Assystem - Registration Document 2016

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2016 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT (CSR)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENTS

To make its efforts more visible, raise employee awareness and unite them behind this issue, the Group has decided to go further in its responsible purchasing policy, starting in 2017 with an audit of existing practices and procedures. The aim of the audit will be to identify best practices and ensure that they are deployed throughout the organisation. As mentioned in Section 4.5.1.2 above, the Legal Department is drafting an “ethics” clause to be included in the Group’s contracts and general conditions of purchase/sale as from 2017. CONTRIBUTING TO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT The Group’s objective is to participate actively in the development of its host communities and regions, especially where it is an important contributor to the local economy. Its main impact on a community is as a local employer. Assystem hires large numbers of employees (see Section 4.3.1.2 of this Registration Document), offering opportunities to young graduates and anchoring the business firmly in the local labour market. Specific action is taken in certain regions, such as Iasi in Romania where Assystem received job creation grants from the government at the end of 2016 under the program to develop deprived areas. The Group is also contributing to local development in France through the government-sponsored competitiveness clusters. The clusters promote cooperation with a wide range of partners (for example, in the academic sector with Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire – IRSN, the small business sector, etc.) that share their skills and expertise with Assystem and in this way help the Group develop its own skills and expertise. Leveraging their deep local roots, Assystem’s teams participate regularly in these partners’ activities in the areas of special interest to the Group: ● since 2013, Assystem has been a member of the “Efficacity” energy transition institute (ITE) set up by the French government to conduct research into the energy performance of the cities of the future. The Group contributes the expertise of a team of engineers who have been working on an Intermodal Station project and the Waste Energy Recovery program; ● since 2015, Assystem has been participating in the “Systematic Paris- Region” global competitiveness cluster that has brought together some 800 industrialists, small business owners and scientists in the Paris region with the aim of making the area more attractive to investors. Projects concern sectors such as energy, telecoms, healthcare, transport, information systems, the factory of the future, the digital city and security; ● since 2013, Assystem has been participating in the Burgundy- region competitiveness cluster, which has called its research project Nuc Track (the name also used by the “Systematic Paris-Region” competitiveness cluster). The project aims to optimise the management of radioactive sources used in the industrial, medical and research sectors, particularly during transportation; ● Assystem is a member of the Board of Directors of the Vallée de l’Énergie competitiveness cluster which is working to structure and promote the energy industry; 4.5.3

● conflict of interest policy. Assystem executives and employees, the members of their families and persons close to them, may not hold any interests in a sub-contractor, supplier, client or competitor that could affect the exercise of their duties. At the end of 2016, a communication campaign was organised to promote awareness of the Code of Business Conduct and related policies among employees in France and other countries. The Assystem Ethics Committee meets every six months and more frequently if necessary. The Committee’s role is to (i) update the Code of Business Conduct and related policies, (ii) monitor their application, and (iii) deal with all urgent situations concerning their application. It is made up of representatives from the divisions’ Management Committees, the Human Resources Department, the Legal Department and the Communication Department. A reminder of the importance of applying ethical business practices was posted on the Group’s Intranet in 2016, and in 2017 100 managers based in France, Germany, Romania and the United Kingdom will take part in a pilot training program on this topic. The Legal Department is drafting an “ethics” clause to be included in contracts and general conditions of purchase/sale as from 2017 and is also updating the Code of Business Conduct and related policies to reflect the provisions of France’s “Sapin II” Act (Act no. 2016-1691 dated 9 December 2016) on transparency, the prevention of corruption and the modernisation of economic life. RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING Sustainable development considerations have been an integral part of the Group’s purchasing policies for many years and it expects its sub- contractors and suppliers to uphold the same values, particularly in terms of ethical practices, diversity and environmental protection. Although sub-contractors and suppliers are chosen for their technical expertise, service quality and compliance with the rules governing concealed work (in particular, presentation of the “e-attestation” compliance certificate required in France), their sustainable development initiatives are also a factor in the selection process. In France, Assystem’s Mission Handicap team promotes outsourcing of maintenance work and digital, logistics and other services to “EA” and “ESAT” companies specialised in employing people with disabilities (see Section 4.3.3.3 of this Registration Document). Information and encouragement campaigns are organised regularly among the people responsible for purchasing these services and a catalogue of identified service providers is available on the Group’s Intranet. In both 2016 and 2015, Assystem used the services of more than 20 EAs/ESATs in France. In Germany, the supplier management policy covers such issues as supplier self-assessment procedures and ethics, environmental and health and safety audits. The responsible purchasing principle is also mentioned in the Assystem Code of Ethics and Code of Business Conduct. 4.5.2

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