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This document describes Beyti's strategy towards sustainability and highlights its accomplishments in 2023, including notable increase in hours of employee and contractor health and safety training, heightened reliance on renewable energy sources and reducing waste generation. Looking forward, Beyti remains devoted to advancing its sustainability endeavors in the upcoming year, aspiring to further enhance its standing as a sustainable business.

Environmental performance

At Beyti, our firm commitment lies in reducing our environmental impact. Recognizing our responsibility in addressing global issues like climate change, we are committed to take proactive measures. To ensure transparency regarding our initiatives, we have implemented an environmental policy outlining our dedication to the support and preservation of the environment. This policy encompasses various initiatives, including environmental management systems, compliance measures, carbon and energy management, water conservation, operational and food waste management, and the oversight of supplier and contractor environmental performance. Our ongoing efforts are reflected in our pride at continually improving our ISO14001 Environmental Management certification, which demonstrates our commitment to sustainability.

Beyti remains steadfast in its commitment to sustainability, actively investing in initiatives aimed at reducing its environmental impact. The company has installed and commissioned of a 20 MWp solar array, which is anticipated to supply 19% of its overall electricity needs from renewable sources. Furthermore, Beyti has effectively transitioned from diesel to natural gas boilers, resulting in a decrease in the carbon footprint of its manufacturing facilities.

Beyti has undertaken significant changes in its plastic and paper packaging to guarantee top-notch product quality while mitigating environmental impact. In the year 2023, the company accomplished an impressive 72% utilization of recycled materials in its cardboard packaging, contributing to a reduction in the environmental footprint of its products and a step towards a circular economy. Beyti remains dedicated to exploring novel and innovative approaches to further diminish its environmental impact, solidifying its position as an industry leader in corporate sustainability.

Community engagement

Beyti is dedicated to fostering solidarity among individuals and society at large. In pursuit of this commitment, Beyti actively supports initiatives aimed at providing assistance to those in need and will continue such efforts in order to enhance lives and contribute positively to the broader community. The company is resolute in its ongoing endeavors to ensure that both individuals and society as a whole benefit from its support and solidarity initiatives. Beyti places significant emphasis on supporting local producers, striving to enhance their efficiency to meet the standards set by the National Food Safety Authority. Prioritizing the health and safety of consumers, Beyti maintains an unwavering commitment to delivering products that adhere to the highest international quality standards. The company is actively engaged in improving supply chains associated with milk collection centers and minor breeders, concurrently pledging to support minor farmers and milk producers in alignment with the state's strategy. Recognizing the pivotal role of the private sector, Beyti firmly believes in its contribution to sharpening the competitive edge of local producers.

Employee development

In 2023, Beyti reaffirmed its commitment to corporate sustainability by prioritizing a safe and secure working environment for its employees. The company upheld its Code of Conduct and established a reporting system enabling employees to address issues related to corruption, racism, and code violations. To bolster professional growth, all management and supervisory staff were assigned tailored performance objectives and gained access to leadership and development programs, alongside e-learning courses. In an effort to further enrich employee learning, a comprehensive training and development program was implemented, encompassing over 45,233 hours of training, with 100% of the staff undergoing performance and career development reviews. These initiatives collectively contributed to Beyti's ability to sustain a safe and secure workplace throughout 2023.

Health and safety

In 2023, Beyti took a significant step in prioritizing employee safety by successfully implementing the fire trace system project, encompassing all electrical panels within the plant. The commitment to employee wellbeing was further underscored by providing over 39,000 hours of health and safety training, marking an increase of nearly 144% compared to the previous year. This dedication to health and safety is evident in the company's attainment of the OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety certification, a testament to their strategy of upholding the highest standards in this regard. Beyti remains resolute in its commitment to ongoing investments in health and safety initiatives, ensuring the continued wellbeing and safety of its employees.

