EXEL Industries // 2020 Universal registration document

Statement of Non-Financial Performance

Actions undertaken

Morning exercises before starting work (as at HOZELOCK Ltd or HOZELOCK EXEL) or spaces that employees appropriate in order to embellish their work environment have emerged. SAMES KREMLIN at certain sites has also established wellbeing programs aimed at mental, psychological and physical comfort. AGRIFAC provides regular psychological counseling for employees who may be experiencing psychological di ffi culty.

d - Good health, life hygiene and wellbeing Beyond the basic health and safety requirements, the Group strives to create an environment conducive to helping workers feel happy and ful fi lled in their work. Collaborative spaces have been built, with open spaces, interactive discussion spaces and break rooms that give employees a chance to vary the rhythm of and take breaks from their workday.

4.4.2 The environment

That was the casewith the Group’s latest major construction projects:  the AGRIFAC factory in Steenwijk (Netherlands), with its 70% reduction in natural gas consumption and introduction of pleasant gardens in the plant’s ditches, which have become veritable havens for fauna and fl ora. AGRIFAC is BREEAM certi fi ed;  the HOLMER logistics center in Germany. It is also the case for future construction projects.

Foreword EXEL Industries offers its customers solutions for reducing their environmental impact:  accurate systems for treating crops that reduce the amounts of phytosanitary products sprayed;  sugar beet harvesters and beet cleaners that leave as much soil as possible in the fi eld;  high transfer rate painting systems that reduce the amounts of paint and solvent used;  powdered paint atomizers with recycling systems;  hydrosoluble (solvent-free) paint sprayers;  new alternative products to the application of chemical weed killers in our Consumer Division. Internally, compared to other manufacturers, the Group’s production sites consist mainly of assembly plants that have only a slight environmental impact, withmoderatewater, energy and rawmaterials consumption and moderate pollution. As a general rule , at each of the Group’s companies we put in place:  a monitoring of local regulations: such legislation is a benchmark in all countries;  in addition to legislation, voluntary actions are also set up;  managers responsible for environmental matters in the entities most directly concerned;  painting booths are a constant concern (controlling spray, recycling paints, storing paints, training employees);  all companies endeavor to sort waste, preferably calling on local channels, and often solidarity structures or players in the circular economy;  recycling procedures (water, raw materials);  employee training and awareness-raising initiatives on environmental protection mainly concern the proper management of chemicals and waste management procedures. More speci fi cally: The industrial investments made in the Group’s companies always take environmental concerns into account.

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Soil and air pollution, respect for Ƥ biodiversity and reduction in Ƥ soil Ƥ compaction

4.4.2.1

Protecting people (customers, employees) from contact with hazards is accomplished through training, education/awareness, documentation and user manuals. Our innovations result from our Company executives’ incorporation of everyday concerns into their business activities. On certain sites, in particular those requiring ICPE authorization (TRICOFLEX) or registration (HOZELOCK EXEL), speci fi c environmental procedures have been established. Examples of achievements in these areas are cited below: In Industrial Spraying:  our paint sprayers allow the application of non-polluting water- based products, with the best transfer e ffi ciency on the market;  at SAMES KREMLIN, replacement of the degreasingmachine at the Stains site and use of modi fi ed alcohol instead of dichloromethane;  at TRICOFLEX, elimination of all phthalate supplies. In Agricultural Spraying: EXEL Industries companies play a key role in agriculture as major suppliers to the sectorwho contribute to soil preservation. As partners with their customers (dealers, contractors, end-user farms, etc.), they listen to them and meet their needs through innovations. In this way they participate actively in the transformation of the sector, creating long-term farm productivity and improved crop quality. Our agricultural developments are in line with the ECOPHYTO governmental plan. In France, EXEL Industries ensures its leadership position in Agricultural Spraying and worked actively on the FNSEA “solution contract”, which aims to implement real-world solutions for environmentally friendly farming that uses less phytosanitary products.

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