BIC_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY Environmental responsibility concerning our operations

Hazardous waste In 2017, BIC Group registered a 3.7% increase in hazardous waste generated per ton of production compared to 2016. This increase is mainly due to an improvement in the monitoring of waste and the end of an internal treatment process that shifts some waste from non-hazardous to hazardous. However, nine sites improved their ratio of hazardous waste generated per ton of production in 2017. BIC Mexico (Mexico) reported a 17% decrease in its ratio of hazardous waste per ton of production, following a reduction of waste production in the cartridge area, reduced maintenance operations (that generate waste) and the internal reuse of certain wastes (barrels). Improvements were also reported by BIC Écriture 2000 (France), Conté-Boulogne (France), BIC Graphic Europe (Spain), BIC CORPORATION – Gaffney (U.S.), BIC CORPORATION – Milford (U.S.), BIC Charlotte Distribution (U.S.), BIC Bizerte (Tunisia), BIC Shavers Mexico (Mexico) and BIC Ecuador (Ecuador). These factories, which represent 23% of the Group’s annual production of finished and semi-finished products, reported an 18% decrease overall in their ratio of hazardous waste generated per ton of production. In addition, some factories utilize a wastewater treatment plant to treat some hazardous waste such as that from the surface treatment workshops, transforming it into metal hydroxide sludge, which can be managed to minimize risk to the environment.

11 factories improved their ratio of non-hazardous waste generated per ton of production between 2016 and 2017. Improvements were reported by BIC Écriture 2000 (France), Conté-Boulogne (France), B.J.75 (France), BIC Rasoirs (France), BIC Sport (France), BIC CORPORATION – Gaffney (U.S.), BIC CORPORATION – Milford (U.S.), BIC South Africa (South Africa), BIC Mexico (Mexico), BIC Shavers Mexico (Mexico) and BIC Amazonia (Brazil). These factories, which represent 65% of the Group’s annual production of finished and semi-finished products, reported a 10% decrease overall in their ratio of non-hazardous waste generated per ton of production. For instance, BIC CORPORATION – Gaffney (U.S.) and BIC Shavers Mexico (Mexico) maintained their efforts to reduce plastic waste. BIC CORPORATION – Gaffney (U.S) acts at the source in the molding operations, and also by regrinding and re-using some of the plastic scrap on-site. For BIC Shavers Mexico (Mexico), the plant acquired new machines for molding and assembling, enabling production of more pieces without generating additional scrap.

BREAKDOWN OF NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT – % OF TOTAL EXPRESSED IN TONS - BIC FACTORIES

76%

73%

77%

HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT – % OF TOTAL EXPRESSED IN TONS - BIC FACTORIES

51% 12%

11%

15%

49%

31%

10% 12%

9%

10% 11%

11%

5%

3%

3%

11%

2017

2015

2016

43%

8%

5% 32%

Sent to other treatment or disposal (a) Sent to land disposal Incinerated with energy recovery Recycled

32%

2017

2015

2016

(a) “Other treatments/disposal” represents all other forms of waste treatment, including incineration without energy recovery.

Sent to other treatment or disposal (a) Sent to land disposal Incinerated with energy recovery Recycled

Waste recycling and land disposal Between 2016 and 2017, the percentage of non-recycled waste normalized to tons of production decreased by 11.8%. However, at constant perimeter between 2016 and 2017, there was a 2.1% decrease. Efforts in plants for recycling continued. In 2017, BIC CORPORATION – Milford (U.S) located another wood recycler to recycle more pallets, thus reducing the amount of wood incinerated, and BIC Amazonia (Brazil) now recycles soiled containers that were previously incinerated. In 2017, studies were initiated to identify the reasons for the land disposal of certain types of waste by the Group’s factories. Four factories had no waste to land disposal: BIC Écriture 2000 (France), BIMA 83 (France), BIC CORPORATION – Milford (U.S.) et BIC Charlotte Distribution (U.S.).

(a) “Other treatments/disposal” represents all other forms of waste treatment, including incineration without energy recovery.

Non-hazardous waste In 2017, BIC Group’s ratio of non-hazardous waste generated per ton of production decreased by 23.2% compared with 2016. At constant perimeter between 2016 and 2017, there was a decrease in non-hazardous waste generated per ton of production of 3.6%.

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BIC GROUP - 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT