BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

THE BIC SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAND NON-FINANCIAL 3.1. PERFORMANCE  Writing the future together, a commitment for 2025, rooted in our history and convictions 3.1.1 Governance of policies and actions taken to prevent, reduce and correct the main CSR risks 3.1.2

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65 75

RESPONSIBILITY CONCERNING OUR PRODUCTS 3.2.

77

The products’ environmental performance 3.2.1

77 82 85 86

Product safety 3.2.2

Products designed to meet and anticipate consumers’ expectations 3.2.3

Optimized packaging 3.2.4

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY CONCERNING OUR OPERATIONS 3.3.

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Participating in the fight against climate change 3.3.1

88 92

Reducing our factories and offices’ other environmental impacts 3.3.2

OUR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TOOUR TEAMMEMBERS 3.4.

96

The workforce 3.4.1

96 98 98

Sharing our Values, listening to our teammembers 3.4.2

Health/Safety in the workplace 3.4.3

Health and well-being in the workplace 3.4.4

100 102 104 105 107

Teammember development 3.4.5 The remuneration system 3.4.6

Promoting diversity 3.4.7

Social dialogue 3.4.8

RESPONSIBILITIES RELATED TOOUR SUPPLY CHAIN 3.5.

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The responsible purchasing approach 3.5.1

108 109 111

Ensuring respect for Human Rights in the workplace 3.5.2

Ethics and the fight against corruption  3.5.3

SOCIETAL BENEFITS RELATED TO BIC ® PRODUCTS 3.6.

113

Writing the Future, Together– #5 Improving lives through education 3.6.1

113 114 116 116

Philanthropic actions by BIC and its subsidiaries 3.6.2

Making our products affordable to all 3.6.3

Experimenting with innovative alternative distribution modes through a Social Business initiative 3.6.4

MILESTONES 3.7.

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Extra-financial ratings 3.7.1

117 117 120

Perimeter and selection of indicators 3.7.2

Indicators table 3.7.3

Report of one of the Statutory Auditors, appointed as independent third party, on the consolidated 3.7.4 non-financial statement

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