Orsero

Environmental & Social Information • Feb 2, 2022

Informazione Regolamentata n. 20078-8-2022		Data/Ora Ricezione 02 Febbraio 2022 12:37:30	Euronext Star Milan
Societa'	:	ORSERO
Identificativo Informazione Regolamentata	:	157027
Nome utilizzatore	:	ORSERON02 - Colombini
Tipologia	:	REGEM
Data/Ora Ricezione	:	02 Febbraio 2022 12:37:30
Data/Ora Inizio Diffusione presunta	:	02 Febbraio 2022 12:37:31
Oggetto	:		Orsero S.p.A. - Strategic Sustainability Plan
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ORSERO PRESENTS THE FIRST STRATEGIC SUSTAINABILITY PLAN

4 strategic areas, 11 objectives and over 7 million euros of investment over the plan period

Milan, 2nd February 2022 – Orsero Group presents its first Strategic Sustainability Plan, with medium / longterm goals in line with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.

The Plan, approved by the Board of Directors of Orsero S.p.A., was created with the aim of combining business growth with social and environmental sustainability. The Group has identified 4 strategic areas on which it can act in the coming years, through the achievement of 11 concrete goals.

The strategic areas are:

• Development of responsible supply chains;
• Reduction of the impact on the environment;
• Promotion of a healthy diet;
• Recognition of the value of people.

The goals aim to:

• Engage 100% of the Group's fruit and vegetable suppliers in social and environmental issues by 2025, sharing values such as environmental protection, respect for human rights, support for local communities and the reduction of food waste;
• Reduce the impact on the planet thanks to the implementation of technological solutions, with an important overall investment, in order to reduce energy consumption of the Group's warehouses by 20% by 2028;
• Continue the fight against food waste along the value chain, engaging 100% of the Group's market stands in waste reduction activities and testing innovative solutions dedicated to the topic every year;
• Promote the use of circular materials for packaging, assessing solutions that can be adopted by all companies in the Group and making 100% of Fratelli Orsero packaging recycled, recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025;
• Inspire people, inside and outside the Group, through communication projects dedicated to the promotion of healthy and sustainable lifestyles;
• Increase the well-being of all employees of the Group, through the adoption of a Welfare programme and continuous training on sustainability issues;
• Increase food safety certifications in all the Group's storage and processing warehouses of the Group;
• Involve the local communities of each Group company through dedicated projects by 2030.

Raffaella Orsero, VP and CEO of Orsero, stated as follows: "In Orsero we believe that it is necessary to keep on growing and creating value according to criteria of responsibility, constantly striving to reduce the environmental and social impacts of our business in order to try to guarantee better living conditions for people today but also, and above all, to future generations."

The goals set, measurable over time, will be constantly monitored and reported in order to communicate with transparency the progress achieved to all stakeholders.

More information and documentation can be downloaded in the "Sustainability" section of the site https://www.orserogroup.it/

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ORSERO is the holding company of the Italian and international group with the same name, a leader in Mediterranean Europe for the import and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables. The Orsero Group was created more than 50 years ago at the initiative of the Orsero family, which had been operating since the 1940s in the fruit and vegetable sector, in partnership with other entrepreneurs. Over the decades, the Orsero Group has expanded its business both in terms of area covered, which today includes Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Mexico, Costa Rica and Colombia, and in terms of product categories and sectors, according to a model known as vertical integration. Along with the distribution of fresh produce, the Orsero Group's business model also includes the import of bananas and pineapples using its owned ships. In 2012, the Orsero Group launched the brand "F.lli Orsero" for bananas and pineapples. The name intends to convey a sense of tradition and the passion of a large Italian family-run company for high-end produce.

ORSERO ordinary shares are listed on the Euronext STAR Milan segment of the Market Euronext Milan: ISIN - IT0005138703; Bloomberg Ticker "ORS.IM"; Thomson Reuters Ticker "ORSO.MI".

For more information:

Orsero S.p.A. Investor Relations:

Edoardo Dupanloup | T. +39 347 4496044 | investor.relations@orserogroup.it| www.orserogroup.it Sustainability: sustainability@orserogroup.it |www.orserogroup.it

Media Relations:

CDR Communication Angelo Brunello | M. +39 329 211 7752 | angelo.brunello@cdr-communication.it Martina Zuccherini | martina.zuccherini@cdr-communication.it