##### Advocacy & Industry Collaboration
###### We recognize the need for collective action, given the complexity of transforming our business to Net Zero. This is why Beiersdorf actively engages with its stakeholders, including industry groups, scientific associations, NGOs, regulators, consumers, and other types of businesses to advocate for achieving the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
**The Value of Beauty**
**Alliance**
In 2024, Beiersdorf and five
other European companies
from the beauty and personal care industry founded
The Value of Beauty Alliance.
The common goal and idea
behind the new alliance is to
create a fundamental understanding among policymakers of the importance of the
beauty and personal care
industry at an economic, societal, and cultural level. The
Alliance highlights the role
of the industry in driving forward sustainability and climate action on a European
level, for example, through
sustainable raw material
sourcing, product development, production, transport,
and consumption as well as
research and innovation.
###### WWF
Climate Business
Network
**WWF Climate**
**Business Network**
The WWF Climate Business
Network is a climate leadership platform that supports
businesses on their path to
align with a 1.5°C world and
achieve Net Zero emissions
by no later than 2050. The
Network encourages and
supports companies at different stages of their climate
change mitigation journey,
demonstrating that climate
ambition and action is a vital part of a successful company. As a member of the
Network, Beiersdorf takes
ambitious steps toward
GHG emissions reductions
in company operations,
energy use, and prioritized
parts of the value chain. This
also involves positively influencing the supply chain,
customers, and policymakers and actively engaging,
sharing, and collaborating
in the WWF Climate Business Network.
**EcoBeautyScore**
**Consortium**
In collaboration with over
70 cosmetic and personal
care corporations and associations, Beiersdorf aims
to empower consumers to
make more sustainable
choices when selecting cosmetic and skin care products. We seek to establish
a clear, globally applicable
standard that promotes the
sustainable consumption
of cosmetic and skin care
products. The consortium
establishes and advocates
for a uniform and transparent scoring system, which
informs consumers about
the environmental impacts
of products and enables
them to quickly compare
the sustainability of different products.
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**Consumer Goods**
**Forum (CGF)**
The CGF is the only organization that brings consumer
goods retailers and manufacturers together globally
to collaborate alongside
other key stakeholders to
secure consumer trust and
drive positive change. The
mission of its environmental
sustainability work is to position the consumer goods
industry as a leader in tackling climate change, reducing waste, and improving
environmental stewardship
in global supply chains. The
CGF works with governments, NGOs, and other key
stakeholders to drive progress toward broader international goals, such as the UN
Sustainable Development
Goals, and seeks to create
partnerships that drive positive change.
**Cosmetics**
**Europe**
Cosmetics Europe is the European trade association of
the cosmetics and personal
care industry. For more than
60 years, Cosmetics Europe
has been the authoritative
voice of the cosmetics and
personal care industry in Europe. Our industry is closely
regulated at the European
level, and for decades we
have worked closely with
policymakers to ensure that
European regulation is as
appropriate and effective
as possible. Consequently,
our understanding of regulatory processes and how
they impact our industry is
unrivaled. Membership in
Cosmetics Europe allows
associations and companies to truly help shape
the regulatory and policy
landscape within which our
industry operates.
**Afera**
Afera, the European adhesive tape industry network,
unites stakeholders along
the value chain of the European tape industry to ensure and increase the relevance of the tape industry
in the world of tomorrow.
As a nonprofit organization,
Afera provides a platform
for tape trade expertise to
enhance the product, the
business, and the future of
the adhesive tape market in
Europe. tesa is a member of
Afera and is participating in
several workstreams, for example, on the topic of product carbon footprint and
recycling.
**The Ellen MacArthur**
**Foundation (EMF)**
The EMF promotes and advocates for the creation of a
worldwide circular economy.
Beiersdorf is a signatory to
the EMF New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
Once a year we report to the
EMF on our progress toward
a circular economy. Our
achievements are published
annually in the New Plastics
Economy Global Commitment Progress Report that
is endorsed by the UN Environmental Programme.
To tackle the global crisis of
plastic pollution, the EMF
and the WWF launched
the Business Coalition for
a Global Plastics Treaty in
2022. Beiersdorf has joined
the coalition as a supporter.
The common goal is an ambitious, effective, and legally
binding UN treaty that will
end plastic pollution.
**Industrieverband**
**Klebstoffe e.V.**
tesa is a member of the
Industrieverband Klebstoffe
e.V. (The German Adhesives
Association). The association sees itself as a professional and expert representative of the interests of the
adhesives industry in Germany, and thus serves as a
common platform for adhesive-producing companies.
Within the association, tesa
holds a seat on the advisory
board for sustainability.
###### Climate Governance
Governance Structure
Making sure that our Climate Transition Plan is integrated into our daily business is
crucial for efficiently achieving our goals. That is why our governance structure permits
every function and level to undertake climate action within its area of expertise, and
includes essential steering committees to ensure coordination toward shared objectives
and priorities.
Climate action is a key topic in the sustainability strategies of the Consumer and tesa
Business Segments. Related activities and progress are regularly tracked in dedicated
committees: the Sustainability Council in the Consumer Business Segment and the
General Executive Committee at tesa Business Segment. The focus of their work is on
further developing strategies, monitoring the progress made toward achieving our
climate targets, and driving forward the implementation of climate protection measures.
Beiersdorf's global sustainability commitments are directly reported to the Chief
Executive Officer, who is regularly updated with progress reports regarding the
achievement of our climate targets as well as the key initiatives to reduce our emissions.
This enables further discussion on the Executive Board level. Subsequently, each board
member is responsible for driving such key initiatives within their respective functions.
The entire board is responsible for the implementation of our sustainability agenda. This
policy is reflected in incentive programs established to connect business performance
with climate goals. Members of the Executive Board are eligible each fiscal year for a
short- and long-term variable bonus tied to the performance of the Consumer Business
Segment, including criteria directly linked to our emissions reduction targets or the use
of renewable raw materials.
To embed our Climate Transition Plan into the whole organization, collaboration across
all functions and levels is needed. To that end, we educate and enable our employees
to turn our action plan into reality. An example is our Net Zero Ambassador program,
which enables employees in relevant functions to act as independent promoters of our
Net Zero strategy and instruct how it can be implemented within each function.