2021 Universal Registration Document

#3 COMMITTING TO A SAFEWORK ENVIRONMENT

The Group is committed to the safety, health and well-being of its teammembers

2025 COMMITMENTS

2021 KEYACHIEVEMENTSANDRESULTS

• By 2025, BIC aims for zero accidents across all operations

• Roll-out of the safety culture to sales teams. • Reinforcement, with a health and safety dimension, of the due diligence processes in merger and acquisition procedures. • Integration of the HSE aspect into BIC’s new employee onboarding process

#4 PROACTIVELY INVOLVING SUPPLIERS

Being a responsible company requires control of our entire value chain. Our purchasing team analyzes all risks and selects and collaborates with our most strategic suppliers on implementing a responsible approach

2025 COMMITMENTS

2021 KEYACHIEVEMENTSANDRESULTS

• By 2025, BIC will work responsibly with its strategic suppliers to ensure the most secure, innovative and efficient sourcing

• Integration by 52.3% * of strategic suppliers of the responsible purchasing program

• Training on the environmental and social impacts of supply chains and responsible purchasing practices for purchasing teams • Value chain analysis of 9 rawmaterials and 26 suppliers resulting in the identification of supply areas at risk • Consultations with over 30 relevant stakeholders to identify actions to leverage a more responsible supply chain • Identification of risk reduction solutions for each material category (metal, gas and plastic).

#5 IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH EDUCATION

Because education has the power to change the world, it has always been at the heart of the Group’s concerns

2025 COMMITMENTS

2021 KEYACHIEVEMENTSANDRESULTS

• By 2025, BIC will improve learning conditions for 250 million children, globally

• Learning conditions improved for more than 158 million children since 2018 • 73% of philanthropic contributions promoted education (product or financial donations)

* Excluding Cello, BIC Graphic, new aquisition and certain OEMs.

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