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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY The BIC Sustainable Development Program

BIC Group’s contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals 2.1.2.2. Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations for 2030, BIC Group has identified 13 to which it is contributing.

Sustainable Development Goals to which BIC is contributing

For four of these goals, BIC has already made an active contribution for a number of years through the products that it manufactures and markets in more than 160 countries, reflecting its vision of offering “simple, inventive and reliable choices for everyone, everywhere, every time.” 1. Eliminating poverty, by giving everyone access to simple, reliable products that meet basic needs (see page 59). 4. Providing quality education, through all the actions that the Company has taken to promote educational opportunities (see page 92). 8. Promoting economic and sustainable growth, in particular through the development of products and production modes that favor the efficient use of resources, including recycled materials (see pages: 53 to 57 and 65 to 70). 12. Establishing sustainable consumption and production modes, through the Company’s eco-design program that offers consumers information to help them make their purchasing choices, and through its monitoring and compliance program, which ensures that the products it markets are safe and comply with health and environmental standards (see pages: 53, 58 and 60 to 61).

Within the direct perimeter of its operations or its sphere of direct influence, the Group also contributes to nine of the other UN sustainable development goals, through initiatives that provide support for its employees, the reduction of environmental impacts from its factories and ensuring respect for Human Rights in its own factories and by its suppliers and subcontractors, and through the actions of its Corporate Foundation: 3. Promoting good health and well-being for all people of all ages. 5. Achieving gender equality and autonomy for all women and girls. 6. Improving water quality (1) . 7. Improving energy efficiency and the use of renewable energies (1) . 9. Adapting industries to make them sustainable (1) . 10. Reducing inequalities within and between countries. 13. Taking urgent measures to combat climate change. 15. Promoting forestry management and ending deforestation. 16. Reducing corruption (1) .

For certain goals, only the sub-themes relevant to the Group’s operations are mentioned here. (1)

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