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DECARBONIZATION: A COLLECTIVE AND OPERATIONAL MOBILIZATION
In 2025, Avril took another step forward by strengthening its decarbonization strategies, prioritizing high-impact initiatives, and improving the measurement of results. This momentum is part of a commitment to continuous improvement, involving all of the Group’s business units and partners.
Energy efficiency at the heart of industrial operations
The EOS GreenPath program is now being rolled out at Avril’s most energy-intensive sites. It aims to identify and reduce energy losses through a systematic approach based on usage analysis, the involvement of local teams, and the mobilization of internal and external expertise.
This program helps identify concrete projects that can be implemented quickly and prioritizes investments with a significant environmental impact.
Our positive impact
15% to 20% in energy savings over three years.
Major investments at Lesieur Cristal in Morocco
Utilizing byproducts to decarbonize industry
In 2025, investment in a project for a second olive pit biomass boiler at the Lesieur Cristal site in Ain Harrouda (Morocco) was approved. The new equipment utilizes its byproducts (olive pits and olive pomace), which are converted into biofuels.
This project will prevent up to 11,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year, while covering a significant portion of the site’s thermal energy needs. It also helps strengthen the energy resilience of industrial facilities by securing a supply based on resources from the olive oil industry.
Ain Harrouda Scaling Up
Scheduled to come into service in 2025, the photovoltaic plant at the Ain Harrouda site has a capacity of 2 MWp, spread over 1.5 hectares. It now covers 12% of the site’s annual electricity consumption and prevents approximately 2,400 tons of CO2 emissions per year.
Developing energy from our biomass
In addition to its efforts to reduce energy consumption, Avril is continuing the gradual transformation of its energy mix by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy solutions tailored to the specific needs of its industrial sites.
In particular, the Group is developing biomass projects based on the recovery of byproducts from its operations and is investing in renewable electricity generation, thereby contributing both to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and to strengthening the energy self-sufficiency of its sites.
Taking action with our customers and suppliers
Since the majority of its carbon footprint stems from activities upstream and downstream of its operations, Avril is stepping up its efforts regarding Scope 3 emissions. To effectively reduce the carbon footprint associated with product use, the Group’s carbon reduction strategy is based on collaboration with its customers and suppliers, driven by the active involvement of the Purchasing department.
Oleo100: Decarbonizing Mobility and the Supply Chain
Oleo100 is a 100% plant-based, renewable, and traceable fuel that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60% compared to fossil diesel over its entire lifecycle. Beyond decarbonizing heavy-duty vehicle fleets, Oleo100 was used in 2025 by 108 of the Group’s suppliers to help decarbonize the supply chain.
Lesieur and Carrefour: A Long-Standing Partnership
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES FOR LOW-CARBON SEEDS
The transition to sustainable agricultural practices is a key pillar of Avril’s environmental strategy. The Group supports the evolution of agricultural systems to balance economic performance, farm resilience, and reduced environmental impacts. This ambition is based on traceability, the promotion of sustainable practices, and the creation of value-added market opportunities. Launched in 2025, Empreinte by Saipol reinforces this momentum.
Empreinte by Saipol: Promoting Sustainable Farming Practices
This program builds on the OleoZE initiative, launched in 2020 to establish the first steps toward traceability.
The goal is to reward sustainable agricultural practices, particularly by promoting low-carbon seeds for biofuels.
Empreinte by Saipol reinforces this approach by extending the promotion of sustainable agricultural practices to all sectors of the oilseed industry: human food, animal feed, energy, and renewable chemicals.
The program is based on an enhanced traceability system for farming practices and the recognition of additional environmental criteria such as soil regeneration, reduced inputs, biodiversity, water resource management, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and carbon sequestration in soils.
Our positive impact
200,000 T seeds processed during the 2025 harvest
€7M paid as additional compensation to upstream agricultural producers, in addition to the price of the seeds
10 participating collecting organizations
1,000 farmers benefiting in 2025
By 2030, the goal is to process 1 million tons of seeds per year sourced from sustainable agricultural practices, representing approximately one-third of the rapeseed and sunflower volumes processed by Saipol.
Intermediate crops that can be harvested, bridging the gap between agricultural transition and sustainable aviation
In 2025, Avril continued its efforts to establish a French supply chain for oilseed intermediate crops intended for the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), notably through an agreement with TotalEnergies. Integrated into crop rotations between two main crops, these intermediate crops enable the production of renewable raw materials without competing with food crops. They also offer numerous agronomic benefits: notably, they limit soil erosion, improve soil structure, reduce water loss, and contribute to the preservation of biodiversity. Once processed, they serve as a source of raw materials for sustainable aviation fuels, thereby contributing to the decarbonization of air transport.
FOOD TRANSITION: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TAILORED TO NEEDS
In 2025, Avril continued and expanded its contribution to changing eating habits by making it easier to incorporate plant-based foods into meals and by developing an innovative, comprehensive range of food ingredients derived from plant proteins.
