The Health and Safety Department at Woodlands Dairy, comprising six dedicated professionals, made significant progress in 2025. We successfully reduced our combined Lost Time Frequency Rate to 1.3, recording only five disabling injuries. While the total number of injuries remained consistent with previous years, the severity of incidents decreased considerably, resulting in fewer WCA claims.

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At Woodlands Dairy, sustainability goes beyond caring for the environment; it is also about building stronger, healthier and more resilient communities. Through our Corporate Social Investment (CSI) programme, we support initiatives in education, health, early childhood development, feeding schemes and community upliftment. In 2025, Woodlands Dairy partnered with 18 projects across the Kouga region, helping communities access nutritious meals, quality early education and essential health and social services.

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In 2025, slightly higher electricity use, combined with reduced recycling of fugitive gas, resulted in an 11.6% increase in carbon emissions compared with 2024. Woodlands Dairy remains committed to reducing its environmental impact, with future carbon-saving initiatives planned to support progress towards our GHG reduction targets. Our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) footprint currently stands at 98 grams of CO2e per litre of milk.

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Woodlands Dairy uses a mix of energy sources, including electricity, diesel, biomass, heavy fuel oil (HFO), biogas and fugitive gases. In 2025, 69% of our energy consumption was sourced from renewable sources, including biomass, biogas and solar. Each energy source is monitored against a target based on the ratio between energy use and milk intake. These targets are reviewed annually to reflect changes in operations and expected milk intake. Lower biomass consumption was achieved due to drier product received, which improved efficiency. The targets and achievements for 2025 are reflected in the table below.

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In 2025, Woodlands Dairy recorded a year-on-year increase in total water consumption of 3%. The installation of the new Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant contributed to higher overall water use, while ongoing efficiency measures continue to support responsible water management.

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In 2025, 67.85% more water was sent to the Resource Recovery Plant (RRP), representing a strong improvement following scheduled maintenance activities in 2024. A total of 424 236 000 litres of effluent water were processed through the RRP.

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50% of operations water was sourced from the RRP, equal to 291 459 000 litres.

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52% of total water was sourced from recycled water, including RRP and recovered water, equal to 338 723 000 litres.

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In 2025, Woodlands Dairy continued to strengthen its waste management practices by diverting waste from landfill through on-site sorting and recycling initiatives. Waste is separated at source to support more effective recycling, reduce contamination in recyclable waste streams and improve overall waste- management performance. Although the recycling percentage decreased from the previous year, we saw an overall decrease in total waste produced. Challenges experienced with unrecyclable products provide opportunities for improvement.

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100% of bio-waste was responsibly recycled or disposed of.

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100% of e-waste was recycled.

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