Bucher Industries : Sustainability report 2021

Sustainability report

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Contents

About us	4
Our mission and vision	5
Bucher at a glance	6
Good corporate governance	8
Economic value creation	9
Sustainability strategy	10
Material topics	11
The four pillars	12
Stakeholder engagement	13
Strategy implementation	15
Customers	16
Satisfied customers	17
Innovative products and optimal solutions	18
Customer health and safety	20
Employees	22
Satisfied employees	24
Creating value for society	26
Qualified employees	32
Health and safety at work	33
Equal opportunities	34
Environment	36
Environmental impact of products and services	37
Resource efficiency of production with a special focus on CO2 emissions	39
Compliance	42
General compliance with laws and regulations	43
Supply chain - sound procurement practices	44
Annex	46
About this report	46
GRI Content Index	49
UN Global Compact progress report	52

Cover pictureThe pursuit of continuous innovation: this is what drives Arnaud Tiha (right) in his work as an engineer

in Kuhn Group's R&D department. He develops new prototypes of agricultural machinery to help farmers and ranchers optimise food production while minimising the environmental impact of farming practices.

Jacques Sanche,	3
Chief Executive Officer

Dear Readers,

2021 was a year of strong demand for our products and services. At the same time, we faced challenges in production that intensified over the year: bottlenecks and delays in the supply chain, a tight labour market, and ongoing COVID-19 measures.

Our employees did everything in their power to ensure that customers received their orders on time. We believe that one reason for our employees' enormous commitment is the value Bucher creates for society, our lead topic for the 2021 reporting period. The awareness that our products and services contribute to a greater purpose is an important driver of employee satisfaction. In this report, five employees talk about their motivation for their work.

We finalised the review of our sustainability strategy and started implementing it. One major focus was on reducing CO2 intensity at our production sites:

We installed additional photovoltaic capacity on our roofs, increased the share of renewable electricity from the grid and replaced older production equipment with more energy-efficient machines.

Our commitment to further developing the efficiency and sustainability of our products, our strongest lever for lowering our ecological footprint, remained unchanged in 2021. The most important innovations are highlighted in this report.

I hope you enjoy reading our sustainability report 2021.

Jacques Sanche

Chief Executive Officer

About us

Our passion is to engineer trusted machinery solutions to sustainably feed the world, produce and preserve beverages, and to create, maintain and clean infrastructure for a safe and healthy life for all.

Bucher Industries

About usSustainability report 2021

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Our mission and vision

Our success is built on strong market positions, innovation and flexible, efficient structures.

The consistent, long-term orientation of our corporate strategy, coupled with decentralised responsibility

for management and performance, ensures sustainable corporate development.

Our mission

We develop and manufacture economical, state-of-the-art and environmentally sustainable machinery and systems. We systematically align our activities with customer needs. Our machines combine durability with great efficiency and are wide-ranging in their application: harvesting, producing and packaging foods, keeping roads and public spaces clean and safe, or providing hydraulic drive systems for high-performance equipment. Our customers benefit from effective, innovative products, with high quality standards underpinned by outstanding service. Our committed, highly skilled employees enjoy attractive jobs and training opportunities adapted to individual needs. We use resources with care and protect our environment.

Our goals

We seek to achieve superior profitability and a sound balance sheet through technological leadership, a strong market position and strict cost management. We will continue to build the Group through organic growth and innovation, as well as by acquiring and integrating selected, complementary businesses. We invest to reduce our ecological footprint.