BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

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Committing to a safe work environment

D E S C R I P T I O N

2019 ACHIEVEMENTS

The Group has always been committed to the safety, health and well-being of all people working on a BIC site. Our aim is to provide a safe and nurturing workplace

At the end of 2019, the Health and Safety approach is integrated into the key departments resulting from the new organization 167 managers were trained in “Managing Safely” More than 46,000 hours of health and safety training were delivered in 2019 Number of accidents leading to loss of work time–per million hours–2019: 1.87 Number of calendar days lost due to an accident–per thousand hours worked–BIC workforce–2019: 0.06 The Group is a member of “Vision 0”, a program of the International Social Security Association. Every month, plant managers and their HSE manager participate in a conference call, measure progress and share their experiences

2 0 2 5 C O M M I T M E N T

B y 2 0 2 5 , B I C a i m s f o r z e r o a c c i d e n t s a c r o s s a l l o p e r a t i o n s

U N S D G *

#4

Proactively involving suppliers

D E S C R I P T I O N

2019 ACHIEVEMENTS

Being a responsible company requires control of our entire value chain. Our Purchasing team analyzes all risks, and selects and collaborates with our most strategic suppliers on implementing a responsible approach

At the end of 2019, strategic suppliers, risks, and actions are identified and the organization and tools are implemented: 292 strategic suppliers identified; 95 risks identified; 43% of contract manufacturers audited in 2019. BIC set up a new organization witha single buyer in charge of each purchasing family. It also developed an evaluation guide and selection of strategic suppliers based on their CSR approaches and performance and built a training program for responsible purchasing as part of the overall training curriculum for buyers

2 0 2 5 C O M M I T M E N T

B y 2 0 2 5 , B I C w i l l wo r k r e s p o n s i b l y w i t h i t s s t r a t e g i c s u p p l i e r s t o e n s u r e t h e mo s t s e c u r e , i n n o v a t i v e a n d e f f i c i e n t s o u r c i n g

U N S D G *

*United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

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