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Contents 5 Summary 8 Introduction to the Report 8 About the Report 10 Message from M. Kaindl GmbH 16 Our Values 17 Our Product Portfolio 20 We Empower with Positive Governance 20 Our Organizational Structure 22 Highlights in 2022-2023 24 Sectoral and Global Trends 24 Sectoral Outlook 28 Regional Outlook 28 Global Regulations in Austria 28 The European Union’s (EU) Position as to Climate Change 30 Risk Management 33 Internal Audit Progress 35 M. Kaindl GmbH Building Blocks 35 Value Chain 38 Sustainability Management 39 Our Understanding of Sustainability and Stakeholder Expectation 39 Our Sustainability Strategy 40 Materiality and Stakeholder Analysis 41 Material Issues for M. Kaindl GmbH and Its Stakeholders 42 Our Contributions to Sustainable Development and Our Targets 44 Our Targets 49 Responsible Growth Strategy 52 We Aim for Carbon Negative Production 52 Environmentally Responsible Production Processes 54 Sustainable Production Cycle 56 Sustainable Forest Management 56 Raw Material Management 58 Sustainable Packaging Management 59 Product Quality 62 R&D Activities 64 Emission Management 2
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72 We Produce by Adding Positive Value to the Environment 73 Environmental Management Approach 74 Energy Management 76 Waste Management 78 Water Management 82 We Make Progress by Contributing to Our Stakeholders 82 We Care About Our Employees 83 Human Rights 84 Employee Training and Development 84 Training Journey of Our Employees 86 Employee Development and 86 Career Journey 88 Equal Opportunity and Diversity 90 Contribution to the Community 90 Social Responsibility Projects 94 Customer Management 96 Supply Chain 98 Occupational Health and Safety 101 Appendix 102 M. Kaindl GmbH Lungötz - Environmental Performance Indicators 104 Plant Salzburg - Environmental Performance Indicators 106 Plant Lungötz - Environmental Performance Indicators 108 M. Kaindl GmbH Lungötz - Social Performance Indicators 112 LCA Results for Particleboard 114 LCA Results for Veneer Particleboard 116 LCA Results for Melamine-Coated Particleboards 118 LCA Results for CPL-Coated Particleboards 120 LCA Results for Laminate Flooring 3
