a) Global Guideline: K6 – Substances that Affect the Ozone Layer, a requirement aligned with the Kigali Amendment, in which countries commit to reducing the production and consumption of HFCs, a substance controlled by the Montreal Protocol, generally used in equipment such as air conditioning and refrigerator systems, eliminating substances that affect the ozone layer.

To fulfill this commitment, in 2023 Roche Brazil installed chillers with refrigerant gases that do not harm the ozone layer in the three buildings where it operates.

b) Transformation of organic waste disposal from our restaurant.

From an environmental standpoint, we eliminate the emission of greenhouse gases generated by landfills and the transportation process, and this helps us meet our social and environmental responsibility goals.

After implementing the composting project at the Roche restaurant, food storage and the transportation of waste destined for landfill disposal were eliminated.

The composting process used consists of transforming organic waste into nutrients and greywater, which are then disposed of directly into the sewer system.

– Volume of organic material

After 30 days of implementing the composting project, we identified, through precise measurements between April and May 2024, the average volume of organic material discarded monthly: 171.34 kg/month.

– Waste not transported

Approximately 2 tons of waste are diverted from landfills each year, resulting in fuel savings and reduced methane gas emissions, the second most significant anthropogenic component of the greenhouse effect.

c) Transformation of organic waste disposal from our treetops.

The composting of organic waste generated by the office's coffee areas is carried out with the help of Californian earthworms.

They feed on and digest organic waste, which is eliminated in the form of humus. In addition to promoting soil oxygenation, they are considered excellent for tolerating large variations in temperature and humidity.

Subsequently, the resulting compost (humus) is donated for use in school gardens in the surrounding area. Roche's garden, which provides vegetables for employees and supplies our restaurant, also uses this compost, completing the reverse cycle.

From January to December 2023, the project has already generated:

30 kg of humus and 10 liters of liquid fertilizer.

d) Reverse logistics:

Thermal packaging (Get cool)

Distribution Center – reverse logistics project for thermal packaging used to transport medications at low temperatures.

Reusable artificial ice packs – Reusable plastic packaging is refilled with water that is then returned to the process.

Total number of items REUSED – Since 2023, Roche has managed to reuse

54,867 thermal elements based on artificial ice, with their customers.

Total number of RETURNED elements – Cooling elements returned in 2023:

39,000 kg (including: cardboard, EPS and plastic handles)

Social outcomes:

Mitigating impacts – We at Roche are continuously making efforts to mitigate the environmental impacts produced by our products, equipment, and facilities on the communities surrounding the buildings where we operate and, consequently, on the future of the environment.

Waste disposal – In addition, starting in 2023, we initiated two projects to transform the disposal of organic waste from our restaurant and break rooms. This action eliminated 100% from transportation to landfills.

Disease prevention – It is actions like these that contribute to the prevention of respiratory diseases caused by industrial emissions and to protection against climate change that causes environmental disasters on the planet.

Gas substitution – Since 2016 we have dedicated efforts to replacing gases that affect the ozone layer with more environmentally friendly gases by replacing our CAGs.