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This risk trend is assessed as increasing. The VanDrie Group relies on information technology for the operational control of business processes and to store a multitude of data. The VanDrie Group checks and processes confidential information. The impression that exists at present is that cybercrime is increasing on a global scale. This means the risk of digital breaches is growing. The result may be that information systems are attacked, damaged or taken down, or data breaches occur. This will result in substantial costs and other negative consequences, such as production stoppages, loss of revenue, reputational damage and liabilities from customers and other stakeholders.

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Requirements for production that meet climate and biodiversity needs are becoming increasingly stringent. The VanDrie Group may not be able to align its business model with those. The VanDrie Group's business model needs to change from product output on its own to a system in which environmental, social and governance factors are balanced with the production model. If this change is too slow or unsuccessful, the VanDrie Group will lose customer relevance, the opportunity for further development, market share and support. If that happens, the company would also be furthering the degradation of the ecosystem and of biodiversity.

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This risk trend is assessed as neutral. The products that are produced within the VanDrie chain may not meet required quality standards, resulting in customer dissatisfaction or damage to consumers' health. The VanDrie Group may experience food safety issues due to certain product designs, certain production conditions, or the raw materials, packaging or transport facilities used. Besides harm caused to consumers, this could potentially lead to recalls, financial claims and liabilities, damage to the company's brand and reputation, loss of market access and market share and reduced revenue and operating results.

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The societal focus on animal welfare is growing. The intrinsic value of animals must be protected. The VanDrie Group may not be able to ensure animal welfare in every link of the value chain (birth, trade, transportation, husbandry, slaughter) at all times. This would lead to damage and pain to the animal, reduced stakeholder confidence in the VanDrie Group's behaviour and socially concerned reactions.

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This risk trend is assessed as neutral. Attracting and retaining employees is critical to the VanDrie Group's success. Insufficient employees can result in labour shortages and significant production stoppages. There is a lot of competition in the labour market from other employers and there is a high dependence on agency workers from abroad. Fraud and illegality in the employment agency industry are still issues to this day. An increase in personnel costs (due to higher collective labour agreements, increases in minimum wages, higher pension contributions, turnover costs) is having a negative impact on operating results. In addition, more difficult working conditions in production sites (working in the cold, early starts) can lead to physical and mental discomfort among employees.

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This risk trend is assessed as neutral. The VanDrie Group may be exposed to risks of human rights violations when implementing its strategy. This risk is present in the value chain, such as with the extraction of raw materials in overseas territories in order to produce animal feed. Cases of discrimination, violence, harassment or transgressive behaviour may also occur in the workplace, on an occasional or structural basis. Not only does this violate legal and social standards, but it also harms individuals and causes loss of trust and damages the good name of the VanDrie Group.

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The development of this risk trend is assessed as neutral. The VanDrie Group operates in a highly regulated environment in terms of checks on food safety and animal welfare. Any non-compliance or observed violation of legislation and regulations may result in punitive sanctions, lawsuits, product recalls, intensive supervision and reduced confidence, which would have tangible adverse consequences for the VanDrie Group. For example, issues could negatively affect the VanDrie Group's financial position and operational results, as well as harm its reputation, brand, market share and relationship with customers and other stakeholders.

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This risk trend is rated as low. Potentially significant market shocks could occur, such as a global pandemic, war or closure of borders/markets due to other geopolitical reasons. From a historical perspective, the outbreak of an animal disease has a negative impact on the equity capital and on the profitability of livestock farming. These risks would result in a less stable financial position for the VanDrie Group, with less investment power and more dependencies on financiers and insurers.