Sustainability report 04/05
Contents
Sustaining life: what we do	1
Numico at a glance – financial performance 2004	2
Numico at a glance – sustainability performance 2004	3
Message from the CEO	4
Specialisation	6
Rigour	8
Dynamism	10
Focus	12
Sustainability reporting strategy	14
Food safety	18
Healthy nutrition	22
People and the community	26
Environment	30
Transparency and governance	32
Economic performance: benchmarks 2004	36
Environmental impact: benchmarks 2004	42
Social responsibility: benchmarks 2004	48
Code of Conduct for Employees	52
Code of Conduct for Suppliers	56
GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) guidelines	60
Major subsidiaries 2004	62
Glossary	63