BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

The BIC Sustainable Development Program and non-financial performance [NFPS]

Non-financial risks

Description of the risks

Opportunities

Policies and actions taken

Results/Indicators

BIC’s policies Writing the Future, Together: #1 Fostering sustainable innovation in BIC ® products. Product Safety Policy. The seven BIC commitments to ensure the quality and safety of its lighters. BIC’s approaches Regulatory watch and compliance. Process for marketing safe products that comply with health and environmental standards. Process for evaluating recycled materials. Writing the Future, Together: #3 Committing to a safe work environment. BIC’s approaches Deployment of the EH&S Suite platform. Health-Safety reporting. Environment-Health- Safety guidelines. Safety watch. Safety certification (OHSAS 18001) for four Stationery factories. “Quality of Life at Work” program. BIC’s policies BIC Group Code of Conduct. Responsible Purchasing Charter. Writing the Future, Together: #4 Proactively involving suppliers. BIC’s approaches Systematic testing and evaluation programs. BIC’s policies Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Policy.

R3 Risks related to product safety and consumer health and safety.

The risk related to product safety and consumer health and safety is a risk of placing non-compliant or unsafe products on the market.

To establish BIC as a brand of reference in terms of the quality and safety of its products, meeting or surpassing the regulatory requirements on each market. To develop expertise in the evaluation of materials, especially for recycled and alternative materials.

306 products have been • tested by independent laboratories

R4 Risks related to health and safety of team members.

BIC’s operations, both industrial and commercial, expose its workers to various professional risks (physical, chemical, psychosocial, biological, ergonomic) that differ from function to function (headquarters, factories, sales force). For the Group, workplace safety means ensuring its team members’ physical and mental

To position the Group as a desirable employer through an ambitious health and safety policy.

1.87 On-site accident •

incidence rate – BIC team members and temporary employees

0.06 Severity rate of • on-site accidents – per

thousand hours worked – BIC teammembers

well-being by preventing accidents and occupational diseases.

R5 Risks related to non-respect of human rights (child labor,

Non-compliance with fundamental human rights such as child labor, discrimination or forced labor may result in legal action against the Group and major consequences in terms of reputation and attractiveness.

To highlight the culture of control over quality, costs and production conditions that BIC has pursued since its founding (92% of BIC products are manufactured in its own factories). To strengthen relations with the Group’s strategic suppliers.

Permanent workforce by • category of country in relation to human rights risk – BIC Group: Free countries: 87%; Partly free countries: 11%; Not free countries: 2% manufacturers by country in relation to human rights risk – BIC Group: Free countries 33%; Partially free countries 8.5%; Non-free countries 58.5% (source: FreedomHouse) Number of contract •

international conventions, ILO).

Social audit program. EcoVadis evaluation.

Guide explaining BIC Code of Conduct for Brazilian transport carriers.

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