ESG forms a central part of Danæg Group's strategy for 2023-2027, and includes the work to measure, adapt and improve the climate
footprint as well as actively investing in reducing CO2 emissions from scope 1 and scope 2, as well as reducing emissions from scope 3
together with Danæg Group's suppliers, and especially egg producers.
Since March 2023, the Danæg Group has been registered as Committed to the Science Based Target initiative. Currently Danæg Group
is waiting for the final approval of the targets set for the future to contribute to future emission reductions. However, work on reducing
climate impact is already underway with clear expectations of annual improvements. Part of the potential for reducing the climate
footprint has already been made visible and action plans are being prepared.
In addition to working on the climate footprint, Danæg Group has since 2021 worked on getting all operating companies certified
according to the ISO 14001 standard. The last remaining companies in Finland completed this task in the end of 2024.
Similarly, in the climate area, work is also being done to improve the environment in general, including wastewater quality, heat
recycling, the Group's water consumption and waste management in general.
Social and staff conditions
It is Danæg Group's policy to ensure a good social working environment and good staff conditions, and increased focus will beplaced
on this in the coming years. The most significant risks are assessed to be related to the physical strain in parts of the production
processes, and continuous assessments are carried out as well as investments in improvements, automation solutions and rotation
where possible. In addition, risks are associated with loss of labour in a market with low unemployment, as well as ensuring the right
skills and qualifications in the future.
In Danæg Group's companies, an employee handbook has been drawn up that describes the general framework in relation to
employment, including adjustments in relation to national conditions. Through the employment agreement, agreements have been
made regarding contributions to pension savings and insurance schemes in case of loss of earning capacity or death. Furthermore,
health insurance etc. has been taken out in several of the Danæg Group’s companies.
Attractive staff conditions cf. the above are the starting point for retaining current employees as well as attracting new colleagues and
generally being considered an attractive workplace. In connection with the implementation of the Danæg Group's strategy for 2023-
2027 "DANÆG 4-2-1", there will be an increased focus on the employee and the good workplace. Employee surveys has been
conducted in both 2023 and 2024 creating a good foundation to support the future development. As a result, Danæg Group
Management has initiated a project to develop a unified Group-HR strategy expected to be implemented at the end of 2025. Besides
supporting the overall strategy for the Danæg Group, the focus areas are among others talent management, continuous improvement
of the general working environment in our production, e.g. reducing risk of injury, heavy lifting, one-sided tasks and other strenuous
processes. Projects to improve staff facilities and office areas, especially in Christiansfeld, are commencing as planned andthe new
group head quarter will be finalized in the middle of 2025.
To report on Danæg Group’s overall climate footprint, emission of greenhouse gases is converted to CO2 equivalents (CO2e), which
indicates how much the output of another greenhouse gas would be equivalent to in CO2.
Reports are made on scope 1, 2 and 3, and for scope 2 includes both the location-based and market-based calculation. The marketbased
method reflects emissions from the electricity, which Danæg Group has chosen to purchase, while the location-based method reflects
the average emission intensity on the power grids where energy consumption takes place.
Base year emissions will be retroactively recalculated if necessary to reflect any significant changes. This is done so that reported
information does not lose relevance or continuity. Significant changes are defined as impacts that have a greater impact than ±5% on
calculated total emissions.
Significant changes can, for example, be due to structural changes in the company or changed calculation methods.
The vast majority of the climate footprint occurs at farm level. Together with egg producers and feed suppliers, we are actively working
to ensure further reduction of this, especially in relation to feed composition, where especially the use of soy has a significant effect on
the climate footprint.