BIC - 2018 Registration document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Our societal responsibility [NFPS]

Philanthropic actions by BIC Group 3.5.2.3. and its subsidiaries Approach ❯ The philanthropic actions of BIC Group and its subsidiaries can take three forms: monetary gifts, the donation of products, and volunteer work/skills sponsorship. The BIC Group and its subsidiaries favor operations that benefit local populations near its sites. Each year, BIC develops and markets charity-linked products, some of which are useful in education. For the consumer, these products offer the possibility of spending the same amount of money while making a humanitarian gesture, because part of the purchase price is donated to a charitable organization. The organization in turn can diversify its funding sources and benefit from additional publicity. And for BIC, it is an opportunity to underline the Group’s civic commitment and boost sales. In 2018, BIC South Africa renewed its large-scale “Buy a Pen, Donate a Pen” charity products campaign. South Africa is a country that faces enormous educational challenges: more than 2 million of its citizens are illiterate and its unemployment rate exceeds 27%. For this campaign, for each product purchased, BIC South Africa donates one pen to the NGO READ Educational Trust, which distributes them to underprivileged children. As in previous years, the operation was a huge success, with 1.2 million pens once again donated, bringing the overall total to 8.5 million pens in seven years. In France, as it has every year since 2008, BIC supported the AFEV association with a financial donation. AFEV ( Association de la Fondation Étudiante pour la Ville ) was founded in 1992 to combat inequality among children and young people who are experiencing social or scholastic difficulties. In the United States, BIC is a national sponsor of the Kids In Need Foundation, a non-profit organization whose goal is give every child the opportunity to learn and succeed in school, providing school supplies free of charge to those most in need. For the 16 million children living in conditions of extreme poverty, obtaining school supplies can be a determining factor in their future success. Every year, KINF helps more than 200,000 teachers and 6.2 million pupils in the U.S. In its 23 years of existence, KINF has distributed more than $1 billion (in retail value) worth of school supplies to children who have no other way to obtain them. In Morocco, the BIC Group gave its support, through the donation of writing products, to INSAF, an association that combats the exploitation of underage girls working as domestic help. INSAF regularly monitors the social and scholastic progress of the girls it helps and organizes awareness actions at the local and national levels involving children, families and institutional and social leaders. In 2018, BIC’s donations were used to help schoolgirls in poor neighborhoods. Major philanthropic actions and charity products to promote education

In order to contribute to the development of pupils and teachers and to uphold its commitment to promoting education in the country, BIC Mexico funded the renovation of a classroom in a school damaged by the earthquake of September 19, 2017. Examples of philanthropic actions by BIC Group subsidiaries in 2018 Around the world, BIC employees are taking action for the benefit of local charities. A few examples: In the United States, since 2009 BIC Consumer Products USA has supported Susan G. Komen for the Cure ® , contributing to the fight against breast cancer through the sale of stationery products. For the past several years, BIC employees in Greece have taken action through the annual MediBIC operation, which renovates medical dispensaries in remote regions of the country, usually in villages. Each project includes the renovation of the village’s health center, including the building, furniture and supply of medical instruments, to provide the local population with a complete medical infrastructure. In 2018, the operation mobilized an organizational team of 10 members plus 10 volunteers who helped with the day-long installation. In Morocco, BIC participated in an international day for the handicapped organized by “20 Août” Hospital in Casablanca. The event aimed to draw the attention of health professionals and the public to the situations of persons suffering from cerebral palsy, primarily to promote their inclusion in ordinary living environments. BIC contributed to the event by offering coloring products and organizing activities for children. Performance ❯ In 2018, product donations and financial aid worldwide represented 2.2 million euros (internal valuation), primarily in education  (1) , health and emergency aid. These two sectors represent 82% of BIC’s community activities in number and 94% in financial value.

BIC Group objective achieved: the contribution toward communities is more than 0.50% of pretax profit.

244 philanthropic projects involving volunteer work, product donations and financial aid carried out worldwide in 2018 (all fields combined).

For this indicator, all philanthropic actions in favor of education, including those carried out under commitment # 5, are considered. (1)

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