Materiality analysis SUSTAINABLE ASSORTMENT Previous name Updated name Promoting healthy nutrition Promoting healthy nutrition and sustainable assortment Packaging management More sustainable packaging ENERGY, CLIMATE AND RESOURCES Previous name Updated name Climate protection Energy efficiency Climate change mitigation and adaptation Green buildings Included under the material heading „Conservation of resources” Food waste management EMPLOYEES AND SOCIETY Previous name Updated name Employee well-being Employees Social responsibility Included under the material aspect „Social involvement” Local communities Education and awareness In this chapter we will present a summary of the latest materiality analysis, and for more details please refer to the chapter "Sustainability Step by Step" of the Sustainability Report for the financial years 2022 and 2023.. Materiality analysis underpins sustainability reporting, while providing a way to structure and prioritize our efforts to increase sustainability performance. Thus, by identifying and ranking those aspects of our activity that are significant from an ESG perspective, we can act accordingly to reduce potential negative impacts and increase positive impacts for society, the environment, but also for our business. The double materiality involves examining both the impact that the aspects managed by the company generate on the environment and society (inside-out perspective) and the financial impact that these aspects generate on the organization (outside-in). Assessing the materiality of the issues we manage is the first step for the entire sustainability reporting process, but also an important step for a better understanding of our impact on the economy, the environment and society through which we have been able to: • identify topics relevant to the organization to be addressed in the sustainability report and define strategic actions; • identify and prioritize the impacts of our organization, including our value chain. We follow the evolution of the legislation in terms of financial and non-financial reporting obligations and at the same time align ourselves with the directions set at the level of the REWE Group. Thus, given the changes that have occurred following the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), at group level we are in the process of updating and restructuring the reporting process to comply with the new reporting provisions and standards. At the same time, we wanted to continue in 2024 the directions of development of sustainability performance that we have assumed and developed in recent years, and in order to achieve this, we considered it necessary to continue to pursue the same material aspects, which have been reorganized. Thus, for the financial year 2024 we have kept the same materiality analysis as in the previous year, but we have updated the presentation of the aspects, in order to align with market trends and the Group's presentation form. In 2024, the Retail International division organized an extensive consumer consultation activity, with a sample of 1000 people per country, including Romania. The consultation aimed to understand the relevant sustainability topics for consumers, and as a result of this, the name of the material aspects was adapted as follows: SUSTAINABILITY STEP-BY-STEP CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BUSINESS SUSTAINABLE ASSORTMENT ENERGY, CLIMATE AND RESOURCES EMPLOYEES AND SOCIETY INDEX GRI & SASB SUSTAINABILITY STEP-BY-STEP
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