BIC - 2019 Universal Registration Document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Our social responsibility to our teammembers [NFPS]

3.4.3.2

Writing the Future, Together –

safety reporting extended to all BIC sites (factories and ● headquarters); an Environment, Health & Safety reference system, also ● called the EH&S maturity reference system; safety watches (behavioral observation visits) are conducted ● in the Stationery factories. Carried out with the team members, these visits consist of questioning unexpected behavior in a spirit of ongoing improvement and dialogue; Global Safety Call , a monthly teleconference bringing ● together the factory Directors, their EH&S managers and the Global Supply Chain management team. In the Shavers category, since 2011 three of the four factories have earned triple certification for their development and deployment of the EH&S Policy: Safety (OHSAS 18001), Quality (ISO 9001) and Environment (ISO 14001). This year, the Manaus and Violex factories obtained ISO 45001 certification, which replaces OHSAS 18001. 3.4.3.4 The transformation to zero accidents continues in 2019 with concrete achievements: the first global EH&S meeting was held at BIC Violex in Greece ● in April 2019; safety orientation was introduced for all newly hired office ● staff; the sharing of good practices was expanded with a Group-wide ● “Best In Class” communication campaign; the Stationery factories underwent a second series of evaluations ● based on the internal EH&S maturity reference system; certain actions implemented by the Stationery category in ● 2018 were duplicated in the Shavers category, including training for managers in “Managing Safely”, “safety talks”, and self-evaluations based on the Environment, Health & Safety reference system; managers at the headquarters were given awareness training ● on psycho-social risks, and prevention committees for this type of risk were formed at the two factories in Mexico. In 2019, health and safety management systems were operational at 86% of BIC’s sites. In all BIC sites, accidents resulting in lost work time for BIC team members are mainly caused by the handling of materials and machines. The frequency rate decreased in 2019 from 2.09 to 1.85. The development and implementation of actions plans will continue in 2019 and should lead to an increased safety culture and a decrease of this rate. The severity rate decreased to 0.06. In addition, 55 sites reported no accidents with lost work time in 2019, including 10 factories. Over the full organization in 2019, there were 68 accidents involving BIC Group team members and 6 for external temporary workers. The incident rate for BIC team members and temporary workers reached 1.87 in 2019. Most of the occupational diseases, which so far have only been monitored in France, are related to musculoskeletal disorders. Actions taken and results  [NFPS]

#3 Committing to a safe work environment  [NFPS] Safety in the workplace is a fundamental priority for BIC.

BIC has set the goal of taking action for safety in the workplace, as stated in the following commitment: By 2025, BIC aims for zero accidents across all operations. The Group deploys all useful means: health and safety management, ongoing improvement of working environments and the organization of working hours, and actions to raise team members’ awareness of safety issues. Inspired by the “Vision Zero” approach developed by the International Social Security Association (1) , the Group is developing a program that integrates the dimensions of safety, health, and well-being at work, at every level, with the goal of achieving zero sick leave days due to on-site accidents for everyone who works for BIC. It is based on the ISSA’s Seven Golden Rules: take leadership – demonstrate commitment; identify hazards – control risks; define targets – develop programmes; ensure a safe and healthy system – be well-organized; ensure safety and health in machines, equipment and workplaces; improve qualifications – develop competence; invest in people – motivate by participation. This “zero accidents” goal implies an intensification of the Group’s safety culture and policies in all of its operations, and includes the implementation of specific local actions. In 2018, building on the approach already adopted over the past several years in the Stationery category, BIC began extending and adapting that category’s health-safety roadmap to the other categories and continents. In 2019, this roadmap was presented to all continents and the Country Directors General and global actions will continue in 2020. Safety Policy  [NFPS] BIC adopts a Health & Safety program that allows it to guarantee a working environment that protects its team members’ physical integrity. In keeping with its Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) Policy, BIC strives to prevent or at least reduce health and safety risks for its team members, subcontractors and people who live or work near its production sites. The Group deploys safety management systems at its production sites. Each site has an EH&S manager in charge of the deployment of the EH&S Policy and follow-up of programs for reducing the team members’ health and safety risks, under the responsibility of the Industrial Directors. The Group’s health-safety program is based on a number of tools that evolve to keep pace with the organization’s needs: the “e-EHS Suite” platform , which monitors and manages ● workers’ accidents (evaluating risks, recording and documenting accidents, defining corrective action plans), allowing each entity in the organization to define an effective action plan; BIC Group’s Environment, Health & 3.4.3.3

The International Social Security Association (ISSA) is an international organization uniting social security administrations and institutions around (1) the world.

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