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OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY Milestones

Percentage of air freight The scope of this indicator is the inter-site shipping, i.e. all the factory to factory and factory to warehouse shipments (BIC factories and warehouses, contract manufacturers; inter and intra-continental). It is expressed in tons/kilometer and concerns all Group activities except Cello Pens. Percentage of contract manufacturers being audited The indicator applies to all contract manufacturers of finished products. The rating system measures the level of performance of

each contract manufacturer based on the social indicators of the BIC Group Code of Conduct. BIC Graphic audits are conducted only in sites located in countries with “Human Rights” risks (not free and partly free according to Freedom House, 2013). This indicator concerns all Group activities except Cello Pens. The present report follows the methodological recommendations of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). The GRI indicators used in the report are referenced in the correspondence table for environmental and social indicators (page 313).

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