

Harboøre Tange in Western Jutland and Groyne 42CheminovamovedtheproductionfacilitytoHarboøreTange in1953.Thegeneralrecommendation for handling of wastefromchemicalproductionwasstillbury-ing in the ground or discharge directlyinto the sea. This approach resulted ina contamination of the areawhere theplantwasfirstlocatedandCheminovaisstillengagedinremediationmeasuresbypumping.ThewaterisdirectedtoChemi-nova’s waste-water facility. The generalrecommendation for burying chemicalwastealso leadtotheestablishmentbytheDanishstateofadumponthewestcoast of Denmark. The dump is knowninDenmarkasGroyne42.Itwasadump

forvarioustypesofchemicalwaste,andCheminovawasalsoadvisedtouseitfordisposal of chemical waste. The dumpwasuseduntil1962.

In the 1980’es the major part of theburied chemicals was moved from thedumptoamineinGermany.Lateron,in2006,theregionalenvironmentalautho-rities (Region Midtjylland) have encap-sulated the contaminated area to avoidleachingtotheNorthSea.Apilotprojectwith in situ clean-up of contaminatedsand has been initiated by the regionalauthorities with support from the EU(NorthPestClean).Cheminovasupportstheprojectby taking careof theexten-sivesampleanalysisworkwhichisneces-sary fordocumentationof theclean-up.Cheminova’sanalyticallaboratorieshavemany years of experience analyzing forthe typeof substanceswhichare foundinthesand.Bymakingscientificexpertiseandlaboratorycapacityavailablewecon-tributesignificantly totheproject,sincethis work would otherwise represent asignificantcostfortheproject.

In the 1960’es the manufacturing plantwas established at its current locationat Rønland, in the beginning primarilyformanufactureofOP insecticides.Onechallengerelatedtothisproductionwasdisposal of sulfur containingwaste, and


anewdeposit facilitymadeof concretewasconstructedattheplantsite.Today,sulfur isefficiently recovereddirectlybymeans of modern technology and re-usedinourproductionandforindustrialmanufacturing of sulfuric acid, amongothers.TheoldsulfurdepositatRønlandis no longer inuse and the contenthasbeenremoved(seepage28).A period with solutionsThe Danish legislation on protection oftheenvironmentwentintoforcein1974witharequirementforcompaniestousethe best available technology. Over thefollowingyears, technologyevolvedandCheminova worked determinedly withdevelopmentofsuitabletechnologyandwith establishment of environmentalplantstohandlewastewaterandprocessairfromtheproduction.Thetotalinvest-mentwasmorethanhalfabillionDanishkroner (appr. 90million USD). Develop-mentofsuitablewaste-water treatmentprocedureshave formanyyearsbeenasignificant element in the developmentofnewchemicalprocesses.Allemissionsaretodaycontrolledandmustmeetfixedcriteriaestablishedbytheauthorities.

Waste water treatmentThefirstinvestigationsofthepossibilitiesfor establishment of a biological wastewater treatment plant were initiated in1982. The aim was in particular to re-movephosphoruscontainingcompoundsoriginating from the production of or-ganophosphate insecticides, and theplantturnedouttobeverysuccessfulinthis respect (see figure at the top). Theplantwassetintooperationin1988.Over time, the micro-organisms in thebiological waste-water treatment plant

haveadaptedsotheyareabletodegradea wider range of organic contaminantsoriginatingfromamorediverseproduc-tion. Themicrobiological degradation iscombined with chemical pre-treatmentand/orboilingoftheprocesswastewater,dependingonthenatureofthecontami-nants.Thefinaldischargeiscarefullymo-nitoredtomakesurethepermittedmaxi-mumlimitsforindividualcompoundsarenot exceeded when the purified wastewaterreachestheNorthSea,500moffthe coastof Jutland.Adedicatedwastewater incineration plantwas taken intooperationin1994asasupplementtothebiologicaltreatmentplant.

Air incinerationThe process air incineration plant wasalsoestablishedduringthelate-eighties.Theprocessairisincineratedathightem-peraturewherebyorganic contaminantsare decomposed. After incineration theairispassedthroughaso-calledscrubberwhere water-soluble contaminants aretrappedbeforefinal emissionof the airto theatmosphere.Thecontentof spe-cific components in the emission gas ismonitoredandheldagainstasetofper-mittedmaximumlimits.

Process air from specific productionplantscontainresiduesofvolatileorganicsolvents,e.g.hexane,whichcanbereco-veredbefore incinerationof theairandre-utilizedintheproduction.Solid wasteConcurrentwiththeincreasingdemandsintheDanishsocietyforsafedisposalofchemical waste the need for a centralspecialized chemical waste treatmentplant became apparent, and the then

publiclyownedfacilityNordwasestablis-hedin1971(thenunderthenameKom-muneKemi).All typesofchemicalwastecould be forwarded for safe disposalagainst a fee, and Cheminova has sincethenmadeuseofthisoptionforsafedis-posalofchemicalwastewhichcannotbeproperly treatedat thecurrentenviron-mentalfacilitiesatRønland.

Environmental accountsInthesamewayaswepublishourfinan-cial results with a balance of costs andearnings,we have also since 1995 pub-lishedourenvironmentalresults.Weac-countforallemissionsandproductsandmatchitupwiththeconsumptionofrawmaterials.

Thefullenvironmentalapproval25yearsagowasanimportantmilestoneforChe-minova, since itwas the license toope-ratethechemicalmanufacturingplantatRønland,thebackboneinourproductionactivities.

Cheminova elsewhereCheminova has chemical productionfacilities in Denmark and India. Be-sides,Cheminovahasformulationandfilling facilities in Australia, Germany,ItalyandtheUnitedKingdom.Chem-ical waste from these facilities arehandled either bymeans of externalor internal incineration under strictlycontrolled and regulated conditionsor treatment in biological waste-wa-tertreatmentunitsaccordingto localstandards.

The large waste-water treatment plant was put into operation in 1988, and it is a prerequisite for operation of the production plant.

The discharge of phosphorus to the North Sea (stated as tons of phosphorus per year) from Cheminova’s production plant decreased dramatically, when the biological waste-water treat-ment plant was taken into operation. The discharge was 7 tons in 2013 compared to 1,050 tons in 1980.


Cheminova values a continued dialoguewith itsneighbors,the localcommunity,authorities, educational institutions, po-liticiansandothers.Weobservethelimi-tationstoopennessfromstockexchangerules,protectionofsensitivepersonalin-formation,generaldataprotectionrulesand regulations as well as competitionlaw.We do of course engage in a con-tinuedandopendialoguewiththerele-vant authorities in the countries whereweoperate.

A dialogue with the company’s manystakeholdersaswellasthegeneralpub-lic debate on sustainability is a sourceof inspiration for the CSRwork and theselectionoffocusareaspresentedintheCSRreport.

The company actively strives to keepwell-informedwithin themanyfields ofrelevancetoitsoperationsaswellascur-rent and potential business areas. Viaopen literatureaswellasscientificpub-lications and trade sources, the press,specificsearchesontopicsandtheinter-net, informationandexpressionsofopi-nioninrespectofCSRrelatedissuesaresought. Particularly concerning productproperties,sideeffectsandapplications,andingeneral,issueslinkedtodilemmasand controversieswithin the company’ssphereofinterest.

Local engagementCheminova is an important part of thelocal societywhereweoperate facilitiesandemploypeople.Wecontributetothelocaleconomyandofferawiderangeof

job opportunities. We make a point ofgood neighbor relations and participa-tion in local cultural life and activities.The influenceon the environment fromproductionplantsisdescribedelsewhereinthisreport.

In 2013, two open house arrangementswere held at the headquarters in Den-mark and additionally we had severalgroups of visitors (politicians, students,organizationsetc.).Altogethermorethan2,500peoplevisitedthepremises.

At the production site in Indiawe havereceivedmore than500visitors, amongothersfarmers,governmentalofficialsaswellasagroupofwomenengagedinSa-heliselfhelpactivitiesinaprojectvillageinthestateofMadhyaPradesh.

In countries where we have manufac-turing facilities we have an on-goingdialogue with environmental and othersupervising authorities, for instance theDanishEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyandtheGujaratPollutionBoardinIndia.

InvestorsOfprimaryinteresttostockmarketana-lystsandinvestors,anumberofinvestormeetingsareheldbothphysicallyandon-lineandarethusaccessibletoall stake-holders, including almost 7,500 share-holders of the parent company Auriga.Presentationsfromthesemeetingsinclu-ding CSR related issues, among others,are publicly available on Cheminova’swebsite.

Customers and suppliersCSRformspartofthedialoguewiththecompany’s customers, many of whomappreciate to co-operate actively withCheminova in promoting product stew-ardshipandenvironmentalresponsibilityamongfarmers. Informationonthesafeuse of products – as mentioned in thesectiononproductstewardship–isanin-tegratedpartofthemarketingofprodu-ctstoend-usersindevelopingcountries.

Suppliers are auditedwith focus on theenvironment,safetyandlaborstandardsin accordance with the company’s Sup-plier Code of Conduct which forms thenaturalbasisforaconstructivedialogue.

EmployeesIn2013whereCheminovacelebratedits75yearsanniversarythroughouttheglo-balorganization,therehasbeenfocusoncompany values, strategy, developmentandglobalsenseofcommunity.In2013,more than 40 newsletters were sent toemployeesinallsubsidiaries.Onseveraloccasions CSR related issues were ad-dressedinthesenewsletters.

CSRisregularlydiscussedthroughouttheglobalorganization in relation to the lo-caldailybusiness.Atthelocal level,e.g.cooperative relationships, general well-beingofemployeesandcontinuededu-cationhavebeenontheagenda.

OpennessanddialogueWereceiveimportantinputtoourbusinessandCSRfromanopendialoguewithCheminova’smanystakeholders.


ChemistrywithCare

Followingupontargets.


Moreplantprotection,lesschemistry,fewerresources

Globalagricultureneedstoincreasepro-ductionby70%(measuredincalories)onthepresentagriculturalarea inorder tofeed theworld population that in 2050will have passed nine billion people ac-cordingtoFAO.

“Over the next several decades, the world faces a grand challenge - and op-portunity - at the intersection of food security, development and the environ-ment,” said Dr. Andrew Steer, President and CEO of World Resources Institute. “To meet human needs, we must close the 70 percent gap between the food we will need and the food available today. But, we must do so in a way that creates opportunities for the rural poor, limits clearing of forests, and reduces green-house gas emissions from agriculture.”

Increasing yieldsSince the middle of the 20th centurychemicalplantprotectionhasbecomeamajorfactorbehindtheincreasingyield,farmerscanharvestperhectare.

