**103-2** "Sustainable dairy" is a focus issue at Emmi. The Sustainability Steering Committee – composed of six members of Group Management and the Management Team – regularly reviews progress and the status of target achievement for all focus issues. The operational aspects of the focus issues are the responsibility of cross-divisional focus teams, with members chosen according to the relevant issues.\n\nOur "Sustainable Milk" focus team – made up of sustainability and agricultural specialists – is responsible for implementing our strategy for more sustainable milk and coordinates activities across the Group. The team is supported by our Procurement department. Group-wide, our milk buyers meet every two months to share their experiences and are increasingly using these meetings as an opportunity to discuss sustainability aspects as well.\n\nIn Switzerland, we maintain a dialogue with our milk suppliers through questionnaires, regular surveys, personal conversations and attendance at industry events. There is also a tradition of close cooperation with the main shareholder and largest milk supplier, the Central Switzerland Milk Producers' Cooperative (ZMP). We are also represented in the Swiss Milk Sector Organisation (BOM), where we work with other players to further develop the "Sustainable Swiss Milk" standard, contribute to research partnerships and share knowledge and ideas with other milk processors. We are also tackling the issue together with our customers by cultivating an open dialogue and implementing joint projects.\n\nOur Group-wide goal is that by 2027, the milk purchased by our Group companies will be produced to higher sustainability standards than those applicable in the respective regions ( see Developments 2019/2020, page 13)." [...] "**103-2** "Reducing greenhouse gases" is a focus issue at Emmi. The Sustainability Steering Committee – composed of six members of Group Management and the Management Team – regularly reviews progress and the status of target achievement for all focus issues. The operational aspects of the focus issues are the responsibility of cross-divisional focus teams, with members chosen according to the relevant issues.\n\nWe continuously monitor the energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of all production locations. At the Swiss sites, this is also ensured by means of the ISO 14001-certified environmental management system, and at the European sites specifically, still according to ISO 50001.\n\nEmmi relies on renewable energy for its electricity supply by purchasing green electricity certificates. Since the beginning of 2017, all plants in Switzerland have been operating with electricity from hydropower. Our sites in Europe have also been supplied with sustainable electricity from hydropower since 2018. The sites of the business division Americas have also been sourcing their electricity from renewable energy since the beginning of 2021.\n\nWe are also stepping up our own production of renewable electricity and heat. District heating, solar energy (especially on the roofs of our production plants) and wood chips have proven to be good alternative energy sources. We are also exploring options involving biogas.\n\nTo further reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we are making targeted efforts to improve energy efficiency and replace fossil fuels with lower CO₂ alternatives. Efficiency measures include process optimisation, the use of more efficient pumps and motors, and heat recovery methods. We are continuously expanding these measures.\n\nEmmi also remains committed to its decision to stop investing in fossil fuel-based technologies.\n\nAs we move forward, we are guided by our new corporate goals, which have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi):\n\nBy 2027, we aim to achieve a 60 % absolute reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO₂ emissions compared with 2014, in line with the 1.5 degree SBTi target.\n\nIn Scope 3, our efforts will focus on reducing CO₂ in milk production. This approach is also compliant with the SBTi's baseline stabilisation scenario. Since we have no direct influence over emissions in our upstream supply chain, we are working with our suppliers, other dairies, non-governmental organisations and the scientific and research community.