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JM Stakeholder Survey 11 2023

Stakeholder survey on the materiality of our environmental and social impacts

November 2023


JULIUS MEINL is a leading company in Austria, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe. Its business focuses on coffee, tea, and ancillary products, with coffee being the most important and largest category.


Founded in 1862, Julius Meinl is one of the oldest coffee roasters in the world and an iconic Vienna coffee house brand. Dedication to quality has been a family trademark for five generations. With 160 years of experience in sourcing, blending and roasting, Julius Meinl is a preferred coffee supplier for Vienna’s leading coffee houses. Today Meinl coffees and teas help create meaningful moments for customers and consumers across the globe, and are sold in over 50,000 hotels, coffee houses and restaurants in 70 countries, plus a growing  number of retail outlets.


Thank you for participating in our survey. Your insights are valuable in helping us enhance our sustainability practices. Environmental and social issues are having an impact on how we are doing our business now and in the future.  Regarding the expectation towards JULIUS MEINL by our stakeholders, we kindly ask you to help us focusing on the most relevant environmental, social and governance topics.


The rating will only take a few minutes of your time. All information is anonymized. 


How to do the evaluation:

• Please let us know which stakeholder group you belong to 

• For each of the topics presented, pls let us know how important it is for you - as a representative of your organization or group – that JULIUS MEINL addresses these topics along its entire value chain. (Multiple choice of four levels from "No priority" to "High priority")

• Finally, we’d appreciate some additional open feedback and comments on relevant economic, social and environmental topics for JULIUS MEINL.


For any further inquiry please contact Carina Needham, Global Sustainability Director at JULIUS MEINL Industrieholding GmbH at needham@meinl.group.

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Which stakeholder group do you represent (pls choose one):

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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Anti-Corruption and bribery measures (prevention, detection and training)
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Transparency on management of environmental issues
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Transparency on management of social issues
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Transparency on management of human rights issues
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Integration of sustainability goals into business strategy
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Transparency on impacts on environment and society, and on future generations
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Management of relationships with suppliers (including policies, payment practices and support to vulnerable suppliers in their social and environmental performance)
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Disclosure of strategy and business model, governance and organisation, impacts, risks and opportunities in relation to sustainability matters
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Good Governance and Corporate Culture

Policies, targets, action plans and resources in relation to sustainability matters

How important is it for you (the organization you represent) that JULIUS MEINL actively addresses the following topics:


There are four levels of priority from "no priority" to "high priority" (from left to right). Please tick the appropriate box.

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Climate action

Energy efficiency measures in production and roasting, heating, and cooling of buildings, and fleet
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Climate action

Shifting to renewable energy in production and roasting, heating, and cooling of buildings and fleet
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Climate action

Development of a science-based transition plan for climate change mitigation to decarbonize our production and roasting facilities and processes, heating, and cooling of buildings and fleet
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Climate action

Development of a science-based transition plan for climate change mitigation to decarbonize our supply chain (we purchase products f.e. coffee machines and mills, porcelain, sugar, bisquits, POS material, a.o.)
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Climate action

Development of a science-based transition plan for climate change mitigation to decarbonize our green coffee procurement (we buy coffee in countries of origin from small holder farmers as well as larger farms and traders)
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Climate action

Environmental protection and due diligence measures in green coffee procurement (regarding the prevention of environmental pollution or land-use change and land degradation through farming and coffee cultivation practices, responsible water and waste management, environmental certification schemes, third-party audits)
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Climate action

Develop measurable contributions and programmes for biodiversity protection and conservation (f. e. promotion of agroforestry or wildlife-friendly practices avoiding the use of harmful pesticides and herbicides among coffee suppliers, joining biodiversity monitoring programmes or educational initiatives for farmers and certification programmes, a.o.)
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Climate action

Environmental protection and due diligence measures in production and roasting (regarding environmental pollution, responsible water and waste management or environmental and energy management certification like ISO 14001, ISO 5001)
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Climate action

Environmental protection and due diligence measures in supply chain & procurement of products (low carbon & energy efficient machines and mills, responsibly sourced supply, third-party audited and certified supply, low emissions transport, a.o.)
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Climate action

Resource protection regarding inflow materials at cultivation and production level to reduce waste in production (reduction of post-harvest losses, reduction of materials in use, reusable materials, re-use and repair)
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Climate action

Resource protection regarding outflow of material (waste prevention) to reduce consumption at consumer level (reduction of resource use in preparation, recycled and recyclable packaging material, reduction of packaging and marketing material)
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Workers in the value chain

Due diligence measures for prevention of human rights violations specifically child labour or forced labour in countries of coffee & tea origin and cultivation (regarding all workers in the value chain, f.e. farmers, cooperatives, workers, a.o.)
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Workers in the value chain

Due diligence measures for prevention of labour rights violations specifically topics like secure employment, working time, adequate wages, gender equality and equal pay, training and skills development and other employer responsibilities in countries of coffee & tea origin and cultivation (regarding all workers in the value chain, f.e. farmers, cooperatives, workers, a.o.)
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Workers in the value chain

Prevention of human rights and labour rights violations in the supply chain (regarding all workers in the value chain of purchased products, f.e. manufacturing staff, transport personnel, a.o)
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Responsible Employer

Health & Safety at the workplace
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Responsible Employer

Human Development & Skills Training at the workplace
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Responsible Employer

Diversity and inclusion of persons with disabilities (appreciating differences as part of corporate culture)
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Responsible Employer

Gender Equality and equal pay & opportunities at the workplace
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Responsible Employer

Family friendly employer and work-life balance measures
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Responsible Employer

Employment security and adequate wages
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Responsible Employer

Measures against violence and harassment in the workplace
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Responsible Employer

Protection of workforce privacy (personal data protection and employee surveillance)
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Additional Comments:

Please use this space to provide any additional comments, suggestions, or concerns you may have regarding our company's material impacts on environment, social or government criteria. Your feedback is crucial in guiding our sustainability journey. Thank you for your time and valuable input!