Input in the form of efficient plant va-rieties, fertilizersandpesticideshave in-creased foodproductionalmostenoughtokeeppacewithpopulationgrowth,al-thoughfoodwaste,unequaldistributionandother factors stillmean thatone ineighthumanbeingsarestarving.

Inadditiontopopulationgrowththeex-pected increase of livestock productionaswellasuseofagriculturallandforbio-fuelputdemandsonagriculture topro-

duce more - even without bringing ad-ditionalpartsofnatureundercultivationwithwheat,corn,riceandotheragricul-turalcrops.”More with Less”Agriculture needs more efficient plantprotection products that can ensuregrowthwithminimal impact on nature.Moreover,industrialproductioningene-ralisfacedwithdemandstoreduceener-gyconsumption.Thisalsoappliestotheproduction of crop protection productswhichmeans that Cheminova’s produc-tionandproductsarealsopartofthesedilemmas.

Moreplantprotectionbasedonamoresustainable input isamongCheminova’slong-termobjectives.

Chemistry with CareCheminovawilladdressandillustratethisthrough indexes, showing thedegree towhich Cheminova’s products contributeto more plant protection while usinglessnon-sustainablechemistryandcon-suming fewer resources in the manu-facturingprocess. Fromnowonwewilldevelopstrategicobjectivesforthisareaandreportontheresultsobtained.

Development of three indexesBelowisabriefdescriptionofthethreeindexes covering Cheminova’s own pro-ducts.Amoredetaileddescriptioncanbefoundinthesectiononaccountingprin-ciplesonwww.cheminova.com.

Futurefoodsecuritydependsonincreasedagriculturalproduction.

Productssoldonbehalfofothercompa-nies (so-called third party products) arenotincludedintheseindexes.Theexactcompositionoftheseproducts isnotal-ways known to us; likewise informationabout energy consumption in the pro-ductionisnotavailable.

More plant protectionLike other suppliers to agriculture Che-minova is not directly involved in theuse of our plant protection products,since we do not participate in farming.Thereby, our knowledge about the de-tailedproductusagedoesnotconstitutea sufficientbasis for this index. Instead,data from specialists inmarket analysisthat can provide data on the consump-tionofspecificactiveingredientperhec-tare in all relevant crops and countriesare used. Data from Cheminova’s totalsalesofeachindividualactivesubstanceis weighted against this background,providing the best possible assessmentof the acreage of farmland protectedbyeachactivesubstance.The index isasummaryofallCheminovamanufacturedproductssoldintherelevantperiod.

Less chemistryTheindexshowstheamountofnon-sus-tainablechemistryperhectareappliedasplant protection products. Non-sustain-ablechemistryistobeunderstoodasac-tive ingredientsnomatteroriginaswellas additives that are non-renewable orareextractedfromfossilefuels.

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As an example we aim at reducing theamount of organic solvents, which fre-quently have been used as solvents inplantprotectionproducts.

Fewer resourcesThis index indicates the amount ofpurchasedenergyintheformofelectri-city,naturalgas,fueloil,biomassandthelike required for Cheminova’s own pro-ductionof plant protectionproducts onthesynthesisplants inDenmarkand In-dia.Bothplacesundertakechemicalsyn-thesis,whichisahighlyenergyconsum-ingindustrialprocess.Thesetwositesareresponsibleforover90%ofCheminova’sdirectenergyconsumption.

Index for the period 2009-2013Theyear2009isusedasbaseline(index100).

Index I: More plant protectionThe area of farm land protected withCheminova’s products has been calcu-lated from own sales figures weightedagainst experts’ market analyses for allrelevantcountriesandcropsbymeansofan independentlyvalidatedmethod.Fortheyears2010-2012,wedonothavesuf-ficiently specificdataof salesquantitiesfor all products to be able to calculatetheindex.Theindexcanbecalculatedfor2013andforward.

Indexesfor2009and2013showasignifi-cantincreaseintheplantprotectedarea.

Index II: Less chemistryAlsointhisarea,thelackofdatafortheperiod2010to2012makesusunabletocalculatetheindex.

Indexfor2009to2013showsasignificantdecrease in quantity of non-sustainablechemistry used with Cheminova’s prod-uctsperhectare.

Index III: Fewer resourcesTheindexshowsthetrendinenergycon-sumptionattheplantsinIndiaandDen-mark. The total energy consumption isrelativetotheproducedquantitiesprovi-dingbaselinefiguresforenergyrequire-mentperkgproduct.Basedonthesekeyfiguresand theproduction it ispossibletoestimateanenergydemandthatfluc-tuatesaccordingtothelevelofactivity.

Asshowntheindexincreasesatthebe-ginning of the periodwhich is due to asharpdeclineinthecompany’sactivityasaresultoftheglobalcrisis,whichcausedarelativelypoorproductionefficiency.

At the end of the period the index isbelow100,which indicates that a com-binationofincreasedlevelofactivityandenergy savings resulted in lower energyconsumptionforagivenactivity.

Objectives for 2015 and beyondBasedonthesebaselinedataandtrendsin 2014 we will establish more precisetargetsforfuturedevelopment.

Index I: More plant protection.Hectares protected by Cheminova’s products (relative to 2009).

Index II: Less chemistry.Quantity of non-sustainable chemistry per hectare (relative to 2009).

Index III: Fewer resources.Energy consumption per kg produced pro-duct (relative to 2009).


ActivitiesinIndianvillages

In 2013 we have kept focus on con-tinuedimprovementofagriculturalprac-ticeincludingsafeuseofplantprotectionproducts. Additionally Cheminova hassupported several activities on generalcommunitydevelopment.

Follow-up on targetsAssessments involving external stake-holders have been carried out in twovillages in 2013 based onwhich an exitstrategy has been established. The planofexitwillbe furtherdiscussedand ini-tiated in 2014. The overall intention isto reduce Cheminova’s direct participa-tion in considerationofmaintaining theachievementsobtained inthesetwovil-lagessincetheprojectswereinitiatedin2010.Therelationtothefarmingcommu-nitiesinthevillageswillbecontinued.

Village Prabdara in West BengalTogether with representatives from theDirectorate of Extension Education aswell as the local elected village head(Sarpanch)theimpactofCheminovasup-ported activities in Prabdarawas evalu-ated. Progress was observed on focusareas such as training and demonstra-tions of safety and better farming prac-tice leadingto improvedyields,reducedfarming costs and increased awarenessof safety measures during spray opera-tions. Further, water purification at thelocalschoolaswellassubsidiestopoorfamilieshasimprovedawarenessofpro-

perschoolingasavaluableassetforthelocal community. Likewise has the Wo-menempowermentprojectSaheliaswellasamedicalcampforgynecologicalandpediatric problems improved awarenessof health and livelihood among the vil-lagewomen.

Village Narukheri in HaryanaThe many activities in this village since2010 were endorsed by the ChoudharyCharan Singh Haryana Agricultural Uni-versityandtheSarpanch.

The village level activitieswere focusedon training in safe and correct use ofplantprotectionproductsinvolvingfarm-

AgriculturalandsocialdevelopmentarethekeytargetsofouractivitiesamongthelocalpopulationinninevillageslocatedinseveralstatesofIndia.

ers, farmwomenand school education.Training programs on pest control andwheatdiseaseshavehelpedthefarmersmanage their crops. Personal protec-tionequipmenthasbeendemonstratedand kits have been distributed. Furtherchildren’shealthandnutritionaswellasestablishing of women Saheli self-helpgroups has been part of the successfulprograminthisvillage.

Further external evaluationIn 2014 the activities in twomore villa-geswillbeevaluatedexternallysimilarlytotheimpactassessmentundertakenbytheRoyalDanishEmbassyin2012.

Selfhelp groups for women create value in the village community. In this case we support them with sewing machines.


Aakash Ganga – an expanding successBy knowledge and simplemeans is hasbeen possible to help farmers grow ad-ditionalyield.

This project on rainwatermanagementhas been expanded by 101 acres farmland. The project is managed with theassistanceofProfessorAyyappaMasagi,who has been an inspiring force to theparticipatingfarmers.

Themessage from the Professor is thatrain fed agriculture will benefit fromsubsoil water storage, particularly afteraweakmonsoon.Asimplecosteffectivemethod of plowing trenches across thefieldhasprovedefficienttokeepthesoilmoistduringthegrowthseason.

The feedback from the participatingfarmers confirms an increased yield ofpigeon-peasandothercrops.

Progress for village farm womenWomen in agriculture have involvedthemselves in several entrepreneurshipactivities through formationof self helpgroups.

Like in the previous years the activitiesundertheprojectumbrellaSaheli(SafetyHealth and Livelihood) has also in 2013beenmanyandofdiversenature.

Thetraditionalengagementinagriculture

Extra water in the soil means good plant growth and increased yield.

andsafeuseofplantprotectionproductsaswellashealth,nutrition,schoolingandwellbeingof the childrenhas continuedinallSaheligroups.

Additionally new activities supportedbyCheminovahavebeen takenup, illu-stratedbythefollowingtwoexamples.Agroupof33farmwomenfromthevillageEkalduna inMadhya Pradeshwas givenatriptovisitCheminova’sfactorysiteinPanoliinGujarat.Thistripwasveryedu-cationalamongotherthingsinprovidingunderstandingofthenatureofplantpro-tectionproductsandtheirsafehandling.AsimilargroupfromthevillageKachma-

chanahaliinKarnatakawasgiventheop-portunitytovisit theCentralFoodTech-nologyResearchInstituteinMysore.Thegroupmemberstookaspecialinterestincereal product technology, food machi-nery,fruitandvegetableproductandtheproteinspecialtydivision.

This visit propelled the group to havetheir own mini-mill for processing ragimilletwhichisacroprichinvaluablepro-teins.

A great difference with simple solutions:Plantgrowth is enhanced with Aakash Ganga.


Bananaprojectsmeetincreasingpartici-pationfrombananafarmersinBrazil

InthenearcoastalbananagrowingareainValedoRibeiraCheminova’steamhasfor two years worked with the bananafarmer’sorganizationABAVARaswellasindividualfarmersonaCSRprojecttore-ducetheenvironmentalimpactoffungi-cideuseinsensitiveareas.

The project addresses the dilemma ofhow to control devastating diseases inbananaplantationsalongrivers,streams,roads and houses without broadcastingfungicides.

If these areas are left without controlyieldwilldropdramaticallyandtheareawillbecomeabridgeheadforinfestationto spread.On theotherhand the tradi-tionalaerialapplicationovertheseareasmeansahigh riskofunnecessarypollu-tionoftheenvironment.

