BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

COMMENTS ON THE YEAR

Operations and consolidated results

2019 GROUP NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Water consumption: A 8.4% drop in water consumption per ton of production between 2018 and 2019. Over this same period, BIC’s total water consumption dropped by 14% while production dropped by 5.8%, in particular due to the implementation of programs to optimize the Group’s industrial processes and equipment. Energy consumption: +3.8% energy consumption per ton of production. There has been a slight increased between 2019 and 2018. This increase is mostlydue to machine maintenance or other requirements such as heating. Some factories also have molding machines which consume energy. Some sites also use diesel during power cuts, or activity transfers. Renewable energy: In 2019, the share of renewable electricity consumed by the Group stood at 76%, compared with 68% in 2018. This significant increase in the Group’s use of renewable electricity reflects its commitment in this area. Greenhouse gas emissions The total amount of direct and indirect GHG emissions was estimated to be 97,711 teqCO 2 in 2019. a -0.58% drop in the total quantity of direct and indirect (scopes 1 and 2) GHG emissions, notably due to variations in national emission factors (scope 2), which fell for certain countries; Waste: A 3.7% increase in the quantity of waste generated per ton of production between 2018 and 2019, resulting from an increase (4%) in the ratio of non-hazardous waste generated per ton of production, which represents 83% of the Group’s waste, and an increase (3.65%) in the ratio of hazardous waste. Headcount: in 2019, 10,002 team members received training (or 60% of headcount present on December 31, 2019) with an average of 2.2 days per employee.

Diversity: In 2019, women accounted for 48% of permanent team members in the Group: 36% of the workforce in Europe, 42% in North America, 48% in Latin America and Asia, 39% in Middle East Africa, 41% in Asia-Pacific/Oceania, and 60% in India. Health and Safety: In 2019, health and safety management systems were operational on 86% of BIC’s sites. In all BIC sites, accidents resulting in lost work time for BIC employees are mainly caused by the handling of materials and machines. In 2019, the frequency rate decrease from 2.14 to 1.87,The development and implementation of actions plans will continue in 2019 and should lead to an increased safety culture and a decrease of this rate. The severity rate decrease at 0.06. In addition, 55 sites reported no accidents with lost work time in 2019, including 10 factories Human Rights: 92% of the Group’s Net Sales are generated by products made in its factories. 83% of these factories are located in countries with no Human Rights risk according to Freedom House  (1) . Sponsorship: In 2019, product donations and financial aid worldwide represented 2 million euros (internal valuation), primarily in education  (2) , health, and emergency aid. These two sectors represent 84% of BIC’s community activities in number and 86% in financial value; Education: At the end of 2019, BIC estimated the number of children whose learning conditions have been improved at 61 million through direct actions with children or actions with teachers and parents.

2019 GROUP PERFORMANCE BY CATEGORY

NET SALES AND INCOME FROMOPERATIONS (IFO) BY PRODUCT CATEGORY 2018–2019

Net Sales

IFO

2019

2019

2018

2018

(in million euros)

Stationery

771.9

774.4

(14.1)

(6.7)

Lighters

685.8

679.0

242.0

217.7

Shavers

438.0

463.0

43.7

47.2

Other Products

54.0

33.1

(13.4)

(5.5)

Source: “Freedom in the World 2018”, a study by the non-governmental organization Freedom House. (1) For this indicator, all philanthropic actions in favor of education, including those carried out under commitment # 5, are considered. (2)

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