2021 Universal Registration Document

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

Our industrial facilities and offices [NFPS]

SHARE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY – AS OF TOTAL CONSUMPTION

ANNUAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION NORMALIZED TO BIC PRODUCTION – IN GIGAJOULES/TON

80%

79%

76%

68%

12.96

12.59

11.96

24% 23%

2021

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2019

2020

The reduction of renewable energy percentage is due to the increase of production volumes in 2021, leading to increased energy consumption at the sites that are still not using green energy (PPA, GoOs, green contracts, etc.). Optimizing energy consumption BIC implemented energy efficiency programs in its factories for many years. As a result, the Group has improved its energy efficiency by 5.9% in ten years. Fifteen energy efficiency projects were launched in 2021. The projects included light bulbs replacement with LED bulbs, processes optimization and installation of new and more energy efficient equipment. Since the main BIC offices are equipped with servers, the sustainable development approach adopted by the IT support departments has a direct impact on the environmental footprint of the facilities. In 2021 this approach included the following actions: participation by BIC Services in the 6 th edition of the Green IT ● Benchmark: the Group demonstrated lower than average environmental • impact on all four key indicators: Biodiversity Depletion potential, Global Warming Potential, Water Depletion, Primary Energy Depletion, amongst BIC strengths are the low equipment rate, • longevity of the material used and good management of end of life, as well as the energy consumption and moderate printing (usage 30% below average); creation of an IT purchase assessment grid (for material, ● software, services, etc.) used in all tenders; partnership with Web-contractors to develop eco-design ● practices.

BREAKDOWNOF BIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION

2021

2019

2020

Emissions related to purchases The emissions in this category are mainly related to the Group’s purchases of materials, especially plastics (72%). In 2020, BIC announced two new ambitious goals as part of its “Writing the Future, Together” program. These two goals, which are also part of the Group’s Horizon corporate strategy plan, will help significantly reduce its GHG emissions: by 2025, 100% of BIC consumer plastic packaging will be ● reusable, recyclable, or compostable; by 2030, BIC aims for 50% non-virgin petroleum plastic for its ● products, with a goal of 20% by 2025. These goals will be worked on through the implementation of the Group’s “4 Rs” philosophy (described in Section 3.2.2.1) and could help reduce its GHG emissions by about 10% (at constant perimeter).

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