A fund dedication to organic supply chain structuration Apples, an Thanks to a voluntary fund exemplary supply constituted with 5% of the net profits chain of its subsidiaries dedicated to the development of organic supply chains, Compagnie Léa Nature supports A ten-year partnership was established its producers and cooperatives in between Compagnie Léa Nature their organic agriculture conversion, and a producer cooperative for the development or maintenance projects cultivation of 20 hectares of apple through various levers: trees, of which 10 hectares are located • assistance with researching farmable in the southwest and 10 hectares in the land, southeast of France, including financial • joint trials and experiments with participation to fund an irrigation producers, system. • advances on crops to reduce producers’ indebtedness, • multiannual contracts with outcome guaranties, • multipartite agreements to structure the entire supply chain, • financial support to reinforce the industrial network. In support of fair trade Compagnie Léa Nature privileges fair trade when purchasing exotic raw materials.For instance, green and rooibos teas are FLO-certified by FLOCERT. Cocoa, sugar and vanilla are Fair-for-Life-certified by ECOCERT, as well as the following cosmetic ingredients:castor oil; argan oil; aloe vera; shea butter; essential oils of citronella, geranium, lemongrass, palmarosa, eucalyptus; orange flower water, etc. Compagnie Léa Nature has been developing fair trade in France. The four leading references of our Jardin BiO étic brand made with green lentils are fair-trade-labeled and also feature the Agri-éthique France label. 13