BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

RISKS MANAGEMENT

Vigilance Plan

B.

Major risks arising from the supply chain

Purchasing Categories

Type of risks

BIC Policies

BIC Organization

Environment: Plastics consumption, water pollution and soil pollution related to the extraction of raw materials Human Rights: Exposure of local populations to the releases from the production sites Exclusion of the conflict minerals Health and Safety: Chemicals impacts on teammembers’ health and safety Products safety for the consumers Ethics: Regulatory compliance, Corruption Environment: Deforestation, overpack, water pollution resulting from the manufacturing process Health and safety: Environmental impact of the chemicals used (inks, adhesives) Ethics: Regulatory compliance, corruption, use of wood from non-sustainable exploitation Environment: Greenhouse gas emissions, consumption of non-renewable energy sources Health and safety: Road accidents and accidents in handling Ethics: Corruption Environment: Grennhouse gas emissions, consumption Societal and Human Rights: Compliance with ILO Conventions in terms of working conditions, forced labor,

Raw materials, Plastics, Metal, Inks, and Chemicals

Responsible Purchasing Charter 2025 Commitment: #4 Proactively Involving Suppliers

Implementation by the Purchasing Department, Industrial Departments, and Sustainable Development Department

Packaging

Responsible Purchasing Charter BIC Group’s Code of Conduct

Implementation by the Purchasing Department, Industrial Departments, and Sustainable Development Department

Transport & Logistics

Responsible Purchasing Charter BIC Group’s Code of Conduct

Implementation by the Purchasing Department, Industrial Departments, and sustainable development

Contract manufacturers

Responsible Purchasing Charter BIC Group’s Code of Conduct Code of Ethics

Implementation by the Purchasing Department, Industrial Departments, and sustainable development

constrained work or child labor Teammembers Health and Safety Ethics: Regulatory compliance, corruption

Environment: water and energy consumption, water pollution especially for maintenance personnel Societal and Human Rights: the strike by teammembers especially for the goodies sector Ethics: Corruption

Indirect suppliers

Responsible Purchasing Charter Implementation by the Purchasing Department

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