Quality and food safety

Beyti remains unwavering in its commitment to providing products of the utmost quality, employing the same stringent quality audit processes as Almarai. In 2023, the company continued to adhere to Almarai's quality management system and successfully attained the latest FSSC 22000 certification, a globally recognized standard by GFSI, and completed the ISO 9001 certification. Sustaining high-quality standards involves the implementation of a daily quality reporting system and strategic leadership approaches. Notably, there were zero instances of non-compliance concerning the health and safety of products, and comprehensive assessments were conducted to evaluate the food safety impacts, ensuring the safety of the products for consumption. Beyti remains dedicated to the company's motto, 'Quality you can trust,' and is resolute in delivering only the finest quality products to its valued customers.

Responsible marketing and communications

Beyti prioritizes transparency in providing nutritional information for its product portfolio, with detailed labels on packaging. The company responds openly to consumer inquiries regarding nutritional information, ensuring transparency. In the case of any consumer complaint related to quality, a thorough investigation is conducted, and the findings are shared transparently with the consumer. Beyti has established a dedicated unit for managing consumer complaints, diligently tracing, and following up on each issue until resolution. To further enhance transparency in consumer relations, those who file complaints are invited to visit our manufacturing facilities, offering them a firsthand understanding of our quality control procedures.

Additionally, Beyti is committed to ensuring compliance with the latest regulations and standards. In 2023, the company conducted a comprehensive review of all significant product categories to verify adherence to product information and labeling requirements. To uphold ongoing compliance, a systematic approach involving regular reviews has been implemented, ensuring that products and processes consistently align with the latest regulations and standards. This rigorous system of reviews is designed to guarantee that Beyti's products consistently meet the highest standards of quality and safety.

Our sustainability performance

2020 2021 2022 2023
Number of incidents of non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations 1 0 0 0 0

*Figures are restated, following the improvements to the data collection systems and analysis

Our sustainability performance

2020 2021 2022 2023
Nutrition and wellbeing+
Number of incidents of non-compliance concerning product information and labeling 1 74 0 0 0
Number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes concerning marketing communications 0 0 0 0 0
Percentage of significant product categories covered by and assessed for compliance with product information and labeling procedures (%) 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Health and safety+

Number of employee lost time injuries

4

4

0

8

25

Contractor lost-time injuries

0

0

0

1

4

Employee lost-time injury rate (per 1 mln man-hours)

2

2

0*

0.6*

1.6

Contractor lost-time injury rate (per 1 mln man-hours)

0

0

0

0.30*

1.47

Hours of employee health and safety training

9,603

11,259

13,739

16,012

39,043

Hours of contractor health and safety training

5,396

725

3,377

1,656

7,740

Average hours of health and safety training per employee

3

3

4

5

5

12

Average hours of health and safety training per contractor

11

5

1

2.7

1.3

6.2

Employee absenteeism rate (%)

