2021 Universal Registration Document

NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENT: OUR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND SOCIETAL RESPONSIBILITY

Milestones [NFPS]

Description of the risks and opportunities Policies and actions taken

Non-financial risks

Main results/indicators *

Section 3.2.4.1 BIC’s policies

R3 - Risks related to product safety and consumer health & safety.

130 teammembers from the Legal, Group Insights • & Innovation, Marketing Europe and Sales France departments were trained on product safety (a) .

Writing the Future, Together #1 Fostering sustainable innovation in BIC ® products. Product Safety Policy. The seven BIC commitments to ensure the quality and safety of its lighters. BIC’s approaches Regulatory watch and compliance. Process for marketing safe products that comply with health and environmental standards. Writing the Future, Together #3 Committing to a safe work environment. Environment, Health and Safety (EH&S) Policy. BIC’s approaches Roll-out of the EH&S Suite platform. Health-Safety reporting. Environment-Health-Safety guidelines. Safety watch. Safety certification (OHSAS 18,001) for four Stationery factories. “Quality of Life at Work” program. Writing the Future, Together #4 Proactively involving suppliers. BIC’s Code of Conduct. Supplier Code of Conduct BIC’s approaches Process for evaluating recycled materials. Systematic testing and evaluation programs.

Section 3.4.3.1 BIC’s policies

R4 - Risks related to health and safety of teammembers.

58 Lost-Time Injuries. • 40 facilities without injuries. • 1.99 on-site accident incidence rate ‒ BIC team • members and temporary employees. 0.11 severity rate of on-site accidents ‒ per • thousand hours worked ‒ BIC teammembers.

Section 3.5.2.1 BIC’s policies

R5 - Risks related to non-respect of human rights (child labor, international conventions, ILO).

57% of permanent employees work in “free • countries” with respect to human rights. 91% of all BIC ® products are produced in the • Group’s own factories. 47% of contract manufacturers audited between • 2020 and 2021. 65% of BIC factories are located in countries with • no Human Rights risk.

Social audit program. EcoVadis evaluation.

Section 3.5.3.1 BIC’s policies

R6 - Risks related to unfair practices (corruption).

BIC Group Code of Conduct. BIC Group anti-corruption policy. BIC’s approaches Anti-corruption training. Deployment of the Group’s Code of Conduct. BIC Speak-up hotline.

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