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Innovation Our brands continue to innovate in the 90,396 litres of clean water returned bio-waste and residues such as soybean 36 area of sustainability. to the environment / 93,717 M³ of air oil), using a mass-balance approach. cleaned capturing 68.3 kilograms of This means that fossil and bio-circular BLOOM training aids CO2 for the BLOOM kickboard raw materials are mixed in production, Speedo has developed a kickboard and and the total input of bio-circular pull buoy with BLOOM™. The products 259,464 litres of clean water returned material is tracked through the production are made from 10% algae bloom, with the to the environment / 268,997 M³ of air cycle, ensuring an appropriate allocation remainder made from ethylene-vinyl cleaned capturing 196.1 kilograms of is given to the material. acetate (a polymer material). This algae CO2 for the BLOOM pull buoy. is cleared from polluted freshwater The strap currently doesn’t use any ecosystems where it would be harmful Biofuse 2.0 goggles renewable sources, Speedo is looking to marine environments. This renewable To try to reduce the product’s impact at possible solutions to reduce or material also sequesters carbon. In 2022, on the planet, Speedo has constructed eliminate the use of non-renewable Speedo helped turn green water into these goggles from materials that use material sources. The manufacturing clean water, with the number of BLOOM less fossil-based carbons vs traditional partner has switched their factory to products sold equating to: plastics. The frame, gaskets and be partially powered by solar power, helping to reduce their reliance on adjustment mechanism are made using bio-based materials – meaning a portion fossil fuel. of the materials is derived from renewable raw materials such as sugar cane and *Data relates to products sold in the 2022 financial castor oil. year. Impact calculated by the Bloom Certification System. The lens, side clip cover and strap holder are made in part using bio-circular materials (originating partially from

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