Cheminova’s low-tech hand held preci-siontechnologymakesitpossibletoap-ply a few drops of a systemic fungicidedirectlytotheplant.Thisaxilapplication

forms an environmentally friendly andhighly efficient alternative that has pro-ven attractive to the farmers. The tech-nology also has the benefit of avoidinguse ofmineral oil as an additive to thefungicidesprayfluid.Theaxilapplicationmethod is endorsed by local agronomicexperts.

AttheNovember2013Feibananafairintheareatheexperienceachievedwasdi-scussedwithadvisors,dealersandfarm-ers. Themethod appeared attractive tosmall aswell as large scale farmers andthe area under the axil application pro-gramwith Flutriafol has increased from200toappr.300hectaresin2013.

Project with small scale farmers in the state of GoiasIn the village Bureti Allegre the axil ap-plication to control the plant diseaseyellowsigatokahasbecomethemethodof choice among an increasing numberof farmers now covering approximately150 ha. Themethod is endorsed by lo-

calagronomicexpertsasanefficientandsafemethod of disease control. Chemi-novahasassistedinintroducingabettervarietyofbananas inthearea.Duetoarelativelyweakorganizationof the localfarming community further progress inestablishing improved marketing andbrandingeffortofbananasfromthisareahasbeendiscontinued.Howevertheaxilapplication technology has spread tootherareasofGoias.

New project in Santa CatarinaWith the intention of establishing a si-milarproject in the stateofSantaCata-rina -primarilywith small scale farmers-testshavebeencarriedout.The initialevaluationofthepracticalvalidityoftheaxilapplicationmethodwithflutriafolhasshownverypromisingresultsin2013.

During2013thebananagrowersinSãoPaulostateofBrazilhaveshownanincreasinginterestinusingCheminova’sreducedimpacttechnologyfordiseasecontrolinenvironmentallysensitiveareas.


Cheminova’s booth at the banana fair had focus on environment and personal protection equipment.

Dr. Wilson (left) explains the effect of our technology on plant diseases.

”More than 3 years of re-search with the systemic fun-gicide Impact® applied in the axil of banana plants have shown impressive results in significantly reducing the se-verity of black sigatoka. The implementation of this new technology is a good tool to help in the management of black sigatoka in banana crop, for small, medium and large producers.”

Dr.WilsondaSilvaMoraesAgronomist,ResearcherFromAPTA

(AgênciaPaulistadeTecnologiaemAgro-negócios),Phytopathology.

ValedoRibeiraRegionalPole,SãoPauloState,Brazil


Data pertaining to environment, healthand safety for these plants are showninthefactboxonpage30.Theproduc-tioninDenmarkandIndiaconstitutestheoverallmajority.Allmanufacturingplantsareincludedinthestatementsfor2011,2012and2013.

Detailed informationfor thecompanies,whichareincludedinthestatement,maybefoundatwww.cheminova.com,wheretheappliedCSRaccountingpolicyisalsolocated.

Contaminated sulfur depot removedFormanyyearsanauthorizeddepot forchemical waste has been situated atCheminova’smanufacturing site at Røn-land in Denmark. The depot has heldremnants of sulfur, sand and concretecontaining low concentrations of or-ganophosphate chemicals and mercury.Back in 2010 Cheminova entered intoan agreementwith the Danish Environ-mentalProtectionAgencyaboutremovalof thedepotoveraperiodoftime.Theremoval procedure was initiated at theend of 2012 and continued throughout2013. InDecember2013 theexcavationwasconcludedandonDecember27thelastloadwasshippedfromDenmark.Thesulfurwastehasnowbeendeposited inaspecialdepotinNorway,morespecifi-callyontheislandofLangøyaintheOslofjord.ThedepotisoneofEurope’smostrecognized centers of competence for

the treatment of dangerouswaste. Thisconcluded a long process where morethan19,000metric tonsof sulfurwastewasremoved.

Environmental improvements and ener-gy savings The significant discharges of treatedwastewater takeplace from themanu-facturing sites in Denmark and India,where the recipients are theNorth SeaandtheGulfofChambal,respectively.

During 2013 the plant in India has ex-perienced increased production, withrecord-breaking amounts of several im-portant active ingredients. In spite ofthis, waste water treatment has beenimprovedbycontinuousupgradingofthebiologicalwastewatertreatmentfacilityandpretreatmentofthewastewater.Forinstance the Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD) has been reduced significantly,amongotherthingsbychangingtheaer-ation system and introducing improvedhypo chlorite treatment of the wastewaterbeforeitischanneledintothebio-logicalwastewatertreatmentfacility.

The area where the Indian company’sproductionplant is located isa large in-dustrial area withmany other chemicalplants.Occasionally, this has resulted inproblems with air quality and smell. Inthis connection Cheminova has workedon reducing smellandproblems relatedto thework environment, among otherthings by installing new technical fa-cilities in 2013 such as automated andclosedpackaging systems, closeddryingfacilities etc. Cheminova has also beeninvolved in a project to establish greenzones of trees in the area. More than2,000newtreesareplantedonEnviron-mentDayeachyear.

Themajority(>90%)oftheenergycon-sumptionatCheminova’smanufacturingplants isrelatedtothesitesinDenmarkand India, where active substances forplant protection products are manufac-tured by chemical synthesis. These pro-cessesarehighlyenergydemandingandthemajorpartofthesteamandelectric-ityconsumptionisproducedwithnaturalgasasenergysource,theremainingpartwithothertypesoffuel,primarilyoil.

Production

In2013,productionactivitieshavebeenincreased.Envi-ronment,healthandsafetyarefirstprioritiesatallpro-ductionsites.

The Cheminova group owns the following manufacturing plants:

Name Production Country Location

CheminovaA/S Chemicalsynthesis,formula-tionandpackaging Denmark Rønland,Lemvig

CheminovaIndiaLtd. Chemicalsynthesis,formula-tionandpackaging India PanolinorthofMumbai

CheminovaDeutsch-landGmbH&Co.KG Formulationandpackaging Germany StadewestofHamborg

AlthallerItalias.r.l. Formulationandpackaging Italy SanColombano,southofMilano

HeadlandAgrochemicalsLtd. Formulationandpackaging United

Kingdom Deeside,NorthWales

CheminovaMFGPty.Ltd. Formulationandpackaging Australia WyongnorthofSydney

www.cheminova.com


Generally, we are continuously workingon improvements within the areas ofenergy and environment at all the pro-ductionplants.Itmaybethroughreduc-tion of various emissions, reduction ofenergyconsumptionor improvedrecov-eryof chemicalsasanalternative to in-cineration.

REACH - EU’s substance regulationInmid-2013,stage2oftheEUsubstanceregulationREACHwasconcluded.Stage2involvedtheregistrationofnon-croppro-tection substances,which are producedorimportedtotheEUinvolumesof100-1,000metrictonsperyear.

Backin2010thefirststagewasconclud-ed involving registration of substancesproduced or imported in volumes ofmorethan1,000metrictonsperyear.Inmid-2018the laststageawaits involvingregistration of substances produced orimportedinvolumesof1-100metrictonsperyear.

InthefirstandsecondstageCheminovahasobtained21registrationswith10‘insituisolatedintermediates’and6‘trans-ported isolated intermediates’with lim-ited data requirements. Furthermore,full registrationof5substanceswasob-tained,including3flotationagentswhichareusedintheminingindustryforsepa-rationofmetalsfromtheore.Theseflo-tationagentsaremanufacturedatChem-inova’splantinDenmark.Thetwoothersubstances aremicronutrients for fertil-izingpurposesmanufacturedatoursub-sidiaryHeadlandintheUnitedKingdom.

Follow-up on objectives for 2013India• The energy consumption for the pro-ductionoftwolargeproductstobere-

ducedby2%perproducedvolume.Comments: The energy consumptionwas reduced by 2.5% compared to2012andtheobjectiveachieved.

• The content of COD in the treatedwastewaterwillbereducedby3%.Comments: The COD in the treatedwastewaterwasreducedby32%from17.8tonsin2012to12.1tonsin2013andtheobjectiveachieved.

• Thefrequencyandseverityofincidentsatworkwillbereducedby2%.Comments: In2013therewerenoac-cidentswithabsenceofmorethan48hours. The frequency of non-report-able accident (incidents)was reducedfrom 19.9 per onemillionman-hoursworkedin2012to18.0in2013corre-sponding to 9.5% improvement. Theseverity ratewas reduced from 14.13lost man-hours per 1,000 man-hoursworked in 2012 to 11.10 in 2013 cor-responding to 21% improvement. Forthatreasontheobjectiveisachieved.

• TheproductionattheIntermediateDi-visionwillbecertifiedaccordingtoISO14001andOHSAS18001.Comments: Theauditofthecertifyingcompany was accomplished in Mayand the certificates were received inJune.Theobjectiveisachieved.

Denmark•Operationof thebiologicalwastewa-tertreatmentplantwillbereassessedin2012-15sothatthepotentialoftheplant is utilized in the best possibleway.Comments: Two waste water streamswere changed in 2013. The operationofthewastewaterplantisunaffectedfromthechanges.Severalapplications

are pendingwith the authorities. Theplanisonschedule.

• The quantity of waste per producedunit and Cheminova’s total costs fortreatment of hazardouswastewill bereduced by 5% and 10% respectivelyperyearin2012-14.Comments:Waste/product (kg/kg) in-dex in 2013 was 104 (objective 2013index90).Cost/product(DKK/kg)indexfor2013was87(objective2013index81).Theobjectiveisnotachieved.Theinitiatedactivitiesforreductionofton-nage and costs have been overtakenbynewwastestreamsandchanges inproductmixtoproductsthatgeneratemore hazardouswaste. Thiswill chal-lenge the possibility for achieving theobjectivealsoin2014.

Australia •Obtain certification of the company’soccupational health and safety man-agementaccordingtoOHSAS18001in2014.Comments: Themanagementsystemispreparedandauditedinternally.Certi-fication is expected in2014accordingtoschedule.

• Thewastewatertreatmentwillbeim-proved and renewed permit for dis-chargewillbeappliedfor.Comments: Studiesonthewastewaterand the treatment process are com-pleted. Submission to council for anupdatedapprovalistobepreparedandsubmitted.Objectiveispartlyachieved.

United Kingdom•Environmental and safety conditionswillbereassessedandapplicationsforchangeswillbesenttotheauthorities.


Comments:TheMajorAccidentPreven-tion Policy and COMAH Safety Reportweredevelopedandsubmittedto thecompetent authorities inQ2,meetingthe requirements of the regulations.The permitwas granted duringQ2 of2013andtherebythetargetachieved.

