Groupe La Poste // CSR REPORT 2022

Accelerating and strengthening responsible purchasing 2 CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COHESION ■

The governance of purchasing within La Poste Groupe involves the following departments, committees and business lines and enables a regular review of the ESG provisions in purchasing operations: ■ the group’s Purchasing Department in particular, draws up the ESG risk prevention policy for purchases and manages the supplier assessment system that it makes available to the group’s entities. It also handles supplier alerts. In order to prevent and limit the environmental and social impacts of its purchases, the group’s Purchasing Department maintains a mapping of sectoral risks, which includes a view by geographical area (Vigilance Plan, Appendix 1a of the La Poste Groupe Universal Registration Document). This tool enables the purchasing function to manage and manage CSR risks on a daily basis with their suppliers; ■ the category managers define the purchasing strategy for their portfolios, validated by the heads of purchasing; ■ the Compliance and Responsible Purchasing division of the group Purchasing Department provides support to the purchasing function, in particular to validate the compliance of the defined purchasing strategies and support responsible purchasing initiatives, in particular through the integration of

ESG issues in purchasing files (see CSR risk management system below). The division is also responsible for leading the responsible purchasing community through the internal network and conferences; ■ the La Poste Purchasing Committee; (1) ■ the job descriptions of the purchasing teams include the skills and expectations in terms of responsible purchasing and compliance. A significant portion of the purchasing teams is focused on the integration of ESG in their business; ■ the Legal Department supports the Purchasing Department in monitoring regulations relating to ESG issues; ■ the Societal Commitment Department is responsible for establishing the group’s CSR policy and monitoring its implementation by the departments, including the Purchasing Department. It is also responsible for supporting and informing departments through its expertise on ESG issues. The purchasing function is organised into operational purchasing divisions by area, giving it a general, cross-entity and uniform vision. This enables it to implement a local operational approach, ensuring access to all consultations in the regions.

(1) See the detailed table presenting the bodies in Chapter 1.

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