BPCE - 2018 Registration document

NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Sustainable and responsible value creation

Promoting a lasting, balanced relationship with suppliers In 2018, two Groupe BPCE companies were awarded Responsible Supplier Relations and Procurement certification in cooperation with BPCE Procurement: Caisse d’Epargne Aquitaine Poitou-Charentes and Caisse d’Epargne Rhône Alpes. The companies certified in 2015, Banque Populaire Grand Ouest, Caisse d’Epargne Bretagne Pays de Loire, Caisse d’Epargne Grand Est Europe and BPCE renewed their certification for three years. As part of the process of continued improvements, the companies certified in 2016, Banque Populaire Rives de Paris, Caisse d’Epargne Ile-de-France and Caisse d’Epargne Midi-Pyrénées received a positive assessment on their second review. In line with the Responsible Supplier Relations Charter and the responsible procurement standard ISO 20400, the Responsible Supplier Relations and Procurement certification is awarded by the company mediator (under the auspices of the French Ministry for the Economy) and the CNA (French association of purchasing managers). It aims to single out French companies that have established lasting, balanced relations with their suppliers. The certification is awarded for a period of three years and an annual audit is performed to verify that best practices in responsible supplier relations (respect for supplier interests, integration of environmental and social criteria in procurement procedures, quality of supplier relations, etc.) are constantly applied by the entities that received the certification. The certification, which has now been awarded to nine Groupe BPCE companies, reflects the responsible procurement strategy coordinated by BPCE Procurement and the integration of CSR at the center of the procurement function and in relations with suppliers.

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Measuring the socio-economic impact of purchases The socio-economic footprint of purchases was measured using the Local Footprint® model, which reproduces the economic behavior of suppliers in 380 sectors of activity using the latest national and international statistics. It takes into account the indirect impact of the entire supplier chain (from level 1 to level n), and the impacts arising from the salaries and taxes paid by all suppliers and which fund consumer and government spending. This measurement demonstrates the positive impact of Groupe BPCE’s procurement across France in terms of employment and value creation covering expenditure of € 3.5 billion (1) , supporting 98,702 FTE jobs and generating € 5 billion in wealth for the French economy. Raising awareness of responsible procurement Since 2013, 16 analysis and training/action workshops on procurement-related CSR issues have been set up and coordinated by procurement and CSR experts. These initiatives have helped raise awareness of new CSR issues among BPCE Procurement purchasers and representatives of the business divisions. Since 2015, a targeted information program (morning procurement meetings, program for new hires) has been in place to present all the tools for applying responsible procurement to a wide audience (procurement function, business lines, disability officers, and CSR managers). Due diligence action plan The initiatives implemented in accordance with parent company and client company due diligence requirements are detailed in section 2.4.3 of this chapter.

practices, the implementation of the supplier CSR assessment shared by procurement and CSR managers, and the awarding of the Responsible Supplier Relations and Procurement certification to new Group companies.

SUB-CONTRACTING POLICY Sub-contracting and compliance with the International Labor Organization’s fundamental conventions

In accordance with the responsible procurement policy, the Group’s suppliers are required to comply with current CSR rules and regulations and to encourage their own suppliers and sub-contractors to do the same. These commitments are includes in the responsible procurement charter, which is one of the reference documents included in the RFP documentation. Disability and responsible procurement policy (“PHARE”) Since July 2010, the procurement function has contributed to Groupe BPCE’s societal responsibility goals by implementing the disability and responsible procurement policy (“PHARE”). Supported by the Procurement and Human Resources functions, this policy contributes to the professional and social inclusion of persons with disabilities by sub-contracting some operations to companies working with disabled persons. In 2018, Groupe BPCE bolstered this commitment by spending € 13.1 million including tax (2) on companies employing persons with disabilities, representing a more than five-fold increase since the policy was launched. Purchases by Groupe BPCE from companies working with disabled persons contributed to the professional inclusion of persons with disabilities, equivalent to 444 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions. To develop purchasers’ expertise and independence when purchasing from companies working with people with disabilities, an e-learning training course was made available to the procurement function and the Group’s disability officers.

Outlook

The Group aims to continue to apply the action plan provided for in the CSR pillar of the 2020 procurement strategic plan, in line with the “Developing responsible procurement” priority set out in the CSR section of the Group strategic plan. Appropriation of the responsible procurement policy will continue with the dissemination of best

Expenditure calculated in the procurement function application, Codex (2017 data restated). The mapping of Codex expenses consolidates external spending by Groupe BPCE companies (1) using the Group’s procurement segmentation. Estimates (2)

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