Germany•Afiltertoreducetheemissionofdustfromtheproductionwillbeinstalled.Comments:ThedustfilterwasinstalledandcommissionedinQ3.Itoperatesasexpected.Objectiveisachieved.

Comments on the development from 2012 to 2013Measured on the consumption of rawmaterials the overall activity has incre-asedby4%.Mostsignificantchangesareseen as increasing activity in Denmark,IndiaandItaly.Theincreaseinconsump-tionofprocesswaterandtotalenergyisduetotheincreasedactivities.

Note 1: In India, the reduction of con-sumption of cooling water is relativelyhigh causedby changes in productmix.InDenmark,atightercontrolhasreducedthe consumption of cooling water des-piteahigherproduction.

Note 2: Figuresfor2012arecorrected.

Note 3: InIndiatheconsumptionofna-turalgas isdecreaseddue touseofbiofuel for steamgeneration at one of thesites.

Note 4: The emission of phosphorus inIndia decreased because of changes inproduct mix. Unintensional emission ofsludge from the biological waste-watertreatment plant in Denmark caused asubstantialincrease.

Note 5: The emission of particles in In-dia increasedfrom2012to2013duetoincreasing production and an additionalsteamboiler.

Note 6: TheincreaseismainlycausedbychangedactivitiesinIndiaandDenmark.In Germany, the quantity has increasedbecauseofatidying-upcampaign.

Note 7: Increase in Denmark whereemptypackagingfromrawmaterialspre-viouslywasclassifiedhazardouswaste.

Note 8: In the United Kingdom a con-siderable change happened because ofchangesintheclassificationofwastethatpreviouslywascomposted(classifiedre-cycling).

Note 9: Theincreaseiscausedbychan-gesinIndia,wherethewasteisnowre-processedorusedasfuelinthecementindustry.

Note 10: The amountofwaste is incre-asedduetoincreasedactivityandchan-gesinproductmixinDenmark.

Note 11: The increase is mainly causedby commissioning of a new productionin India. As reported on page 28 morethan19,000metric tonsof sulfurwastewasremovedfromadepot inDenmark.Becausethesulfurwasteoriginatesfromproduction in the 1970’es this waste isnotincludedinthereportedfigure.

Note 12: Inallcompaniesinternalrepor-ting ismade up of both reportable andnon-reportableaccidents.Reportableac-cidentsoccurredinDenmarkonly.

Fact box: Environment, health and safety

Unit Note 2013 2012 2011Water consumption: Cooling Mio.m3 1 28 29 31

Processesandord.consumption Thousandm3 2 729 659 682

Energy consumption: Naturalgas GWh 2+3 295 309 337LPG GWh 2 0.67 0.73 0Electricity GWh 77.9 70.6 67.2Fueloil GWh 1.90 1.80 2.7Biofuel GWh 3 29 0 0

Materials: Rawmat.consump. 1000tonnes 112 108 103Discharge of waste COD Tonnes 152 148 206water: Nitrogen Tonnes 19 22 31

Phosporus Tonnes 4 9 7 9Air emissions: Particles Tonnes 5 7.3 5.7 4.5

CO2 1000tonnes 76 63 71Ordinary waste: Recycling 1000tonnes 6 3.2 3.0 3.7

Incineration 1000tonnes 7 0.3 0.26 0.47Depositing 1000tonnes 8 18.3 17.9 15.8

Hazardous waste: Recycling 1000tonnes 9 2.5 1.76 0.58Incineration 1000tonnes 10 13.3 12.3 7.6Depositing 1000tonnes 11 5.6 4.9 2.28

Spillage and waste: Number 11 10 19Accidents: Number 12 11 18 20Accident frequency: – 1.9 3.3 4.0Absence from work due to accidents: – 0.1 0.2 1.0

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


Suppliermanagement

Inrecentyearsourfocuswithinsuppliermanagementhasbeenondevelopmentand implementation of global policies,especially concerning procurement ofrawmaterials,activeingredientsandser-vices suchas toll formulationandfillingofenduserproducts.Furthermore,focushas been on strengthening the estab-lished global teamof Technical Respon-sible Persons that carry out the overallglobalsuppliermanagement.

Morethan60timesCheminovastaffhaseitherdoneacompletesupplierauditorscreenedapotentialsupplierin2013.Re-levantfindingswererecordedandcriticalissueswillbefollowedup.

Toensureaconsistentapproachtotheseprocesseswhile considering theculturaldifferences in the countries and regionsofCheminova’ssuppliers,oneofthetar-gets of 2013 was to conduct commoneducation and training. In august 2013a number of relevant employees fromdifferent disciplines/areas in the globalorganizationandwithaninterestinsup-pliermanagementparticipatedinajointtrainingsessioninDenmarkwithPwCasfacilitator. There were many topics andobjectives(cf.box).

Administration of company audits in a global companyWith the number of suppliers steadilyincreasing there is a growing need for

an improved administration and filingsystem for documentation generatedin connection with CSR audits. During2013,severaltoolshavebeenevaluated,allcapableofmanagingandstoringdataabout audits in a global company. WehaveoptedforutilizingourglobalERPsy-stem(SAP)whichhasan’AuditManage-ment’ module and which also matchesCheminova’s global policies. In additionto being a filing tool the system is alsocharacterizedbybeingabletoadministerplannedauditsintheglobalorganization.WeexpectthesystemtobetestedinQ12014andtobeupandimplementedmid-2014.

Suppliermanagementhasbeenstrengthenedthrougheducationandtrainingofouremployees.

Joint training in essential aspects of supplier management:

Topics covered:• introductiontoCSRstandards,requirementsandrisk• suppliersandtheinteractionwiththebusiness• suppliermanagementandCheminova’spoliciesinthisregard• roles, responsibility and contributions in suppliermanagement of purchasers,projectmanagers,peopleresponsibleforqualityandtheCSRorganization.

•howdoweobtainadvantagesfromCSRauditsglobally

The objectives were to gain an understanding of how to:• improverelationstosuppliers• improveproductquality• securefulfillmentofcustomerrequirementsandexpectations•plan,executeandreportCSRaudits

Inspection of the production facilities of a supplier.


People

Oneofourgoalsin2012wastofocusonthe values in the Cheminova group andwecontinuedoureffortsin2013tomakethem the baseline for all employees intheirdailyworkbothinternallywithintheCheminova organization and externally,e.g. when cooperating with our custo-mersandsuppliers.

ThefiveglobalCheminovavaluesare:

Theintroductiontoourvaluesstartsdu-ring the recruitment process and conti-nuesduringtheonboardingphase.OncetheemployeehasjoinedtheCheminovagroup, the experienced colleagues andmanagerssecurethatallnewemployeescomplywiththevalues.

Our organization is growingAlsoin2013theincreaseinthenumberofemployeescontinued.Since2008thenumber of employees globally has in-creasedby18%.ThemainincreaseisseeninAsiawhereasbyandlargethenumbersfor Denmark and the other Europeancountriesstayatthesamelevel.Thegeo-

graphicaldistributionofemployeesfrom2008to2013is:

2008 2013Americas 12% 12%Asia 27% 34%Denmark 43% 37%Europe 18% 17%

Naturally, it requiresknowledgeandad-herence to the Cheminova values, po-licies and processes in order to securethe necessary alignment. Consideringthatmorethanhalfofourworkforcehasmorethan5year’sseniorityweconsiderourbaselinetobesolid.

Survey - employee engagementTo ensure that the global workforce ofmore than 2,200 persons has a high

degree of job satisfaction and commit-ment, a global employee surveywill beinitiatedduringthesecondhalfof2014.Thepurposeistomeasuretheindividualdepartments’ overall employee engage-mentandcommitment.Thesubsequentfollow-up will secure that areas and/orunitsthatarehavinganeedforincreasedemployee satisfaction and commitmentwillreceivethesupportneeded.

The follow-up will also ensure that ouremployees have the opportunity to liveinaccordancewiththeCheminovavaluesinaconstructivewayandforbothemplo-yees andCheminova to benefit andde-velop professionally and personally.Equalopportunitiesforeveryoneareourfoundationand the surveywillhighlightwhethertheprerequisitesarepresentinourorganization.

Thevaluessetthestandard.

The split on seniority for Cheminova employees before year-end 2013 is:


We offer a variety of jobs.

DiversityNaturally,Cheminovaalsofocusesondi-versityintheorganizationaswellastheassociated opportunities and benefits.Considering themere fact thatwehaveemployees in 23 countries, nationalityalone increases the level of diversity.As far as distinction of genders is con-cernedwehavein2013setupagoalforthedistinctionofgendersatboard levelandwe expect to continue thiswork intherestofourorganization. Initially,weshall start monitoring the distinction ofgenders at the management level. Ourlong-termobjectiveisthatthedistinctionofgenderswillreflectthestructureofthetotalworkforce.Theoverallgenderstruc-ture in the Cheminova group is approx.80% male, 20% female, however, withsubstantialregionaldifferences.

In 2013 a global recruitment procedurewas implemented.The recruitmentpro-cedurewillamongothershelptosecureandreflectdiversity,includingbutnotli-mitedto,focusonthedistinctionofgen-derswhenidentifyingthefieldofcandi-datesduringtherecruitmentprocess.

Yearly appraisalsToemphasizetheimportanceofdevelo-ping the individual employee and the-reby ensuring the qualifications need-ed, a yearly appraisal between theemployee and manager is scheduledand completed. During the appraisal

bothdevelopmentandqualificationswillbediscussed. In201380%of theglobalworkforcehascompletedappraisals,andin 2014 we shall continue focusing onhavingappraisalsandafollow-uponthesubsequent feedback and conclusions.WebelievethatboththeemployeeandCheminovawillbenefitfromtheapprai-salprocess.TohavevisiblecareerpathsintheCheminovagroupratherthanjustthemanagement career path, new andothervisiblecareerpathswithine.g.spe-cialist and project leader functions willbe created also making these obviouschoicesfordevelopmentandcareer.

Whistleblower processIn2013weexperiencedaneedforanewwhistleblowerset-upasourformersup-plier decided to end our cooperation.By the end of the 4th quarter the newwhistleblower set-upwas implemented.Allemployeeshavebeeninformedaboutthe new whistleblower function whichconsistsofanexternalwebsitewherere-portscanbeplacedanonymouslythroughahotlineeitherinwritingorbycallingaspecificphonenumber.Allreportsplacedthrough this external website are for-warded–anonymously–tothewhistle-blower committee which is responsiblefor investigating the high-lighted viola-tions.Everyquarterareportissenttotheaudit committee unless special reportsrequire a direct and immediate involve-ment fromtheboard.Nowhistleblower

violationswerereportedin2013.

