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Corporate social responsibility

Social, societal and environmental information

More specifically, the Group wishes to contribute to the achievement of the following five SDGs: Goal 5, “Achieve gender equality and empower all women • and girls”, since the Group is committed to gender equality and, as far as possible, wants to recruit more women and give them access to managerial positions through internal promotion. In this context, a working group focused on promoting diversity and gender parity is holding discussions on the subject at the European level (Neopost USA already set up a Diversity Council in 2009) that will define Group-wide targets for the coming years. Main target: employees; Goal 8, which aims to “Promote sustained, inclusive and • sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all”. In accordance with its Code of Ethics and Supplier Code of Conduct, the Group is extremely vigilant with respect to the working conditions of all of its suppliers and partners and is committed to respecting the fundamental principles set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Labor Organization Conventions. In addition, the Group contributes to job creation in the various regions of the

world in which it operates. Main targets: partners and employees; Goal 9, “Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and • sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”; as a committed and innovative player in digital communications (CMM solutions, digitization) and the value chain around parcels (CVP-500, parcel lockers), the Neopost group is involved in the subject at its own level. Main targets: partners, customers and communities; Goal 12, “Ensure sustainable consumption and production • patterns”. Neopost plays a role in the circular economy through its remanufacturing process whereby used products are recovered for refurbishment and their functionality upgraded. In addition, the Group deploys collection processes for its end-of-life products and consumables. Main targets: customers; Goal 13, “Take urgent action to combat climate change and • its impacts”, through the various initiatives adopted by the Group to reduce its energy consumption, optimize upstream and downstream freight transport, and reduce the carbon footprint of its products, which are presented in the following section dedicated to the environment. Main targets: communities.

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