1.70%

1.90%

1.80%

1.75%

1.45%

0.99%

Employee talent and diversity +
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Number of employees 3,181 3,265 2,800 2,957 3,162 3174
Male employees 3,138 3,224 2,760 2,842 3,090 3052
Female employees 43 41 40 49 72 95
Full time, male employees 3,138 3,224 2,760 2,908 3,090 3052
Full time, female employees 43 40 40 49 72 95
Part time, male employees 0 0 0 0 0 0
Part time, female employees 0 1 0 0 0 0
Senior management employees 22 24 18 41 43 50
Middle management employees 136 151 150 175 197 271
Non-management employees 2,959 3,090 2,632 2,741 2,965 2826
New employee hires 563 730 404 573 608 432
New employee hires, age 18-30 343 505 218 369 410 294
60.9% 69.2% 54.0% 64.4% 67.4% 68.1%
New employee hires, age 31-50 220 220 184 201 198 135
39.1% 30.1% 45.5% 35.1% 32.6% 31.3%
New employee hires, age 51+ 0 5 2 3 0 3
0% 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.0% 0.7%
New employee hires, male 554 723 395 557 581 398
98.4% 99.0% 97.8% 97.2% 95.6% 92.1%
New employee hires, female 9 7 9 16 27 34
1.6% 1.0% 2.2% 2.8% 4.4% 7.9%
Voluntary employee turnover 684 661 707 300 205 196
21.5% 20.2% 25.3% 10.1% 6.6% 6.2%
Voluntary employee turnover, age 18-30 297 363 229 165 117 113
43.4% 54.9% 32.4% 55.0% 57.1% 57.7%
Voluntary employee turnover, age 31-50 362 293 447 131 8783
52.9% 44.3% 63.2% 43.7% 42.4% 42.3%
Voluntary employee turnover, age 51+ 25 5 31 4 1 0
3.7% 0.8% 4.4% 1.3% 0.5% 0.0%
Voluntary employee turnover, male 674 654 697 294 202 187
98.5% 98.9% 98.6% 98.0% 98.5% 95.4%
Voluntary employee turnover, female 10 7 10 6 3 9
1.5% 1.1% 1.4% 2.0% 1.5% 4.6%
Female employment rate (%) 1.4% 1.3% 1.4% 1.7% 2.3% 3.0%
Women in senior management 6 6 6 6 9 11
27.3% 25.0% 33.3% 14.6% 20.9% 22.0%
Women in middle management 18 18 16 16 24 36
13.2% 11.9% 10.7% 9.1% 12.2% 13.3%
Women in non-management positions 19 19 18 27 39 48
0.6% 0.6% 0.7% 1.0% 1.3% 1.7%
Board seats occupied by women 0 0 0 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Number of employees with a disability 55 55 57 57 95 96
Number of formal incidents of discrimination reported 0 0 0 0 0 0
Percentage of working time lost due to industrial disputes, strikes and/or lock-outs (%) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of female employees entitled to maternity leave 2 4 2 2 1 4
Number of female employees that took parental leave 2 4 1 2 1 3
Number of female employees that returned to work in the reporting period after parental leave ended 1 3 1 1 1 3
Number of female employees that returned to work after parental leave ended that were still employed 12 months after their return to work 0 1 0 1 1 3
Female employee return to work rate of employees that took parental leave (%) 50% 75% 100% 50% 100% 100%
Female employee retention rate of employees that took parental leave (%) 0% 25% 0% 50% 100% 100%
Total hours of training provided 28,701 37,230 45,114 18,872 22,300 45,233
Average hours of training per employee 9.0 11.4 16.1 6.4 7.1 14.3
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews (%) NIA NIA 100% 100% 100% 100%
Community Investment +
Total CSR Spending (SAR) N/A 23,329 963,000 200,000 175,000 504,000
Number of school and university visitors hosted N/A 735 N/A 27 85 400
School bag donations (Number of bags donated to students) N/A 20,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Hours of employee volunteering N/A 800 N/A N/A N/A N/A

*Figures are restated, following the improvements to the data collection systems and analysis

Our sustainability performance

2020 2021 2022 2023
Water management +

Water withdrawal (m3)

1,117,040

1,221,571

1,620,992

1,603,872

1,846,224

1,916,762

Water recycling and reuse (m3)

739

73,000

0

0

216,000

2,10,000

Percentage of water recycled and/or reused (%)

0.1%

6.0%

0.0%

0.0%

11.7%

11.0%

Total water consumption (m3)

1,117,779

1,294,571

1,620,992

1,603,872

2,062,224

2,126,762

Water discharge (m3)

657,706

NIA

1,012,525

697,966

952,000

952,000

Manufacturing water intensity (m3/metric ton of finished product)