CommunicationA new global intranet will be launchedin2014.Bystreamliningtheinformationflowandaccesstoglobalpolicies,proce-duresetc.andsecuring thatall employ-eeshavethesameaccesstocommunica-tionandtools,wehopetoseeapositiveimpactontheimplementationofawiderangeofprocedures.

Anti-briberyBoth bribery and corruption are identi-fied as priority areas for governmentsand authorities world-wide. Legislativedevelopments in combination with anincreased understanding of the privatesector’s role in eliminating bribery andcorruptioninfluenceespeciallytheglobalcompanies which are facing challengesand a need for continuously developingtheirpoliciesandprocedures.

Similartothepastyearsweimplementedinitiatives to retain and strengthen ouranti-briberyprogramin2013.Theobjec-tivesinthepresentreportshowthatweareworkingsystematicallywithbothriskanalysisaswellaseducationofaselectednumber of employees in Denmark andthegroup’ssubsidiariesworld-wide.

The initiatives are firmly entrenched inour values with the acknowledgementthattheCheminovagroupcancontribute


positively to the elimination of briberyandcorruptionwithinthebusinessareaswhereweareoperating.Anaturalpartoftheprocessistorevisepoliciesandpro-ceduresonaregularbasistosecurethatthese are still valid and up-to-date ac-cording to applicable legislation andidentifiedrisks.

Health and safety at workOurfirstpriorityistohaveasafeworkingenvironment and therefore Cheminovacontinuouslymonitorwork-related acci-dentsaswellasnear-missreporting.Thepurpose is, naturally, to avoid accidentsfrom happening again. In 2013 a speci-fichealthandsafetyprogram,SAFE,wasintroducedinDenmarkinanewandim-provedversion.SAFEisaprogramwhereemployees are trained in conducting ahealthand safetyaudit inotherdepart-ments.TheSAFEprogramwillcontinuein

People,continued

As a part of the celebrations of Cheminova’s 75th anniversary Brazilian colleagues won a visit to the Danish factory site.

2014.ThefeedbackandexperiencesareverypositiveandconcreteimprovementshavealreadysurfacedinconnectionwithSAFEwalks–alsoanimprovementintheemployees’ attitude towards SAFE hasbeen registered. This ensures the con-stantandnecessaryfocusonhealthandsafetyatwork.

Safety drillsOne of our global focus areas in 2013has been safety drills. The purpose ofhavingthesesafetydrillsistopreparetheemployeesincaseoffireorgasleakages.Thetraininginfirefighting,evacuationorlife-savingispartofthesafetyprogramatourproductionfacilities.Theplantshavecontingencyplanswhicharethefounda-tion for these safety drills. Please referto the below examples from India andUnitedKingdomwheretraininganddrillsaredescribed.

In 2013we carried out 112 safety drillsinIndia.ThreeofthesetookplaceatthePanolioffice.At theproductionfacilitiesthesafetydrillsincludedtraininginfiresin chemicals and electrical installations,leakageoftoxicchemicals,electricaldis-chargesandpersonalinjurywhenfallingfromheights.

In theUnitedKingdomwecarriedoutafire drill including emergency call, fire-fighting, evacuation, roll call etc. for allemployeesincludingbusinessassociates,contractorsandotherguests.

In 2014, we are planning an extensivesafetydrillinGermanywherealsoanex-ternalfirefightingservicewillbepartici-pating.


Actionplan


ActionplanFocus area Objective/action Timetable Success criteriaIndia:Villageprojects

Waterconserva-tionproject

Objective:TopromoteGoodAgriculturalPracticesAction: This area encompasses all activities concerningImprovedAgriculturalPracticesi.e.fromlandpreparation,seedtreatment,weedmanagementandpromotionoflowdosechemicals

2014 EstablishuseofGoodAgriculturalPractices invillageproject

Objective:Continuationof Saheli ProjectonWomenEm-powermentAction: This concept is a step to take Good AgriculturalPractices (above activity) further to involve all membersof farming families i.e.men,women, children and otherstakeholders

2014 Skill development program for Self HelpsGroups

Objective:PromotewaterconservationinRainfedAgricul-tureAction:AverylargeareaofIndianAgriculturecomesunderRainfedAgriculture

2014 Increase adoption of this concept over 250acresinthreestatesi.e.Karnataka,AndhraPra-deshandTamilNadu

Brazil:Develop-mentofvillagebasedenviron-mentallyfriendlycontrolofba-nanadiseases

Theprojectamongsmall-scalebananafarmersinthestateofGoias and thedialoguewith local agronomistswill becontinued

2014 Theprojectkeepsmomentum

Theprojectwithfocusonsafeandenvironmentallyfriend-lycontrolofplantdiseasesamongbananafarmers inthestateofSãoPaulowillbecontinued

2014-15 Theprojectkeepsmomentumandinvolvesanincreasingnumberoffarmers

Initiate a project with axil application among bananagrowersinSantaCatarina

2014-15 Theprojectisinitiatedatfarmlevel

Helping you Grow – Chemistry with Care

Focus area Objective/action Timetable Success criteria

ChemistrywithCare

Objective:MoreplantprotectionAction:Continuedimprovementin12monthsrollingindexillustratingtheareaoffarmlandwherecropsandthusthefoodproductionisprotectedbyCheminova’sproducts

2014-17 Ongoingreportingofa12monthsrollingindexwithcontinuedimprovementcomparedtothepreviousquarterandbaseyear2009

Objective:LesschemistryAction:Continuedimprovementin12monthsrollingindexillustratingthequantityofnon-sustainableingredientsap-pliedinCheminova’sproductsperareaunit


Objective:LessresourcesAction: An index illustrating the energy consumption formanufacturingproductsatCheminova’sproductionssitesinIndiaandDenmarkwillbeimplemented


Developmentofatleast10formulationswithalowcontentofvolatileorganicsolvents

2014 RecipesfiledatCheminovaA/SorCheminovaIndiaLtd

Lower average toxicity of newly developed formulationsmeasuredthroughtheclassificationoftheformulation

2012-14 ByeachyeartheaverageWHOclassificationofnewlydeveloped formulationsmustbe lowerthantheaverageclassificationofCheminova’splant protection products. Only plant protec-tion products, where the active ingredient isownedbyCheminova,areincluded

ProductionFocus area Objective/action Timetable Success criteriaIndia Objective:ReductionoftheamountofCODdischargedin

treatedwastewaterby3%Activity:SegregationofhighCODstreamandtheirin-housetreatmentwithinmanufacturingplants

2014 CODamountinthetreatedwaterreducedbyatleast3%comparedto2013

Objective:CertificationoftheproductionattheFormula-tionDivision 1&2 in relation to ISO9001, ISO14001&OHSAS18001Activity: Implementation of a management system thatmeetstherequirementsofthestandards

ISO9001:2014ISO14001andOHSAS18001:2015

ISO9001:Certificatesobtainedfromthecerti-ficationcompanyISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001: Prepared andreadyforcertificationin2015

Village projects


Focus area Objective/action Timetable Success criteriaDenmark

Revisionoftheoperationofthebiologicalwaste-watertreat-mentplantwherethewastewaterfromtheindividualpro-ductionplantsistreated/optimizedsothatthepotentialoftheplantisutilizedinthebestpossiblewayActivity:Itwillbeexaminedwhetherwaste-waterstreams,whicharetodaytreatedexternally,mayinsteadbetreatedbiologically,possiblyafterapre-treatment.Incaseofapo-sitiveresultwewillasktheauthoritiesforpermission

2014 Withadherencetothedischargerequirementsforthebiologicalwaste-watertreatmentplantapprovalisachievedannuallyforsupplyoftwonewwastewaterstreamstotheplantafterne-cessarypre-treatment

Objective:Toreduceconsumptionofsteamataplantforrecoveryofanorganicsolvent–hexane–throughoptimi-zationoftherecoverysequenceActivity:Surveillanceofmassbalancefortheplantthroughcontinuousmeasuring of inlet and outlet concentrationsandflowisestablished.Basedontheoutlinedmassbalanceitisestimatedwhetherthe recovery sequencemaybeoptimizedbasedonmassflowofsolventsininletairandatthesametimeensureanacceptableemission.Ifnecessary,thecontrolsystemoftheplantisupdatedinordertomakethementionedoptimizationpossible

2012-15 Steamconsumptionperliterrecoveredsolventintheperiod2010-2011usedasbasis.Steam consumption to be reducedmin. 10%comparedtobasis

Australia Objective:ObtaincertificationoftheproductioninrelationtoOHSAS18001Activity: ImplementationofaOHSAS18001managementsystem

2014 Certificate obtained from the certificationcompany

Objective:Reassessmentofenvironmentalandsafetyper-formancetomeetthehighstandardActivity:SubmissionofaMHFreporttothecompetentaut-hority

2014 Highstandardmetonenvironmentalandsafe-typerformance.MHFreportsubmittedtotheauthority

UnitedKingdom Objective:ContinuousimprovementofoccupationalsafetyandhealthAction: Increase the number of near misses being re-ported. Complete all safety critical training. Raise aware-nessthroughtoolboxtalksandpostercampaigns

2014 Totalnumberofreportableandnon-reportableaccidents recorded during 2014 ≤ 25. Totalnumberofnearmissesreported≥70.Investi-gationofallnearmissesdocumented.Author-ityReportableIncidents≤1.Losttimeaccidentfrequencyrate≤10

Supplier managementFocus area Objective/action Timetable Success criteria

GlobalAuditManagementSystem

Objective:EstablishmentofaglobalsystemforfilingauditsandshareexperienceandknowledgeActivities:SettingupaglobaldatabaseinSAP.Implementa-tionofthedatabaseandmanagementsystembytrainingauditors

2014 Full implementation of the global systemwhereSAPisimplemented

Human ResourcesFocus area Objective/action Timetable Success criteriaEmployeede-velopment

Objectiveandactivities:Atleastonceayearallemployeesand theirdirect superior conductaperformanceandde-velopmentreview–conclusionsaredocumentedandim-plemented

2014 Overall numberofperformanceanddevelop-mentreviewsconducted.Progress in implementing the agreed conclu-sions

Employeeenga-gement

Objectiveandactivity:ConductaglobalEmployeeEngage-mentSurvey

2014 Overallresponseratehigherthan70%.Developactionplansbyorganizationalunitstoeithersecureorincreaseengagementlevelasneeded

