2021 Universal Registration Document

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

Sustainable Development Program [NFPS]

Writing the Future, Together ‒ Progress chart [NFPS]

3.1.2.1

WRITING THE FUTURE, TOGETHER

Other factors: approach and performance

UN SDG (a)

Issues and risks addressed (b)

5 commitments

Progress as of Dec. 2021

Section

EMA (c) , the Group’s sustainable scorecard for product evaluation and improvement, is employed in all innovation projects to evaluate products’ environmental and societal impacts. The tool for assessing and improving CSR packaging performance was finalized and integrated into the operational models. All new innovation programs are now evaluated. 12 products were improved in 2021.

By 2025, the environmental and/or societal footprint of BIC ® products will be improved. By 2030, BIC aims for 50% non-virgin petroleum plastic for its products, with a goal of 20% by 2025. By 2025, 100% of BIC consumer plastic packaging will be reusable, recyclable, or compostable.

[NFPS Risk 3] : risks related to product safety and consumer health & safety.

3.2.1.2

4.0% of recycled or alternative • materials in BIC ® products (4.3% in 2020). 59.6% of reusable, recyclable or • compostable plastic in consumer packaging. 52.1% recycled content of • plastic packaging. 95.6% PVC-free packaging. • 97.4% of BIC cardboard • packaging comes from a certified and/or recycled source. 16 BIC ® products with the NF • Environnement ecolabel. At end-2021, over 64 million • pens collected through TerraCycle in Europe, the United States, Australia and New Zealand. 18 alternative materials tested. •

[NFPS Risk 1] : risks related to plastics. [NFPS Risk 2] : risks related to climate change.

UN Sustainable Development Goals. (a) Risks identified within the framework of the NFPS. (b) Environmentally & socially Measurable Advantage. (c)

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