NEOPOST_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

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Corporate social responsibility

Social, societal and environmental information

In 2017, the Group received an “A-” score for the first time, thus reaching the “Leadership” level obtained by 18% of responding companies, which positions Neopost above the average of the companies in the information technology sector (average score C). emissions decreased by 5.8% compared to 2016 due to the lower consumption of fuel oil. Several actions have helped to maintain or even reduce the consumption of natural gas in the Group's production plants. For example, NISA replaced one of the Le Lude site's boilers to improve its energy efficiency and lowered the temperature setpoint of its warehouses, as has NTL in Loughton, NTBV in Drachten, and NISL in Memphis. In Scope 1 emissions increased by 1.1% compared to 2016. 73% September 2016, the Group's head office moved to a High of scope 1 emissions are directly related to the fuel Environmental Quality (HQE) and a Building Research consumption of the Group's fleet of vehicles. While the number Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) of kilometers driven in 2017 remained stable compared to building called “Résonance”. Since this building does not use 2016 (+0.22%), fuel consumption was down 2%. A policy for gas for heating, the consumption of the NISA, NTSA, Neopost the Group's fleet of vehicles has been in existence for several France, NSA, GMC and Shipping companies housed in this years. It sets a limit for CO 2 emissions at 110g CO 2 /km for building is zero. Direct emissions (scope 1)

vehicles rented by the Group for the sales force and service. Combined with the eco-driving actions carried out by some Group companies, it contributes to the reduction of scope 1 emissions. Fossil fuel combustion at Neopost sites represented 16.6% of scope 1 emissions in 2017. The share of those

Finally, the lowest source of scope 1 emissions is from building air conditioning systems. These represent 10.1% of scope 1 emissions and are up 45.2% from 2016.

Direct emissions (scope 1)

Unit

31 January 2018

31 January 2017

Emissions related to company vehicles (a)

Teq CO 2

10,155

10,296

Emissions related to natural gas combustion

Teq CO 2

2,272

2,360

Emissions related to refrigerant gas

Teq CO 2

1,406

968

Emissions related to fuel oil combustion

Teq CO 2

32

87

TOTAL SCOPE 1

Teq CO 2

13,865

13,711

No data for icon systemhaus and Human Inference. (a)

Indirect emissions (scope 2)

suppliers. The share of renewable electricity present in the power generation mix for the other Group companies was not

GHG emissions from indirect emissions also decreased by 10.5% in 2017 compared to 2016. This decrease is due to the reduction in electricity consumption in 2017 of 11.4% compared to 2016 and the actions carried out locally by the various Group companies. 4.6% of total electricity consumption comes from renewable energy suppliers, which helps to reduce indirect emissions. Last year, only Neopost Canada had signed a contract with a renewable energy supplier (Bullfrog). In 2017, Neopost Norge in Norway, Neopost Denmark, Neopost Sverige AB in Sweden, Neopost AG in Switzerland and Neopost Canada used renewable energy

taken into account for 2017.

In contrast to electricity, emissions related to heating network consumption were up 17.2% in 2017 compared to 2016. This increase was due to the integration of icon Systemhaus' data into the 2017 reporting scope (6.8 Teq CO 2 in 2017), the increased consumption of 15% of GMC's sites (+25.4% Teq CO 2 compared with 2016) and also due to the full annual consumption of the Group's new headquarters for the first time in 2017 (+14,4 Teq CO 2 compared with 2016).

Indirect emissions (scope 2)

Unit

31 January 2018

31 January 2017

Emissions related to electricity purchased

Teq CO 2

6,663

7,507

Emissions related to urban heating purchases (a)

Teq CO 2

333

284

TOTAL SCOPE 2 7,791 The data concern all companies included in the Group’s CSR reporting scope, with the exception of Neopost AG, which could not report data on (a) energy form a heating network, as the information was not available at the time this report was drafted. Teq CO 2 6,996

Other indirect emissions (scope 3)

emissions include emissions linked to the buying of goods and services, energy consumption from the Group’s IT servers, commuting – workplace for the Group’s employees or even emissions linked to other product ranges manufactured by the Group and marketed in 2017. In 2017, the scope 3 emissions came out at 24,470 equivalent tonnes of CO 2 . Freight transport accounted for the largest part with 9,185 equivalent

GHG emissions from other indirect emissions that are taken into account are linked to business trips, upstream and downstream freight transport, and the processing of waste from electrical and electronic equipment, as well as emissions linked to the consumption of electricity when end customers use franking machines that were marketed in 2017. Other sources of indirect emissions were not included this year because they were not available when this report was written up or they were too complex to calculate. These indirect

tonnes of CO 2

(37.5%). This was followed by emissions linked

to business trips with 7,880 equivalent tonnes of CO 2 electricity consumption for the use of franking machines which (32.2%),

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