Diversity Objective:EnsurethatdiversityistakenintoconsiderationwhenpositionsarevacantActivities:Createbaselineformeasuringgenderdiversityinthegeneralworkforceandmanagerialpositions.Objectivesforgenderdiversitytobedefined

2014 Operationalbaselinecreated.Objectivesforgenderdiversitydocumented

Denmark Target: Ensure a safework environmentby increasing allemployees’ involvement and foster a positive safety cul-tureandbehaviorAction: Starting from Cheminova’s values employees areeducated and trained in understanding colleagues’ jobfunctions,interactionsintheorganizationandcareintime

2014 By the end of 2014 all employees have beeneducatedandinvolvedintheSAFEprogram

Anti-corruption Mappingfromwhichaclassificationofcountrybasedcor-ruptionriskscanbemade.Educationalactivityforselectedemployees

2014 GECapprovalofmapping.Educationalactivitiesforselectedemployeeshasbeenundertaken


Moreinformation


Managementstatement

NielsMortenHjortSeniorVicePresident,Production&Logistics

RenéSchneiderChiefFinancialOfficer,Finance&Support

JaimeGomez-ArnauCEO&RegionPresident,Europe

CesarRojasPresident,RegionLatinAmerica

JensThorsenSeniorVicePresident,PortfolioManagement

RicoT.ChristensenPresident,RegionNorthAmerica

AntonBroSeniorVicePresident,Development&Registration

PramodN.KarlekarPresident,RegionInternational

OnFebruary19,2014thecompany’sday-to-daytopmanagement,theGlobalExecu-tiveCommittee(GEC),consideredandapprovedtheCSRreportfor2013.

Cheminova’sCSRwork is foundedonUN’sGlobalCompactandGRI (GlobalRepor-ting Initiative)whichare internationallyapprovedcodes togetherwithResponsibleCarewhich is thechemical industry’sowncode. Internally, theCSRwork is rootedinCheminova’sCodeofBusinessPrinciplesandtheCSRStrategyaswellaspoliciesandproceduresinourGlobalQCandCSRManual(http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/management_approach_to_csr_management.htm).

GEChastheoverallresponsibilityforCheminova’sglobalbusinessandactivities,in-cludingCSR.

ItistheGEC’sviewthattheCSRreportfor2013providesanaccuratepictureofthecompany’sCSRactivitiesintheareasdescribed.

JakobLyngsøAndersenSeniorVicePresident,HumanResources&Communication

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/management_approach_to_csr_management.htm




Independent Assurance Statement for the stakeholders of Cheminova A/S WehaveassessedtheCheminovaA/SCorpo-rateSocialResponsibilityReport2013forthepurposeofexpressingaconclusiononthede-scriptionsof targetattainment,non-financialdata and indices regarding ‘more plant pro-tection’,‘lesschemistry’and‘fewerresources’containedintheReportaswellasitscapacityasaCommunicationonProgressReport(CoPReport)occasionedbytheCheminovaA/Ssig-naturetotheUNGlobalCompact.

Criteria appliedThecriteriaforCSR-relatedtargetattainmentare stated in the Corporate Social Respon-sibilityReport2012, inwhich targetsaswellassuccesscriteriaforthefocusareasVillageProjects,‘Helpingyougrow–Chemistrywithcare’, Product Stewardship, Production, Sup-plierManagementandHumanResources,arepresented.

The criteria for preparation of non-financialdata and indices contained in the Reportareevident fromtheaccountingpoliciesde-scribed at the website: http://www.chemi-nova.com/download/sustainability/csr_ac-counting_principles_2013_en.pdf. Thesecontain informationconcerningwhichoftheCheminovaGroup’sbusinessesandactivitiesareincludedinthetypesofdatareportedaswell as Management’s reasons for selectingenvironmental and occupational health andsafetydataandtheindices.

ResponsibilitiesCheminova A/S Management is responsibleforpreparingtheReport,includingforsettingup registration and internal control systemswith a view to ensuring reliable reporting.Company Management is furthermore re-sponsibleforspecifyingacceptablereportingcriteria as well as selecting data to be col-lected.

Moreover, Cheminova A/S Management isresponsible for preparing a CoP Report pre-sentingtheprogressofCheminovaA/Sinre-

spect of supporting theUNGlobal Compactprinciples.

Ourresponsibilityis,onthebasisofourwork,to express a conclusion on the informationcontained in the Report regarding target at-tainment, non-financial data and indices aswellasontheReportasaCoPReport.

Scope of our work Weplanned and performed ourwork in ac-cordance with the International AuditingStandardISAE3000(assuranceengagementsotherthanauditsorreviewofhistoricalfinan-cialinformation)forthepurposeofobtainingmoderateassurancethat:• the status of attainment of establishedCSRtargetsfor2013onpages5-6isinac-cordance with the listed criteria for CSRtargets,whichwerepublishedintheCorpo-rateSocialResponsibilityReport2012;

• theenvironmentalandoccupationalhealthand safetydata statedonpage30aswellastheindicesonpage23havebeenrecog-nisedinaccordancewiththecriteriastatedfor preparation of the non-financial dataandindicesoftheReport;

• theReportinitsentiretyisconsistentwiththe company’sCSRactivities andprogresswith a view to supporting the UN GlobalCompact.

The assurance obtained is limited as com-paredtothatofanaudit.Ourworkhasthere-fore, based on an assessment ofmaterialityandrisk,primarily included inquiriesconcer-ning goal attainment, including on a judge-mental sample-basis obtaining documentedconfirmationsregardinggoalattainmentfromlocalmanagements,interviewswithselectedkeymanagerialemployeesresponsibleforthegoalattainmentandreviewofselecteddocu-mentation.

Moreover,ourreviewoflocaltargetsanddatahas includedvisitstotheproductioncompa-niesinIndia,GermanyandDenmark,andwepaidvisittothesalescompanyinIndia.

The criteria stated concerning statement ofenvironmental and occupational health andsafety data aswell as the indices, as descri-bed in the accounting policies, have prima-rilybeenassessed from inquiries concerningproceduresforcalculationandmeasurementof the concrete data. Furthermore,wehaveperformed technical accounting analyses ofreporteddataandhavereviewedselecteddo-cumentation.

We have reviewed the Report with a viewto assessing its informative value in relationto expectations for a CoP Report. Throughinterviews with Management and selectedkey employees, we have gained insight intoManagement’s commitment and status ofembedding theUNGlobal Compact and thevalues of Cheminova on the basis of imple-mentationofactivities.

As agreed with theManagement of Chemi-nova A/S, we have not performed any pro-cedures relating to the reliability of the GRIreportingfor2013.

ConclusionBasedonourreview,nothinghascometoourattention that causes us to believe that thedescriptionscoveringthestatusoftheattain-mentofCSRtargetsfor2013onpages5-6arenotaccurate.

Furthermore,nothinghascometoouratten-tionthatcausesustobelievethattheenviron-mental and occupational health and safetydatastatedonpage30astheindicesonpage23 have not been recognised in accordancewiththecriteriastatedforpreparationofthenon-financialdataandindicesoftheReport.

WeconfirmthattheReportserveastheCoPReportofCheminovaA/S,andbasedon thetotal work performed, nothing has come toour attention that causes us to believe thattheReportinitsentiretyisnotbasedonspe-cificactivitiesandtheprogressofCheminovaA/SwithaviewtosupportingtheUNGlobalCompact.

Assurancestatement

Hellerup,March6,2014

PricewaterhouseCoopersStatsautoriseretRevisionspartnerselskab

BrianChristiansenStateAuthorisedPublicAccountant

JensPultzPedersenMSc(Engineering,Diploma(BusinessEconomics)





UNGlobalCompact

Cheminova has supported the UnitedNationsGlobalCompactsince2009.Wesupport the endeavors to make globa-lization more socially and ecologicallycompatibleandtoraisestandardsinthefields of human rights, labor rights andenvironmentalprotectionandinthefightagainst corruption. The following tableshowstheactivitiesandmanagementsy-

stemsatCheminovathatsupportthe10principlesoftheGlobalCompactandtheresultswhichwereachievedintheperiodunderreview.InformationontheGlobalCompactcanbefoundatwww.unglobal-compact.org.

Thepagenumbersrefertorelevantsec-tionsofthisreport.

ProgressreportontheimplementationoftheprinciplesoftheUNGlobalCompact.

Systems Measures 2013 Achievements 2013Human Rights:Principle1:SupportofhumanrightsPrinciple2:Exclusionofhumanrightsviolations

• CodeofBusinessPrinciples(p.48)• SupplierCodeofConduct(p.48)• ManagementapproachtoCSRmanagement(p.48)

• UNGlobalCompact

• In2013,establishmentofvisibleandsuccessfulcareerpathsglo-ballywillbeinitiated

• In2013,aglobalrecruitmentpolicyandrecruitmentprocedurewillbepreparedandcommunicated

• TheprojectSahelionwomenempowermentonsafety,healthandlivelihoodinIndiawillbecontinuedin2013

•Executed(p.6)

•Executed(p.6)

•Executed(p.5)

Labour Standards:Principle3:ObservanceoftherighttofreedomofassociationPrinciple4:AbolitionofallformsofforcedlabourPrinciple5:AbolitionofchildlabourPrinciple6:Eliminationofdiscrimination

• CodeofBusinessPrinciples(p.48)• SupplierCodeofConduct(p.48)• ManagementapproachtoCSRmanagement(p.48)

• UNCodeofConduct(p.48)• UNGlobalCompact

• In2013,establishmentofvisibleandsuccessfulcareerpathsglo-ballywillbeinitiated

• In2013,aglobalrecruitmentpolicyandrecruitmentprocedurewillbepreparedandcommunicated

• ProductionatCheminovaMFGPty.inAustraliawillintheperiod2013-14becertifiedinrelationtoOHSAS18001

•Executed(p.6)

•Executed(p.6)

• Implementationplanfollowed(p.6)

Environment:Principle7:PrecautionaryenvironmentalprotectionPrinciple8:SpecificcommitmenttoenvironmentalprotectionPrinciple9:Diffusionofenvironmentallyfriendlytechnologies

• CodeofBusinessprinciples(s.48)• ResponsibleCare(p.48)• SupplierCodeofConduct(p.48)• ManagementapproachtoCSRmanagement(p.48)

• UNCodeofConduct(p.48)• UNGlobalCompact

• InIndia,theprojectAakashGangaonwaterconservationwillbecontinuedin2013andextendedwithfurther25acres.

