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About Sigma We work every day to fulfill our purpose: TABLE OF CONTENTS To bring communities everywhere favorite foods to love. Our Culture Our Principles Sigma is a global leader in the food industry, Delight our consumers 03 05 09 with a diverse portfolio of value-added, We improve our consumers’ daily lives by Message from the CEO Company Profile Focus on Sustainability prestigious brands that occupy leadership creating and serving favorite foods they love. positions in several market categories and segments. Innovate together We explore and learn to generate new We are focused on innovation and the agile opportunities for value creation. development of new products to meet growing consumer demands in each of our markets. We Deliver with integrity continually invest in analyses to understand We deliver results with ethics and outstanding 15 31 consumer preferences and strengthen our execution. Health & Nutrition Shared Value offering. Lead to inspire We have a track record of successful mergers We lead by example, inspiring and motivating and acquisitions, which have been vital in others to maximize their potential. executing significant synergies. Our global presence allows us to share best practices in Foster wellbeing our operations and optimize our productivity We promote quality of life by taking care of our 43 53 69 levels and distribution platforms. people and communities. Wellbeing Environment Ethics and Corporate Governance We are Sigma Sigma Alimentos, S.A. de C.V., is part of Grupo ALFA. Since 1980, we have been incorporating the best of every company that becomes part of Sigma 74 75 to deliver to our consumers their favorite food products. Working as one About this Report GRI Content Index company and one team with a common culture, we now have more than 45,000 employees in 18 countries and sell more than 1.8 million tons of food annually. 2 Interactive MESSAGE FROM THE CEO Menu Nutrition, Shared Value, Wellbeing, and efforts to eradicate hunger through our food In Belgium, our Aoste brand launched Environment. This event also offered an ideal donations programs. In October 2019, as part packaging that substitutes 60% of plastic platform for dialogue among all employees of World Food Day, we carried out our first- with sustainable cardboard. In Spain, we are and an opportunity to share ideas on future ever Sigma international volunteer day, which the first company in the food sector to receive initiatives to achieve our goals. saw more than 600 employees in 10 countries the ECOSENSE certificate for using recycled engaged in collecting and delivering food to PET to produce pizza trays. We avoided To advance the Health & Nutrition numerous associations. Since 2015 we have using over 4,700 tons of virgin plastic in pillar, we presented the new Sigma donated a cumulative total of more than 90 2019 by including recyclable materials in our Innovation Model, designed to bring million food portions through associations packaging while ensuring the safety of our together under a common language the and food banks. products. Additionally, in our commitment to know-how and expertise we have developed further our care for the environment beyond in every geography, enabling us to inspire At Sigma, we are a global and diverse our operations, in Mexico, we joined ECOCE, the ingenuity of our employees. To respond team. As the Wellbeing of our employees a non-profit association established by the effectively to market trends and enhance our is key to our company’s success, we foster consumer products industry that promotes growth and sustainable product portfolio, continuous learning to promote personal the adequate coprocessing of bottle and this year alone we launched more than 100 growth while also preparing our employees to packaging waste. products in the Health & Nutrition category. implement our business strategy successfully. Furthermore, we organized the first edition In 2019, we provided 890,000 training hours I wish to thank all our employees for their In 2019, we established new sustainability of Tastech by Sigma, our global program globally. We also emphasize the importance dedication and effort. Our achievements are ambitions for our company. We launched that aims to find innovative and disruptive of keeping a healthy and sustainable a testament to our company values. We are our 2025 Sustainability Goals, which resulted startups and scaleups worldwide working on lifestyle that helps enhance the quality of fully aware that, to achieve our goals, we from a collaborative process from all of our new food technologies, food products of the life. In 2019, we improved our occupational need to partner with all our stakeholders. geographies and the alignment of our initiatives future, and disruptive business models for safety performance indicators in 80% of the Only then will we continue building a Sigma with the UN Sustainable Development Goals our industry. countries where we operate and registered a that creates sustainable long-term value. framework. Through