About this report This report has been compiled for the benefit of all our stakeholders. It contains detailed information about the actions we are taking as a business to make our activities more sustainable. Under the tag line "moving ideas for sustainability", we are working hard to promote sustainability across our company and address all relevant environmental, economic and social factors. Central to these efforts are two key questions: 1. What are the greatest challenges that we face in working towards sustainability? 2. H ow can we overcome these challenges? Standards and frameworks This report confirms our commitment to sustainability and has been published in preparation for meeting the requirements of the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). It has been produced in line with the reporting guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and in accordance with the GRI Universal Standards 2021. These standards provide us with a foundation for comparisons and increase the credibility and transparency of the information contained in this report. A GRI content index containing a detailed list of all disclosures and references can be found at the end of the report. Moreover, we believe it is important to understand the wider context for our sustainability responsibilities and reporting. As a global company, we have therefore aligned our sustainability efforts with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), further details of which can be found in the relevant chapter of this report. Scope of reporting and contents The information contained in this report covers all production sites operated by the Blum Group, including the company’s head office in Austria and its plants in Poland, the USA, Brazil and China. The employees working at these sites make up more than 85% of the entire staff body of the Blum Group. Other sites will be recognised in the future reporting periods. ➔ GRI 2-2 This report also focuses specifically on the sustainability topics (and relevant management strategies) identified in our materiality assessment, as recommended by the GRI. This assessment was updated with the implementation of a double materiality assessment to ensure compliance with the requirements of the upcoming CSRD and also expanded to examine our fields of action in depth. The structure of the report reflects these material topics and addresses each of the ESG categories – environment, social and governance – in turn. Brief overviews are provided, setting out the importance of a particular topic and the action we at Blum are taking to address it. The data contained in this report covers the 2024 / 2025 business year, which extends from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. ➔ GRI 2-3 Sustainability Report 2025 4 © Copyright by Blum
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