• Theproject among small-scalebanana farmers in the stateofGoiasinBrazilwillbecontinuedin2013

• Anewprojectonsafeandenvironmentally friendlycontrolofplantdiseaseswill be launchedamongbanana farmers in thestateofSãoPauloinBrazilin2013

•Executed(p.5)

•Executed(p.5)

•Executed(p.5)

http://www.unglobalcompact.org

http://www.unglobalcompact.org


Systems Measures 2013 Achievements 2013• TheproductionattheIntermediateDivisioninIndiawillin2012-13becertifiedinrelationtoISO14001.

• Theenergyconsumptionfortheproductionof2largeproductsinIndiawillin2013bereducedby2%perproducedvolume.

• InIndia,theCODcontentinwastewaterwillbereducedby3%• Revision of the operation of the biologicalwaste-water treat-mentplantinDenmarkintheperiod2012-15wherewaste-wa-terstreamswillbepretreated/optimizedsothatthepotentialofthebiologicalwastewatertreatmentplantisutilizedinthebestpossibleway.

• Intheperiod2012-14atleast20formulationswithlowcontentofvolatileorganicsolventswillbedeveloped

• Executed(p.6)

• Executed(p.5)

• Executed(p.5)



Anti-Corruption:Principle10:Measurestofightcorruption

• CodeofBusinessprinciples(s.48)• ManagementapproachtoCSRmanagement(p.48)

• UNGlobalCompact

• Mappingforestablishingacountrybasedclassificationofriskofcorruption.Trainingactivitiesforselectedemployeesin2013-14



Thepagenumbersrefertotherelevantsectionsofthisreport,andARreferstopagenumbersinAuriga’sAnnualReport2013.

F=Fullyreported;P=Partiallyreported.

GRIReporting2013

Information about the company Links and comments Page

1. Strategyandanalysis

1.1 Statement from the president, CEO and the Global ExecutiveCommittee

http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.3

F 3and39

1.2 Descriptionofessentialimpacts,risksandopportunities http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.12-13

F 16,22and23

2. Organisationalprofile

2.1 Nameoftheorganization - F 1

2.2 Primarybrands,products,and/orservices http://www.cheminova.com/en/products__innovation/produ-cts__innovation.htm

F 8and9

2.3 Operational structureof theorganization, includingmaindivisi-ons,operatingcompanies,subsidiaries,andjointventures

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/organization/organization.htm

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2.4 Locationoforganization’sheadquarters - F 50

2.5 Numberof countrieswhere theorganizationoperates, andna-mesofcountrieswitheithermajoroperationsorthatarespeci-ficallyrelevanttothesustainabilityissuescoveredinthereport

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/organization/organization.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/contact/worldwide/world-wide.htm

F 10

2.6 Natureofownershipandlegalform http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/organization/organization.htm

F -

2.7 Marketsserved http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.10-11

F -

2.8 Scaleofthereportingorganization http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.4andnotesp.39-62

F -

2.9 Significant changes during the reporting period regarding size,structure,orownership

http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.5

F 4

2.10 Awardsreceivedinthereportingperiod Wehavereceivednoawardsduringthereportingperiod F -

3. Reportparameters

Aspect:Reportprofile

3.1 Reportingperiodforinformationprovided http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/csr_ac-counting_principles_2013_en.pdf

F 4

3.2 Dateofmostrecentpreviousreport March15,2013 F -

3.3 Reportingcycle http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/csr_ac-counting_principles_2013_en.pdf

F -

3.4 Contactpointforquestionsregardingthereportoritscontents - F 2

Aspect:Reportscopeandboundary

3.5 Processfordefiningreportcontent - F 4

3.6 Boundaryofthereport - F 4and28

3.7 Limitationsonthescopeorboundaryofthereport. Asstatedonpage4theCSRreportprovidesinformationaboutCheminovaA/S,allsubsidiariesandjointventurecompanieswithanownershipofmorethan50%

F 4





http://www.cheminova.com/en/products__innovation/products__innovation.htm

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http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/organization/organization.htm%0D

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/organization/organization.htm%0D

http://www.cheminova.com/en/contact/worldwide/worldwide.htm

http://www.cheminova.com/en/contact/worldwide/worldwide.htm



http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_reports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf












3.8 Basisforreportingonjointventures,subsidiaries,leasedfacilities,outsourcedoperations, andother entities that can significantlyaffect comparability fromperiod to period and/or between or-ganizations

- F 4

3.9 Datameasurementtechniquesandthebasesofcalculations,in-cludingassumptionsand techniquesunderlyingestimationsap-pliedtothecompilationoftheindicatorsandotherinformationinthereport

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_so-cial_responsibility/csr_policy/management_approach_to_csr_management.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/csr_ac-counting_principles_2013_en.pdf

F -

3.10 Explanationoftheeffectofanyre-statementsofinformationpro-videdinearlierreports,andthereasonsforsuchre-statement

Therearenore-statementsinthereportingperiod F -

3.11 Significantchangesfrompreviousreportingperiodsinthescope,boundary,ormeasurementmethodsappliedinthereport

Therearenosignificantchanges F -

3.12 Table identifyingthelocationoftheStandardDisclosures inthereport

Thetablewillbepublishedaspartofthe2013CSRreport. F 43-47

3.13 Verification - F 40

4. Governance,commitmentsandengagement

Aspect:Governance

4.1 Governancestructureoftheorganization, includingcommitteesunderthehighestgovernancebodyresponsibleforspecifictasks,suchassettingstrategyororganizationaloversight

http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/csr_ac-counting_principles_2013_en.pdf

F 39

4.2 IndicatewhethertheChairofthehighestgovernancebodyisalsoanexecutiveofficer

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/board_of_directors/board_of_directors.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/board_of_directors/independence.htm

F -

4.3 Fororganizations thathaveaunitaryboardstructure, state thenumberofmembersofthehighestgovernancebodythatarein-dependentand/ornon-executivemembers

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/board_of_directors/board_of_directors.htm

F -

4.4 Mechanismsforshareholdersandemployeestoproviderecom-mendationsordirectiontothehighestgovernancebody

- F 20

4.5 Linkagebetweencompensationformembersofthehighestgov-ernancebody,seniormanagers,andexecutives(includingdepar-turearrangements)andtheorganisation’sperformance(includ-ingsocialandenvironmentalperformance)

http://www.cheminova.com/download/about_us/policy/ved-erlagspolitik_uk.pdfhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_corporate_gover-nance.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.16-18

F -

4.6 Processesinplaceforthehighestgovernancebodytoensurecon-flictsofinterestareavoided

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_corporate_gover-nance.htm

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4.7 Process for determining the qualifications and expertise of themembersofthehighestgovernancebodyforguidingtheorgan-isation’sstrategyoneconomic,environmental,andsocialtopics

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_corporate_gover-nance.htm

F -

4.8 Internallydevelopedstatementsofvision,values,principlesetc.andtheirimplementation

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/mission_vision_val-ues/mission_vision_values.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_so-cial_responsibility/csr_policy/code_of_business_principles/code_of_business_principles.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_so-cial_responsibility/csr_policy/supplier_code_of_conduct.htm

F 32-34

4.9 Procedures of the Board for overseeing the organisation’s eco-nomic,environmentalandsocialmanagementandperformance

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_corporate_gover-nance.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013,p.16-18

F -

GRIreporting2013,continued










http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/board_of_directors/independence.htm

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http://www.cheminova.com/download/about_us/policy/vederlagspolitik_uk.pdf


http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_corporate_governance.htm











http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/mission_vision_values/mission_vision_values.htm


http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/code_of_business_principles/code_of_business_principles.htm



http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/supplier_code_of_conduct.htm









4.10 ProcessesforevaluatingtheBoardsownperformance http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_corporate_gover-nance.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013,p.16-18

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Aspect:Commitmentstoexternalinitiatives

4.11 Explanationofwhetherandhowtheprecautionaryapproachorprincipleisaddressedbytheorganisation

- F 3,12,13,16,17,22

and23

4.12 Externallydevelopedeconomic,environmental,andsocialchar-ters,principles,orotherinitiativestowhichtheorganisationsub-scribesorendorses

- F 4,40and48

4.13 Membershipsinassociations - F 9and48

Aspect:Stakeholderengagement

4.14 Listofstakeholdergroupsengagedbytheorganizations - F 20

4.15 Basisforidentificationandselectionofstakeholderswithwhomtoengage

- F 20

4.16 Approaches to stakeholderengagement, including frequencyofengagementbytypeandbystakeholdergroup

Thereisacurrentandopendialoguewithourstakeholders F 20

4.17 Keytopicsandconcernsthathavebeenraisedthroughstakehold-erengagement,andhowtheorganisationhasresponded

http://www.mst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/DDF068A0-2986-46F6-86C5-096249DAD5B2/0/Cheminova_VVM_udvidelse.pdfClimatechangesandpotentialharmfromplantprotectionproductsarefocusareasamongourstakeholders

F 16,17,22and23

Indicators of company’s CSR Links PageEconomics

Managementapproach http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_corporate_gover-nance.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2012/uk/auriga_ar12_uk_nav_1403131_websiteuk.pdf-AR2012,p.4

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Aspect:Economicperformance

EC1 Directeconomicvaluegeneratedanddistributed, includingrev-enues,operatingcosts,employeecompensation,donationsandothercommunityinvestments,retainedearnings,andpaymentstocapitalprovidersandgovernments

http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.4and39-62

F -

EC3 Coverageoftheorganization’sdefinedbenefitplanobligations http://www.cheminova.com/download/investor/financial_re-ports/2013/uk/auriga_ar13_uk_nav_060314_websiteuk.pdf-AR2013p.52-53http://www.cheminova.com/download/about_us/policy/ved-erlagspolitik_uk.pdf

F -

Aspect:Marketpresence

EC7 Proceduresforlocalhiringandproportionofseniormanagementhiredfromthelocalcommunityatlocationsofsignificantopera-tion

http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/gri_indi-cators_labour_practices_en.pdf

F -

Environment

Managementapproach http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_so-cial_responsibility/csr_policy/management_approach_to_csr_management.htm

F -

Aspect:Materials

EN1 Materialsusedbyweightorvolume - F 30

Aspect:Energy

EN3 Directenergyconsumptionbyprimaryenergysource Naturalgas294GWhcorrespondingto1059TJ(Terrajoule)LPG0.7GWhcorrespondingto2.5TJFueloil1.9GWhcorrespondingto6.9TJBiofuel29GWhcorrespondingto104TJ

F 30






http://www.mst.dk/NR/rdonlyres/DDF068A0-2986-46F6-86C5-096249DAD5B2/0/Cheminova_VVM_udvidelse.pdf

