2021 Universal Registration Document

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

Our products [NFPS]

Since 2015, in compliance with French law, BIC offered consumers recycling instructions for its packaging on the Group’s Website. However, with the new Triman guidelines, starting in 2022, BIC will add the new consumer recycling instructions to all packaging sold in France.

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Made inFrance

Since 2019, BIC in North America is a member of How2Recycle, an organization that promotes the use of clear, concise and consistent recycling labels. A program to introduce “H2R” labels on BIC ® ’s product packaging for the North American market was launched in 2020.

BIC ® WRITING PRODUCTS EARN THE NF ENVIRONNEMENT ECOLABEL

For equal performance in use, the NF Environnement ecolabel granted in France by AFNOR Certification certifies products that have a reduced environmental impact. To obtain this ecolabel, a product must comply with certain functional and environmental guidelines designed to reduce its environmental impact over its life cycle. In the case of BIC ® writing products, the main criteria for receiving the ecolabel are limited quantities of raw materials or the use of recycled materials, a long performance life and the strength of the pencil leads. BIC was the first manufacturer of writing instruments to earn NF Environnement certification. Now, a full range of 16 BIC ® products has been granted this ecolabel, including long-standing products like the BIC ® Cristal ® and the BIC ® 4-Color™ ballpoint pen, as well as the pens in the BIC ® Ecolutions ® line.

Results All the environmental claims that appear on the packaging, in the catalogs and on the websites for BIC ® products are approved by the Legal Department. 16 BIC ® writing instruments received the French ecolabel NF Environnement (NF 400).

Outlook Responsible products are a permanent and ever-growing feature of BIC’s product range. In the coming years the Group will continue to incorporate these products into its corporate strategy, in particular through commitment #1 of "Writing the Future, Together": fostering sustainable innovation in BIC ® products. It will in tandem give them greater visibility by pursuing efforts to improve the communication on its range of responsible products.

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