Corporate citizenship

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Corporate citizenship
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Yara is the worlds leading provider of both
nitrogen-based fertilizer and industrial products
Revenues (2008) NOK 88.8 billion

• Number of employees8,000
• located in more than 50 countries

Global 1 in ammoniain nitratesin NPKin
specialty fertilizers
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Our solutions target the major global challenges
of food security and global warming
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Global position, local action our approach to
sustainability

• Leading the fertilizer industry in a sustainable
  direction
• Encouraging agricultural practices that minimize
  environmental impact
• Helping customers optimize their application of
  fertilizers and actively developing environmental
  solutions for other industries

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Our believes CSR and Code of Conduct

• Being a good citizen is
• first and foremost to operate in a
  sustainable manner and be in front of setting
  standards ( beyond the legal minimum)
• Clear code of conduct
• No tolerance for non - compliance

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Recent example in Argentina Take over of
operation of a warehouse in San Nicolas (1 half
2009) What will be different

• Implement new human resources policy
• Improve the bathrooms, looker rooms, cafeteria
• New pay structure with incentives and and
  competitive pay to retain experienced employees
• Introducing Yara HESQ standards
• Still in the process to develop 100 of the Yara
  standards. When we entered, the compliance was
  only 17.
• First New protective clothing for all employees
  ( done). Build new firing system ( under
  construction)
• Expect to comply with all the main elements of
  Yaras policy within 1year
• Major challenge change of mindset

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Yara CSR initiatives close to our heart and
core business. Our main corporate initiative
Support a green revolution in Africa
Develop balanced fertilization programs adapted
to local growing conditions. Annual Yara prize
to person/institution with extraordinary effort
to develop agriculture.
Promoting a Green Revolution
Develop Value Chain Partnerships
Yara is initiating agricultural value-chain
partnerships to help develop African agriculture.
Invest in large import terminal facilities in
strategically located sea ports to reduce costs
in fertilizer supply chains and stimulate
investment in overall agriculture
Agricultural Growth Corridors
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And in ArgentinaIn 2004, Yara Argentina decided
to promote social awareness by involving
employees and management in a Social
Responsibility Program. The idea of this activity
is closely related to Yaras business. Our
mission is to fertilize growth and we are doing
so by helping rural schools with financial and
human resources, giving children the opportunity
for a better education to have a better future.

• COVERING BASICS NEEDS
• TEACHING OCCUPATIONS
• CULTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT
• Currently engaged in two schools ( one in
• Brandsen and one in Los Toldos )

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Covering Basic Needs Putting the Water Well in
good Conditions.
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Covering Basic Needs Installing a Heating System
in the school (Brandsen)
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Covering BASIC NEEDS Technological Project
(Brandsen Los Toldos)

• Action We bought and installed 7 computers and
  4 Printers (two schools)

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Occupation Orchard Project (Brandsen)

• Goal Making the kids aware of the importance of
  farming.
• Presents 7 students, 4 parents , 9 Yara
  workers family

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Occupations Recycling Project Christmas Cards

• Goal Part of the Christmas Cards sent to our
  customers were made at the school.

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Cultural Activities (Brandsen) and Food Action
Film Projections

• Every three months we go to the school and we
  show a film. Once it is finished the teachers
  prepare chocolate that we share with students,
  their relatives, and our familes (kids,
  girlfriends, friends) who have joined us on that
  occasion.

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Celebrating Kids Day with
PIPO PESCADOR (famous puppeteer)
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Volunteer

• 42 of Yara employees are involved in this
  project. The feedback has been very positive and
  we are proud to be able to help by making a
  change in the lives of these kids.