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http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/gri_indicators_labour_practices_en.pdf






Indicators of company’s CSR Links PageEN4 Indirectenergyconsumptionbyprimarysource Electricity77.9GWhcorrespondingto280.5TJ F 30

Aspect:Water

EN8 Totalwaterwithdrawalbysource - F 30

Aspect:Biodiversity

EN11 Locationandsizeoflandowned,leased,managedin,oradjacentto,protectedareasandareasofhighbiodiversityvalueoutsideprotectedareas

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/news_views/biodi-versity.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/news_views/pro-duction_sites_and_natural_resorts.htm

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EN12 Descriptionofsignificantimpactsofactivities,products,andser-vicesonbiodiversityinprotectedareasandareasofhighbiodi-versityvalueoutsideprotectedareas

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/news_views/biodi-versity.htmhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/news_views/pro-duction_sites_and_natural_resorts.htm

F -

Aspect:Emissions,effluentsandwaster

EN16 Totaldirectandindirectgreenhousegasemissionsbyweight http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/csr_ac-counting_principles_2013_en.pdf

F 30

EN21 Totalwaterdischargebyqualityanddestination - F 30

EN22 Totalweightofwastebytypeanddisposalmethod - F 30

EN23 Totalnumberandvolumeofsignificantspills - P 30

Aspect:Productsandservices

EN26 Initiativestomitigateenvironmentalimpactsofproductsandser-vices,andextentofimpactmitigation

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/news_views/safety_and_health.htm

F 10-11,16-19and22-23

Labourpracticesanddecentwork


F 20and32-34

Aspect:Occupationalhealthandsafety

LA7 Ratesof injury, occupational diseases, lost days, andabsentee-ism,andnumberofwork-relatedfacilitiesbyregion

Onlyforthemanufacturingcompanies P 30

LA8 Education,training,counselling,prevention,andrisk-controlpro-grammesinplacetoassistworkforcemembers,theirfamilies,orcommunitymembersregardingseriousdiseases

http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/gri_indi-cators_labour_practices_en.pdf

F 24-25

HumanRights


F 34and49

Aspect:Freedomofassociationandcollectivebargaining

HR5 Operationsidentifiedinwhichtherighttoexercisefreedomofas-sociationandcollectivebargainingmaybeatsignificantrisk,andactionstakentosupporttheserights

http://www.cheminova.com/download/sustainability/gri_indi-cators_labour_practices_en.pdfhttp://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_so-cial_responsibility/csr_policy/management_approach_to_csr_management.htm

F -

Aspect:Childlabour

HR6 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents ofchildlabour,andmeasurestakentocontributetotheeliminationofchildlabour


F -

Aspect:Forcedandcompulsorylabour

HR7 Operations identified as having significant risk for incidents offorcedorcompulsorylabour,andmeasurestocontributetotheeliminationofforcedorcompulsorylabour


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GRIreporting2013,continued

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http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/news_views/production_sites_and_natural_resorts.htm


































Indicators of company’s CSR Links PageSociety


F 33and48

Aspect:Community

S01 Impactsofoperationsoncommunities,includingentering,operating,andexiting

- F 20

Aspect:Corruption

SO3 Percentageofemployeestrainedinorganisation’santi-corruptionpoliciesandprocedures

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_so-cial_responsibility/csr_policy/management_approach_to_csr_management.htm

P -

Aspect:Publicpolicy

SO5 Publicpolicypositionsandparticipationinpublicpolicydevelop-mentandlobbying

- P 20

Productresponsibility


F 10-11and48

Aspect:Customerhealthandsafety

PR1 Lifecyclestagesinwhichhealthandsafetyimpactsofproductsand services are assessed for improvement, andpercentageofsignificantproductsandservicescategoriessubjecttosuchpro-cedures


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Aspedt:Productandservicelabelling

PR3 Typeofproductandserviceinformationrequiredbyprocedures,and percentage of significant products and services subject tosuchinformationrequirements

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/news_views/safety_and_health.htmCoveringallplantprotectionproducts

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Specialreferences

Reference Explanation Where to find itOwnershipandorganization An overview of Cheminova’s global organisation, re-

gions,ownershipandanchoringofCSRintheorganisa-tion

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/man-agement_and_structure/organization/organization.htm

ResponsibleCare TheEuropeanChemical IndustryCouncil's (CEFIC)Re-sponsible Care programme for continuous improve-mentwithinsafety,healthandenvironment

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/pro-duction/responsible_care/responsible_care.htm

CodeofBusinessPrinciples Adescriptionofthecompany’sCodeofBusinessPrin-cipleswhichmustbecompliedwithbyallemployeesandwhichsupportresponsibilityinrelationtomanage-ment,cooperationandsociety

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/code_of_business_principles.htm

Mission,visionandvalues Adescriptionofthecompany’smission,visionandval-ues

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/mis-sion_vision_values/mission_vision_values.htm

SupplierCodeofConduct ThefundamentalprincipleswhichCheminova’ssuppli-ershavetocomplywith

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/sup-plier_code_of_conduct.htm

CSRAccountingPrinciples Theprinciplesfordatacollectiononenvironment,safe-tyandhealth

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/cor-porate_social_responsibility/csr_documentation/csr_accounting_principles.htm

FAO’sCodeofConduct Voluntaryinternationalstandardsofresponsibilityandbehaviourconcerningdistributionanduseofpesticides

http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y4544e/y4544e00.htm

UN’sMillenniumGoals UN’s8goalsforreductionofpovertybefore2015 http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/

ManagementapproachtoCSRManagement SummaryofprinciplesandproceduresonCSRmanage-ment

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/cor-porate_social_responsibility/csr_policy/manage-ment_approach_to_csr_management.htm

Principlesofgoodcorporatemanagement The statutory report on Corporate Governance 2011– comments on recommendation on good corporatemanagement

http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/man-agement_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_the_financial_reporting_process_and_internal_controls.htm




http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/production/responsible_care/responsible_care.htm

http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/production/responsible_care/responsible_care.htm









http://www.cheminova.com/en/sustainability/corporate_social_responsibility/csr_documentation/csr_accounting_principles.htm





http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals




http://www.cheminova.com/en/about_us/management_and_structure/corporate_governance/report_on_the_financial_reporting_process_and_internal_controls.htm





Glossary

Active ingredient: Activechemicalinitspureortechnicalform.

Auditing: Reviewofaccounts.

Chemical synthesis: Process, where chemical compounds reactwitheachothersothatnewcompoundsareformed.

Class I product: A product, which according to WHO’s re-commendedguidelines isclassifiedashighlyhazardousorextremelyhazardous.

CLP: Classification, Labelling and Packaging. TheCLP Regulation ensures that the hazardspresented by chemicals are clearly commu-nicated to workers and consumers in theEuropean Union through classification andlabellingofchemicals.

COD: ChemicalOxygenDemand -measure for thecontentoforganiccompoundsinwater.

CSR: Corporate Social Responsibility. Social, en-vironmental and ethical demandsmade be-tweencompanies,customers,interestedpar-tiesandcollaborationpartners.

Emulsifiable concentrate: Mixtureofaliquidactiveingredient,solventsandsurfactantsthatenabletheproducttobedilutedwithwatertoalowconcentratesprayfluid.

FAO: TheUN’sFoodandAgricultureOrganisation.

FAO’s Code of Conduct: FAO’sinternationalguidelinesconcerningthedistributionanduseofpesticides.

Fenamiphos: Insecticideused against soil-living pests (ne-matodes).

Formulation: Activeingredienttowhichhasbeenaddedac-cessoryagentsthatmaketheproductaready-to-useascontrolagent.

Fossil fuel: Coal,oilandgas.

GC: Gas Chromotography: A common type ofchromatographyused inanalyticalchemistryforseparatingandanalysingcompoundsthatcanbevaporizedwithoutdecomposition.

GDP: GrossDomesticProduct.

GEC: Global Executive Committee. Cheminova’sday-to-daymanagementgroup.

Global Compact: A UN initiative giving ten general principlesforcompanies’workwithcorporatesocialre-sponsibility.

GRI: GlobalReporting Initiativewithguideline forreportingonCSR.

HPLC: High-performance liquid chromatography –averycommonanalysismethosof chemicalcompounds.

HSE: Health,Safety&Environment.

ISO 14001: International environmental certificationcoveringthesurroundingenvironment.

ISO 9001: Internationalcertificationofqualitymanage-mentsystem.

KPI: KeyPerformanceIndicator.

Low VOC: Low Volatile Organic Compound, defined asmaximum 20% evaporation at 115°C in 60minutes cf. Estimation of Volatile EmissionPotentialofPesticidesbyThermogravimetry,CaliforniaDepartmentofPesticideReglation,February9,2005.

Marketing portal: An internal website with useful informationconcerningmarketing.

Methomyl: Insecticide, inMexicomostly used in cottonandvegetables.

Methyl parathion: Insecticidemostlyusedincotton.

Microcapsules (microcapsule formulation): Fluid productwhere the active ingredient isencapsulated in microscopic capsules whicharedispersedinwater.

Micronutrients: Mineral fertiliser which the plants need insmallquantities.

Nm3: Normalcubicmeter(volumeatstandardpres-sureandtemperature).

OHSAS 18001: International environmental certification co-veringtheworkingenvironment.

Omethoate: Insecticide among others used to controlmites.

Pesticides (plant protection products): Collective name for insecticides, herbicidesandfungicides.

PIC: Prior InformedConsent (Prior informedcon-sentthathastobeestablishedbeforeaprod-uctfromthePIClistisexported).

Product stewardship: Overall description of responsible manage-mentofacompany’sproducts.

Ramsar areas: Wetlandswherewildlife isprotectedaccord-ingtotheconventionofwetlandsofinterna-tionalimportance,particularlyashabitatsforbirds.

REACH: Registration,EvaluationandAuthorisationofChemicals (CommonEU regulationondocu-mentation requirements concerning chemi-cals).

Registration data: Testresultsanddocumentationthatmustbesubmittedtotheauthoritiesinordertoobtainregistration certificates for import and salespermissions.

Responsible Care: Objectives concerning responsible conduct,adheredtobyCheminova.

SAFE: SafeAttitude(behaviour)ForEverybody.

Saheli: Saheli is formed taking the first two lettersfrom each of the three core areas Safety,HealthandLivelihood.

Suspension concentrate: Anactiveingredientinsolidformsuspendedinwaterwith surfactantswhich enables theproducttobedilutedwithwatertoalowcon-centratesprayliquid.

Third-party products: Sales products not produced by Cheminovabutboughtfromothersuppliers.

WHO: WorldHealthOrganisation.

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