Econocom - 2020 annual report

03 corporate social responsibility nurture our excellence through responsible commitment

WASTE PROCESSING 1.2.4. AND RECYCLING WITH SOCIALLY SUPPORTIVE STRUCTURES In order to processand recycle430,000 pieces of WEEE every year (computers, screens, servers, tablets, smartphonesetc.), Econocom uses Ateliers sans Frontières (ASF) and two specialist companies,ATF Gaia and Recyclea, which combine operations in circular and supportiveeconomies. Partnership with ATF Gaia ATF Gaia gives businesses the means to be part of a more inclusive economy. On the one hand, by accompanying them in their compliance for the management of WEEE and on the other hand by allowing them to contribute more directly to the integration of people with disabilities through work. By sorting as closely as possible to the collectionpoints in its approved centres, ATF considerably limits unnecessary transport, optimising the carbon footprint as soon as the equipment is taken over. After recovery, sorting and survey, the equipment items are directed to the ATF repackaging centres or to the nearest dismantling and destruction sites. The Company also deletes data and preserves the anonymity of the equipment by performing a certified deletion, thus reducing the risks related to data security and guaranteeing compliance with the GDPR. ATF also provides Econocom a complete report, from the collection to the issue of the destruction certificate in compliance withthe WEEE directive. Partnership with Ateliers Sans Frontières Since 2012, Econocomalso collaborateswith Ateliers Sans Frontières , an entity of the Ares group specialising in the management of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) for reuse and recycling around

survey, audit, test, certified data erasure, mastering and dismantling task. Our goal is to give priority to a new usage cycle to the largest possible number of products by reconditioning them. Today, 95% of Econocom’s equipment sent to Ateliers Sans Frontières is given a second life. Ateliers Sans Frontières (ASF) is an integrationproject, which welcomesover 110 youngand vulnerableyoungpeoplea year, to help thembuild their life project, regain their dignity and bring them to a stable personal and professional situation. ASF promotes integrationthroughsolidarityactivitieswith a strong social or environmental impact (recycling, circular economy, donation of upgraded equipment) that give meaning to the work done by employees and help motivate them. In 2017, ASF became one of Econocom’s major partners, to whom we entrust approximately 30% of our French volumes to be processed. The associationis also recognised as an exemplary player by public authorities: in September 2019, EmmanuelMaconand Muriel Pénicaud,then Ministerof Labour,choseto presentthe Pacte Ambition IAE (Inclusion through Economic Activity)during a visitto an ASFworkshop. Since the start of the relationship between ASF and Econocom, their activity has registeredcontinuousgrowth in volume and regular improvement in expertise in a climate of benevolent cooperation and mutual personal growth. As part of its CSR policy, Econocom has also extended its collaboration with the association, entrusting it with the preparation of computer donations. Econocom and ASF currently process 60,000 devices per year with a teamof 15 people. Since the operation started, about a hundred of them have found a job thanks tothis activity.

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