BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Environmental responsibility concerning our operations [NFPS]

Non-hazardous industrial waste A 4% increase in the quantity of non-hazardous industrial ● waste per ton of production. In the main offices, waste production reached 176 tons, an ● increase of 37% in comparison with 2018 in particular due to the rise in paper waste at the Clichy site.

Better recovery of waste, promoting recycling and reducing waste to landfill The percentage of recovered waste (recycled or incinerated ● with energy recuperation) at 81% increased between 2018 and 2019. The increase of 3% is due to an increase in recycled non-hazardous waste. The percentage of recycled industrial waste remained stable at ● 64.7% between 2018 and 2019. The slight increase of less than 1% is due to the industrial sites which have continued to take action to promote recycling, in particular through awareness-raising and improved internal waste monitoring. Eight sites reported zero waste to landfill in 2019. In addition, ● efforts continue to determine the reasons for the landfill disposal of certain types of waste at the Group’s sites. In particular, these reasons can include regulatory obligations or the lack of waste processing channels in remote areas.

BREAKDOWNOF NON-HAZARDOUSWASTE – %OF TOTAL EXPRESSED IN TONS – BIC GROUP (a)

74%

75%

73%

12%

12%

13% 2% 10% 1%

10%

2% 9% 2%

5%

2019

2017

2018

Recycled Incinerated with energy recovery Incinerated without energy recovery (a) Sent to land disposal Sent to other form of treatment disposal

The category “Incinerated without energy recovery” was created in 2018. In 2017 this waste was reported under the “Sent to other form of treatment (a) or disposal” category.

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