Building a better coffee world

Mercon Coffee Group

Sustainability Report 20-21

Last year was a great adventure for all of us. Despite the obstacles, we broke down all barriers innovating and setting a new standard of what is possible. Our Made in Mercon essence allowed us to not only have the best financial results in the last five years, but also leave an important mark in each of our sustainability pillars: prosperity, people, and planet.

Being a close partner that generates wellbeing for all is part of our essence. In the 20-21 harvest we reinforced our focus to support our producers. Through more than 19,000 technical assistance visits and U$17M in credits, we supported their growth objectives to produce in a sustainable way. We are proud to see our LIFT producers continue to improve and increase their productivity levels, in average, 29% higher than the productivity of the countries were we have presence in Central America.

The circle of prosperity that Mercon promotes was also centered in the development of our coffee communities. In alliance with the Seeds for Progress Foundation, we invested more than U$1.8 M to provide quality education to more than

6,000 children in Nicaragua and Guatemala. We believe that access to education is essential to create opportunities to improve the quality of life of our producers and their families, and that together we can contribute to a sustained economic development for all.

During 20-21, we made progress to continue identifying our environmental impacts and consolidating metrics and indicators to strengthen our environmental management system. In addition, through our LIFT platform and with the support of our producers we continue reinforcing our efforts to protect our natural resources through the conservation of 7,037 water sources and 8,210 hectares of forests.

The support of our allies has been crucial to build a more sustainable chain in our operations. By developing 20 partnerships, we managed over U$2.5 M in joint initiatives to promote the best social and environmental practices, raising the quality of life in the regions where we operate.

Before inviting you to get to know in detail our progress in the following pages, I want to highlight that behind each of our achievements, there is a committed team that has made a big effort to surpass each challenge and has been focused in making Mercon the best place to work with our purpose of building a better coffee world. Thank you, team!

I am confident that we have a brilliant future ahead of us, and that together, as One Group, One Team, we will continue to create a circle of prosperity for all.

Oscar Sevilla CEO Mercon Coffee Group

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