EDITO Dear stakeholders, The launch of our multi-year Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategic plan, approved in July 2016, was an essential step to meet a requirement of excellence in the field of sustainable development and confirm our commitment to better living conditions within and outside Mérieux NutriSciences. Our action is firmly in line with improving public health while recognizing our social responsibility with a strong commitment from all Group stakeholders. All the initiatives we have undertaken must thus contribute to carrying out this mission. The 2018 CSR report illustrates many commitments and recalls the key values we are committed to through local or global initiatives in line with our multi-year plan. And this year, one of our major achievements is clearly the launch of our Code of Conduct accross all entities of the Company. Beyond the main principles guiding our action namely responsibility, transparency, ethical behavior, compliance with the norms, respect of human rights, we are also committed to perpetuate the CSR process. We want to establish a basis of materiality with a causal link and follow-up with our market environment: consumer health, health and food safety, waste management, ethics of our commercial relations, well-being of our employees, energy and water consumption. Philippe Sans President & CEO 3