BIC - 2020 Universal Registration Document

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Our products [NFPS]

The “4 Rs” ‒ Design and manufacture Recyclable or reusable packaging The BIC Group has been working for many years to improve recyclability for the reuse of its packaging, with initiatives like LOOP and the reuse of its display stands. In 2020 the Group announced that by 2025, 100% of its plastic consumer packaging will be reusable, recyclable or compostable. As part of this effort, the BIC Group is pursuing its commitment to eliminate the use of PVC in its packaging. The Group has already eliminated PVC at its factories in Europe and the United States (99% of the packaging is now PVC-free). All products packaged locally in South Africa also use PVC-free packs. In 2020 the Group’s South American sites stepped up their efforts to use less PVC, reducing consumption by 80 tons in Mexico and by 39 tons in Brazil. Also in 2020, a 100% recyclable cardboard pack was developed to replace the PET blister pack for the BIC ® Hybrid Flex and BIC ® Click Soleil shavers. This product line was rolled out on the North American market in January 2021 and in Europe in Q1 2021, which

should reduce plastic consumption by more than 200 tons for the year in 2021. In the United States, the plastic pouch of the BIC ® Cristal ® 10-pack has been replaced by a 100% recyclable cardboard case, for a savings of 25 tons of plastic over one year. In North America, since Q1 2020, BIC has been printing recycling logos and instructions (How2Recycle) on its primary packaging in order to help consumers sort their used packaging. For the store displays of several product lines, BIC uses semi-permanent “refillable” plastic display units as well as recyclable cardboard units. In 2020 a wooden display unit was launched in Europe for the sale of lighters. The wood used is FSC-certified and the inks are Ecolabel-certified. As of end 2020: 94.4% of BIC plastic packaging was PVC-free; ● 49.3% of the Group’s plastic consumer packaging was ● reusable, recyclable or compostable.

Results IMPROVEMENT OF PACKAGING

2020

2018

2019

Percentage of cardboard packaging from certified and/or recycled sources (a)

94.2%

95.7%

97.3%

Percentage of plastic packaging that is PVC-free (a)

87.9%

92.1%

94.4%

Percentage of reusable, recyclable or compostable plastic in consumers’ packaging (b)

NA

NA

49.3%

Percentage of recycled content of plastic packaging (b)

NA

NA

48.9%

Cello Pens excluded (see scope in § 2.8.2.3). (a) Indicator measured for the first time in 2020 as part of the BIC Group’s 2020 commitment. (b)

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