BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Environmental responsibility concerning our operations [NFPS]

3.3.2

REDUCING OUR FACTORIES AND OFFICES’ OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS  [NFPS]

In 100% of the new Group's calls for transport tenders, sustainable development is a criterion for selection.

3.3.2.1

Challenges, risks and opportunities

related to our operations  [NFPS] To manufacture its products, BIC uses raw materials (plastics, inks, paperboard, metals, etc.), consumes resources (water, energy) and produces waste. The Group is aware of the environmental impact of its production activity and is committed to minimizing it. While the need for raw materials is determined mainly by the design of the products (see section 3.2.1 Our products’ environmental performance ), the factories that manufacture BIC ®  products assume the important responsibilities of optimizing their water and energy consumption, as well as reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and waste production. [NFPS risk 7] Among its main CSR risks, BIC has identified risks related to its operations and the environment: the nature of the Group’s manufacturing operations, primarily the molding and assembly of plastic products and printing of products, has a local environmental impact that remains relatively low compared with other manufacturing sectors. Reducing its factories’ environmental footprint is also a source of opportunities for BIC, such as: optimizing production costs by limiting the consumption of ● resources (water, energy, etc.) and the production of factory waste; facilitating the factories’ integration in their local surroundings ● by reducing their environmental footprint, adopting exemplary practices and initiating outreach actions to benefit the local communities. certifications and external audits  [NFPS] The Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Policy, defined in 2005 and signed by the Chairman and CEO, codifies the Group’s commitment to minimizing the environmental and safety impacts that result from our operations, from production to distribution, in order to better protect the environment. The Policy specifies BIC’s dedication to: pollution prevention; ● health and safety risk prevention; ● regulatory compliance; ● Since 2010, the EH&S Policy is deployed at all BIC Group industrial sites. BIC maintains a formal procedure to review the BIC EH&S Policy to ensure that it remains pertinent and appropriate to the business. This procedure describes a periodic assessment and revision of the Policy to ensure that it is still appropriate for any changes in the Group’s activities and products, including acquisitions and changing stakeholder expectations. In addition, since 2018, all BIC sites (factories, packaging or distribution centers, head offices and other offices and installations) have been equipped with a system for documenting and managing safety incidents, as part of the implementation of commitment #3 Writing the Future, Together: Committing to a safe work environment (see page 99). Policies: management systems, 3.3.2.2 continuous improvement; ● awareness and involvement. ●

Performance ❯ BREAKDOWNOF TONNAGE SHIPPED BYMODE OF TRANSPORT – AS % OF TOTAL

0.66% Air

Road 43.08%

56.26% Sea

BREAKDOWNOF GHG EMISSIONS BYMODE OF TRANSPORT – AS%OF TOTAL

Road 23.61%

51.18% Air

Sea 25.21%

SHARE OF AIR FREIGHT AS %OF TOTAL (IN TONS/KILOMETER)

1.92%

0.93%

0.75%

2019

2017

2018

Perspectives ❯ Starting in 2020, the Group’s new organization will make it possible to expand and pool the logistics teams’ actions and to carry out more Group-wide transversal actions to further reduce the environmental footprint of BIC’s transport operations.

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