2021 Universal Registration Document

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

Sustainable Development Program [NFPS]

Clean water and sanitation; SDG 6. Affordable and clean energy; SDG 7. Industry, innovation and infrastructure; SDG 9. Reduced inequalities; SDG 10.

The table shown above charts how “Writing the Future, Together” contributes to the UN SDGs. The Group primarily contributes to the two SDGs below, mainly through the products it manufactures and markets, and through its monitoring and compliance program, which ensures that its products are safe and comply with health and environmental standards (see Section 3.2). SDG 8. Decent work and economic growth. BIC contributes through the development of products and production modes that favor the efficient use of resources, including recycled materials (see Section 3.2.2). SDG 12. Responsible consumption and production. BIC contributes through the Company’s eco-design program, which provides consumers with information to help them make their purchasing choices. Furthermore, the Group contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals within the direct scope of its operations or its sphere of direct influence: End poverty; SDG 1. Good health and well-being; SDG 3.

Climate action; SDG 13. Life below water; SDG 14. Life on land; SDG 15. Peace, justice and strong institutions. SDG 16. The Group contributes by: making simple, reliable products that meet essential needs ● available to everyone; undertaking initiatives that provide support for its team ● members; offering various products and programs to promote access to ● education; reducing the environmental impact of its factories; ● ensuring respect for Human Rights in its own factories and by ● its suppliers and subcontractors; and through the actions of its Corporate Foundation. ●

Quality education; SDG 4. Gender equality; SDG 5.

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