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Viscofan BioEngineering
SUSTAINABILITY
OUR MATERIAL ASPECTS
Viscofan bases its sustainability priorities on a materiality assessment analysis that identifies the main impacts, risks and opportunities​
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ESRS E1. Climate change 

 

 

 

 

 

ID

Type

Location in value chain

Time horizon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Climate change mitigation

1

Negative impact

Own operations

Short term

Impact on climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions

2

Risk

Own operations

Short term

Regulatory changes. Transition risk – Policy and Legislation

 

Climate change adaptation

3

Risk

Upstream

Long term

Shortage of collagen skins. Physical risk – Temperature-related

4

Risk

Upstream

Long term

Water scarcity. Physical risk – Water-related

5

Opportunity

Downstream

Long term

Products with a lower carbon footprint

 

 

 

 

 

 

Energy

6

Risk

Own operations

Long term

Cost of transition to low-emission technologies. Transition risk – Policy and Legislation

7

Opportunity

Own operations

Short term

Promotion of renewable and sustainable energies

8

Opportunity

Own operations

Medium term

Efficiency of production processes

ESRS E2. Pollution

 

 

 

 

 

ID

Type

Location in value chain

Time horizon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pollution 

9

Negative impact

Own and downstream operations

Short term

Air and water pollution and the generation of microplastics in production processes.

10

Positive impact

Own operations

Short term

Investment in available technologies for the filtering and washing of emissions and the treatment and discharge of water that mitigate the risk of water pollution.

11

Risk

Own operations

Short term

Imposition of fines and penalties and implementation of corrective actions as a result of litigation arising from non-compliance in matters of pollution.

ESRS E5. Resource use and circular economy

 

 

 

 

 

ID

Type

Location in value chain

Time horizon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resource inflows, including resource use

12

Risk

Upstream

Long term

 Unavailability of raw materials of natural origin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resource outflow related to products and services

13

Risk

Own operations

Short term

Plastic products. Taxation

14

Risk

Downstream

Long term

Plastic products. Decrease in demand

15

Opportunity

Downstream

Long term

Customer and consumer preference for casings of natural or biodegradable origin

16

Opportunity

Downstream

Long term

Development with the customer of products that allow a better use of resources

17

Negative impact

Downstream

Medium term

Impact on the environment due to the increase in waste disposed of

 

 

 

 

 

 

Waste

18

Opportunity

Downstream

Medium term

Recovery of cellulose casing waste at the customer.

19

Opportunity

Own operations

Long term

Waste recovery. Reduction of the cost in management and use as a source of energy mainly

20

Risk

Own operations

Long term

Waste disposal. Increased restrictions from the administrations and the cost of managing them

ESRS S1. Own workforce

 

 

 

 

 

ID

Type

Location in value chain

Time horizon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working conditions

21

Negative impact

Own operations

Short term

Illnesses and accidents in the workplace  

22

Opportunity

Own operations

Short term

Increased knowledge, continuous improvement and productivity

23

Opportunity

Own operations

Short term

Long-term loyalty and commitment

24

Risk

Own operations

Short term

Failure to comply with working conditions

25

Risk

Own operations

Short term

Deterioration of the work environment, labour conflicts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equal treatment and opportunities for all

26

Positive impact

Own operations

Short term

Capacity building, diversity and professional talent

27

Negative impact

Own operations

Short term

Inadequate working conditions and remuneration structures

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other labour rights

28

Opportunity

Own operations

Short term

Social protection, economic stability and personal balance

ESRS S4. Consumers and end-users

 

 

 

 

 

ID

Type

Location in value chain

Time horizon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal safety of consumers. Health and safety

29

Negative impact

Downstream

Short term

Food security crisis

30

Risk

Own operations

Short term

Failure to meet quality standards or a food safety crisis can lead to lawsuits and reputational damage.

31

Risk

Downstream

Medium term

Losing market position due to regulatory requirements in terms of food safety.

32

Opportunity

Downstream

Medium term

To make it easier to feed an affordable protein to millions of households around the world.

33

Opportunity

Own operations

Medium term

Product safety and quality as a competitive advantage to lead the casing market.

ESRS G1 Business Conduct

 

 

 

 

 

ID

Type

Location in value chain

Time horizon

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate culture

34

Opportunity

Own operations

Short term

Compliance through a culture of shared values

35

Opportunity

Own operations

Short term

Maintaining a good corporate reputation

36

Risk

Downstream

Short term

Loss of customers and business partners

37

Risk

Own operations

Medium term

Decrease in the Viscofan share price

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corruption and bribery

38

Risk

Own operations

Short term

Non-compliance with rules, regulations and laws. Financial penalties

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