BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Societal benefits related to BIC ® products

FINANCIAL BREAKDOWNOF ACTIONS – BIC GROUP – 2019

The program includes two workshops that were developed by a team comprised of certified handwriting analysts and experts from the field of education training. The first workshop, ‘Secret to handwriting’, engages students from the 4 th to the 6 th grade. The session teaches them the techniques they need to develop and enhance their handwriting skills, helping them manage the transition from pencil to pen. The second workshop, "Making Exams Stress Free"’, targets older students from the 7 th to the 9 th grade. The session teaches students four cognitive techniques that help them to enhance their learning and memorization skills and enable them to prepare better for their exams. The workshop also trains students on writing with speed while maintaining precision. BIC also continues to support various sponsorship actions in the fields of health, emergency aid and in favor of sports. Performance ❯ In 2019, product donations and financial aid worldwide represented 2 million euros (internal valuation), primarily in education  (1) , health and emergency aid. These two sectors represent 84% of BIC’s community activities in number and 86% in financial value.

Education 75%

11%

Health and emergency aid

14%

Other (environment, sports, etc.)

BREAKDOWNOF ACTIONS BY NUMBER – BIC GROUP – 2019

Education 63%

21% Health and emergency aid

Group objective achieved: the contribution toward communities is more than 0.70% of pretax profit.

16%

Other (environment, sports, etc.)

208 philanthropic projects involving volunteer work, product donations and financial aid carried out worldwide in 2019 (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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