COMPANY PROFILES Sustainable Development Scorecard The performance evaluation of MIZAN based on a selfassessment according to the IAP Sustainability Flower is illustrated below. The assessment has been done for the first time. Some Performance Aspects are not relevant on company level. Some performance aspects are not in the direct zone of influence of the company. The policy work for instance is covered centrally on the Group level. Through its’ core activities, MIZAN tries
to directly reduce GHG emissions through providing its conventionally cultivating customers with a more resistant plant, decreasing the amount of pesticides and chemical fertilizers needed. Accordingly, the products of MIZAN score high when it comes to ecofriendliness and the soil.
ECONOMIC LIFE SOCIETAL LIFE
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Corporate governance and compliance........................................................................................................................ Human Rights adherence and impact over the company’s value chain .............................................................. Work force and the company’s impact on labor conditions and health & safety............................................. Work force diversity and equal treatment........................................................................................................................ Employee loyalty and motivation..................................................................................................................................... Support employee community organization................................................................................................................... Policy work for sustainable development and world challenges.........................................................................
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Company’s cultural development strategy....................................................................................................................... Employee training and awareness building in different spheres of education..................................................... Scientific research engagement........................................................................................................................................... Health of the employees and broader community................................................................................................... Religious and spiritual activities...........................................................................................................................................
ECOLOGY
Sustainability strategy performance management...................................................................................................... Economic development and growth............................................................................................................................... Innovation................................................................................................................................................................................... Supply chain management................................................................................................................................................ Eco-friendly products................................................................................................................................................................ Socio-friendly products............................................................................................................................................................ Customer responsibility.......................................................................................................................................................... Eco-effective packaging and transportation................................................................................................................... Sustainable waste management.......................................................................................................................................
CULTURAL LIFE
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• • Soil • • • Plants • • Animals • • Energy • • Air
Water
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Soil quality..................................................................................................................................................................................... Impact on soil quality and fertility........................................................................................................................................ Environmental compatibility................................................................................................................................................ Impact on non-renewable mineral resources............................................................................................................... Seed development................................................................................................................................................................... Biodiversity................................................................................................................................................................................ Species-appropriate treatment............................................................................................................................................ Impact on animal diversity and habitats.......................................................................................................................... Energy usage.............................................................................................................................................................................. Energy saving............................................................................................................................................................................... Proportion of clean(er) / renewable resource usage in the energy mix............................................................. Emissions...................................................................................................................................................................................... Reduction of imperiling emissions................................................................................................................................... Emission offsetting.................................................................................................................................................................... Water usage................................................................................................................................................................................ Reduction of water usage and improvement of water life cycle............................................................................ Sustaining of water sources................................................................................................................................................... 23 11 0
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