This approach aims to make the food transition accessible and appealing to consumers while meeting the expectations of the food industry.
Making meals more plant-based through accessible and appealing innovations
Through its subsidiaries HARi&CO and Vivien Paille, Avril is developing a unique approach to plant-based meals, based on simple, 100% plant-based recipes that primarily feature legumes grown in France, with no additives and minimal processing.
Ten years after its founding, HARi&CO has developed several products sold in supermarkets and widely used in food service, with a carbon footprint significantly lower than that of traditional food.
It also relies on a dedicated legume supply chain, structured around a dozen partner Hari'cultivators located near its industrial site in Donzère (26).
A range of plant-based protein food ingredients
In 2025, Avril expanded and streamlined its portfolio of plant-based protein food ingredients for the food industry to meet the needs of consumers seeking natural and traceable products.
At the Food Ingredients Europe (FIE) 2025 trade show, this integrated offering—combining plant-based oils and proteins—was showcased through practical applications that highlighted the complementary nature of its ingredients.
As part of the Ambition 2030 plan, this “solution” approach enables industrial customers to formulate high-performance plant-based products by combining plant proteins, functional fats, and “clean label” ingredients.
Complementary expertise
Sunbloom Proteins, featuring sunflower protein-rich food ingredients that combine nutritional and functional properties without compromising on taste. The ingredients are non-allergenic, GMO-free, and sourced from Europe.
VP Ingredients (Vivien Paille), offering flours, concentrates, and textured legumes (peas, lentils, fava beans) with protein contents ranging from 50% to 65%, sourced primarily from French supply chains.
Oleon, with functional lipids (lecithins, MCTs, emulsifiers), essential for the sensory and nutritional performance of recipes.
Lesieur and Saipol, with their oils sourced from traceable and sustainable supply chains, suitable for human consumption and specialized nutrition.
REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK AND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Through its subsidiary Sanders, a leading player in animal nutrition, Avril is implementing a comprehensive and innovative approach designed to help farmers reduce the carbon footprint of their operations while maintaining their technical and economic performance.
This initiative is based on a comprehensive approach to livestock management, relying on low-carbon nutritional solutions, decision-making tools, and systematic measurement of environmental impacts. Convinced that progress can only be made through measurement,Sanders publishes the carbon footprint of its bulk feed products—a first in the industry. It has also equipped itself with tools that allow its teams to model decarbonization trajectories for animal products (live weight, liters of milk, eggs).
Our positive impact
-5,4% carbon footprint per liter of milk, thanks to the PMS (Pig Minimum Standards) range for ruminants
-10% carbon footprint of pork, thanks to the C2R range
95% bulk feed with carbon footprint labels
A comprehensive approach to innovation
At Avril’s Innolab in Bruz (35), the FEED division develops animal nutrition and livestock digitalization solutions to address challenges related to competitiveness, product quality, emissions reduction, and animal welfare. It relies in particular on in vitro testing, which replaces in vivo nutritional testing on animals by modeling the digestive systems of ruminants, poultry, and pigs.
PLANT CHEMISTRY AND BIO-BASED PRODUCTS IN SUPPORT OF A SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY
By leveraging renewable resources from the agricultural sector, Avril develops high-performance bio-based solutions that can replace fossil-based products in a wide range of industrial applications. This approach helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and conserve natural resources.
Our positive impact
98% bio-based content of resins
80% reduction in carbon footprint compared to conventional petroleum-based resins
High-performance plant-based chemistry
As a European leader in oleochemistry, Oleon designs and manufactures chemical solutions derived from renewable plant-based raw materials for a wide range of markets, including lubricants, coatings, household products, cosmetics, and energy.
In 2025, Oleon is expanding its portfolio of sustainable products, thereby meeting its customers’ requirements without compromising on performance. Plant-based chemistry makes it possible to harness the specific properties of vegetable oils, such as their chemical functionality or biodegradability, paving the way for high-value-added applications. These solutions help reduce the carbon footprint of finished products and support industrial customers in decarbonizing their value chain.
QLOE™: A 100% plant-based innovation for sustainable tech
Developed by Oleon, QLOE™ is a 100% plant-based immersion cooling fluid designed for data centers. Used to directly immerse electronic components, it enables more efficient heat transfer than traditional cooling systems. Safe, non-toxic, and PFAS-free, this bio-based fluid demonstrates the ability of plant-based chemistry to address emerging industrial challenges linked to the rapid growth of digital technology and artificial intelligence. Globally, data centers currently consume 1.5% of the world’s electricity, and this figure is expected to more than double by 2030. Their water consumption is estimated at 6.6 billion liters per year by 2027.
Bio-based adhesives for a healthier everyday environment
Evertree, a subsidiary of Avril and an internal startup, develops and markets plant-based adhesive resins derived from byproducts of rapeseed and sunflower seeds grown in France. These resins offer performance equivalent to petroleum-based adhesives, while eliminating harmful substances such as formaldehyde and isocyanates.
