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Barilla EPD Process System to increase reliability, comparability and communicability of LCA study Assunta Filareto 1 Rome, September 27 th 2012

Agenda 2 1 Barilla Group & Life Cycle Assessment 2 Environmental product Declaration (EPD) 3 Barilla EPD Process System

1 - Barilla Group & Life Cycle Assessment 3 1877: Barilla’s family begin the activities with a little pasta and bread shop in the center of PARMA 2012: BARILLA is one of the biggest Italians food player, the most sold world wide pasta brand, the biggest Italian’s bakery, the third bakery in Europe.

1 - Barilla Group & Life Cycle Assessment 4 LCA REALIZED DURING YEAR 2004 - 2008 spaghetti n°5 and Campagnole LCA Parma plant Logistic activities LCA Packaging LCA All plants Carbon management Foggia and Melfi plant Carbon management Waste management Parma and Castiglione plants 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

1 - Barilla Group & Life Cycle Assessment 5 LCA REALIZED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS Closed projects Running projects Packaging LCA Durum wheat pasta LCA & Durum wheat pasta EPD EPD (Italy) update (worldwide) 3 EPDs published WASA products LCA WASA products EPD Bakery LCA 5 EPDs published 6 EPDs published Sauces LCA Barilla EPD Process System EPD realization following the EPDs realization following the Development and update EPD system EPD System Cropping system project: Cropping system project: phase 1 phase 2 LCA on primary and LCA on primary transport secondary transport (update) 2012 2009 2010 2011

Agenda 6 1 Barilla Group & Life Cycle Assessment 2 Environmental product Declaration (EPD) 3 Barilla EPD Process System

2 – Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 7 What is an EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) ? Product Environmental label , that provides information about product and company and environmental performances . EPD assures: Objectivity because environmental performances are calculated using the scientific methodology (Life Cycle Assessment) Comparability among the same product group because its realization is based on the Product Category Rules – PCR Credibility because it is verified by a third party

2 – Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 8 EPD Certified & Published (21) EPD in progress 2012 www.environdec.com

2 – Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 9

2 – Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 10

2 – Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 11

Agenda 12 1 Barilla Group & Life Cycle Assessment 2 Environmental product Declaration (EPD) 3 Barilla EPD Process System

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 13 1. Quick, simple and reliable analysis 2. Verified and certified results

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 14 HOW DOES IT WORKS?

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 15 PROCESS OPERATIONS: THE PILLAR ELEMENTS The system framework is organized among the following main elements: • The LCA databases , in which all the most important raw materials , production plants , packaging materials and other useful information are studied. The database consists of a set of Data modules containing all the information that are internally verified . The available information is ready to be used for the EPD purposes; • The Product system , that represents the product group model calculation tool . The system includes few product systems based on the specific PCR (such as pasta, bakery, sauces). The product systems are internally verified and they are ready to be used for the EPD purposes; • The Product specific data , related to the production of a particular product. They have to be collected for each EPD and include product recipe , involved production plants , packaging list of bill, transport information .

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 16 LCA DATABASE FRAMEWORK The database is organized among different data module groups . information about the cultivation and the processes operation of the main raw materials used for the Barilla’s product preparation. Example of these are Raw materials durum and soft wheat, tomatoes, rye, sugar, palm oil, eggs, etc. These data are updated as soon as new information is available information about the processes that take place in the Barilla’s plant. These Plants data are based on the data collection and they are updated every year. data about the energy mixes used in the countries in which the Barilla’s plants Electricity are located. This database, that is updated every time new information is available, contains also data about the RECS certified energy data about materials used for the primary and secondary packaging used for Packaging the Barilla’s products Transports data about the main way of transports used for the Barilla purposes data about other environmental aspects that are analyzed by mean of Other secondary data.

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 17 PRODUCT SPECIFIC DATA Product recipe Packaging list of bill Production plants: name and Product specific data quantities Distribution of finished product (km and transport type) Other specific environmental aspects (specified in the data collection procedure)

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 18 AN EXAMPLE OF PRODUCT SYSTEM Product specific data LCA database Total Grams of ingredients per kg Impacts per kg of Impacts per kg of products Recipe X = of product ingredients due to the ingredients + Plants in which the product is Impacts per kg of products Impacts per kg of products Plants X = made and quantities made by the specific plants due to the production + Specific Impacts per Nm 3 of burned Impacts per kg of products environmental Natural gas for bakery X = NG due to the bakery aspects + Packaging list Grams of materials per kg of Impacts per kg of Impacts per kg of products X = product packaging materials due to the packaging of bill + Km covered by train, truck Impacts per km by train, Impacts per kg of products Transportation X = and ship truck and ship due to the transportation = Impacts per kg of LCA results product

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 19 EPD PROCESS ACTIVITIES EPD management activity Process EPD project Competences Management Process Non conformity Documentation assessment management plan evaluation review indicators planning Product EPD Data Data EPD EPD EPD Start up data project check elaboration preparation verification publication collection Database Database Data Data Start up update calculation validation collection Product Product Product Data system Start up system system collection update update validation

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 20 EPD PROJECT EPD management activity Process EPD project Competences Management Process Non conformity Documentation assessment management plan evaluation review indicators planning Product EPD Data Data EPD EPD EPD Start up data project check elaboration preparation verification publication collection Database Database Data Data Start up update calculation validation collection Product Product Product Data system Start up system system collection update update validation EPD project process aims at preparing the EPD document, ready for the publication

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 21 DATABASE UPDATE EPD management activity Process EPD project Competences Management Process Non conformity Documentation assessment plan evaluation management review indicators planning Product EPD Data Data EPD EPD EPD Start up data project check elaboration preparation verification publication collection Database Data Database Data Start up update collection calculation validation Product Product Product Data system Start up system system collection update update validation Database update process aims at keeping updated the Barilla’s database. It is performed each time the database need to be updated.

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 22 PRODUCT SYSTEM UPDATE EPD management activity Process EPD project Competences Management Process Non conformity Documentation assessment plan evaluation management review indicators planning Product EPD Data Data EPD EPD EPD Start up data project check elaboration preparation verification publication collection Database Data Database Data Start up update collection calculation validation Product Product Product Data system Start up system system collection update update validation Product system update process aims at: - Updating the existing product system each time there are significant changes - Realizing the product system of a new product

3 – Barilla EPD Process System 23 VERIFICATION LEVEL The reliability of the EPDs is ensured by several verification levels : • Product System and LCA Database verification is performed by the Data Assessor ; • Product specific data , LCA data sheet and EPD Document verification is performed by the Data Assessor per each EPD realized • EPD Process verification by means of: • internal audit , performed by the Process Assessor • external audit , performed by a Verification Body (accredited body certified for audit of management systems)