22 BIOGAIA SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2021 in 2019. The reductions in emissions from the new palm oil-free products launched in 2021 have not yet been realised but are expected to be more visible as sales of these products increase. Read more about BioGaia’s work to phase out palm oil on page 17. Product packaging is also one of the main emission sources from BioGaia’s business and as described on pages 16–17, material and rawmaterial use, work to identify packaging solutions that are more environmentally friendly continued in 2021. Product development of new packaging is a long-term effort and rigorous testing must be conducted to ensure that the substitution does not risk having a negative impact on product quality. It is therefore too early to quantify the environmental impact of these initiatives. Before the pandemic, business travel accounted for a significant share of BioGaia’s emissions. During the year, business travel decreased compared with 2020, which is partly explained by the pandemic situation. Therefore, BioGaia’s target of reducing emissions from travel by 30% cannot yet be followed up with a true and fair view. The target definition is that average emissions per sales volume should be 30% lower between 2021–2025 than in 2019. A healthy business A travel directive has been developed and adopted by the management team and stipulates guidelines for how staff are to travel on business. The directive aims to increase staff security and reduce costs and the environmental impact of business travel. Last year’s life-cycle assessment identified several climate-related improvement opportunities in BioGaia’s supply chain – partly among direct suppliers and partly in the choice of input materials for the products. Work to assess the environmental impact of suppliers will continue but has yet to lead to any concrete changes. The management of BioGaia AB decided in 2021 to appoint a Sustainability Committee, which is to begin working in 2022. The Committee will contribute to efforts to draw up sustainability targets for BioGaia’s overall sustainability strategy and to improve conditions to pursue projects that reduce the company’s environmental impact. In 2022, BioGaia is aiming to establish specific and more ambitious climate targets and begin a process to receive approval for these from the Science Based Targets initiative. CONTENTS
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