BPCE - 2018 Registration document

2 NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Sustainable and responsible value creation

Applying the responsible procurement policy in daily procurement activities The CSR roadmap and the action plan produced by the “developing responsible procurement” project implemented under the Groupe BPCE CSR policy, set out three priority objectives: optimizing the environmental and social impact of purchases, contributing to the economic and social development of the regions, and promoting best business practices. A responsible procurement working group run by BPCE Procurement and comprising procurement and CSR representatives discusses these three objectives and implements the action plan. The Group’s procurement managers are instructed to apply and circulate this policy within their companies and among their supplier panels with respect to the following areas: in the Groupe BPCE procurement policy: developing responsible ● procurement is one of the three priorities of the Group’s procurement policy; in the procurement process: the responsible procurement policy has ● been adapted and included in the different tools used in the procurement process, including the RFP documentation, the specifications, supplier CSR questionnaire, the bid selection chart and the oversight of CSR indicators during the bidding process; in supplier relations: the responsible procurement working group ● considered how to find a simple, quantifiable way of measuring suppliers’ CSR performance. Procurement teams can include a voluntary CSR performance assessment questionnaire for suppliers and their products in order to identify CSR risks and opportunities in the tender process and incorporate this performance in their overall assessment.

In Phase 1, Group companies were evaluated for their level of responsible procurement and the Group’s CSR risks and opportunities were identified by procurement category. A panel of suppliers was also surveyed and asked to adopt a stance on Corporate Social Responsibility. Based on this preliminary diagnostic phase, a responsible procurement policy was developed by a working group formed by the Real Estate & Services, Sustainable Development and Human Resources divisions of Groupe BPCE and the Advisory and Member Services, Real Estate Procurement & General Resources and Legal Services departments of BPCE Procurement. Engaging stakeholders with the responsible procurement policy This policy defines the Group’s responsible procurement approach and the commitments of the procurement function, business divisions and suppliers of Groupe BPCE. It was ratified in April 2013 after ordinary consultation of the companies affiliated with BPCE Procurement. BPCE Procurement released this policy to its entire procurement function and business lines within the Group. National suppliers used by BPCE Procurement were informed of Groupe BPCE’s expectations in terms of CSR commitments and performance. Since 2018, the responsible procurement charter, a joint initiative by BPCE Procurement on behalf of Groupe BPCE and leading French banks and insurers, has been one of the reference documents included in the tender documentation sent to suppliers. The aim is to involve suppliers in the application of diligence measures in this area.

PROCUREMENT POLICY ➡

Change 2017-2018

2018 34% 83%

Indicator

2017 N/A 85% 30 (4)

2016 N/A 87%

Purchases incorporating a CSR component (as a %) (1) Control of dependency on suppliers (as a %) (2) Average supplier payment term (number of days) (3)

N/A (2%)

31 (4) 5% Number of procurements in the Harmoni procurement information system factoring in at least one CSR criterion identified in the benefits form/Total number of RFPs completed in the Harmoni (1) procurement information system and generating a benefits form excluding RFPs in the technical assistance process. For 2018, the scope covers procurement files organized by BPCE Procurement. The CSR criteria are: invitations to tender, use of companies working with people with disabilities, total cost of ownership approach, use of SMEs/VSEs or startups, integration of a CSR rating in the overall rating. They are complemented by the CSR commitments included in model tender documentation for Groupe BPCE and BPCE Procurement since January 2018. Amount of purchases made from Group suppliers having a dependency rate below 30%/Amount of purchases made from Group suppliers. Sample of Group suppliers making up 77% of the (2) procurement amount. Average payment term, as from the invoice date. (3) Sample of 41 entities in 2018 (48 in 2017), the decline in this number is due to mergers. (4) 28

Integration of the responsible procurement policy in the strategy for each procurement category Sector-specific methodology summaries were developed with the aim of defining the responsible procurement strategy for procurement sub-categories and sharing this strategy with the entire procurement function and relevant divisions. These summaries

provide ample information on each sub-category: the main CSR issues, “AgiR” priorities, statements of needs, total cost of ownership calculation variables for the full life cycle of the product or service, CSR performance monitoring indicators, proposals to incorporate CSR issues in procurement, the market’s CSR maturity level, and

feedback from both within and outside the Group.

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