our goals, we commit to 14% annual reduction in our accident rate. continue working to create greater value for At Sigma, we foster Shared Value I invite you all to read our 2019 Sustainability the communities where we operate, optimize across our value chain. Throughout the To promote sustainable growth Report and to share with us your comments the use of resources, improve the quality of year, we worked with our suppliers to build for our business, we continually monitor and feedback as to how we can continue life of our employees, and promote healthy partnerships that promote our mutual Environmental performance at our operations together building a better world. lifestyles. sustainable development. Based on our and generate new eco-efficiency projects. Supplier Development Program, we have From our 2015 baseline, we have achieved Sincerely, During our second Global Sustainability encouraged and supported more than 85% a 12% reduction in our CO2 emissions per of our suppliers in Mexico to participate in ton produced. Furthermore, over the year, Forum, we shared the results, progress, and Rodrigo Fernández Martínez challenges of the four action pillars included the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). In we worked hard to develop new packaging CEO Sigma in our Sustainability Strategy: Health & our communities, we have embraced global solutions that strengthen a circular economy. 3 Interactive Menu +7,900 Vehicles COMPANY +100 Countries reached by our products PROFILE 11 Brands with net 18 Countries with Sigma sales > US$100 operations million Product categories: Cooked meats, dry meats, dairy products, among others Clients Modern: Supermarkets and convenience stores. Traditional: Retailers (mom & pop stores, corner shops, and 2 Research centers mid-wholesalers) and specialty markets (wholesalers, retailers, and distributors). 70 Manufacturing facilities Foodservice Channel: Hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, and industrial cafeterias. 210 Distribution centers +45,000 Employees 1.8 million tons of food +60 Nationalities sold $ +640,000 Points of sale US$6.5 billion in net sales 6 in CAM Entered the pizza OUR HISTORY market 20 Interactive 2005 06 Menu 04 2007 20 Seminole 2 Oklahoma 3 00 00 8 2 Started 2 exporting 00 to USA 02 9 0 2 ´13 -’19 sales 2 CARG 9% 0 9 1 9 0 9 1 2 Started expoting 0 to Gutatemala 8 Europe 1 9 2 9 35% Operations in 18 countries: 1 2 Mexico, United 0 States, Spain, France, 7 1 foodservice Italy, Belgium, the 9 3 9 United States Netherlands, Portugal, 1 16% 2 Germany, Romania, Costa Rica, Guatemala, 0 Nicaragua, Honduras, 3 1 4 9 Mexico Peru, El Salvador, 9 1 Ecuador, and the 42% 2 Dominican Republic. 0 1 2 5 9 9 1 2 LATAM Mergers and acquisitions 0 US$703 million 1 9 6 8 7% Commercial agreements EBITDA Products in RJ Divested in 9 Mexico 1 slaughterhouse Organic growth 2 0 1 5 7 8 9 1 2 0 0 1 8 9 9 1 Aquired distribution in Mexico 7 8 Interactive Chief Technology Menu Officer SUSTAINABILITY Central Sustainability FOCUS Department Global Commitment Champion Sigma Sustainability Community Created in 2018, the Sigma Sustainability The Sigma Sustainability Community is Organizational Community includes a multidisciplinary team responsible for managing the 2025 Goals. Unit Commitment of more than 160 experts and employees from A team of Global Champions, a group of Leaders our Headquarters and all our Organizational highly experienced executives, oversees Units. implementing the Sustainability Strategy and achieving our 2025 Goals. Each Champion It is led by our Chief Technology Officer, who works with leaders in our Organizational Unit is a member of Sigma’s Executive Committee. who are responsible for deploying initiatives His role is to encourage a sustainability culture locally with their teams, so everyone across the company and to support initiatives contributes to achieving our goals. On-Site Teams that help us achieve our goals. By employing internal management systems The Central Sustainability Department is and holding regular meetings, the Sigma responsible for defining the Sustainability Sustainability Community monitors and Strategy, as well as the guidelines for its assesses the company’s progress to identify implementation. It is also in charge of and replicate success stories and best Everyone’s participation matters monitoring and communicating Sigma’s practices across the company. The work environmental, social, and economic of the Community is guided by the Global performance to our stakeholders. Sustainability Policy, which establishes the In 2019 we carried out our second Global Sustainability Forum, were employees from all our criteria for sustainable long-term growth geographies participated to learn how they can contribute to achieving Sigma’s sustainability across our operations. goals. Also, we launched the second Sustainability Challenge to create awareness among our employees and their families, enhance our culture of sustainability, and proactively adopt the UN Sustainable Development Goals at all our Organizational Units.