3.1

3.7

4.6

3.7

3.3

3.5
Packaging innovation+
Percentage of card board coming from recycled materials used as an input material (%) 57% 70% 70% 72%* 73%* 72%
Plastics removed from packaging (tons) NIA NIA NIA N/A N/A N/A
Paper removed from packaging (tons) NIA NIA NIA N/A N/A N/A
Total packaging removed from the consumer waste stream (tons) NIA NIA NIA N/A N/A N/A
Climate Change +
Direct stationary energy usage (in thousands kWh) 53,690 64,787 46,881 46,579 74,853 75,529
Indirect stationary energy usage (in thousands kWh) 53,079 66,436 65,711 67,147 68,570 71,266
Total stationary energy usage (direct and indirect, in thousands kWh) 106,768 131,223 112,593 113,726 143,423 146,794
Total solar energy usage (in thousand kWh) 0 0 0 8,071 12,137 12,340
Percentage of electricity consumption from solar (%) 0 0 0 7% 8% 8%
Almarai owned refrigerators in stores (in thousands kWh) NIA NIA NIA N/A N/A N/A
Manufacturing energy intensity (kWh/metric ton of finished product) 283.1 398.6 309.6 256.2* 256.8 264.8
Total vehicle fuel consumption (thousands of liters) 3,774 2,793 2,683 1,374 2,710 3,082
Scope 1 (direct) emissions (metric tons CO2e) 19,879 18,061 5,337 25,880 27,771 37,073
Scope 2 (indirect) emissions (metric tons CO2e) 23,188 29,022 28,706 29,333 27,397 31,132
Scope 3 emissions from Almarai refrigerators in stores (metric tons CO2e) NIA NIA NIA NIA N/A N/A
Total emissions (metric tons CO2e) 43,067 47,083 34,043 55,213 55,168 68,206
Manufacturing emissions intensity (metric tons CO2e/metric ton of finished product) 0.10 0.13 0.08 0.13 0.08 0.22
Emissions from refrigerant leakage and replacement (metric tons CO2e) 23 286 824 1,166* 1,627 1,635
Waste Management +
Food waste resold for animal feed (Store returns and operational) (metric tons) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recycled waste (metric tons) 15,040 NIA 3,000 9,042 4,250 3,826
Total waste generated (metric tons) 24,240 4,894 8,880 19,395 22,702 21,940
Waste sent to landfill (metric tons) 9,200 4,894 5,880 10,353 11,295 11,100
Percentage of waste sent to landfill (%) 38% NIA 66% 53% 53% 51%

*Figures are restated, following the improvements to the data collection systems and analysis

Our sustainability performance

2020 2021 2022 2023
Quality and food safety +

Percentage of production volume manufactured in sites certified by an independent third party according to internationally recognized food safety management system standard (%)

85

85

100%

100%

100%

100%

Number of incidents of non-compliance with regulations and/or voluntary codes concerning the health and safety impacts of products and services

0

0

0

0

0

0

Number of recalls

0

0

0

0

0

0

Percentage of significant product categories covered by and assessed for compliance with product information and labeling procedures (%)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Percentage of products which health and safety impacts are assessed for improvement (%)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Total number of manufacturing plants

1

2

2

2

2

2

Number of Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 certified plants

1

1

2

2

2

2

Number of Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) certified plants 

1

1

2

2

2

2

Percentage of plants that are GFSI certified (%)

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

Number of food safety and quality assurance employees

72

72

60

72

94

93

Animal welfare +
Number of cows N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Number of chickens processed N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Number of incidents of non-compliance with laws regulations, and adherence with voluntary standards related to transportation, handling, and slaughter practices for live terrestrial and aquatic mammals N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Percentage of cows in enclosed housing with resting areas (%) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Percentage of chickens in enclosed cage free housing (%) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethical Sourcing +
Percentage of locally based suppliers engaged (%) 81% 69% 71% 59% 41%* 44%
Percentage of spending on locally based suppliers (%) 40% 69% 72% 71% 68% 69%
Total number of suppliers engaged 588 111 260 75 374* 392
Total number of local suppliers engaged 478 77 185 44 154* 172
Percentage of purchased volume from suppliers compliant with company's sourcing policy NIA 100% 100% 99% 100% 100%
Percentage of purchased volume, which is verified as being in accordance with credible, internationally recognized responsible production standards NIA 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
New suppliers that were screened using social and/or environmental criteria 0 0 0 3 0 0
Number of negative social and/or environmental impacts  in the supply chain and actions taken NIA NIA NIA 0 0 0

*Figures are restated, following the improvements to the data collection systems and analysis

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