BIC - 2018 Registration document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Environmental responsibility concerning our operations [NFPS]

Performance ❯

With this regular monitoring, the Transport Community is focused on this issue at the highest managerial levels. A detailed analysis of these reports has allowed the Transport Community to identify worldwide flows and to define three key actions for their optimization. Cost and flow optimization and the promotion of initiatives to foster sustainable development are included in the criteria for choosing transport service providers in new calls for tenders. In Europe, a new tool has been tested for distribution shipping in France, Benelux and the UK. Called the “TK’Blue index,” it is used to measure GHG emissions due to transport as well as all related negative externalities (noise, soil and air pollution, safety, congestion), while also taking social factors into account. This index enables the precise, reliable monitoring of GHG emissions resulting from the shipping of BIC ® products, based on the transport providers’ current vehicle fleets and applying the same calculation method for all providers. Having proven its viability within the initially restricted perimeter of three countries, the test has now been extended to other European countries. Optimizing shipments and routes In shipping, the main leverage points for decreasing emissions are the reduction of the distances traveled, the choice of transportation mode and load optimization. BIC’s logistical teams work on all three points in cooperation with other departments within the Group, such as Production and Sales, and service providers. Following the completion of a project to map all intra-Group flows, a study is being conducted to pool shipments on a Group-wide scale. Selecting responsible carriers Logistical operations are carried out by transport companies chosen by BIC. Therefore, their equipment, methods and management systems are determining factors in the level of GHG emissions, including the age of the vehicles, training in the techniques of eco-driving, the use of speed governors, tire technology, emission measurement capacities, etc. In conjunction with the Group’s responsible purchasing policy, BIC selects carriers that can reduce the ecological footprint of its shipping operations. For example, in the U.S. and Canada, the Group only works with carriers that have received SmartWay ® certification, a program designed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. To encourage its transport service providers to adopt responsible practices, BIC has incorporated the reduction of GHG emissions in its criteria for selecting carriers. Lastly, to foster its carriers’ commitment to corporate responsibility, BIC extended its Code of Conduct to logistics service providers. The amended Code was made available to all the Group’s transport teams worldwide, to be put into practice with their service providers. To facilitate their carriers’ efforts, in 2015 the Brazilian teams developed a methodology for auditing a transporter’s commitment in relation to the requirements of the BIC Code of Conduct, with the goal of rewarding the most committed vendors.

In 100% of the new Group’s calls for transport tenders, sustainable development is a criterion for selection.

BREAKDOWN OF TONNAGE SHIPPED BY MODE OF TRANSPORT – AS % OF TOTAL

0.6% Air

Road 43.3%

56.1% Sea

BREAKDOWN OF GHG EMISSIONS BY MODE OF TRANSPORT – AS % OF TOTAL

Road 31.8%

43.2% Air

Sea 25%

SHARE OF AIR FREIGHT AS % OF TOTAL (IN TONS/KILOMETERS)

2.29%

1.92%

0.93%

2018

2016

2017

Perspectives ❯ In 2019, the Shaver category plans to launch a project to optimize the packaging of the Twin Lady shaver in Saltillo (Mexico). This optimization will increase by 10% the overall number of shavers per outer, for a savings of about 300 pallets per year, or seven containers in the Athens-Saltillo flow.

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