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Other regulatory issues Physical and sports activities

 decommissioning of equipment in the environments in which it is installed and preparation for logistics,  removal and transportation of decommissioned equipment to its final destination (resale warehouse or customer-designated warehouse, destruction and recycling plant),  where the equipment taken back is in working order and can be reused, those with residual value are resold on the second-hand market for the customers:  both the data erasure for reuse and the shredding and destruction are Blancco certified, a NATO-approved scheme certified by many government agencies,  the recycling or destruction of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is certified in accordance with local regulations,  bio-leach recovery allows the valuable rare earth materials contained in printed circuit boards to be extracted in an environmentally friendly manner, without generating hazardous waste as more common material extraction methods do. [GRI 306-2]/SDG 12.4 & 12.5

Global Services Operation (GSO) for the end-of-life management of customers’ equipment For several years now, the Group has been offering its customers an end-of-life management service for their replaced equipment, thus helping them to reduce their own environmental footprint.  a remote configuration implemented locally:  the use of remote connectivity, combined with a global network of technical engineers, consultants and project managers, reduces the environmental impact of the service by minimising travel;  hardware maintenance:  Exclusive Networks proposes to its clients to extend the life of their equipment thanks to a global maintenance service based on local teams, thus limiting the consumption of new resources and reducing waste. The process benefits both the front and back end of the value chain;  end-of-life management of equipment: the Group proposes to its customers to take charge of the end-of-life of replaced equipment in order to simplify this process:  audit of equipment to determine what can be reused and resold, or recycled,

7.4

Food, food waste and food insecurity; animal welfare

In response to Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code, the Exclusive Networks Group does not purchase, process or market food, nor does it interact with the animal world, either directly or across its entire value chain. In this respect:  the fight against food waste;

 the fight against food insecurity;  respect for animal welfare;  responsible, fair and sustainable food. Are not major issues for the Exclusive Networks Group, and therefore not the subject of action plans.

7.5

Physical and sports activities

In response to Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code, the materiality analysis presented in section 2.3 shows that the practice of physical and sports activities is not a major issue for the Exclusive

Networks Group. In this respect, there is currently no specific action plan on this issue, beyond the local initiatives implemented in some countries.

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